Rock bands Blossoms and Inhaler have announced an intimate gig raising money for mental health charity Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) at Komedia in Bath.
The two bands will take to the Somerset stage on 26 June, just ahead of their appearances at Glastonbury that same weekend. They’re raising money for CALM, a suicide prevention charity which runs a free and anonymous helpline, open to everyone across the UK, from 5pm to midnight every day. CALM also provides helpful tools and resources on their website, available to all at any time.
With a capacity of just over 600, Komedia is a small venue, providing a more intimate setting for the gig ahead of their shows in Glastonbury, where the bands will be performing to crowds of tens of thousands. Both bands will be at Glastonbury on Friday 27 June, the day after their charity show.
The bands share a close friendship. Recently, Blossoms supported Inhaler on their 2025 European tour, as well as opening for them for their homecoming gig at St. Anne’s Park in Dublin. In July, Inhaler will support Blossoms at their gig at the Scarborough Open Air Theatre. In an interview with NME, Inhaler frontman Elijah Hewson and bassist Robert Keating detailed what it was like to work with Blossoms, and listed the British band as a source of support.
He said: “We’re very close with the Blossoms lads. It’s funny, because when we were in school, we used to sneak off from class and go to the computer rooms. We’d be like ‘Have you heard this band from Manchester? They’re on Radio 1 and they use guitars.’ We just thought it was deadly.”
Keating added: “They showed us the ropes. It’s very much like a big brother situation now.”
Blossoms frontman Tom Ogden shares his respect for the Irish band in an interview with Hot Press, explaining how Noel Gallagher’s daughter Anaïs was the one to introduce them:
“Me and my wife Katie went to one of Anaïs’ birthdays in London. Rob and Eli were there, and we hung out and became friends. They carried on writing songs and got to a point where they were put on to support us in Dublin at the Olympia and in Belfast at Limelight.
“We’ve just remained friends since then. They’re like a gang of friends the same way we are, so we relate on a lot of things. You meet a lot of bands and maybe they’re not quite as tight as we are. You could see that Inhaler are actually friends and they’d hang out away from the music.
“I’ve got loads of respect for them, they’re a top band and top group of lads. They did some big shows for us, and we’re doing their big Dublin one, so I’m buzzing.”
Tickets to see Blossoms and Inhaler at Komedia go live this Friday, 6 June. You can get them here.
