{"id":485590,"date":"2026-03-20T09:36:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T09:36:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/485590\/"},"modified":"2026-03-20T09:36:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T09:36:07","slug":"indie-pop-band-to-put-on-exclusive-show-at-swindon-pub","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/485590\/","title":{"rendered":"Indie pop band to put on exclusive show at Swindon pub"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n  Talk In Code are performing at The Hop Inn on Saturday, March 28.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The group are an 80s\u2011flavoured indie\u2011pop band, fronted by singer and songwriter Chris Stevens.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Hailing from the Swindon area, they won\u00a0the Best Original Band title at the Wiltshire Music Awards 2025.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  They grew out of earlier local projects and solidified their current four\u2011piece line\u2011up in the mid\u20112010s.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Known for synth\u2011driven, melodic songs and upbeat live shows, they have played at\u00a0music festivals such as Minety Festival, Victorious Festival, WrdeUp, and E-fest.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Their tracks have picked up indie\u2011press coverage and specialist radio support, including BBC Introducing and local stations.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Free tickets to The Hop Inn concert are available only to members of the band\u2019s 100-strong Talkers WhatsApp group.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  To join the group and get access to the tickets,\u00a0text &#8216;add me&#8217; and your name to\u00a007725 138077.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  This is a one-time event that is closed to the general public and attendance will be limited.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The show is expected to showcase not only familiar favourites but also some rare tracks.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  There will also be a Q&amp;A session with the band.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Talk In Code has seen rapid growth this year, securing 500,000 streams and one million views.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Any questions about the event should be directed to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk\/news\/25951427.indie-pop-band-put-exclusive-show-swindon-pub\/mailto:lindsey@talkincode.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">lindsey@talkincode.co.uk<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Talk In Code are performing at The Hop Inn on Saturday, March 28. The group are an 80s\u2011flavoured&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":485591,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[96,128,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-485590","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-entertainment","tag-music","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/485590","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=485590"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/485590\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/485591"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=485590"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=485590"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=485590"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}