Young Gun Silver Fox + James Sayer

Doors at
7pm (Diners) [Last food orders at 8pm]
8pm (General Admission)

Performance 8:30-10:30pm (with interval)

Seating (with table service) is reserved for diners only
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Young Gun Silver Fox
with support from James Sayer

“An Expertly crafted genre exercise” – Uncut

“If you’re a fan of the Doobie Brothers, Steely Dan, Hall & Oates and Ned Doheny, you’ll want to dip your toes with them in summery sounds like Sierra Nights and West Side Jet” – Daily Express

Musical chemistry is a rare, intangible thing. But for Andy Platts and Shawn Lee, the creative force behind Young Gun Silver Fox the unmalleable, unspoken connection that gives their work such a unique and distinctive sound was apparent from their first experiences in a studio together. Andy Platts and Shawn Lee need no introduction, having each clocked up a life time of musical brownie points, whether through Andy’s career as a world renowned composer and singer/songwriter/guitarist with British soul sensations Mamas Gun or through Shawn’s esteemed work as a producer, multi-instrumentalist and composer which has placed him at the forefront of the global soul and funk community.

Taking their name from Andy’s standing as youngest band member and Shawn’s resplendent silver locks, and sensing they were kindred musical spirits, the duo set about crafting a shared love of the smooth sounds of ’70s pop-soul and artist’s such as Ned Doheny, Hall & Oates, Steely Dan and the breezy, west coast.

The duo’s fourth studio album, Ticket To Shangri La (released October 21^st 2022) showcases a band at the very top of their game, fine-tuning their potent brew of sun-kissed pop-soul, west coast AOR and natural groove with a skill for composition and production that sees them forging ahead down a musical highway blessed with blue skies and positive vibrations. For both participants, the chance to make a new record together is always a liberating experience, as Andy explains; “I always come back to Young Gun Silver Fox like taking a drive to the coast and I just smell the ocean and the air and it’s like ‘wicked I’m back here again’ and I can just kick back and enjoy it.”

The band are touring internationally throughout 2023, hitting both major festival stages and selling out headline tours.

“Young Gun Silver Fox turn out a deceptively effortless, ravishingly upbeat sound that similarly transports you, blending together palm- finged freewards mellow yearning and complex relationships” – MOJO

James Sayer

‘I personally haven’t witnessed anything close to that kind of energy and punch on stage in the last thirty years!’ – BBC Radio 6

James’ love for the piano and saxophone began at a very young age when he learnt all things Rock n Roll through discovering artists such as Jerry Lee Lewis, Fats Domino and Billy Joel. Pursuing his dream James moved to London and started performing almost every night in piano bars, clubs and pubs. Eventually James met American producer, Alan Glass (Earth Wind and Fire, Aretha Franklin), and they began working on James’ debut demo material. To which five time Grammy winner and former member of The Doobie Brothers, Michael McDonald, happened to get a hold of and wrote to James: ‘James, Have been enjoying immensely, your music. Very inspiring. Mike McD’.

​From there James’ career went from strength to strength, including a U.S. tour with, BBC Radio 1 break-through act Ruen Brothers. During which time they supported George Ezra, played Coachella, and did a live recording session with legendary producer Rick Rubin.