The clock will turn full circle for talented singer and multi-instrumentalist Steve Cradock when he performs next month at Scunthorpe’s newest rock club to be called The Habit.
In 1996 the Birmingham-born musician and his band Ocean Colour Scene headlined a sell-out concert at the town’s Baths Hall.
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GUITARIST: Ocean Colour Scene guitarist Steve Cradock is returning to Scunthorpe for a gig at The Habit
The show had been arranged to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Scunthorpe as a borough town.
Joining OCS on stage for the £6-a-head show were the late Radio DJ John Peel, his local counterpart Steve Bird and local rockers Grill.
The year proved to be a golden year for Steve and his fellow ocean travellers with no less than four of their singles, The Riverboat Song, You’ve Got It Bad, The Day We Caught The Train and The Circle hitting the UK best-sellers.
Sixteen years later, Steve, 42, who is the second guitarist in Paul Weller’s band and has appeared on all his solo albums, makes his return on February 25 as a solo artist at The Habit at the town’s Priory Hotel.
The star who plays guitar, drums and keyboards, is widely regarded as one of Britain’s most talented guitarists which is why promoter Adrian Cromack hailed the gig as “a real stormer”.
Adrian and his partners will officially launch The Habit on January 28 when all-girl alternative rock band Gasoline Thrill will be in town to plug their new album called Burn.
The London girls, formerly known as Catfight, will be joined by local bands The Dropdeads and the Tripdown Project.
The Dropdeads will also be hoping scouts from the capital will be interested in their new recording and the Tripdowns will introduce their new bass player. There will be more star-gazing at The Habit on March 31 when Drew McConnell comes to town.
The 33-year-old Dublin-born musician is the bass guitarist and backing vocalist with Babyshambles, the band formed by Pete Doherty after he quit The Libertines.
His fellow performers in Scunthorpe have yet to be confirmed but McConnell is the leader of a musical collective called Helsinki which also include Albert Hammond Junior from The Strokes and Jamie Morrison from the Noisettes.
Meanwhile Adrian told What’s On he had still not given hope of signing Noel Gallagher and his High Flying Birds for a show at the Scunthorpe Baths later this year.
He revealed: “Noel’s got some extra dates booked in for September, so I have contacted his people again.
“You never know persistence might pay off.”
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