The Dreaming Spires

An Evening of Prime Americana 

“If you’re partial to that lineage of American guitar music that touches on The Byrds, Neil Young, Tom Petty and The Jayhawks, then this may well be your album of the year…” (Happening)

Sunday 12th April 2026

The Square Tower
Broad Street
Old Portsmouth
Hants
PO1 2JE

Doors Open 7.15pm. Show Starts 7.45pm.

Tickets £18 each (£22 on the door if not sold out).

Tickets available securely online at: www.wegottickets.com/event/679924

Alternatively, physical tickets can be purchased in store at Pie & Vinyl in Castle Road, Southsea, Southsea Gallery in Albert Road, Southsea or Harbour Records in Emsworth.

“What a show! What a band!” (Oxford Mail)

We’re delighted to finally be able to bring one of the UK’s quintessential Americana bands, The Dreaming Spires, to the beautiful Square Tower, following the bands re-emergence onto the UK Americana scene.

They released their debut single in 2012, following up with an album, “Brothers In Brooklyn” in 2013, both on Clubhouse Records. The debut album was compared to “Big Star by way of Gram Parsons and Teenage Fanclub” (The Independent), and these are references that often come up when people hear the band live.

This year marks a decade since the release of second album “Searching For The Supertruth”, which was another acclaimed release on Clubhouse in 2015. The band were nominated for Album Of The Year and Artist Of The Year at the inaugural UK Americana Awards, where they performed “Dusty In Memphis” on stage.

“A glorious smorgasbord of 12 stringed chiming guitars, soaring organ and harmonies galore…” (Blabber & Smoke)

Americana UK writer Graham Bollands recently put “Searching For The Supertruth” in his Top 10 British Americana albums of the 21st Century, noting the bands distinctive harmonies in the tradition of The Byrds.

After a break while projects such as Bennett Wilson Poole came to the fore, the band are back not just to celebrate their anniversary, but also to prepare the ground for release of a brand new album in Autumn 2025.

The Dreaming Spires are brothers Robin & Joe Bennett, Jamie Dawson, Tom Collison and Nick Fowler.

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