John Bramwell of I Am Kloot

Gigs · Preston

John Bramwell of I Am Kloot

Thursday 3 December 2026 · Doors 19:30

The Continental, Preston

About this event

John Bramwell of I Am Kloot is on Thursday 3 December 2026 at The Continental, Preston, with doors at 19:30. Tickets start at £27.50, including the booking fee.

As the singer in I Am Kloot from 1999 to 2014, John Bramwell achieved a Mercury Prize nomination for 2010’s The Sky At Night, a Top 10 chart position for 2013’s Let It All In, numerous UK and European tours and a triumphant farewell at the Queen Elizabeth Hall with an orchestra in 2014. Now, as a solo artist, Bramwell travels a very different path, a path that criss-crosses the length and breadth of the UK with a humble agenda of taking his heartwarming songs to the stage and enjoying another moment in time with his devoted fans. The stunning 2023 sophomore solo album, The Light Fantasticwas an almost complete u-turn from the I Am Kloot outlook they were known for. Darker clouds banished and in replacement strings, four-part harmonies [a warming development, since Kloot never had any backing vocals] and a dozen gloriously exhilarating, beautifully crafted and observed songs about life, humanity, the universe and everything. As John put it, “It’s been great to find the joy of making music once again. These are the most uplifting songs of my career.” The album received unanimous praise from the UK press but it is the all-encapsulating live show where Bramwell conjures up hi...

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