Antony Szmierek - Outstore Gig

'Ticket Only' is limited to one purchase per person, multiple orders of Ticket Only option will be cancelled. We have added multiple album/ticket bundles to allow you to buy more than one ticket with a CD or vinyl album.

Albums will be available to collect from store from release date, Friday 21st August. If you're not able to collect from the shop please select 'yes' to postage when ordering your tickets and we'll send over a payment link. Please note, it won't be possible to collect your album from the venue on the night.

These exclusive fan shows are set up to help artists get more visibility and boost their sales during their album release week. Getting a great chart position can really help an artist get future gigs, promotions, and overall success. We want to help the artists we work with hit the highest chart position possible and the more albums we sell, the better their chart position, and the more awesome events we can put together in the future.

If you choose the Ticket Only option when booking for this gig (which we have to offer to follow chart rules), you’ll still get into the show and have a great time. But just so you know, you won’t be helping the artist’s album campaign or boosting their chart position. So, we really encourage you to grab an album bundle instead of just a ticket. Every album counts, and each one helps the artist reach their goals. Show your support - be an awesome fan by picking up an album bundle for just a little bit extra.

Manchester-born poet, writer, and producer Antony Szmierek has announced the release of his second album, Decoding Birdsong. Just eighteen months after his critically acclaimed debut, Szmierek returns with a new body of work that signals a clear evolution in both sound and scope. Rooted in his personal touchstones within electronic music, the album pairs expansive, immersive production with his trademark razor-sharp lyricism.

Where his debut had been a solo endeavour, Decoding Birdsong brims with collaboration, including Australia’s Pretty Girl, London band Los Bitchos, and Bristol producer 1-800 GIRLS, as well as Imogen and the Knife and indie pop star Ellur. Speaking about the new record, Antony explains “Decoding Birdsong is about choosing to believe in something. Coincidence as a religion. Making your own luck in the face of loneliness and doubt. The smallest things can feel seminal, seismic and life affirming if you just choose to lean in, but it also asks if this is a dangerous way to live. What happens when your numbers come in? What are the consequences of luck? Should you listen to the birds, or are you only ever going to hear what you want to hear? To help us explore this: a heron, dice, a plummeting airplane, the late-night TV show Aussie Gold Hunters and a fibreglass replica of Godzilla.”

Decoding Birdsong follows the wild success of his debut album, 2025’s Service Station at the End of the Universe, which launched Antony into a whirlwind of Glastonbury, Jools Holland, and repeat BBC airplay. He’s sold out venues across the UK and Europe, and in February 2026 performed to 20,000 while closing Solomun’s Alexandra Palace shows. The former English teacher had been working at a college for special needs students when his blend of spoken word and dance music started taking off, earning him accolades such as 6Music’s Artist of the Year in 2023 following his Poems To Dance To EP, and frequent comparisons to Mike Skinner, Jarvis Cocker and John Cooper Clarke.

If you've seen Antony live before you'll know what an amazing show this will be. If not you're in for a real treat!