‘One of the last true original voices of punk’ set for Barnoldswick show

‘One of the last true original voices of punk’ is set to head Barnoldswick in September for an intimate performance, which promises to bring punk, unfiltered and up close at the Music & Arts Centre.

TV Smith, who fronted The Adverts from 1976-1979, is set to perform in Barnoldswick on Sunday, September 13th, heading to the Music & Arts Centre as something far rarer than a legend. He heads to Barnoldswick as proof that punk retains the same fire as it did in the 1970s. The Adverts formed in the raw, chaotic ignition of British punk and made an instant impact. ‘Gary Gilmore's Eyes’ crashed into the UK Top 20 and was followed by ‘No Time To Be 21’.

Soon after came ‘Crossing the Red Sea with The Adverts’ — not just an album, but a statement of intent. A record that didn't just capture punk… it defined its soul, its anger, its poetry, its purpose. Still cited as one of the greatest punk albums ever made, because it isn't frozen in time — it still speaks.

Although The Adverts disbanded in 1979, Smith kept writing. He kept travelling. Kept standing on stages from back rooms to festivals across the UK, Europe, the USA, Japan and beyond — carrying the same fire, the same defiance, the same refusal to dilute what punk was always meant to be.

However, the performance in Barnoldswick will be entirely different. Alone with an acoustic guitar, he walks out and owns the room. No gimmicks. No setlist safety. Just stamina, presence, and songs that refuse to age. They are "raw, stripped-down versions of punk classics that have stood the test of time" — but more than that, they feel reloaded. Sharper. Closer. More dangerous. Like you're hearing them the way they were always meant to be heard — face to face, no filter, no escape.

This isn't punk turned down. It's punk turned inside out. Tickets to see TV Smith perform are available at https://www.barnoldswickmusicandartscentre.com/tv-smith-from-the-adverts-at-barnoldswick