21 photos as indie legends Shed Seven kick off record-breaking summer of music at Halifax's Piece Hall and promise 'we will be back'

Shed Seven treated a sold-out crowd to a very special anniversary show at the iconic Halifax landmark last night.

To marking the 30th anniversary of their 1996 classic album ‘A Maximum High’, the band played the LP in its entirety, together with a selection of hits from across their stellar career.

Starting with ‘Dirty Soul’, ‘Dolphin’, ‘Speakeasy’ and ‘Ocean Pie’, frontman Rick Witter then donned a red sequined shirt to launch into ‘A Maximum High’s’ explosive opening number ‘Getting Better’ to the delight of 6,000 fans.

‘Magic Streets’, ‘Where Have You Been Tonight’, ‘Going For Gold’,’ ‘Bully Boy’ and ‘On Standby’ followed before an incredible album finale ‘Parallel Lines’.

The band returned to the stage for an encore which included ‘Disco Down’ and the anthemic ‘Chasing Rainbows’.

Rick Witter told the crowd: “What an incredible night. The Piece Hall is an amazing place – we will be back!”

Shed Seven were joined on the night by special guests Seb Lowe and The Guest List.

Ticket sales for this year’s Piece Hall gigs have broken previous years’ records and the series will include more gigs than ever before – 42 in total before the end of August.

Madness will be next to take to the stage, playing both Thursday and Friday nights before Embrace perform on Saturday night.

Final tickets are on sale at ticketmaster.co.uk .

All photos courtesy of The Piece Hall and Cuffe and Taylor.

Keep an eye on the Courier website from photos and news from all the shows.