Starting on 28th November musician Kieran McMahon is attempting 100 Gigs in 7 Days in his hometown of Oldham. He will be performing in pubs, clubs, bars, car showroom, tattoo parlour among many other venues. He will attempt to play 14.3 gigs a day as well as a special grande finale gig at Shure 5 Studios in Royton. All gigs are free except for the finale. Tickets for the finale gig will go on sale Friday 6th November at 10am with Danny Mahon and James Holt also on the bill.
The singer is known in his hometown for forming The Boundary Parkas who used to perform on match days at Boundary Park for Oldham Rugby and Oldham Athletic. Kieran wrote and the band produced ‘I’m a Roughyed’ the club anthem for Oldham Rugby in 2024 and ‘Life a Blue’ the official road to Wembley song for Oldham Athletic in 2025.
To coincide with the monumental gig challenge Kieran has written a poster song for the event called ‘I Love the North’ which has been recorded with his band Glen Millstone. The charity single is set to be released on all streaming platforms such as Spotify and Apple Music on 16th October. A music video featuring celebrity John Henshaw, ESNCE Dancers, Manchester Arndale security guards and rockin grannies will be out on 6th November on YouTube.
Members of the ‘I Love the North’ Music Video cast from left to right: Harry Lavin, ESNCE Dancers, Kieran McMahon, John Henshaw & Luke O’Reilly - photo taken by TSP Studios The performer has said inspiration for the event has come from both local sports hero Kevin Sinfield and legendary folk singer Frank Turner. The concept for the 100 Gigs challenge was created based on Kevs 7 in 7 challenge and Franks multiple locations gig challenge.
Both Sinfield and Turner have sent video messages of support which have been shared on the 100 Gigs in 7 Days social media pages. Kieran is fundraising in memory of his mum Joan who spent her final days at Dr Kershaw’s Hospice when he was a child. Kieran says ‘Kershaw’s is an amazing organisation so come down to a gig, have a drink and a sing song and help us raise as much money as possible for this incredible charity”. For those unable to attend donations can be made online by following the link at the bottom.
Buckets of ice for hand relief will be on call as well as planned vocal treatment such as: routine steaming of the vocal chords, nebuliser vocal treatment and tube warm ups and cool downs are all being prescribed as part of this fundraising mission. Dr Kershaw’s Hospice rely on community fundraising to meet the yearly quota so they are able to run the facility, every donation makes a huge difference.
Many thanks to the event sponsors: Glen Millstone, Luke O’Reilly Design, Caffe Grande Abaco, Kirkham Property, Albion House Wealth Management, The Card Machine Queen, North Ainley Solicitors and Diodes Incorporated. Donate and find out more here: https://linktr.ee/100gigsin7days
