Liam Gallagher, Suede, Stereophonics and SJM lead tributes to promoter Chris York: “He helped define UK live music”

nme.com:

Liam Gallagher, Suede, Stereophonics, SJM and more have shared their tributes to the late promoter Chris York.Today (July 25), SJM Concerts announced the news of their director, who died aged 55 following a long illness.Throughout his career, which spanned over 30 years, York worked with some of the world’s biggest artists including Oasis, Lorde, Morrissey, Suede, Stereophonics, Massive Attack and more.He was also responsible as lead booker for developing the Teenage Cancer Trust series at Royal Albert Hall alongside Roger Daltry, live producer Des Murphy and SJM co-director Rob Ballantine.Now, a wave of artists have paid tribute to York following the news of his death.

Liam Gallagher wrote: “RIP CHRIS YORK”, whilst Stereophonics said that York “showed incredible strength and resilience”.Meanwhile, Suede’s Mat Osman wrote: “There was no better sign of a great gig than Chris shyly poking his head around the dressing room door after and saying ‘well that was alright, wasn’t it?’”.

Check out more tributes to York down below:RIP CHRIS YORK— Liam Gallagher (@liamgallagher) July 25, 2024So sad to hear of the passing of Chris York.

You might not recognise the name but if you’re a London gig-goer then you’ll have been at one of the thousands of gigs he put on through SJM.