Opening the show on tonight's 4 band bill was Sobriquet. They come across as being an extremely charismatic band who made no trouble with covering as much of the small corporation stage as they could. Musically there was quite a bit to take in. They had hints of hardcore, nu metal, emo, and some catchy choruses to boot. On a technical level, they were all extremely sound musicians, and this made for an enjoyable first band of the night, which set the precedent for a night of all-round great music.
Read MoreSheffield. City of steel, birthplace of my favourite band in the world ever, and a bit of a pain to get to for an all-day festival if you live on the other side of the Pennines to it! Accordingly I manage to arrive at The Corporation just in time to totally miss the first two bands, sorry. This is my first visit to the venue and I am impressed. It’s normally a nightclub, and is a bit of a rabbit-warren of a place with one big main room and several smaller ones. Today one of the smaller ones was put to use as a merch room, and one of the upstairs ones was the site of the second stage. Stage times were staggered so there were no overlaps which was great, if a little tiring trying not to miss anyone!
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