Echo & the Bunnymen are an international treasure. If Nicholas Cage was searching the world for the most influential UK bands of all time, he’d undoubtedly unearth a statuette of them in their hometown of Liverpool. Echo pushed british pop to grandiose levels, sprinkling soaring ballads and post punk vibes into the new wave dreamscape they helped to shape. They even had incredibly artsy music videos like this one for The Killing Moon. The song’s a genuine classic and on many a music lover’s “#1 songs of all time list.”

The effects of their ambitious rock reverberated outward throughout the 80s, laying the groundwork for much of britpop, and progressing into the large arena sound of current acts like Arcade Fire, The Flaming Lips and Elbow.

How could you miss this? SO DON’T! We’ve got two tickets to giveaway to this show.  For a chance to win, email us at tiglovesyou {at} gmail {dot} com with the subject line “Lips Like Sugar” anytime between now and 5pm, Monday September 19. We will pick a winner and email them that evening.

Photo courtesy Echo & the Bunnymen