Dave McCabe

Dave McCabe is the songwriter, frontman and founding force behind legendary Liverpudlian band The Zutons, and one of Britain’s most distinctive voices of the last two decades.

Raised in Liverpool and shaped by the city’s famously uncompromising music scene, McCabe has always written from instinct rather than fashion. His songs draw on soul, rock and roll and classic pop songwriting, delivered with a vocal style that is as fearless as it is emotionally direct.

With The Zutons, McCabe helped carve out a sound that stood apart from the guitar-led trends of the early 2000s. Albums including Who Killed…… The Zutons? and Tired of Hanging Around established the band as a vital force in British music, while songs such as “Pressure Point”, “Why Won’t You Give Me Your Love?” and “Valerie” became modern classics. “Valerie” in particular achieved global reach, cementing McCabe’s reputation as one of the great British songwriters of his generation.

Alongside that body of work, McCabe has continued to write constantly, for himself and for others. In recent years he has been quietly building a new collection of songs that mark the beginning of an exciting solo chapter. These acoustic shows are the first opportunity for audiences to hear that next phase take shape, with brand new material written for an upcoming Dave Zuton album due for release in 2026.

Stripped back to voice, guitar and songwriting, the performances offer a direct connection between artist and audience. This is not about looking back, but about hearing great songs in their purest form, and discovering new ones at the moment they come to life.