‘Burnout is what happens when we ignore the soul whispering against such devastating atrocities and do nothing about it. If we don’t stand up for children, then we don’t stand for much.’
All in the name of charity, Teddy20 has a special place in everyone’s hearts – audience and musicians alike – By Zo Marchment. Teddy20 is a registered charity to support children and young people with cancer, which the Newton Family created to fight back against this awful disease. Raising up to £250.00 that day, everyone who played and attended, including the event organiser Callum Gough from Laika band (who is only a mere 16 years old!) did a fantastic job and deserve a major pat on the back.
Burned-Out Festival 2017 at the Anvil in Bournemouth on Saturday, was an ideal mini festival for all who enjoy a wide range of music. From Indie to Pop Punk to Metalcore, it didn’t matter who you specifically came to see because we all came together to support this honourable cause.
First to get the crowd warmed up was an acoustic set upstairs from the lovely Harrison Henley. His acoustic melodies graced everyone’s ears making it a truly spectacular listening. With husky / indie vocal range, he reminded me of singers such as Chad Kroeger from Nickelback crossed with a Chris Daughtry twist, definitely one to check out if you like indie acoustic or want some easy listening on a Summer’s day.
To follow, in the Anvil’s basement, the event organisers band Laika entered the stage to a warm and supportive crowd. An excellent performance getting the crowd moving and enjoying the evening with similar comparisons to Boston Manor, Neck Deep and Foo Fighters. This truly is the band for any Pop Punk fan of today. The fact they organised the whole evening at such a young age, shows anyone can achieve anything they want to – no matter of age and ability, especially for such a good cause.
Third to the stage was a Surrey Pop Punk band, SHADED UK who made the audience bounce to their punk-tastic beats. Their wonderful harmonies and melodic riffs made for a fun and energetic performance. Similar to bands like Neckdeep, You Me At Six and Bowling For Soup, another recommend for anyone who enjoys the Pop Punk Scene.
High Visions graced us next on stage, all the way from Leeds. They put the punk in pop punk and the mesmerising performance Saturday made me realise was not wasting my time at all (Line from their song). With an essence of skater punk sprinkled with a pop mosh feel, these guys reminded me of bands such as The Ramones / Sum 41 goes Brit. Their catchy lyrics and hard-hitting riffs are definitely worth checking out.
The lovely boys from As Flames Rise, a Weymouth based metalcore band, were next to embrace the stage. Personally, I myself was upstairs at the start. However, on hearing Oscar George and Matty Bowdidge’s scream like a god of war calling to battle, I flew down the stairs in a heartbeat. Absolutely slaying the stage, the boys from As Flames Rise truly won my heart with their song Victims, such an energetic and bouncy song that got the crowd moving. If you haven’t heard these boys yet, where have you been? Their performance was like breakdown city!!
Their sounds are like bands such as Parkway Drive, Architects and Killswitch Engage. Also, earlier this year As Flames Rise supported Griever and Of Virtue at Blue Line Studios in Bournemouth. We pulled the boys out for an interview after all the mosh pit madness they created, check it out below!
Outta Peak followed, a pop mosh punk band from Sheffield. An absolute superb band giving a sensational and exhilarating performance. A real sight to see and sound to not miss. Pop punky beats these boys really know how to get the crowd off their feet. They have released their “Anything” music video on 14th February on premiere on New Noise Magazine. With the smashing riffs and catchy chord’s this is another band not to miss if you are pop punk mad!
To take final and centre stage were the lads from Create to Inspire, who put on a phenomenal and truly inspiring performance with songs from their album Sickness. My favourite being Cope with the powerful and molodlic lyrics that speak truly to me personally. Totally engaging with the audience on stage, you could see the passion as frontman Sean Midson fell to the floor singing from the depths of his heart. The amount of energy and joy created in the audience resulted in multiple mosh pits and circle pits which is always fun, and yes, I did take part! As usual, The Anvil Cellar was a sweatbox but the room didn’t seem to care – nearly the whole area dissolved into a pit several times during each song. They recently announced that in addition to their UK shows with Kingdom of Giants and Our Hollow, Our Home this October, they also are heading out to Europe for a number of shows with Fathoms – So don’t miss it! We snuck out the back to hijack their van for the interview with Sean Midson and Connor McLeod check out the video below: