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Iconic

“We are proud that Soccer Six began its journey right here in Tower Hamlets, bringing together icons from entertainment and sport.
We’re delighted to welcome it back to Mile End Stadium for another legendary event, celebrating its 30 year legacy.
Soccer Six continues to bring wonderful energy to our community - championing women’s football, supporting young talent, and raising vital funds for important causes.”

Lutfur Rahman, Executive Mayor of Tower Hamlets

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THIS is heritage

Mixing playing (football, music) and people who are good sports. This community are the (George) Best. It’s the music industry’s most informal networking day out and by Saturday’s final whistle (9pm) new futures will exist. You never know WHO you’ll bump into as 2025’s inclusive, effusive road show is proving:

The Bands Come Out To Play event was glorious.
The Musos Awards (proper Camden) was riotous.
The Soccer Six line up announcement is fabulous.
The gathering of these names will be tremendous!

30th Anniversary SoccerSixFest GOLD

“The most zine lineup of zine lineups” (Emergency Break)

2025’s multi-talents include Alfie Pawsey, Nick Capaldi and “your new favourite indie girl”, Natsuma - Both Nick Capaldi and Cassa Jackson have also travelled whirlwind journeys since their 2022 Soccer Six performances. Marseille headline This Feeling’s Allotment Stage at Y-Not Festival (July), Emergency Break are on a 2025 tour of HAPPENING events and just dropped a holy rock show single, ‘DOLLFACE. Multi-million streaming ENTER-tainers, MOSES reveal songs from their hot (hot!) new album. We have a soft spot for Lissy Taylor story and made sure to be down the front at her triumphant Truck Festival set last summer. Freshly signed to Fiction Records is national radio favourite, Tom A. Smith. Alongside Ben Walker (Scottish national TV) and Laurie Wright, they all award-winning names (the latter with a sold-out Scala headline in his tale).

Tom A Smith at Soccer Six’s kick off, The Musos Awards, Thursday 6th March 2025, Electric Ballroom, Camden. Image © Rhona Murphy, with permission.

TheZineUK documenting, weaves: March: Musos preview: "...the necessary trickle-up from under the radar continues. | April: “music movement that moves” the awards are a party of the year (insta short film. some of the shenanigans). | May: Music Venue Trust’s Mark Davyd - an essential trickle-up economics article…

Soccer Sixing Since our first chapter!

2025: A Musos Awards legend winner - WHAT an extended family

We got hooked by the otherworldly community. In 2015 papped Tom Grennan, The Darkness and Eastenders actors. 2017 This Feeling (champs), Trampolene, The Sex Pissed Dolls… Aah we were having too much fun?

Then lockdown. Then, finally…

From Sad to Glad

2022

Outdoors! Soccer Six was reborn and returned to championing the potential of emerging bands. We NEEDED that beautiful Mile End Stadium day. Insta short film clips of the day, soundtracked by MOSES.

This year includes ex Eastenders actresses, **Tamara Wall** and Gemma Bissix returning to The East End to play footy alongside a load of rock n rollers, football names, BBC Introducing’s Jess Iszatt and a fresh flourish of ones to watch on the pitch, on the stage, on the pulse.

The Assist are in this fam:

“Ye, so since Soccer Six appearances we've been continuing chipping away at grass roots venues and putting on independent shows whilst in the background working hard at producing and delivering the difficult second album. … it's kind of been 3 years in the making!”

TheZineUK recently commented “Disconnections', promises something superb.” 2nd May released, the feedback is already off the hook positive.

The Assist have also “…Supported some more of our favourite artists also including a huge homecoming The Twang Christmas show d our biggest ever Scotland show supporting Dylan John Thomas!”

A UK tour then they play Isle Of Wight Festival’s tenth anniversary This Feeling stage!

2023 - added Manchester. Soccer Six’s “Oasis side” to its London “Blur side”

**The Cheap Thrills** tune ***‘Reborn’*** soundtracks the above mentioned/linked **Musos Awards** short film and **The Bracknall**, growing bigger year on year, are back for this very special 30th Anniversary gathering. Will they, **This Feeling** or **The Darkness** be champs again? We’re cheering them ALL on!

Championing Women’s Football since 1999. Ambassadors include Rowetta, Abbie McCarthy, Katie Owen and, pictured at Manchester 2023, **Louise Schofield** (Spill The Sound music TV show and host of The Musos Awards, among much else) and musician, **Megan Wyn** (who, alson amongst so much more, supports Alanis Morissette this Summer). Photography by Dizzy Spell.

“Buzzing for Soccer Six next Saturday” (This Feeling)

“Pumped to be a part of the 30th Anniversary of Soccer Six at Mile End Stadium next weekend Many iconic names have graced this event over the years so we can’t wait to be lacing up our boots and getting down to it” (The Rogues)

“Absolutely honoured to be apart of the 30th Anniversary of Soccer Six on 10th May at Mile End Stadium! So many Huge names have taken part in this event in the past and now Breeze has been added to that list” (Breeze)

“Been involved over the years with some amazing events, festivals and tours, but a lot of these started by me being involved with Soccer Six which is in its 30th Year. Make sure to check out their up and coming event back where it all started!” (Paul Holton)

“We are delighted to announce we will be participating in Soccer Six on the 10th May at Mile End Stadium in London. It practically writes itself! x” (Marseille)

“Following in the footsteps of legends” (Lissy Taylor)

**HUMZ** is an amazing story - Team Scruff Of The Neck, Manchester 2023 - just before making his first life performance on the Soccer Six Extra Time Stage! Get involved, 2025! He’s a legend in the making. Photography by Dizzy Spell

Soccer Six degrees of separation: Pick any names from the 2025 poster to connect the dots.

With sold out arena shows in 2025, and two days after their live BBC TV appearance, The Darkness are back on home turf to defend their title. Chart hit (No.2) album, ‘Dreams on Toast’ is next level. “The second coming of The Darkness” (Kerrang!) and their highest positiion since the debut, ‘Permission To Land’.

Do you believe in a thing called LOVE? All the above points to the word yes. So, see you there.

Justin Hawkins, Mile End Stadium. The Darkness are coming home.

Happy 30th and thanks, love, TheZineUK.

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