Introducing the finest thing to come out of Italy since Super Mario Brothers, ladies and gentlemen … Afterhours. Moody and atmospheric yet mesmerising and hypnotic with just a touch of madness, kinda like an experimental pop soundtrack to One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest. No wonder they've supported REM and Mercury Rev, and won a string of awards. Awesome, remarkable, amazing ... you pick the adjective.
Big circus are from Birmingham UK, playing melodic indie rock with a cutting edge. The band write songs that gnaw away at your subconscious and demand you listen again. A review by Making Music magazine describing the songs as having choruses that Bret Anderson would die for nowadays. The band has made several TV appearances including shows for Carlton and Cable and received airplay on BBC radio and also independents such as XFM and Kerrang 105.2. Prestigious gigs played include dates at Birminghams NEC & Ronnie Scotts and Londons Underworld and the band are now venturing ever further afield. The promo EP Snack Bar prompted The Birmingham Evening Mail to describe big circus as The band with the Golden Touch and the Stourbridge News to call the songs Stunning. Following recent features on Kerrang 105.2 and great live performances the bands reputation continues to grow...
The Attic posses what some bands only dream of. With their raw, emotional, energetically charged rock they can get any crowd moving or tapping a foot. The four piece from Wednesbury in the Blackcountry was born in late 2002 but only discovered their own style in 2004, now set in their ways The Attic offer a unique instrumental chemistry with an original lyrical attitude. Strictly over 18's ONLY. Photographic ID WILL be required.