Glixen + Glare + Midrift at Exchange

A gig held at Exchange on Sunday 21st June. The event starts at 19:15.


Glixen, Glare, Midrift 
+ Support tbc

£19.50 Adv
7pm doors

Midrift is an alternative rock/ shoegaze band based out of San Francisco, California consisting of brothers, Manoa Neukermans, Kai Neukermans, and Gus Merkam. Pulling influences ranging from Deftones, Title Fight, Whirr, to The Smashing Pumpkins, Midrift released their first self - titled EP on December 10th, 2022 which quickly gained traction. This past year, the band embarked on their first sold out tours across California and Texas both headlining and supporting artists such as Fiddlehead, Momma, Glare, Quannnic, and Wisp.

Glare formed in 2017 in Texas’ Rio Grande Valley, Glare aren’t so much genre traditionalists as they are painters of vast realms and intense moods. Like the Texan landscape where they forged their sound, Glare's expansive shoegaze soundscapes evoke the feeling of looking over a desert vista that seems to stret ch back to the beginning of time. Among the shoegaze revivalists, Glare comes to their canvas with a resourceful, DIY perspective and imbues it with a sublime hugeness that dissolves the borders between bliss and despair. Their debut LP, 'Sunset Funeral', documents unspeakable grief, charting the process of mourning and how it permeates our subconscious and dreams.

Glixen. Arriving as a standout group in the current American shoegaze renaissance, Phoenix four-piece Glixen transcend all expectations of what the genre should currently look and sound like. The band creates a profoundly heavy sonic experience with their music, paying respects to their predecessors but resulting in something completely modern. An amalgamation of influences like Björk, My Bloody Valentine, Godflesh, t.A.T.u, and Hum, their sound crawls with intensity and introspection to contrast lead singer Aislinn Ritchie’s lulling vocals.

Exchange has a small ramp entrance from the street. Our bar and main event space are on the ground floor with level access throughout and we have an accessible toilet. If you need any other info on accessibility, please contact [email protected]



Entry requirements: 14+, any under 18s accompanied by an adult

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