English Teacher announce free Leeds show tonight to celebrate Mercury Prize nod

nme.com:

English Teacher have announced a special one-off free hometown show to take place in Leeds tonight (July 31) to celebrate their Mercury Prize nomination.The show, which the band announced on social media, will take place at Brudenell Social Club in the city, in collaboration with Fender.

Doors are at 7pm and the band have confirmed it will be first come, first served.The indie band picked up their Mercury nod last week (July 25), with the former NME cover stars‘ acclaimed debut ‘This Could Be Texas’ being shortlisted alongside records by the likes of Charli XCX, CMAT, Ghetts, The Last Dinner Party, Corinne Bailey Rae, Beth Gibbons, Barry Can’t Swim and more.FREE ENTRY SHOW TOMORROW AT @Nath_Brudenell IN COLLAB WITH @Fender TO CELEBRATE THE BIG NEWS 7pm first come, first serve xxxxx pic.twitter.com/u48k7KomqE— English Teacher (@Englishteac_her) July 30, 2024Since receiving the news, the band have spoken to NME about what it means to be nominated, with frontwoman Lily Fontaine describing it as “mental”, and calling this year’s list of nominees “the best year yet.

Not just because we’re on it!”For a band who have been very vocal about how difficult it is for artists to survive and thrive in the current climate, English Teacher said that the honour felt all the more profound.“There’s a lot of temptation to not continue making music because you physically can’t,” Fontaine admitted. “We had to push through so much stuff to actually make the album.