Folklore Sessions Presents; SUNFLOWER THIEVES
+ Support from EDIE BENS
27th April 2026
The Folklore Rooms
18+ | £10adv

Rooted in sisterhood, childhood friends Amy Illingworth and Lily Sturt-Bolshaw found theirfeet in Leeds to form Sunflower Thieves. Gathering plaudits from BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio2, BBC 6 Music, BBC Introducing, Radio X, CLASH, The Line Of Best Fit, Atwood Mag & more along the way, they released their debut EP ‘Someone To Be There For’ in 2022 and follow up ‘Same Blood’ EP in 2024. A self-produced partnership, nurturing a unique sound, SFT take a blueprint of dreamy, rousing soundscapes and inject it with grit and vulnerability.
Navigating friendships, the longing forconnection, romance, mental health and therapy, it’s a warm, comforting hug and supportnetwork in sonic form.

The duo have sold out headline shows across London, Leeds and Nottingham as well as toured the UK alongside the likes of Tors, Lexie Carroll, Samantha Crain, Dan Croll, Lewis Watson, Hayley Blais, Flyte, Say She She, Hannah Grace, Get Cape.Wear Cape.Fly & more.