Tim Burgess at the Merch Market

11th January 2026 at Troxy, London

The headlining act at Troxy was an acoustic set from organiser and self-proclaimed ‘Merch Market guy’ Tim Burgess, playing a selection of Charlatans classics accompanied by Sam O’Donovan on guitar.

Set list:

• North Country Boy
• White Shirt
• Salt Water
• For The Girls
• Just When You’re Thinkin’ Things Over
• The Only One I Know

This is something special. A reward for everyone that has stayed at the Troxy til the very end of the Merch Market. (It’s been a long day!)

Hearing the upbeat jangly classic North Country Boy completely stripped back was exquisite. Unlike the songs that followed, which sounded like acoustic versions of themselves, the arrangement of North Country Boy turned it into something completely different.

White Shirt sounded fantastic. I haven’t heard it in ages.

It was the first time I’ve heard Salt Water live. It’s a melodic interlude with few lyrics and invokes imagery of a cold winter’s beach, quite a contrast to the rest of the new album as it feels a definite change of pace, so fit perfectly into this acoustic set. 

Another new one, For The Girls, was very well received and is soon to be considered a Charlatans classic, I’m sure!

Just When You’re Thinkin’ Things Over is always great to hear (“It’s a matter of taste, yeah!”).

And finally, The Only One I Know, which works amazing well as a stripped back acoustic version.

The set was short and sweet, and ended with a “Love you all” to the audience.