All the bands tonight share something in common – they are very difficult to pigeonhole. No doubt it is that eclectic nature that has led to them being found on the same bill. Headliners Don Broco have embraced that sometimes poisoned chalice of being unashamedly unique and genre non-specific, in turn they’ve risen to heights that we could only dream of when first seeing them debut their video for ‘Hold On’ on ScuzzTV over ten years ago.
Read MoreFor years now Don Broco have been slowly but surely rising through the ranks of the reliable, hardworking, quintessential British Band League Table. What started off as 4 guys fresh from the pages of Lad Bible has turned into an unstoppable behemoth that is hell bent on making sure that every corner of the British music map has something they can see in Don Broco that makes them think “yeah these guys are the shit”.
Read MoreIt used to be so clear cut. You either liked metal or you liked pop. They were two polar opposites, existing in different and wholly incompatible worlds. You never crossed the beams or even contemplated being able to like both, that was, frankly, heresy. Somewhere along the way, the younger generation have blurred the battle lines that we saw as being so uncrossable. They ignored our protests that pop and metal don’t combine, and you end up with nights like this.
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