Dirty Blonde at The Jacaranda 2025-09-12T19:00:00
Manchester’s Dirty Blonde are a blonde-bombshell alt-rock duo, fronted by the powerhouse pairing of Ailis Mackay (vocals, guitar, drums) and Hayley Tait (guitar, backing vocals). Since forming in January 2023, they’ve shared the stage with acts such as Frank Carter and the Sex Pistols, Louis Tomlinson, The Lottery Winners, Cast, The Subways, and The K’s. BBC Radio 1 also labelled the band “One of the most exciting bands to come through Future Alternative. A two piece with the world at their feet.”
This year, the band were also personally invited to play the launch event of One Direction star, Louis Tomlinson’s clothing brand. After being impressed by what he saw, Louis Tomlinson then invited the duo to support him at his sold-out Brixton Academy show the following week. The band also played a fantastic Gibson Guitar session in March as well as announcing their headline London show at Camden’s Dingwalls 2.
The world of Looking For Trouble is leopard print, red lipstick, and leather jackets. Speaking of the EP, the band says, “When we were writing the EP, we weren’t trying to force the songs into some ‘Dirty Blonde’ box. We just wanted to be authentic and let each track sound the way it felt right”
In their new EP, Dirty Blonde prove that authenticity is their signature sound. Tracks like ‘Adore Me?’ and ‘Polly’ carry a sly charm, serving as the “nicer cousins” to the fierce anthems ‘Checkmate’ and ‘Rush’, while previous single ‘Northern Twang’ stands as the powerful matriarch anchoring it all. Writing the EP was more than just a creative process; it was cathartic, offering a rare moment of reflection. Dirty Blonde reminds us that women in rock aren’t just part of the scene, they’re redefining it.