The Underground Stage
“So anyway, I’ve not seen Raised As Wolves in a while but catching the set again is like seeing your best friend for the first time in ages, with the jumping and the screaming and the arm waving and the general lack of dignity. Few things fire up the synapses in the way that these […]
“Final Girls leave nothing in the dressing room – it all ends up splayed out on the field, spent and broken. At times it’s fearsome, but overall this is a set of explosive joy, occasionally brutal but always ruthlessly danceable. They deserve your attention.” Gallery Learn More Facebook | Instagram | TikTok
“Goon Gremlins may be playing late tonight but it’s well worth staying up for. This is A-grade guitar band wizardry, magical tone and song that sits somewhere between Camp Cope and your favourite other stuff. Confident, ringing melodies backed up by muscular rhythms are one thing, but a clear-thinking mind at work underneath it all […]
“Fewer things make me happier than a Royal Chant set. It’s the control and the lack of it, the joy in all of the sound and the fury in some of the sentiment, it’s the shoulder-shaking buzz and fuzz. Whatever – it’s always the purest pleasure.” Gallery Learn More Facebook | Instagram
“Ultra’s set rolls like crashing waves, great big walls of sound landing on the shore of the front row and beyond. Rich and dense and dark like deep waters, there’s much here to deal with, and much to love.” Gallery Learn More Instagram
“Be Frank could charm the socks off anyone – this is a delight of a set played with a gusto and a heft that belies the two-piece format. Jangling and thumping and giggling and feeling it all, it’s a lovely thing to watch.” Gallery Learn More Instagram
“Rat Public open up tonight with the first songs they’ve ever played on stage as a band, and by the end have me staring goggle-eyed in amazement and glee. This is damn near fully-formed, a grab bag of songs that channel The Replacements and Royal Headache, and then blow them all up in an explosion […]
“They’re yet to put out their debut EP, but Paint’s newest track “Field Trip” is as accomplished as any single one of your favourite bands. This is a glittering, soaring, shoulder-shaking, boot-stomping, flat-out monster of a song. I’m breathless 🥵”
“Hugs have released a series of near-perfect tracks over recent months, culminating in a near-perfect EP. It’s inventive, it’s wide-ranging, and it’s intricate, enough to set the heart racing as well as the head banging 💓”