MANCHESTER CARLING APOLLO SUNDAY 19TH OCTOBER 2008.
The Hoosiers are an English Pop Rock Band Formed in Indianapolis
Indiana US. in 2003 . Their first Single Worried About Ray reached
Number 5 in the UK Singles Chart in July 2007. While their Debut Studio
Album The Trick Of Life reached number One on the UK Album Charts
In October 2007. In August 2010 the Band released their Second Top
Ten Single Choices & their Second Top Ten Album The Illusion Of Safety.
They spent some time in the United States encouraged by their
Chemistry Teacher Grant Serpell who was part of the Band Sailor during
their fame in the 1970s in a attempt to broaden their horizons . The pair
won themselves a Football Scholarship at the University Of Indianapolis.
Their time spent in Indiana colloquially called a Hoosier , having gathered
enough material to compile an Album they returned to London in 2021.
The Hoosiers teamed up with former Britain’s Got Talent & You Tubers
Woody & Kleiny to record a Tie in Record to the Euro 2020 Football
Championships called Route 66 based on an old song called PC Wilson
the Football Song a Charity Record with proceeds from single going
to Charity CALM ( Campaign Against Living Miserably how ever Didn’t
make the Streaming Chart . Genres Pop Rock / Indie Pop. Years Active
( 2003 – 2023 ) Labels RCA, Sony Music ( 2007 -2011 ) Angel Union ,
Absolute ( 2011 -2013 ) Crab Records ( 2013 -2023 ) Line Up Alan
Sharland Drums / Percussion & Vocals ex. ex. ex. Irwin Sparkes Lead
Vocals / Guitars ( 2003 -2023 ) ex. ex. ex. Martin Skarendahi Bass
Guitar / B/V ( 2007 -2015 ) ex. ex. ex. Also Touring Musician Keyboards/
B/V ex. ex. ex. This is such amazing Band of Talented Musicians. Magic.
SONG 1. The Trick To Life ex. ” Everything you Love turns to Dust ”
” You’d make more of it but you felt rushed ” ” By all that Periphery ”
” You hold tight , but on the Contrary ” Amazing arrangement. Love It .
SONG 2. Worst Case Scenario ex. ” You got out the wrong side of Bed &
liked it , liked it ” ” The only love you get is unrequited required ” Magic .
SONG 3. Clinging on for Life ex. ” I need you to reach me ” ” Teach me
how to love ” ” I need you to reach me ” ” Teach me how to love ” ” I
need you to reach me ” ” ” Teach me how to Learn ” Amazing Sounds .
SONG 4. Run Rabbit Run ex. ” I saw a Fox by the Rabbit hole ” ” You saw
a Prince from a Fairy Tale ” ” He promised that he’d watch over you ”
” Turned out to be the Fox we all knew. Amazing Arrangement & Vocals.
SONG 5. Sister Sister ex. ” She got magic in her Finger Tips ” ” She
turning me on now ” ” Rubbing shoulders but not kissing lips ” ” I’ll get
her home some How ” Outstanding Song-writing & playing Just Magic.
SONG 6. Cops & Robbers ex. ” If you catch a criminal ” ” When we catch
a Criminal ” ” There nothing we can do ” ” But play Cops & Robbers ”
” Cops & Robbers ” Brilliant Vocals Guitar / Drums / Bass & Keyboards .
SONG 7. Everything Goes Dark ex. ” Hypnotised by mirrors , you should
look out your window ” ” Beneath cracked panes of Ice , a sky’s on Fire”
SONG 8. Killer ex. ” I hate my work , but I’m in control ” ” I’m Fearless
now , but it cost my soul ” ” Oh save yourselves the moon is full ”
” Under it’s Power ” ” Gravitational Pull ” Amazing arrangement. Magic .
SONG 9. A Sadness That Runs Through Him ex. ” People are Puppets
held together with string ” ” There’s a beautiful , sadness that runs
through him ” As he ask me to pray to the god he doesn’t believe in ”
SONG 10. Sarajevo ex. ( C ) Good times die young ” ” For the faraway
kids on the run ” ” Now where to hide ” “The faraway kids , the faraway
kids ” Amazing arrangement & outstanding playing & Vocals Love It .
SONG 11. We Didn’t Start The Fire ( Billy Joel Cover ) ” Birth control ,
Ho Chi Minh , Richard Nixon back again ” ” Moon Shot , Woodstock ,
Watergate , Punk Rock ” ” Reagan , Palestine , Terror on the Airline ”
” Ayatolloahs in Train , we are in Afghanistan ” Crowd going Wild .
SONG 12. Worried About Ray ex. ” The truth be told , the truth be told”
” I’m worried about the future holds , the future holds ” ” I’m starting
to worry about Ray Outstanding Guitars / Bass / Drums & Keyboards .
ENCORE.
SONG 13. Money To Be Made ex. ” Pick up your Barricades ” ” There’s
money to be made ” ” Continue your charade ” ” Money to be made ”
” Money to be made . Another amazing arrangement Vocal & Playing .
SONG 14. With Every Heartbeat ex. ( Robyn Cover ) ” Maybe we could
make it all right ” ” We could make it better sometime ” ” Maybe we
could make it happen , Baby ” ” We could keep trying but things will
never change ” Amazing Song-writing & outstanding overall Sounds.
SONG 15. Goodbye Mr A ex. ” Goodbye Mr A ” ” There a hole in your
Logic ” ” You who know all the answers , Oh , oh , oh , oh ” ” You claim
science ain’t magic ” ” & expect me to buy it ” This has been just a
wonderful Set from this Amazing Band of Talented Musicians at the
Fantastic Manchester Carling Apollo where dreams come True .
SCARLET LIGHT 