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Marking a new era for the band, Scottish quartet The Snuts made their debut in Lincoln to kick off their March UK headline tour, bringing fan favourite songs and new material to The Engine Shed for what is set to be an exciting year for them.

Just 25-minutes up the road from the headliners, Falkirk band Brògeal opened the night. Championing their Celtic roots, the band have found themselves thrown into the UK indie scene with a fanbase that has adored them from the start. Callaghan’s banjo playing alongside the traditional band instruments of guitars, bass and drums is a pleasant approach to something unfamiliar to UK crowds. The Lincoln audience were fully invested from the start, as the band dipped in and out of their roots and more rockier based material. A triumphant opening and putting themselves in the eyeline of new fans for the remainder of what is set to be an exciting 2026.

As The Engine Shed was now full to the brim, The Snuts made their presence known right off the bat. Opening with festival anthem ‘Gloria‘, this had the whole room singing along right, leading into standalone single ‘Seasons‘ and 2021’s ‘All Your Friends‘ to cover a six year portion of the bands history. Leading into present day with their latest single ‘Summer Rain‘, this marks a new era for the band with a change in sound from their previous record, but still honing their roots a decade on.

Fan favourite ‘Glasgow‘ had arguably the loudest reception of the night, as its slower, emotional intro allowed the crowd to take over vocal duties, once the song truly kicked in, it was lift off. Immediately after ‘Elephants‘ concluded, Jack Cochrane then announced that they would be playing some new material for the first time tonight. The first of three being ‘Motherlands’. After positive reception from the Lincoln crowd, it was back into more familiar territory as ‘Fatboy Slim‘, ‘The Rodeo‘ and ‘Circles‘ picked up the energy once again, but it was no match for ‘Knuckles‘. Since its release four years ago, ‘Knuckles‘ remains one of the bands’ strongest track, and a major piece of material to showcase their progression early on in their careers. Further unreleased songs made it into the latter stages of the set, with ‘Get Up, Get Out‘ setting up ‘Millionaires‘ and ‘Dreams‘, two more bigger hitters from their latest record ‘Millennials’.

Concluding with ‘Defibrillator‘, The Snuts exited the stage, with a clear view of an encore looming, which Jack joked “why do bands do that?“. With just two songs remaining, ‘Hallelujah Moment‘ and finally ‘Always‘ rounded off the bands’ debut in Lincoln, a perfect start to the tour and a great way to kick off The Snuts‘ new era with sights set on a full release surely on the cards for 2026.