Tuesday night (24th January) at Southampton Joiners was a pop punk dream with the likes of WSTR and Seaway heading the evening. Local band Fair Weather was first to perform as they really got things going. They provided an inflatable emoticon to pass around the crowd as they interacted with everyone right from the beginning. They played a Neck Deep cover of December, which was great and got everybody in the venue singing along to it. They had a few originals too that sounded great and the lead singer really had a decent pop punk style voice.
Next up was Brighton band The Gospel Youth who once again put on a great performance. The band recently signed to Rise Records, and they got to show what they were all about with new single The Miles We Are Apart. Featuring Samuel Little, Julian Bowen, Kev Deverick, Tom Aylott & Kurtis Maiden, every single member really put in 110% as they kicked off their tour. The Gospel Youth are set to release their new album Tired Eyes And Heavy Hearts Always Lose this year and on the night they played songs from their EP Empires. It was an awesome way to set up another up and coming band WSTR.
Fresh from releasing their new album Red, Green Or Inbetween, WSTR put one hell of a show on that saw a lot of people getting on stage with them. It was a great way to start their tour showed the people of Southampton what Pop Punk Liverpudlians are made of. Lead singer Sammy Clifford and the band started off with a song from Eastender’s Phil Mitchel which was comedy genius from the lads. With Creeper’s drummer, Dan Bratton, in the crowd, Sammy made sure he wore his Creeper shirt. For the first time they played Bury Me and Nail The Casket live from their new album. They also played Punchline and a fan favourite Graveyard Shift from their debut EP SKWRD. Overall it was a great set and really set the stage for Canada’s Seaway.
Seaway returned to headline Southampton Joiners after playing alongside Knuckle Puck last year at the venue. And it was a great return for the lads as they played songs from their latest album Colour Blind. Once again the crowd got up on stage with the band that really showed how well Seaway connects with fans after all these years. The lads will be going on tour with fellow Canadians Simple Plan in March and this was just a taste to what these guys have in stall this year. It was a fantastic night overall and Seaway was certainly the cherry on the cake.