Party with Shed Seven at Leamington Assembly

Part of the Britpop scene, the York band boasted 15 top 40 singles including Going For Gold, Chasing Rainbows and Disco Down before splitting up in 2003.

They reformed in 2007 for a greatest hits tour, but the latest reunion has seen them return to the studio for the first time for almost a decade.

With the addition of a string section, they’ve reworked four of their biggest selling singles, which will form part of the set alongside other hits and album tracks from A Maximum High.

Speaking from Edinburgh ahead of the band’s fourth show, frontman Rick Witter promised Leamington a party atmosphere to get everyone into the Christmas spirit.

“We’ve always been a good live band and we’re way past winning new people over,” said Witter. “We’re in charge of what we are doing. There’s no pressure to put out a hit single. Everyone just wants to hear the old stuff and have a party. And the good thing about having the tour now is that people are winding down for Christmas.

“They’ve been planning this for months and they can come down, see us and sing the songs they loved really loud - just as long as they’re not better than me.”

With venues selling out across the country and extra dates added, Witter admits it is satisfying to know the band’s songs have stood the test of time with their fans.

However, a fractious relationship with the music press meant they were not always afforded the acclaim they deserved.

“We were not liked by the music press in London and they got quite frustrated. We had funny haircuts and we were from York but people still wanted to come and see us.

“It’s really satisfying now to know what we did meant something to people. It wasn’t just a load of throwaway songs.”

Shed Seven play the Assembly tomorrow night (Tuesday), with tickets costing £18.50 available by calling 311311 or visiting www.leamingtonassembly.com