Sweet Manchester Tickets

In the mid 60s, the drummer Mick Tucker and vocalist Brian Connolly worked in the group “Wainwright's Gentlemen”, playing soul, rhythm and blues, and psychedelia. They stayed in its ranks until 1968, when they decided to put together their own team “The Sweetshop”. These new partners were the bassist of “The Army” Steve Priest and his friend Tucker, the guitarist Frank Torpey. When it came to making a deal with Fontana Records, it became clear that the name “The Sweetshop” is already occupied, so the title was cut to “The Sweet”. The debut single “Slow Motion” did not get into the charts, which led to the termination of the contracts and dismissal of Torpey. Read more