Hard-Fi Wolverhampton concert's new date

Hard-Fi's Wolverhampton concert which had to be postponed at the weekend due to illness has now been resceduled to later in the month.

The concert will now take place at the Wulfrun Hall on Saturday, October 22, 2011. Tickets for the original date remain valid for the rescheduled date.

If the rescheduled date is unsuitable, face value refunds are available form the point of purchase on return of tickets.

Remaining tickets are £17.50, available from www.wolvescivic.co.uk or 0870 320 7000.

The original stars of CCTV - Staines-born, chav-indie-rock outfit Hard-Fi – are back after a four-year break with yet another top 10 album.

With frontman Richard Archer's distinctive voice telling tales about poverty and desperation in the most upbeat, danceable way imaginable, the group won the hearts of critics and fans alike.

Debut album Stars of CCTV soared to the top of the charts, shifting an immense 1.1million copies worldwide.

Then the traditionally difficult second album struck and – while it too went straight to the top, it sold less than a quarter of the copies and was panned by critics, sparking a break while they worked on making sure they could recapture the energy of their early material.

"Being away for that length of time – it feels like were starting again," says Archer.

"We've got that same hunger as we had at the beginning. Making this album there was none of the pressure we felt on our shoulders last time round. We have to work extra hard to show why we are that bit special.

"We just wanted to make a record people can dance to. When we made the first album, we were listening to hip hop and soul, as well as rock bands, and that's what we went for."

It has taken three years for them to get to this point – three years of writing, recording, scrapping and starting all over again.

But it has paid off and, with August's Killer Sounds reaching number nine in the UK charts – not bad these days for a non-X Factor, non-lip syncing guitar group.

"Everyone thinks that every album released has to be massive, and that every show should be an arena sell out," adds Archer.

"But you can't be on The X Factor every week, getting millions of pounds worth of advertising for free.

"You just have to get out there and do it, and we've gone back to that harsh reality.

"We don't expect to be walking in to number one albums again, or sold-out arena tours.

"We have to let people know what we've got to offer again. And that's enough."

"We are re-energised and itching to perform again.

"The couple of shows we did to get back into the swing of things were really amazing," Archer says.

"It feels like our early days again with nerves and excitement and a raw energy to get out there."

Charlotte Cross