BREAKING NEWS :

… SET TO RETURN TO THE LIVE MUSIC SCENE IN 2026 (after taking the last two years off to focus on the care of his disabled children)

THE LAZY I brings his crowd-pleasing originals (and HotchPotch of surprising covers) back to the grassroots stage in venues all across Norwich (tbc) - keep an eye out for a show coming to a venue near you … if you live in the aforementioned region.

... THE LAZY I  (Shannon Crome) has been a dominant force in the EA music scene for nearly two decades, well known for his electrifying live shows - as well as his passionate support for the East Anglia music scene, and it’s performers & venues.

In recent years, as well as performing on some of the stages at the biggest venues and festivals in the region, he has built local gig organisers THE A.I.R EVENTS into a nationally recognised entity - having spoken with Glastonbury about running a live music stage (which was declined due to the lack of input on performers and lineups) and running a monthly residency in Camden Town, which followed a three year residency at The Brickmakers (one of Norwich’s most prominent grassroots venue)

It is fair to say that Norwich should be anxious for the return of this local musical tour-de-force, as it seems like it is in dire need of yet another Indie shake up !!

AND NOW FOR THE BLURB…

Over the past 5 years THE LAZY I has graced the stages of many of the region’s finest music venues including The Brickmakers,  The Norwich Waterffront, EpicTv , the John Peel Centre , Open & The Reindeer (as well as many, many other of the grassroots venues all across the EA and the U.K) , and have become renowned for his unique and accessible brand of acoustic music. 

Combining the Folk stylings of Cat Stevens & Dylan with the aggressive Grunge approach of Nirvana / Pearl Jam, THE LAZY I bring an emotive and genuine feel to their live shows - and then if you throw in a bit of abstract absurdity (in the vein of Talking Heads & Zappa) with some occasional rock posturing and you have pretty much defined the kind of live experience that TLI deliver.

Edited footage of THE LAZY I’s live performance at The A.I.R Events presents Boombox , Camden - from Sunday 7th July 2024

AND NOW FOR THE COMPLETE & UNABRIDGED HISTORY OF THE LAZY I…

THE LAZY I first came to prominence in the EA music scene in 2001 as songwriter & vocalist for hard rock group ICARUS VISION ; Their first gig being a support slot for Graham Bonnet & Don Airey ‘s ‘Rainbow’ reunion show at The Norwich Waterfront -as well as supporting Wilko Johnson & The Blockheads at Norwich Arts Centre. 

Although the EA music scene in the early 2000’s was heavily Cover Band dominated THE LAZY I and co, with their two hour shows  full of power and ingenuity ,  proved the merits of good original music and they quickly smashed venue doors open wide for a new generation of local performers to benefit from. The proof of this can be seen in the strength of quality of the current EA music scene.

In August 2018 Shannon Crome created THE LAZY I, THE A.I.R Events & BOOMBOX brands ; setting up a weekly live music night at a local venue that had fallen on hard times which he called BOOMBOX - the BOOMBOX nights were focused solely on authenticity , talent and the sheer enjoyment of uncensored entertainment.

THE LAZY I played every week of the first run of BOOMBOX - 44 consecutive Tuesday’s - as they were the 'resident' act & also host.

The popularity and renown that the nights gained helped put THE LAZY I on the map - but it was possibly the many music festivals that they have organised and the creating an independent Music TV Station that have really helped to elevate them, and cemented their reputation as not ONLY a damned good live act but a powerful motivating force for the local EA music scene as a whole.

THE LAZY I has been interviewed twice in the BBC studios to promote the two festivals, and since then has performed several full acoustic set live On-Air for West Norfolk Radio , and the BOOMBOX nights themselves have received fantastic reviews , (not least from The Telegraph’s ‘What’s Hot In Norfolk ‘ in late 2018 / early 2019.)

Over the last two years WNR have broadcast approx 20 full live THE LAZY I sets, with fantastic support also coming from RADIO SEAGULL and ICRfm.

All of this support has helped THE LAZY I to surpass the 45,000 followers mark on FB !