Tramlines 2025: We speak to the Everly pregnant brothers

The Star, Sheffield

Lauren Hague speaks to the Everly Pregnant Brothers

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00:00Right, so, hi guys, we're here with the Sheffield Star and I'm here with the Everly Pregnant Brothers.

00:04You guys have already been on stage today, so you've got to see how amazing the crowds of Sheffield are.

00:11And obviously, you're no strangers to tramlines. How many times has it you've played here now?

00:16The brothers have been involved with tramlines from its incarnation, I guess.

00:24Whether we played the first year or not, we would just be on the fringes.

00:29Then we got elevated to the main stage, which is on Devonshire Green, for the next two or three years.

00:35And then, for a short period, we weren't involved with the main bit and we did our own tramlines thing.

00:41So we played in the car park of Fat Cat Pub.

00:44And that basically was just like the most immense, craziest experiences because none of it was crown controlled.

00:52There were no toilets or anything.

00:53It's just basically, we played, it's got a PA and played and then everybody turned up after Sheffield.

00:59And so the tramlines realised they needed to have us back on again because we kept taking the crowd away from them.

01:05But they begrudgingly put us on on a Saturday afternoon and get us playing there.

01:09But it's a joyous set to do, to have that warm-up on the Saturday, get a great crowd, absolutely really great crowd.

01:16It always fills up.

01:17I can't believe it.

01:18I can't believe people, you know, come and see us so early in the day, but it's amazing.

01:24And, yeah, the Sheffield crowds and tramlines itself is such a fantastic organisation.

01:31It's just a privilege and a pleasure to play it because not only does tramlines create this,

01:38but the vibe in town and the energy that comes from that and extends down to the fringes and all the free stuff there,

01:46because obviously the big criticism of tramlines when it became quite big and had to charge tickets was that it was no longer free.

01:55But we still have a free festival because you can just go, you can go to the pubs in Sheffield and see bands for free and it's packed.

02:02Yeah, you get the atmosphere all over the city.

02:05You get the best of both worlds.

02:07You can either go and see big bands on a big stage or you can see the small bands in pubs and it's just fantastic.

02:13It's a great thing for Sheffield and for that weekend, it just explodes.

02:17And in terms of you guys obviously being no strangers to the Fringe Festival as well,

02:21which also helps so many smaller grassroot venues get artists on and get people playing.

02:27What's your thoughts on what's happened quite recently with us losing the lead mill,

02:33which I would always say is the cornerstone for culture, music culture in Sheffield.

02:39How's that made you feel?

02:41Well, it's obviously been a big shock to many people in Sheffield.

02:47Obviously, as we know, the venue will still be a new venue, we just want to be at lead mill,

02:51which is obviously a little bit upsetting, but I think we'll all have fond memories.

02:58And I mean, it's gone for now, but it may not be gone for good.

03:02I'm sure they're going to bounce back.

03:05There's obviously a lot of animosity and there are a lot of conflict.

03:09And I'm big friends with the lead mill, but we have to have this venue has to succeed.

03:14We still have to have those sort of sized venues.

03:15We still have to have bands playing in those venues.

03:17So I wish them all the best with what they're doing.

03:21Like I said, and as Kieran's sort of kind of pointed out,

03:23that lead mill probably hasn't seen its days yet.

03:26It's going to obviously try and find a new venue, I would have thought.

03:29But Kieran, you've played with our souls as well.

03:32You're in the epicenter of the other venues that are available in Sheffield.

03:35Have you seen a decline or is it a renaissance?

03:38I think it fluctuates.

03:41I think it's all constant like an heaven flow in it.

03:44It's like a back and forth.

03:45You know, there's certain moments where it kind of dips down.

03:49But at the minute, I'm seeing it like a rise.

03:51It's like the Sydney and Matildas.

03:52That's a really good venue.

03:55I mean, then you get on the other side of Kieran.

03:58Is it Delicious Clam that shut down?

04:01I think it was a place called Delicious Clam that shut down.

04:05But it's a shame.

04:06But things are still pumping.

04:09And I don't think it's ever going to stop.

04:11You're just going to have to find new places to go.

04:14I think it's just a constantly moving thing.

04:18Dynamic, if you will.

04:19Yeah.

04:20I mean, us are in quite a fitting place because if you look behind us, your dressing room,

04:25this must be one of the coolest dressing rooms ever.

04:27Well, as a Wednesday, it's incredibly cool, yeah.

04:29That's what I was going to say.

04:30Yeah, it's very, very special too.

04:33When they first started using Hillsborough, I was overwhelmed with joy to be able to go into Posh Boxers,

04:40stretch my legs out and look at this gorgeous verdant grass, beautiful, luscious kiss by sun

04:47before it gets destroyed by crap football.

04:51Oh, yeah.

04:52Well, I mean, we can see the name responsible for that right there.

04:56But for now, we've got him.

05:01Let's hope we can get a team together and start season with relatively few points deducted.

05:09We'll see.

05:10All being well.

05:11What about you?

05:11Who do you support?

05:13I'm not as tribal, but my mother was a very hardened Robin United fan.

05:20She would be going mental if she knew how we were here.

05:25However, you know, like I said, I'm not so tribal.

05:29It's all in the great spirit.

05:31You know, everyone's got their teams and it brings a lot of joy to people's lives and a lot of sorrow.

05:37But, you know, you take the rough with the smooth, don't you?

05:40In terms of playing the Fringe Festival and you're getting totally different crowds,

05:45as you've both spoke about, with the pubs and it's free and everyone can come and it's got that community vibe.

05:50How does that compare to playing the main stage where, obviously, you're just looking out at thousands of people?

05:58How does it compare for you?

06:00Well, you have to think bigger, try and put something a bit special in there.

06:06It's just great to just have that call and response part where you just can hear that crowd singing along.

06:11And that's been our bread and butter for our sets anyway.

06:13We try and make it this kind of communal experience when you come and see the brothers.

06:17There's always parts in the set where it requires you to sing back and swear and stuff.

06:23And it's always been that thing.

06:26And by doing it, whether it's on tram lines or we do it in a 200-capacity pub, the experience is exactly the same for us.

06:34The joy and the vibrance is equal.

06:37It's just on a larger scale and it's just a larger privilege for us to be there.

06:41What do you reckon, Kieran?

06:42Well, I can certainly say from my point of view, from a performance ethic, I treat everyone exactly the same.

06:50Obviously, there's a certain, in my opinion, there's a certain art how you talk to a crowd if you're on a bigger stage.

06:55You can be more personal and be more jokey in a smaller setting.

07:01It's more intimate.

07:02Intimate.

07:03But in terms of like a performance thing, my job, as I see it, apart from having a great time with the boys, is to entertain.

07:14Yeah.

07:14So if I can take someone out from the potential sorrows of reality or whatever, if they've had a rough week,

07:23take them away from that by making them laugh, I've done my job.

07:27That's the key part to what the brothers' ethos is.

07:29It's basically for an hour and a half, or whenever a festival sets, obviously, shorter, but for that time,

07:36we're forgetting about everything other than just having a good time.

07:39Yeah.

07:40I think that's a great way to be.

07:42I mean, that's why so many people love live music so much.

07:46Another thing we have to talk about was, I mean, Nick's stamina to do what he did last night

07:52and then come straight back this morning.

07:54What do you guys reckon to that?

07:56Did you watch Paul Paul?

07:57Yeah, I certainly did.

07:59And all I can say is an animal, quite clearly.

08:03But he's also had a personal trainer, though.

08:06I heard about his personal trainer.

08:08Wow.

08:08Personal trainer, yeah.

08:09So the stamina and the drum bashing, that's not a problem.

08:11It's the nighttime drinking afterwards.

08:13It was celebrating until, like, 4 in the morning.

08:16That's sort of that, I think.

08:18Oh, wow.

08:18He may as well have not gone to bed.

08:20He may as well have just stayed up for the set today.

08:22So basically, we gave him a nickname this morning.

08:26We called him Mr. Febreze, because even though he'd been out, he was just so fresh right now.

08:31Do you know what I mean?

08:33He was just so fresh.

08:34He was keeping it real.

08:35In fact, I've never seen him so clear-headed.

08:38So maybe he'd not sewed up.

08:40Maybe he's still on the juice and we just don't notice.

08:42Yeah, he kept going.

08:42Yeah.

08:43Yeah.

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