Ben Ottewell (Gomez) & James Walsh (Starsailor)

Sunday 6 December 2026 at Circolo Arci Bellezza in Milan, two voices of British indie share the stage: Ben Ottewell, the Gomez guitarist with a rough timbre, and James Walsh, the pen and voice of Starsailor. A stripped‑down meeting that puts the songs at the center: spare arrangements, acoustic guitars, two‑part harmonies, reinterpretations of each other’s catalogs and notes from their solo paths.

Ben Ottewell: from his beginnings with Gomez and their folk‑blues interweavings to his more intimate solo records, his warm baritone brings robust melodies forward and an earthy picking style. Between dusty ballads and rougher passages, the set plays on dynamics and on songwriting that is oblique yet immediate.

James Walsh: frontman and songwriter of Starsailor, he moves between piano ballads and guitar-driven flights, with introspective lyrics and a melodic sensibility in the foreground. Solo, his songs breathe and reveal details and nuance. Together, the two weave their catalogs and influences into a compact, direct, no‑frills live show.