This Functional City

23/05/2026

Two weeks today!! Giddily excited to be bringing this collection of independent pop to the beautiful in Chester.

A suitably seasonal soundtrack for hazy summer Saturdays via:





Be thrilled if you could join us. Tickets in biography.

02/05/2026

A month or so until our suitably seasonal indie pop adventures at St. Mary's Creative Space

Dead excited. Looking lovely.

Tickets in biography.

All cities are geological. You can’t take three steps All cities are geological. You can’t take three steps without encountering ghosts. We move within a closed landscape whose landmarks constantly draw us toward the past. Certain shifting angles, allow us to glimpse original conceptions of space, but this vision remains fragmentary. It must be sought in the magical locales of fairy tales and surrealist writings: castles, endless walls and little forgotten bars. - Formulary For A New Urbanism 

26/04/2026

25/04/2026

St. Mary's Creative Space is such a beautiful venue. All manner of stained glass and sandstone grandeur.

We had a ball last November with &

Simply thrilled to be heading back in June for suitably seasonal independent pop via

Be wonderful to see you for a twirl.

Thanks to for the gorgeous image.

18/04/2026

A top evening.
Setlist:

Jesus Mary Chain- April Skies

Campervan - Take  The Skinheads Bowling 

Belly - Feed The Tree

Stereolab - French Disko

The Wedding Present - My Favourite Dress

Lush - Sweetness & Light 

MBV - Soon

Pixies - Here Comes Your Man

REM - Fall On Me

The Field Mice - September's Not So Far Away 

The Stone Roses - Sally Cinnamon 

Primal Scream - Velocity Girl

Chapterhouse - Pearl

RIDE - Twisteralla

Super Furry Animals - Hometown Unicorn

The Cure - Just Like Heaven

Teenage Fanclub - Sparky's Dream

The Stone Roses - Mersey Paradise 

Primal Scream - Come Together 

Happy Mondays - WFL

02/04/2026

It's been home for us for so many years. An office. A welcoming hostelry. A veritable idea factory. Love having a local you can call home. Chester's finest.

28/03/2026

Here's Lola the housecat. She's looking forward to her impending 19th birthday by spinning some &

Happy caturday.

22/03/2026

This Functional City - Vol 3 : Spring Edition 

C86-96 

A vinyl based trip through the peak years of Independent pop

Soul Saving Record Playing Via :

Spiritualized / The Stone Roses / RIDE / Primal Scream / Pulp / The Field Mice / Luna / Teenage Fanclub / Drop Nineteens / The Pastels / Belle & Sebastian / Sugar / REM / Biff Bang Pow!

The Golden Eagle 

Saturday 18th April 7pm

Free Entry 

All cities are geological. You can’t take three steps without encountering ghosts. We move within a closed landscape whose landmarks constantly draw us toward the past. Certain shifting angles, allow us to glimpse original conceptions of space, but this vision remains fragmentary. It must be sought in the magical locales of fairy tales and surrealist writings: castles, endless walls and little forgotten bars. - Formulary For A New Urbanism 

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01/03/2026

Sunday morning vinyl time. A perfect soundtrack courtesy of:





Thanks so much to everyone who's already jumped onboard and got tickets. Click bio to join us brothers and sisters....

09/02/2026

Beautiful words from the wonderful Circl8 Radio about our impending adventures in June. Check it here:

Some promoters build nights while others build a sense of possibility. This Functional City have been leaning toward the latter.