Acoustic Zanzibar show last night went well. Thanks to everyone who came out to it!

It's great to do acoustic gigs because I feel like I'm able to chat a bit more to the audience onstage, proved by my talking about watching the Mersey River one day and getting inspired to write a song as well as walking home for miles one day singing a melody over and over so I wouldn't forget it - but getting funny looks off people and cars that went past me singing as I walked!

Also met a girl who is in Hollyoaks called Zoe after the show. I think that's her real name as well as her name in the show. I don't actually watch it (no offence to Hollyoaks fans intended!) but she seemed really nice and went home with an album. You never know I might get a cameo in the future as a busker :)

The highlight of the entire night for me was hearing everyone in the audience singing the chorus of 'Saw The Angels' back at me. If I could bottle the feeling of hearing everyone singing my song to me so joyously I'd never drink alcohol again.

So...the next stop is The Philharmonic Hall next week with The Lightning Seeds.

I can't wait.

If you want to come don't forget to email info@stephenlangstaff.co.uk to request half priced tickets (£12.50 each).

See you all soon

Stephen

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I'm pleased to tell everyone that I'll be supporting the Lightning Seeds at the beautiful Philharmonic Hall in Liverpool on Sunday 16th July.

Tickets are available now through us for £12.50 (half the box office price) - just send an email to info@stephenlangstaff.co.uk

GET IN TOUCH AND SHARE THIS SPECIAL ONE-OFF GIG!!!!

Thanks a lot

Stephen

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p.s. I texted my mate today to tell him and he reminded me of when, aged 14, we saw The Lightning Seeds headline the Hillsborough Justice Concert at Anfield Stadium. If you'd have told me then as a 14 year old with an 'oasis' hairstyle watching and wanting to be up there that'd I'd one day be sharing a stage with them I'd have been a happy chap. The moral of the story? Anything is possible.

Me and the band are off to Leeds for a couple of days this month to do some recording. We've been playing a lot of new songs live in the last few months and so it'll be good to get a couple down. Every time I go into the studio I get a buzz because I know that I, the band and the songs have moved on since the last time in the studio. It's all about trying to capture moments and I love that. 'Spires' will be one of the songs getting recorded (There's a vid clip of a live performance of that song in the VIDEO section - have a listen), which is a special song to me. The imagery paints a mysterious little gothic story in my head - 2 people meeting outside a church ("by the spires") at night. Why are they meeting there? I can't wait to record that one.

See you all soon - the Liverpool acoustic show at Zanzibar I presume!

Stephen

xxx