Nick Mercer Jr, Andy Williamson

Caithness Gigs are delighted to be bringing the enigmatic former Sergeant frontman Nick Mercer Jr back to the far north when he plays the Blackstairs Lounge in Wick on Friday 24th April.

Formed in Glenrothes, Fife, Sergeant had a sharp rise in the Scottish music scene after they were signed to Mercury Records in 2007. They went on to play T in the Park and Glastonbury the same year, as well as supporting Oasis and the Fratellis on their UK tours.

Nick Mercer Jr is now back writing music after a period of "falling out of love" with the scene. "I felt stunned by the experience we had with the industry at the end of Sergeant's time, we were signed to a major label and supporting Oasis and then the record label decided not to release the album. We were young though and I look back on the time with only fond memories..."

Quitting his job with Pretty Green in London, he put pen back to paper and is on the road with a selection of new songs as well as revisiting Sergeant's back catalogue.