Jon Macclure: Last News

Reverend and the Makers‘ Jon McClure has recreated the famous Love Actually card sequence in a push to get their charity Christmas single ‘Late Night Phone Call’ to the top of the charts in time for the festive season.The song has been released to raise money for Samaritans. It is their first new material in over a year, although McClure recently appeared on Lottery Winners‘ recent single ‘You Again’ back in September.Now, they’ve promoted their bid for Christmas Number One with a Love Actually parody.

Bloc Party, Kaiser Chiefs, Jake Bugg, Travis and more have been announced as performers at this year’s edition of Splendour Festival.The annual Nottingham music bash has returned after last year’s cancellation, which left organisers frustrated. This year, the fest is set to return to its usual home of Wollaton Park over the weekend of July 19-20.The likes of Clean Bandit, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Natasha Bedingfield, Echo & The Bunnymen, Seasick Steve, The Levellers, The Fratellis, Cardinals, Overpass, TSSFU and more are also set to perform over the weekend, with more acts set to be announced soon.Day tickets for the Splendour Festival are now available starting from £69 plus a booking fee for general admission.

Arctic Monkeys fans marking the 19th anniversary of the band’s debut album ‘Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not’, have been left baffled by what the cover star is doing now.Chris McClure, whose face was featured smoking on the iconic cover of their 2006 debut album, was recently the subject of resurfaced footage of an Oasis cover Reverend & The Makers performed alongside Milburn and Arctic Monkeys in 2004.As fans marked the band’s latest anniversary last week (January 23), eagle eyed fans discovered Chris, who is also the brother of Reverend And The Makers’ Jon McClure, was the man behind a spoof TikTok Sunday League football account.The account sees McClure portray the comedy character Steve Bracknall, an exaggerated version of an amateur football manager in the fake Sunday League team, Royal Oak FC.It’s more than football. It’s about belonging to something bigger.

The Lottery Winners were joined by a Boy George tribute act, Bez, and Jon McClure of Reverend and the Makers on stage in Manchester – watch fan-captured footage below.The Mancunian group had a three-show residency at Manchester Academy back in December called The Burning House Party, with the setlist including hits such as ‘Letter To Myself’ and ‘Superpower’. They also performed a host of tracks from their 2023 LP ‘Anxiety Replacement Therapy’.Fans were treated to some special appearances across The Lottery Winners’ Manchester dates – notably Bez, Reverend and the Makers frontman Jon McClure, and a Boy George tribute act.McClure came on for ‘You Again’, a track from the band’s 2024 LP ‘KOKO’ that features the Reverend and the Makers musician.Katie Lloyd – The Lottery Winners’ bassist and vocalist – described McClure as “the best storyteller you could ever meet”.

Reverend & The Makers have shared footage of an Oasis cover they performed alongside Milburn and Arctic Monkeys in 2004.“From the vaults,” they wrote on X/Twitter today (January 5) alongside the grainy clip that sees the Sheffield artists take on the Gallagher brothers’ ‘D’ You Know What I Mean?’ for Chris McClure’s “18th birthday in the local boozer”.Chris, the brother of Reverend And The Makers’ Jon McClure, was featured smoking on the iconic cover of the Artic Monkey’s debut, ‘Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not’. Back in 2021, following the album’s 15th anniversary, he shared: “What a record.

Reverend & The Makers‘ Jon McClure has opened up about his ADHD diagnosis and his past “jealousy” over his friend Alex Turner.The frontman of the Sheffield rock band spoke to NME about the group’s new festive single ‘Late Night Phone Call’ and opened up about how he used the Samaritans charity’s services himself, sharing: “The Samaritans save people’s lives 365 days a year, and they’re even more important this close to Christmas.“They’ve done stuff for me, and I wanted to do stuff for them,” referring to how proceeds from the single will be going to the Samaritans, whose services of helping vulnerable people are particularly in demand over the festive period.He also opened up about his recent ADHD diagnosis. Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder that can impact focus, organization and self-control.

Reverend & The Makers‘ Jon McClure has told NME how the band’s new festive single ‘Late Night Phone Call’ is raising money for Samaritans because he has used the charity’s services himself.The single was written by McClure and his regular co-writer Danny Lafrome after they were listening to Elvis Presley’s later Las Vegas era, soon realising it would be suited to becoming a Christmas song. Proceeds from the single go to the Samaritans, whose services of helping vulnerable people are particularly in demand over the festive period.“Broadly speaking, my career has been a U-shape.

Reverend & The Makers have shared a new charity Christmas single – check out the video, which features a cameo from Pulp‘s Nick Banks, below.The festive track – ‘Late Night Phonecall’ – has been released in support of the Samaritans.Speaking about the track, frontman Jon McClure said via a press release: “‘Late Night Phone Call’is a weird one in that it isn’t a Christmas song and doesn’t really have a chorus, yet it totally felt like a Christmas pop song from the very beginning.He continued: “It’s also based loosely on a true story where I went out and had a gallon of Guinness and rang [wife] Laura [McClure] up on the way home drunkenly telling her that I love her. As you can see in the video, she wasn’t initially too impressed given the hour but obviously I won her round with a bit of the old Northern charm and apple crumble.“My mum and friends all cried when they heard the song.

Reverend & The Makers have cancelled their 2024 UK headline tour, with frontman Jon McClure citing the death of his father this year.The Sheffield band had been due to hit the road in November for shows in Liverpool, Newcastle, Leeds, Manchester, London, Brighton and other locations throughout that month.However, in a statement on social media yesterday (September 3), McClure shared “some important information” about the scheduled dates and the group’s next studio album – the follow-up to last year’s ‘Heatwave In The Cold North’.They had previously announced the forthcoming ‘Is This How Happiness Feels?’ – you can pre-order it here.“Gonna try and say this as honestly as possible.

The Killers, Arctic Monkeys, The Libertines, Yeah Yeah Yeahs and The Strokes. The event will run from 3pm until 8pm. You can buy your tickets here.“We’ve been getting into day clubbing over recent months and really enjoying it,” said Beaumont in a press release.

Reverend & The Makers‘ Jon McClure, Line Of Duty star Vicky McClure and filmmaker Jonny Owen returns this weekend – with the stars behind it describing it as “harking back to an older tradition”.As venues struggle for income and face constant threats of closure, the idea of maximising their revenue has become ever more important. This means daytime events are starting to become important, so new club idea Day Fever is especially welcome.The brainchild of actor and filmmaker Jonny Owen, together with his wife – This Is England and Line Of Duty actor Vicky McClure, currently the lead in ITV thriller series Trigger Point – and their friend, Reverend & The Makers singer Jon McClure, Day Fever is a daytime disco celebrating the best chart music “from 1955 to the turn of the century.”After its first two events at Sheffield City Hall sold out instantly, Day Fever events have sold out in seven cities nationwide, including Jonny and Vicky’s respective hometowns of Merthyr Tydfil and Nottingham.“It breaks my heart to see so many venues closing or struggling,” Jonny told NME.

Reverend & The Makers have joined a campaign to save UK steel – describing it as being at the core of Sheffield’s heritage.The indie rock band, who formed in Sheffield, showed their support for the movement by pledging their support to Unite – a union which is campaigning for a just transition for the steel industry and a boost to jobs.Taking to social media, frontman Jon McClure called on his fans and the general public to join the campaign, and highlighted the ways in which the movement is particularly important for his Sheffield hometown.“I think we’ve got to do everything we can to safeguard the industry because it provides so many jobs and is also literally Sheffield’s heritage,” he said in a clip shared on X/Twitter. “It’s the thing Sheffield was founded upon and influences in so many ways the music that has come from the city.”In the footage, the singer is seen talking directly to the camera, encouraging support for the campaign.

Reverend & The Makers have shared the latest single from their upcoming album, and held an introspective exhibition featuring contributions from numerous famous faces.‘A Letter To My 21 Year Old Self’ is taken from the Sheffield band’s upcoming album ‘Heatwave In The Cold North’, which is due for release on April 28 via Distiller Music. Pre-order the album here.“‘A Letter to My 21 year old Self’ is most of my pals favourite song from the new record, it’s also the most personal one I’ve ever written,” said frontman Rev of the new track.“Put simply, I’ve made a hell of a lot of mistakes during my time as a musician.

Reverend & The Makers have returned with a new single called ‘Heatwave In The Cold North’ – check it out below.The new track is the band’s first new music in five years, and first taster of an upcoming seventh studio album.Frontman Jon McClure described ‘Heatwave In The Cold North’ as being about “lazing around on a sunny day with your lover getting stoned.“Imagine if Barry White lived in Sheffield and you’re getting there,” he added.Listen to ‘Heatwave In The Cold North’, the first new music from Reverend & The Makers since 2017’s ‘The Death Of A King’ album, below.Last year, the band’s Laura McClure responded to comments that her group is a “lad band”, pointing out that she’s often treated as lesser than her bandmates because of her gender.The keyboardist, trumpeter and vocalist has performed on all six of Reverend & The Makers’ studio albums – most recently ‘The Death Of A King’.In a statement posted to the band’s social media, McClure said: “I am tired of explaining I’ve been in the band from the beginning, tired of saying ‘no, we’re not a lad band’, tired of making people see girls don’t always have to be the lead singers, tired of girls not being recognised as members of the band even when they’ve been in the same band for 15 fucking years…Last Christmas, frontman Jon offered free virtual gigs to fans who will be alone on Christmas Day. “I don’t like the idea that people will be alone at this time of year,” McClure explained in the video.

Reverend & The Makers frontman Jon McClure is offering free virtual gigs to fans who will be alone on Christmas Day.The Sheffield musician announced the Zoom show on Twitter earlier this week (December 13) following the success of last year’s festive broadcast.“I don’t like the idea that people will be alone at this time of year,” McClure explained in the video. “Especially during a pandemic.”Fans can nominate themselves or someone else to be in the select online audience by replying to the post.

The Strokes‘ Julian Casablancas has admitted in a new social media post that he “always wanted to be in the Arctic Monkeys”.The frontman took to Instagram this morning (October 10) to share a photo of himself recreating the cover art of the Sheffield band’s debut album, ‘Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not’.Released in 2006, the album’s iconic cover image features a black and white photo of Chris McClure – brother of Reverend And The Makers’ Jon McClure – smoking a cigarette.Casablancas’ recreation of the famous artwork sees a similar close-up shot of him smoking, while the title tag in the left corner has been replaced with The Strokes’ logo.“lolll – i always wanted to be in the Arctic Monkeys,” the singer captioned his post.

Reverend & The Makers has offered to perform private one-on-one shows for fans who will be spending Christmas Day on their own due to new coronavirus restrictions.The musician first made the offer via Twitter on Saturday (December 19) following Boris Johnson’s decision to scrap relaxation of coronavirus rules for Christmas and introduce Tier 4.The government’s new restrictions have forced millions to alter or abandon their Christmas plans, leaving many isolated over the festive season.“Are any Rev fans genuinely gonna be alone on Xmas day?” McClure asked on Twitter.Are any Rev fans genuinely gonna be alone on Xmas day?Might zoom ya n play ya a song if soGenuine people only plz.

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