Dilettante is the brain-child of longtime BC Camplight member Francesca Pidgeon. Live shows are a genre-phobic loop-fest, featuring everything from fuzzy guitar licks to 5-part saxophone harmonies. Francesca and band have sold out headline shows in Manchester, Leeds, Halifax, London, Hull and Liverpool, supported the likes of Self Esteem, Caribou, Graham Coxon (Blur) and Philip Selway (Radiohead) and played festivals including Kendal Calling, Live at Leeds, Manchester Jazz Festival, Focus Wales, NXNE and The Great Escape.
Her debut album 'Tantrum’ was self-released in October 2022, followed by a one off single ‘Stone’ in September 2023. She’s been invited to record 2 sessions for BBC 6 Music and getting support from Gideon Coe, Marc Riley, Steve Lamacq alongside Big Issue in the North.
Thu Mar 27 2025
7:00 PM
£12.50 adv (stbf.)
Ages 14+
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Dilettante
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Dilettante
Art Rock
£12.50 adv (stbf.) Ages 14+
Dilettante is the brain-child of longtime BC Camplight member Francesca Pidgeon. Live shows are a genre-phobic loop-fest, featuring everything from fuzzy guitar licks to 5-part saxophone harmonies. Francesca and band have sold out headline shows in Manchester, Leeds, Halifax, London, Hull and Liverpool, supported the likes of Self Esteem, Caribou, Graham Coxon (Blur) and Philip Selway (Radiohead) and played festivals including Kendal Calling, Live at Leeds, Manchester Jazz Festival, Focus Wales, NXNE and The Great Escape.
Her debut album 'Tantrum’ was self-released in October 2022, followed by a one off single ‘Stone’ in September 2023. She’s been invited to record 2 sessions for BBC 6 Music and getting support from Gideon Coe, Marc Riley, Steve Lamacq alongside Big Issue in the North.
Her debut album 'Tantrum’ was self-released in October 2022, followed by a one off single ‘Stone’ in September 2023. She’s been invited to record 2 sessions for BBC 6 Music and getting support from Gideon Coe, Marc Riley, Steve Lamacq alongside Big Issue in the North.
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