Rising star's pit-stop during peak pop festival season

Rising indie pop artist Daisy Peacock will be making her Rotherham debut this week – after opening for the likes of headliners including The Macabees, Two Door Cinema Club and The Wombats at a major festival this weekend.

The 22-year-old will be playing at The Three Cranes on Friday night (July 31) as part of the High Street pub's free live music line-up of gigs showcasing grassroots talent on stage.

Sheffield-based Daisy has just returned from playing the three-day Truck Festival in Oxfordshire among high profile acts such as Kaiser Chiefs, Rizzle Kicks, and The Libertines.

The Rotherham show is part of a tour of the country which kicked off earlier this month in Stockport and has seen Daisy - who has secured top ten spots in both Song Academy’s Young Songwriter Competition 2024 and Citrus Records’ Songs of the Year list - play venues including Nottingham, London, and Manchester.

Speaking about Truck Festival she said: “It was amazing and I was so excited – I manifested that festival so hard!

“It was magical – the best time ever with the best band and friends.”

Now the young songwriter – who studied music at Birmingham University while playing shows during her studies – is coming to Rotherham.

And The Three Cranes gig will be one to catch her at ahead of another festival appearance next month – Camper Calling where Daisy will open for big names such as Nile Rogers and Chic, Maximo Park, and Primal Scream.

Daisy is the latest act to play at The Three Cranes following Anya Lace in June and Rotherham’s own Chris D. Jones earlier this month.

Located in one of the oldest secular buildings in South Yorkshire, The Three Cranes is owned and run by local couple Adam and Rosie Booth and regularly hosts a growing calendar of events including craft fairs and workshops, tarot reading, and drag bingo.

Adam said: “From the outset we wanted this to be more than just a gig series – it’s a platform for emerging artists.

“But against a backdrop of streaming and the same tracks getting plays on Spotify we want our stage and this pub to be a space for audiences to connect with music in its most genuine form.

“With free entry and a focus on authenticity and storytelling, the music series aims to bring the community together through live performance.

“Rotherham has a good live music scene and we want people to continue to come out and support it.

“We believe this is important and think it could benefit the town as a whole rather than just our team at The Cranes.”