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Hundreds of islanders lined up outside a well-known music shop this week to purchase "old-school" physical tickets for an upcoming concert featuring Britpop icons.
The event will form part of a series of community-focused events and concerts showcasing international and local artists organised by Island Music.
The owner of the music shop, Paul Sharkey said: “It is important to be more than just a shop, we want to bring people together and reach different demographics.”
The first gig will be held on Saturday 11 May at the Drift in the Royal Yacht Hotel.
This will be an acoustic show featuring a ‘greatest hits' performance by Simon Fowler and Oscar Harrison from indie rock group Ocean Colour Scene.
Pictured: Paul Sharkey, the owner of Island Music and lifelong musician.
The duo will be supported by singer-songwriter Steve Pilgrim, who was the former drummer for alt-rock band The Stands.
Mr Sharkey said: “It is amazing to have members of Ocean Colour Scene play.
"They were the band who got me into playing guitar. So it's amazing to be able to book them for a gig. It's all come full circle.
“I used to play with Steve back in Liverpool, he is an incredible drummer and singer."
The tickets for the concert sold out in eight hours after islanders queued up outside Island Music on Saturday to secure their spot at the gig.
The sale of physical tickets aimed to provide a more "old-school experience" – and there was a “great response” from customers, according to Mr Sharkey.
He explained: “Selling physical tickets is more old-school and has more soul than buying a ticket online.
"It has the artwork on the ticket, which brings out the ideas surrounding the music.
"It allows you to develop a physical and emotional connection to the music – and you can keep the ticket afterwards as a memory of the event!”
Mr Sharkey added: “It even brought loads of newcomers into the shop who could then see what the shop was all about.
“It shows that things like this can still exist in today’s world and that people are still excited by the concept.”
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