After touring the world with Machine Gun Kelly, the fast-rising guitar star celebrates her debut album with a special London headline
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Sophie Lloyd is best known both for sharing her formidable chops on social media – and as the guitar powerhouse in Machine Gun Kelly's band.
However, she's now venturing out for her first solo gigs and has not just announced her first headline show (at London’s Camden Assembly venue on October 17), but sold it out in five minutes. As such, it has now reportedly been upgraded to the Camden Underworld, on the same date.
“As this is my first show, I wanted to have something quite intimate so it’s quite limited.”
However, after selling out the Camden Assembly in minutes, Lloyd posted, “I was not expecting that much demand!! We have now upgraded to Camden's The Underworld! So don't miss out!”
In a 2022 interview with NME, Lloyd revealed she initially never wanted to be a touring musician “because I’m such a homebird”. However, her touring experience with Machine Gun Kelly completely changed her opinion.
Sophie Lloyd - Let It Hurt (feat. Chris Robertson) Official Music Video - YouTube
“Seeing people have those experiences to music that you’re playing, rather than just seeing numbers on a screen, that’s absolutely amazing. I’m excited to get out there in the real world a bit more, and not just be on a screen.”
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The guitarist released her debut album, Imposter Syndrome, last November. Given the album's metal riffs and solos and the unmistakable heavy rock swagger, we can expect Lloyd's first show to be a live representation of these key ingredients.
With a number of high-profile musicians involved in the album, including Trivium‘s Matthew K Heafy, Halestorm’s Lzzy Hale, and Black Stone Cherry’s Chris Robertson, it will be interesting to see what Lloyd decides to do in terms of a vocalist for the shows.
Tickets for the upgraded show have just gone on sale. A VIP package tier, which includes exclusive meet-and-greets, photo opportunities, and the chance to hang out with Lloyd after the show, is also available.
For more information about this headline show, visit Sophie Lloyd.
Janelle is a staff writer at GuitarWorld.com. After a long stint in classical music, Janelle discovered the joys of playing guitar in dingy venues at the age of 13 and has never looked back. Janelle has written extensively about the intersection of music and technology, and how this is shaping the future of the music industry. She also had the pleasure of interviewing Dream Wife, K.Flay, Yīn Yīn, and Black Honey, among others. When she's not writing, you'll find her creating layers of delicious audio lasagna with her art-rock/psych-punk band ĠENN.
