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Westview Live are pleased to announce BETTER JOY will be joining us for a headline show.

After teasing her debut body of work with a series of singles, Manchester-based Bria Keely, better known as better joy, has recently shared her first EP heading into blue, produced by Mike Hedges (The Cure, U2, Manic Street Preachers).
When better joy launched late last year, her vivid indie-pop songs brought comparisons to The Cure, The Smiths and Mazzy Star. A solo project led by Bria Keely and backed up by her band, better joy has been described by tastemakers as ones to watch in 2025 – including BBC Radio 6 Music’s Chris Hawkins who describes better joy as “one of my favourite bands”. Bria has a voice as colorful as Debbie Harry – a voice that needs to be up front and centre – and a knack for effortless storytelling that owes as much to Phoebe Bridgers or Olivia Dean as to any of her beloved guitar bands. Ringing, complex riff s winding around Bria’s vocals, dancing bass lines, characterful drumming and vulnerable lyrics: this is the sound of better joy.
Fresh off the back of a support tour with Hard-Fi in 2024, 5 sellout shows on her debut headline tour in March/April 2025 and a sold out 12” special edition vinyl EP, better joy has been described by NME as “UK indie’s next breakthrough act”. With more music set to be released this year and many festivals in the pipeline, 2025 looks set to be an exciting year for better joy.
Debut EP heading into blue was produced by Mike Hedges (The Cure, U2, Manic Street Preachers) and also features Travis guitarist Andy Dunlop throughout. The 6-track collection features previous singles ‘waiting on time’, ‘carnival’, ‘what a day’ and ‘quiet thing’, as well as two brand-new tracks, the brooding ‘couldn’t run forever’ and the stripped-back ‘can I land the plane?’. A frank and deeply personal set of songs that focus on themes of self-love and self-belief, the EP is Bria’s true self-expression of herself, with the title ‘heading into blue’ referencing the colour blue being the exact shade of self-expression. As the first full-length project, it is both a perfect introduction to better joy’s alt-pop sound and an exciting taster of more to come this year. Thoughtful lead track ‘couldn’t run forever’ balances both lightness and darkness in true better joy style, as a melodic and upbeat pop song, backed by a gritty edge with fuzzy guitars and reflective, wide-open lyrics.

Leading a new generation of female-fronted bands, Eighty Eight Miles are a colourful, infectious Indie Pop/Rock collective from the Midlands, UK. With their name originating from the hit movie trilogy “Back To The Future”, the foundation of their music is built upon a wide variety of inspirations such as Fleetwood Mac, The Beach Boys, Blossoms, The Mamas & The Papas and Declan McKenna.
Blending old and new, the group have made multiple appearances at major UK festivals including Truck Festival, YNOT Festival, 2000 Trees and more, as well as completing their first UK tour in February 2023, which saw fans travelling from 7 different countries to see them play. The band consists of lead vocalist/guitarist Ellie Grice, drummer Dan Hobday, bassist Bekka Redfern, lead guitarist Max Betts-Patel and Ollie Newbury who graces the keys as well as guitar.

Cutty is a dynamic duo hailing from Hull, UK. The duo, comprised of Amy Precious, a talented singer and artist, and Kev La Kat, a versatile multi-instrumentalist and producer, first crossed paths at Dive HU5, a local bar where Amy worked and Kev was DJing.
What started as a simple conversation led to a creative partnership when Amy asked Kev to help produce music for her upcoming art exhibition. Their shared love of 90s trip-hop, Björk, Beck, funkadelic, and electronic music quickly became the foundation for their collaboration.
From there, Cutty was born. The pair wasted no time, crafting and performing new material, turning raw sketches into full-fledged tracks. Their music caught the attention of BBC Introducing and DIY Magazine, and they quickly built a loyal following in their hometown of Hull. Their infectious sound and high-energy performances stood out on the local scene. With an energy that’s impossible to ignore, Cutty blends infectious beats with raw creativity, creating tracks that are as dynamic as they are unpredictable.

AGE RESTRICTIONS
14+ with adult
16+ without

Metal promoters BLACK TONGUE events mak their INDIE debutwith this banger of a show.

Lineup:

HAEMA – industrial rap meta heavyweights bringing a ferocious headlining set. Prepare for annihilation.

The Shipman Enquiry (Sheffield) – Chaos incarnate. Last time they sparked pits that nearly tore the floor apart. Expect even more carnage.

Biomech (Leeds) – Delivering soul-crushing riffs and powerful vocals, Biomech left jaws on the floor last show. They’re back to do it again.

Gloom49 (South Wales) – Opening the night with raw fury, ready to rip the pit wide open from the first note.

This night is riffs, rage, and ruin—The Smoking Dead doesn’t just raise the roof, it destroys it.