Snow Patrol - February 2019

Since their 1998 debut Songs for Polarbears, Snow Patrol have sold millions of albums and toured the world. You only have to hear the first two notes of Run or Chasing Cars to instantly recognise those songs.

In May 2018, Snow Patrol released Wildness, their first album in seven years, and they've been on the road ever since. Their tour continues in 2019, with this year marking the band's 25th anniversary.

Before Snow Patrol's concert in Frankfurt on February 8th, 2019, lead singer and songwriter Gary Lightbody talked to Anna Wirz about life on tour, the Northern Irish music scene, and how to keep your lighting guy from going insane.

Photography: Bradley Quinn