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The Slow Readers Club is a band from Manchester, England, originally formed as Omerta in 2003. The members are Aaron Starkie on vocals, Kurtis Starkie on guitar, James Ryan on bass, and David Whitworth on drums.

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15 Sep, 2018

Sell out Manchester Apollo

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The band announces it has sold out all 3500 seats of Manchester’s Apollo theatre.

25 Jun, 2018

Manchester Music Cup semi-finalists

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The band reaches the semi-finals of the Manchester Music Cup, a knockout voting contest, hosted by XS Manchester. After beating Joy Division and The Charlatans, the band is knocked out by James, who are beaten by Oasis in the final.

29 Jan, 2018

The CityLife Awards: Best Breakthrough Act

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The band win the Best Breakthrough Act award at the 2018 City Life Awards, hosted at the The Deaf Institute, Manchester. Over 14,000 votes were collected. The band play a short acoustic set at the venue.