The Gulls are a Brighton-based modern rock n’ roll four-piece, known for driving guitar riffs, soulful, witty lyrics and energetic live shows.
The band first found their feet during the pandemic, moving into a motorhome and busking their way around the country, creating their own opportunities through outdoor shows and impromptu gigs. Since then, they’ve released an EP and two full albums, Don’t Feed The Gulls and Lavender and Tobacco, and become regulars busking on Brighton’s Ship Street.
Never ones to wait for an invitation, in 2024 they carried their entire PA system to the top of Glastonbury Tor for a Summer Solstice show, later releasing the performance as a live album. Following a busy summer of shows, they’ll be back on the road for another tour in November 2026.
What do you do when the usual route into the music industry isn’t working? If you’re The Gulls, you move into a motorhome, busk your way around the country and start creating your own opportunities.
Brighton-based rock n’ rollers The Gulls will kick off this Hour with a few tracks live, before sharing what it really takes to make a living from music today. Alongside their manager Nicole Ormerod and legendary music agent Russell Lewis Warby, they’ll talk about standing out, building a following, making your own opportunities and doing things differently in an industry that never stands still.
Chaired by Richard James Butt from Blank Canvas Music, expect live music, stories from the road and a peek behind the curtain of making it in music today.
