The latest Koshiro gig was a big one, an 8 band extravaganza that we headlined at Bristol venue The Croft. It was our first gig in 6 weeks so a lot of preparation had gone into putting together a set which included all of our debut EP and much of the newer songs we've been writing over the coming months. It was to be a set of two halves, seperated by a cover of Rise Against's 'Prayer of the Refugee', which explored the evolution our sound has taken. The show was organised by Offbeat Promotions and was one of the busiest nights we have played at since our first gig back in August 2010.
Gathering a roster of bands that would compliment and challenge our sound was a monumental feat, which took much time and thought to bring together. Opening the night at the front bar were one of the stand-out acts for the whole affair, and Ataraxis Vibration left the crowd in awe with their combination of smooth vocals, intricate guitar work and groovy songs. Next up, in the main room of The Croft, with their first official gig, were Above the Skies, Weston-Super-Mare pop-punkers who didn't appear to have a lack of experience on the stage, with a well polished and confident set. Following that were indie four-piece
Make Like Theodore, back at the front bar, before Bristol hardcore quintet Clear The Coast brought the thunder back to the main room in spectacular style, with a set full of heavy, tight and catchy tunes. Row of Ashes were up next, a female fronted heavy metal band that did a good job of melting faces and getting heads banging.
Main support for us in the main room were a band who are good friends of ours and have been regulars on the Bristol circuit since 2006. Langur almost tore the roof from The Croft with a battering-ram of a set, full of thumping drums, guitar feedback and slap bass. There were some new songs in the mix as well as some old favourites, and it was at this point during the night that the atmosphere really started to kick-start, with the crowd beginning to get vocal during this wonderful Langur set. Here are a few pictures of the band in action.
The final band to take to the stage before we got up and did our thing, were Doctor Nut (who sound like Iron Maiden rocking out with Beethoven - Dave Artscare) who took to the front bar stage with a grand hurrah and we watched by many performing their quirky and technically ace songs, and by this point The Croft was really bouncing. It was awesome to appear on the same bill as so many amazing bands, let alone headline the whole night, so we'd like to thank all of the other bands for playing and doing such a great job of it! Here are some images of Doctor Nut's set.
Koshiro took to the stage at 10:30pm, with an ever-growing audience spurring us on as we performed one of our most energetic and enjoyable sets to date. There were a little teething problems (including a confetti fail!) but it was a lot of fun and according to the reaction from the crowd, a successful gig. We also premiered a new song, Telekinesis, towards the end of the set.
The set in full was
- Medicine
- Greater the Void
- Ghosts
- Engage the Enemy
- Dread
- Prayer of the Refugee
- Telekinesis
- Buried At Sea
- Last Chance Saloon
And here are a few photos from our headline set! Taken by Joanna Morris and Anthony Palmer.
Next up for us is an appearance at The Fleece for the Dot to Dot Festival 2011 on Saturday the 28th of May!
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