Rosalie Cunningham
Rosalie Cunningham at The Old Brewery Store, Faversham
About the show
Mercury-nominated singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Rosalie Cunningham brings her headline UK tour to The Old Brewery Store, Faversham on Saturday 14th November 2026, with Kent blues rock four-piece Big River in support.
There is nobody quite like Rosalie Cunningham. Emerging from cult psychedelic band Purson, she launched her solo career in 2019 with a self-titled debut that took a Mercury Music Prize nomination, stormed the independent charts and drew reviews from Classic Rock, Mojo and Kerrang. Her 2022 follow-up Two Piece Puzzle was called "fantastic" by The Times and "dazzling" by Uncut.
Her third album, To Shoot Another Day, arrived in November 2024 to widespread acclaim — a prog and glam fusion that blends cinematic soundscapes with her signature psychedelic rock, and which earned her Female Vocalist of the Year, voted by the readers of PROG Magazine. Metal Hammer described her as a rock star with effortless charisma, making music designed to blow minds.
Extensive touring across the UK, Europe and Scandinavia, including festival appearances at Fusion and Muskelrock in Sweden, has built a live show of real substance.
Support comes from Big River, a Kent four-piece in the Bad Company and Free tradition, with support slots for Kris Barras, The Cold Stares and Doug Aldrich behind them, plus Planet Rockstock and the 100 Club.
Doors 7pm. Capacity 250.
Featuring - Rosalie Cunningham
Since her celebrated band Purson played its final gig in December 2016, singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Rosalie Cunningham has been quietly reinventing her career and is emerging from her self-imposed musical hibernation as the visionary solo artist she always was.
Rosalie's eponymous début album is the result of an extended period of reflection and will contain her strongest and most daring songwriting to date, ranging from a three minute Blackbird-esque nod to her creative hero Sir Paul McCartney, to an epic prog rock saga that will take the listener on the mother of all sonic journeys.
For Rosalie, her creative spring has finally blossomed, though not without a few birth pangs. She explains: 'After Purson came to an end, I continued to write songs, not for an album, a band or anything in particular - it was purely cathartic. Being subconsciously released from the shackles of writing music for a band to perform live let me express myself more honestly. Some of the lyrics are quite close to the bone and I've found myself exploring new genres.
Without any perceived pressure, I could take plenty of time over arrangements and that has benefitted the musical landscape compared with previous work. Everything is in its right place without feeling contrived. It also helped spawn great diversity as I wasn't trying to make it a cohesive body of work, although I feel it has naturally become one.'