Tom Hingley is an accomplished singer songwriter and guitarist, best known as the ex-lead singer with Manchester’s finest Inspiral Carpets, he sang on all the bands hits and was present at the height of their success.

Tom parted with the Inspirals in 2011 and has been forging a successful solo career both as an acoustic singer releasing Keep Britain Untidy (2001) and The Grand Mal (2024). Lenny Kravitz once said Tom ‘should be singing on Broadway’ at the filming of the TV the Beat in 1991.

In the past year Tom has performed concerts in the UK, Ireland and shows in Bologna and Hong Kong.

As a solo artist, Tom performs original music; a blend of Folk, Soul, Gospel and Blues, in addition to renditions of Inspiral Carpets classic songs, and is an animated and eclectic performer on slide guitar also.

In support we have Rory Black. Rory is a qualified T Level Music Student who was recommended to us by Andy Turner, Faculty Director for Technical and Creative Industries at Telford College. Rory is looking to build experience by supporting established artists