VINYL NEWS! Good news! "Self-Sabotage!" on vinyl is back! Thank to head honcho at Aaahh!!! Real Records Ian Perry, you can buy it from Elastic Stage! elasticstage.com/aaahhrealrec... Evan at Embrace The Margin Design also made some awesome alterations on the layout too! B x

MERCH UPDATE! — If you’re still waiting on a t-shirt or bag to appear, I can only apologise! I’ve been told they are being made in the next day or two! They’ll be sent as soon as they appear! Thank you for your patience! Here’s a picture from when I met Rorschach from The Watchmen

Swindon! Thank you for coming out last night to the only date for the forever tour “We Are Laughing And We Are Very Good Friends” this year! Fantastic to have Heartwork and Ed Poole Music back in Swindon again! An absolute treat.

SWINDON TOMORROW! Evening all! Here are the times (ish) for the show tomorrow at The Castle! 8.30 - Ed Poole Music 9.10 - Heartwork 9.50 - Me I’m going to play mostly songs from the new album I reckon! We. Will. See. Very excited! Dangerously so! JOIN US! Sydes x

HATS ARE IN! ——— Look in wonder at the hats! Hats! Your head no longer need be cold ever again! Hats! Is there anything they can’t do?! B-Sydes beanies? Or hats? The choice is yours. b-sydes.bandcamp.com/merch/b-syde... B x

Brightonions! Just one month until Jacob Glew, @b-sydes.bsky.social & I play at Folklore Rooms Come join us, it’ll be a lovely evening. wegottickets.com/event/675446

One For The Road, what can I say?! That was mad! Incredible! SO LOUD! All of the things! It gave me all of the feels! I’ve had to miss the last two OFTR’s. It’s a pretty goddamn special place and I felt every bit of that during my set on Sunday. Thank you so much.

BRIGHTON! On Nov 28th I’m playing The Folklore Rooms to play with my excellent pal & expert stair-sitter, Non Canon and Jacob Glew (formally of Fighting Fiction!) Feels like AGES since Barry & I played together (York this weekend doesn’t count) JOIN US! Sydes x 🎟️ wegottickets.com/event/675446

Merch Update! Tote bag orders will be heading to the post office tomorrow to go out! Woo! Waiting on a few t-shirts for those that ordered both t-shirt & bag, so I’ll wait for those to arrive and send them together. I have some t-shirts in, so if I have the right ones I’ll send them asap! B x

Guildford last Friday was great! Loved my set! And just like the previous day in London, might be my favourite Guildford show! Zac Box was great! Keep an eye on him! The biggest thank you to Gaz Brookfield for having the faith in me & taking me on tour! It was the best. Sydes x 📸 - Gaz

My new single "Wimmelbilderbuch" is out today! Check out the interactive music video @mattround.com and I made for it. Can you get a perfect score? wheresbarry.noncanon.co.uk Video shot at @atgfestival.bsky.social 2025 by Joseph Singh (SnapRockandPop)

I have a present for you: to celebrate 6 months of my album “House Of Stories” being in the world... ...get the full 11-track download version FREE / pay what you want here on Bandcamp (just enter 0 at checkout): penfriendrocks.bandcamp.com/album/house-... This gift will self destruct in 24 hours!

Morning! A fine BCF to you and all that celebrate! New Tote Bags and T-Shirts are now live! b-sydes.bandcamp.com Also got vinyl stickers & badges coming too! Tees & Totes are up as a pre-order current, until Sunday 5th October, which just so happens to be my birthday... B x

BACK ON THE ROAD NEXT WEEK! -- Next Thursday & Friday I'm off to play some shows with my chart-bothering amigo, Gaz Brookfield! 8th - London - Aces & Eights 9th - Guildford - The Star Inn Tix GazBrookfield.com JOIN US! B x Here's an old pic in Newcastle on the Lost Folk tour in 2019! Old Folk

So Saturdays all-dayer was pretty special! Massive thank you to Aubrey Blakeledge and James at Here For The Music - On The Road for asking to be part of it!

PARTY THIS SATURDAY! ——— This Saturday in Southampton, we’re having one last massive send-off gig/party/tearful goodbye to the one and only The Sweetchunks Band! It’s their last ever ticketed show and the line-up is a banger!

SOUTHAMPTON NEXT SATURDAY! There For The Music - Southampton! It’s going to be *SOB* The Sweetchunks Band LAST EVER SHOW!! Live Music all day at The Hobbit Pub!! 🎟 £25 (+Booking fee) 🎟🔗 www.wegottickets.com/ForTheMusicPromotions

Happy Batman Day to all that celebrate

An absolute joy of a show last night at Aubrey Blakeledge’s Awkward Strawberry night at The Hobbit Pub! It was a pleasure to meet, hang out with and witness Thomas Benjamin Wild Esq.! Massive thank you to those that came out to the show and were in massive voice!

The absolute hero person Pete Wright finished drums on album 3! It’s an honour to have Pete involved! Very lucky to have him! We are hard at work behind the scenes to bring you something we feel is really special! These drums are now in the hands of @heartworkmusic, who is producing album 3!

SOUTHAMPTON SHOW THIS WEEK! ——— That’s right, this Friday 19th September I’m back in Southampton for the rescheduled Awkward Strawberry show at The Hobbit Pub! I’ll be there alongside fantastic acts, Thomas Benjamin Wild Esq. and Warren Ireland! £8 advance & £10 OTD! JOIN US! Sydes x

Thank you D.H Lawrence Music Festival! It was an excellent day of music! Got to have some catch-ups with lovely mates I haven’t seen in ages too! Congratulations to Ben Mark Smith for putting a whole days festival together 👏🏽 👏🏽 👏🏽 Sydes x 📸 - Me / Harrison Rimmer/ Willow Carroll/ Jus Carroll

Amazing house show last night! Many thanks to Toni Ann for having us! Happy birthday to Olivia! Today I’m playing at D.H Lawrence Music Festival! 9:30 at The Wellington! JOIN US! Sydes x

NEW SHOW KLAXON! Very happy to heading to the seaside to support my excellent compadre @dolanthology.bsky.social ! We’ll be heading to Brighton on 27th November at The Folklore Rooms! Also joined by Jacob Glew (formally of Fighting Fiction!) JOIN US! Sydes x wegottickets.com/event/675446

You come to me, on the day of Ed Dyer birthday, to post about the headline show I’m playing?! That’s right! Back by zero demand, Ed Poole Music, Heartwork and I are back together again in Swindon! At The Castle Old Town on Thursday October 30th, brought to you by SoP Live! JOIN US! Sydes x

Not exactly a scalding hot take here, but if you watch a video or play music in public without headphones, you should be shot out of a cannon into the sun.

Had a really special day on Saturday at Happy Daze Festival to celebrate the life of Daisy. It was an honour to be apart of something so personal to friends and family. Thank you for asking me to be involved Sydes x

My lovely mate George Gadd + The Aftermath dropped a re-recording of their legendary banger “Shake A Ghost” this week. You know the one. I was blessed to be part of that gang of lovelies for the gang vocals! Go forth and listen right this very second lnk.to/ShakeAGhost Sydes x

Happy Friday! My main man, Gaz Brookfield, has asked me to support him at the following shows on his tour! Oct 9th - London - Aces & Eights 10th - Guildford - The Star Inn Nov 22nd - Cheltenham - Frog & Fiddle Dec 19th - Southampton - The Joiners Who I am seeing where? Sydes x

Southampton! On 29th October I’m coming back to play a show supporting my boy, Jake Martin at The Hobbit Pub, alongside the marvellous Harrison Rimmer and Aubrey Blakeledge! What a line-up! Jee wiz! JOIN US! Sydes x

*NEW SHOW KLAXON!* Very pleased to announce I’ll be back at Swindon Shuffle this year! I’ll be playing at the The Beehive Swindon on Sunday 14th! I’ve never played at the Beehive before, so I’m slowly crossing off venues on the bingo card of my new hometown! JOIN US! Sydes x

It’s Bandcamp Friday! I’ve nothing new for sale this month! However my main man, the legend, the chairman of the board, Gaz Brookfield has a new album out! It’s an absolute banger & no mistake! PLUS I’m on it! Happy release day to Gaz! Got yours?! gazbrookfieldmusic.bandcamp.com/merch Sydes x

BAD NEWS - 2 GOOD NEWS - 1 Hello all, It’s been ages! Update time! It’s not so much the “bad news sandwich”, as the good news wouldn’t make sense before I gave you the 2nd lot of bad news. So it’s more like two bit of bad news bread together and the good news filling is all over the floor.

RESCHEDULED SHOW! ——— I’m afraid that due to low ticket sales, the show in Southampton at The Hobbit with Warren Ireland & Thomas Benjamin Wild Esq. has been rescheduled to Friday 19th September! The 🎟️ link is live for the September show, get yours early to avoid possible cancellation! B x

THANK YOU FROME! ———— Frome you were absolutely beautiful last night at The Vine Tree & The Tree House - Frome Thank you! The singalong’s were big! And this time at the venue no police were needed 🤣!

🚨LAST MINUTE SHOW!🚨 Great news! TOMORROW I’ll be back at The Tree House - Frome to support the absolutely massive @wearepetneeds.bsky.social at their Glastonbury warm-up show! 🚪- 7pm 🎟️ www.cheeseandgrain.com/events/pet-n... Presented by Hit Or Miss Going to be a great night! JOIN US! B x

Huge thank you Swindon! ——— Saturdays show at The Hop Inn supporting Ben Ottewell was absolutely lush! Really enjoyed my set! A room full of people who had never seen me play before too! Plus a new song from album 3 got an airing too!

LAST CALL! ——— TONIGHT in Swindon I’m supporting the excellent Ben Ottewell (from Gomez) at The Hop Inn! I predict it’s going to be a bloody lovely, if not a slightly warm affair! Doors are 7:30! Tonight also has a reduced cap, because: warm! It also means there’s not 🎟️ many left!

So as a few of you guessed from my post earlier this week… I’m playing an Awkward Strawberry night! On 3rd July I’ll be playing at The Hobbit in Southampton, alongside the excellent Warren Ireland & Thomas Benjamin Wild Esq! Hosted by the splendiferous @aubreyblakeledge.bsky.social! JOIN US!

!ANOTHER NEW SHOW! Really happy to let you know I'll be playing at this years D.H Lawrence Music Festival on 6th September! It’s 10th year! If you've not been previously, It's a day of FREE music across multiple venues in Eastwood! I'll be appearing on the There For The Music stage

I’ll be announcing another show very soon! In the mean time have a visual representation as a little clue… I look forward to the comments on this one (IF people see it) B x

🚨 NEW SHOW THIS WEEK! 🚨 Pleased to say that this Sat, June 21st, at The Hop Inn in Swindon, I’ll be supporting the mighty Ben Ottewell from Gomez! I remember picking up the single for ‘Whippin’ Piccadilly’ at my ‘Barney’s’, our local indie music shop, back in 1998! 🚪- 7:30 💰 - £15 JOIN US!

Ah good, next-door are once again listening to the album they own. ‘Now That’s What I Call Shit For Cunts’. I am well aware that the music I make/ listen to isn’t the one either. But am at least aware of the concept of headphones.

Only 7 weekend passes left for One For The Road this year! The weekends line-up is absolutely brilliant and I’ll be playing on the Sunday! JOIN US B x oftryork.bigcartel.com

Thank you so much Here For The Music Festival! ——— Loved my set at the pre-festival show on Thursday! *Might* just be my favourite set I’ve ever played at the Pally! You were LOUD & I loved it. Huge thank you to everyone who made their way into town on the Thursday night - a great night!

Buzzing to play the Here For The Music Festival pre festival gig tomorrow at The Pally! 🕠 Doors 5:30pm 🎶 Start 6pm Maddie Jane Warren 6pm FMI Clatters 7pm Brian Stone & The Masters of None 8pm B-Sydes 9pm James Spencer & The Wreckers 10pm 🎟️ available www.wegottickets.com/TheBigSheep Who’s in?

Salisbury was awesome! ——— Saturdays show at The Winchester Gate was fantastic! I’ve never played in their garden stage before and have now completed all three stages! I win! More tours should end with me belting out songs, stood on top of bench, arm in arm with my buddies!

Thank you for eventful night Frome! Early one today at The Winchester Gate 1.30pm Doors 2.15pm - 2.45pm Rosie Jay 3pm - 3.30pm Robb 3.45pm - 4.15pm Tom Ray 5pm - 5.45pm B-Sydes 6pm - 6.45pm Jake Martin 7pm - 8pm Gaz B B x

BOURNEMOUTH YOU WERE ACE! Fantastic start to the trilogy tour last night! My first show in Bournemouth! Tonight we’re at the The Vine Tree & The Tree House - Frome! A few 🎟️ left on the door JOIN US! B x

🚨 3 GIGS THIS WEEK! 🚨 Gaz Brookfield, Jake Martin and I are heading out to the following places! 29th - Bournemouth - Bear Cave 30th - Frome - The Tree House 31st - Salisbury - The Winchester Gate (all dayer!) JOIN US! 🎟️ link in the comments! Sydes x **These pictures are old