We were delighted to be approached by Winter’s End organisers to help out this long-established and well-liked festival after previously announced acts had to drop out or postpone for all the reasons we know about all too well – and we look forward to playing some of our new songs to welcome in the Spring. Get tickets for our performance … Read More

Cairo are delighted to announce that they will be performing a show at the exciting newly upgraded venue, Unit Nine, Bridgeturn Avenue, Old Wolverton, Milton Keynes MK12 5QL on Sunday 5th June 2022. On behalf of the band, Rob Cottingham advised: “In 2019, I met Dom, one of the owners of this venue, and he kindly showed me their studio … Read More

Cairo are delighted to announce that they will be performing a show at the renowned 1865 venue in Southampton on Sunday 29th May 2022, with special guests Grace & Fire. On behalf of the band, Rob Cottingham advised: “We have been wanting to play this fantastic venue for years but for one reason and another the stars did not align, … Read More

Rob had a fantastic, and quite substantial, interview with none other than the mighty Progmeister himself, Mr Steve Gould. This was aired on 14th March 2021 in Steve’s The Lost Art 4pm show. Rob talks frankly about the impact of streaming; the pandemic and the death of his mother late last year. Don’t miss it. You can find the interview … Read More

Cairo are pleased to announce the release of a lockdown keys and vocal mix of one of our new songs, Altitude, the full recording of which will feature on Album Two, as and when we are able to record it. The song was written well before lockdown, however, sums up the dilemma of wanting to be together but being afraid … Read More

It is with sincere regret that we have decided to postpone next weeks Cairo gigs in Sheffield and Milton Keynes, due to the coronavirus epidemic concerns which have escalated exponentially in the UK over the last 72 hours. We were tremendously excited to play our new set and new songs, however, we feel a responsibility to our fan base and … Read More

The band is delighted to announce that Rob Cottingham has been endorsed by San Francisco-based synth manufacturer, Sequential Circuits.   ABOUT SEQUENTIAL Sequential is led by legendary instrument designer and Grammy-winner Dave Smith, the founder of Sequential Circuits in 1974. In 1977 Dave designed the Prophet-5, the world’s first fully-programmable polyphonic synth, and the first musical instrument with an embedded … Read More

Cairo announce two more gigs coming up next month – one on 12th March at The Local Authority in Sheffield, and one on 13th March at a recently upgraded venue in Milton Keynes called Unit Nine. To tie in with the news, the band are releasing a further live video of Dancing The Gossamer Thread, recorded in Holland last year … Read More

Cairo will be playing Cambridge Rock Festival on 21st June. In a statement the band said: “We are delighted to announce that we will be playing a full seventy-minute set on the Sunday afternoon. Cambridge Rock Festival is one of our favourite festivals and we are excited to be playing at this new venue on the Ruby Stage. Please can … Read More

Cairo are delighted to announce their first ever single release via Prog magazine. Cairo’s new single, ‘Deja Vu’, is released today together with the title of their new live album – due to be released in two weeks. Read all about it, here, and please check out the credits on YouTube. You cannot produce this without a fantastic team of … Read More

At a personal level, it has been a challenging year with unexpected downsides which show that the old adage about ‘fail to plan; plan to fail’ is only true but in the context of the environment you are operating in.

Photo credit: Hoss PhotographyNEW SINGERLisa Driscoll and the band have parted company. In a statement, the band said: “We will never forget how Lisa stood in at short notice for our first album launch gigs in late 2016, and we want to thank her for everything she has done for Cairo since and to wish her, Al, and baby Oscar, … Read More