Spike Island
A coming-of-age tale set against the backdrop of The Stone Roses’ seminal gig that defined a generation, Spike Island is set for a 21 June UK and Ireland cinema release, opening through Vertigo on behalf of Universal Pictures (UK), the UK home entertainment division of Universal Pictures International Entertainment.
The year: 1990
The location: Spike Island
Shadowcaster are a four-piece band from Manchester. Or more accurately, they are five lads with guitars and a garage and an ambition to forget school, forget their troubled home lives, forget GCSEs and see their heroes, The Stone Roses, as they play the biggest gig of their career.
As the defining concert of their generation is announced, the band are convinced that all they need is to get tickets, get to the gig, meet Ian Brown, give him their demo tape, and the rest, as the saying goes, will be history.
A simple enough plan, right? But with no tickets and a sold out gig to contend with, the boys embark on a road trip in a 'borrowed' florist’s van to Spike Island. Along the way friendships are tested and their futures shaped - together or apart.
Consistently hilarious and heart-warming, Spike Island perfectly captures a defining era in British music history.
Starring: Elliott Tittensor, Nico Mirallegro, Jordan Murphy, Emilia Clarke
Spike Island is released 21st June
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