We headed down to Selby for our monthly Riff Club event (held on Friday the 2nd of August due to July's event being cancelled) with high hopes for the massive line-up we had booked in to help raise money for two very worthy causes.
The Josh & Amanda Fund - Trying to raise a target of £2000 to send two disabled/terminally ill children to Disney Land, you can donate to this fund via our website Donate tab
Wakefield metal band Lorenza Woods were first to the stage following a last minute drop-out and they really set the tempo for the night with a very strong vocal performance from front woman Sarah Green.
The band played very well, sounded very tight together and were seemingly enjoyed by those that watched them, the only thing bad we have to say about the set is the crowd, if you pay to get in a gig you may as well watch the bands playing instead of sitting in a chair or standing outside, support your scene or it won't be around much longer!
Southampton rock quartet Circle Of Reason were the second band to take to the stage, currently embarking on a UK tour. Selby was the fourth date that the band stopped off at and they sparked quite a reaction with the gig goers who constantly came to the front of house to ask us who they were.
The crowd were a bit more receptive for the lads as the venue slowly began to fill up as they came on stage and I think they left the right impression on everybody that heard/saw them, we can not wait to have them back and we wish them the very best of luck for the remainder of their tour!
Third to the stage was local heroes We Are Carnivores, who had played a gig only hours before turning up!
They hit the stage with immense energy and really worked the crowd up with their excellent stage presence. The band have enjoyed a lot of success as of late and have been propelled into the spotlight and for this reason we were very excited to see what they could do live, and they did not disappoint. A great band with a very promising future ahead of them, we are very fortunate to have booked them before they got bigger!
Main support for the evening came from the manliest of men in Tussk, who win the award for best facial hair of the evening as well as best band. In my opinion the guys really delivered on their set showcasing immense energy and stage presence as well as performing extremely in sync with one another. Just like We Are Carnivores, Tussk provided a track for the Riff Wrecks Pop compilation album and ever since then we have been eagerly waiting for a chance to bring them to a show and it was well worth the wait, they came, they knocked ten shades of shit out of the place and they left leaving a lasting impression on many of the attendees, fucking brilliant.
Headlining the event was our boys In Search Of Sunrise, who also filmed footage for their music video on the night.
The guys have been a little out of touch with the music world lately but non of that showed during the short set they provided, they were on par with the other bands for stage presence, they were performing well on stage together and the crowd absolutely loved them.
The local boys tore it up and soaked in the atmosphere ahead of their show for the Soundwave competition that they have been participating in which will be announced shortly.
The band seemed to be in high spirits after the show and hopefully they will be around for good with the plans of the debut EP 'A Myth in the Making' finally coming together.
We want to say a huge thank you to all of the bands, to all of the attendees, to Ian and Gareth for letting us do what we do and to Sam, our door helper for the evening!
We raised a huge £51 which was split equally between the two funds and we are delighted to announce that we will be raising for both of these funds again on the August Survival Sunday all-dayer event on the 25th, it is a bank holiday, we have a quiz and bands and DJ's on so come down.
-Adam.
