Roadrage festival held at the Corporation Sheffield was in its 1st year, with bands on 2 stages, great food stalls & lots of lovely motorbikes to be drooled over.
I have to admit I went to see one band in particular The Rising Souls.
After hearing them for the 1st time earlier this year on the radio I think,this was my first chance to see them live. To say I was a tad excited would be an understatement!
Arriving at the venue around 12.15pm I found Baranovitch were in full swing, great to see Steve & was a fab set.
I had a quick wander round bumped into friends then into the main room for a set from Silverjet.
Really enjoyed their energetic new rock sound. Shame that they were on early in the day as they would've drawn a bigger crowd later on in proceedings.
Up next were the band I've been raving about on social media for the last 3 months. I took my place on the barrier even though I was without my usual cohorts which is totally unheard of, I usually like to shy away from the front if I'm on my own but this was a set I wanted to experience totally. It was indeed the right decision!
Right from the moment the guys stepped on stage I was totally blown away, such a tight band, with Roy, Ciaran , Reece and the truly incredible vocals from Dave. They played tracks from their EP Set Me Free & a new song aswell. At first there weren't too many watching but they soon came as they hear Dave's soulful voice & bluesy rock with hints of Rival Sons & The Temperance Movement.
They seem to be thoroughly enjoying themselves & new guitarist Ciaran seems very at home.
The set is over far too soon for me. A much larger crowd than from the start show their appreciation & were wanting more, fantastic to see!
The guys go to sign some merch & have photos taken, with nice little queue that had built up for them.
Then a little while later it's up to the VIP lounge for a little acoustic set. Unfortunately it seems the timings have been slightly mixed up...but after chilling with a beer & catching up Dave takes his place on a stool in the corner of the lounge, due to the time mishap theres not too many upstairs which is a shame but gave it more of a cool feel.
Dave treated us to a chilled out set of beautiful songs, it was pretty special.
This band are on the way up, they have their own headline gig in Edinburgh 31st May & festival's such as Steelhouse & Winterstorm coming up.
Get out to see them & experience this incredible band, I for one will try to catch at every opportunity I can!
sharesomesoul
http://www.therisingsouls.com
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