Four uni mates messing about in a grimy Manchester bedroom playing covers to kill time. That’s how Westside Cowboy started – no plans, no pressure, just hanging out and playing music, maybe ordering a takeaway. But sometimes the best things happen when you’re not trying too hard. The Manchester quartet – Reuben Haycocks, Paddy Murphy, Aoife Anson O’Connoll, and Jimmy Bradbury – are now one of the city’s most exciting musical propositions.
Westside Cowboy have gone from casual jam sessions to co-signing with taste-maker indie labels Nice Swan Records and Heist or Hit as well as beating thousands of entrants to win Glastonbury’s 2025 Emerging Talent Competition and land a slot at the festival itself – all before their debut EP ‘This Better Be Something Great’ drops on 8thAugust. We caught the band backstage before a support gig at the iconic 100 Club to chat about everything from the importance of grassroots venues to their idea for a Westside Cowboy theme park…
