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Daystar supporting THE RIFLES at HMV RITZ
We are very proud to announce that we have been given a support slot for The Rifles for their Manchester date on their upcoming tour promoting their third album “Freedom Run” which was released last September. The Rifles, with their 60′s … Continue reading
3rd Single ‘Don’t Need This’ released on 12th March 2012
Ed O’Brien (Radiohead) ‘Great Stuff, and very Manchester, too’ , Clint Boon (Inspiral Carpets / XFM) ‘Daystar are a band I’ve been listening to a lot lately’ ‘Don’t Need This’, the latest Daystar single, is set for release on March … Continue reading
ESPN – Don’t Need This (Live)
Just in time for the release of Don’t Need This as a single on February 27th I thought I would post our performance on the tellybox from last year on ESPN’s Talk of the Terrace. It was our second time … Continue reading
Daystar’s First T-Shirt
Do you fancy winning two tickets to a gig of your choice, a Daystar Album, the CD singles, and a Daystar t-shirt? Then click here to see how. Share this:
Pure FM’s band of the year 2011
All band’s dream of winning a “Band Of The Year” accolade, and at Daystar we are no different. So when local radio station Pure FM asked people to cast their votes Daystar received over 6000 votes in the final to … Continue reading
Another Great Review
Here is another great review of the band. Click the link below to read it….. Outasound Review Share this:
Daystar United
As avid football fans, to have the heroes you grew up with actually now embracing your own work then nothing can give you a bigger thrill! And for Manchester City fan, and Daystar bass player Ste, exactly this happened with … Continue reading
Still Ticking Them Boxes.
Get the lowdown on our gig at Manchester Academy supporting Viva Brother, Off Our Heads promo, Our live session on BBC Radio Lancashire & the Don’t Need This video shoot…. Click here for more Share this:
YES TOKYO.
Ste talks about his good mates No Tokyo ahead of us supporting them at Sound Control. Click here to see what he has to say Share this:
How To Win Friends and Influence People
Ste gives his views on criticism and how we have dealt with the small amount we have faced……. Click here for full story Share this:
Terry Christian likes Daystar!!
In the excitement of all the good reviews yesterday I forgot to mention that Terry Christian played us on his ‘Northerners With Attitude’ show on Imagine FM the other night! Not in the unsigned bit either but in amongst signed and … Continue reading
Talk Of The Terrace
Ste gives a blow by blow account of our first TV appearance on ESPN’s Talk of the Terrace and the inside track of what being on the tellybox is actually like! Click here to see the full story…. Share … Continue reading
Giant Baby Steps
Ste spends some time talking about the worst gig we have ever done, supporting the now defunct Detroit Social Club, Sacking a guitarist & not being Johnny Even Bigger Bollocks! Click here for the full story! Share this:
Slip & Dive played on BBC Radio 2 by Janice Long on 9/2/11
Last night I was checking to see who was talking about Daystar on Twitter like you do and I was greeted with the sight that 23 hours earlier Janice Long played our first single ‘Slip & Dive’ on BBC RADIO … Continue reading
Slip & Dive Single Released 28/02/11
Produced by Mansun engineer Ronnie Stone, ‘Slip And Dive’ owes much of its style to a Sixties mod influence ( – as do the band themselves, based on evidence of the YouTube video for the single below), wrapped up in a … Continue reading