Having been a feature of Sheffield Summers for the last few years, The Rock N Roll Circus team decided to venture to sunny Norwich at the weekend, bringing a unique blend of music and circus entertainment the city hasn’t seen before.
The event, spread
over 3 days, featured a wide range of music to suit many tastes with
a cross between pop, Indie and both local and up and coming new bands
across 2 stages.
Work commitments meant that we couldn’t attend all 3 days, arriving midway through day 1. First up, on the smaller outdoor Electric Carousel stage were London's Lady of Mars, a really good band who worked the stage, the sound matches the cool appearance and despite the heat, they didn’t waiver at all. I’d be keen on seeing them again for longer than the 30 minutes allocated.
Festivals are all about fun and partying and moving into the Big Top for the main stage it was the Lottery Winners, full of that party spirit, Tom attempting a cartwheel being a highlight. Musically the band are always a safe festival booking with enough entertainment, and some humour between songs. You can see The Lottery Winners again in Norwich later this year at the Nick Rayns UEA LCR
The site itself had
just enough of selection of food places and a VIP area, which we were
lucky enough to be able to catch a fire show in. There was a circus
workshop running throughout from local troupe Oak Circus, some of the
circus events could have been better advertised. It would be easy to
miss or completely overlook the non-musical side which is a shame for
the dedicated performers who worked so hard to entertain all weekend.
The chilled out acoustic sound of twin sister act Dolder were next, from Newcastle, some really lovely vocal harmonies and a welcome change of pace, they were followed by Eurovision runner up Sam Ryder on the main stage who performed for slightly over an hour.
Many will be
mistaken for Thinking his Eurovision hit, Spaceman, Was his only
song. With his second album now out and previous hits including Tiny
Riot and More, Ryder showed his flexibility in sound and vocal range
today. Definitely someone heading to the top of the British music
scene and it wouldn't surprise me to see him headline one of the mid
range festivals soon.
Closing out the
smaller stage on day 1 were Deco, really good indie band, A cover of
The Verves' Bitter Sweet Symphony with a more electronic sound, a
structured set with some good songs, if a little on the shorter side.
Headliners for the day were McFly, always popular and a career spanning 2 decades, this was hit after hit and Danny, Harry, Dougie and Tom are just as good now as they were back then. The production of day 1 of the festival was very good, and this was a great showcase for the bands sound.
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