Stockport Council
Blossoms have been putting Stockport on the map up and down the country and around the world as they continue to press upon how proud they are to be from their hometown.
And just like the five-piece, Cllr Ganotis is another proud Stopfordian.
“As somebody born and bred in Stockport it’s been fantastic to see a band like Blossoms embrace where they are from, instead of just saying they’re from Manchester like many Greater Manchester bands before them.
“I’ve seen and heard many great things about the band and it was great to finally meet them today down at Merseyway.
“They’re a great bunch of lads and as a fellow Stopfordian, I really hope that they can get the No1 album that they’ve clearly worked so hard towards.”
Blossoms, named after the landmark pub on the A6 just south of Stockport Town centre, released their debut album today (5 August) just months after famously knocking Adele off the top of the single charts in February.
Since 2014 they have gone from practicing in a scaffolding yard near to Edgeley Park to playing over 200 gigs, including a sell-out crowd in June at Glastonbury, with the band continuing to proudly declare “we’re Blossoms from Stockport” at every show they play.
The bands front man and singer, Tom Ogden, 22, said: “We obviously want to be as successful as we can be, that’s always been our aim, including getting a No1 album along with making great music, but we also want to help our hometown of Stockport, whether that’s by spiking interest in the town or by helping our local football team Stockport County, we definitely want to do our bit to help.”
