AMPLI-YULETIDE in association with Rock Media UK
Bad Touch + Florence Black + Scarlet Rebels + Revival Black + Skam + Doomsday Outlaw + Matt Long And The Revenant Ones + Unknown Refuge + Mother Vulture + CIRCUS 66
Entry Requirements: 14 Years plus with Adult Supervision
Amplified Rocks in association with Rock Media UK are pleased to announce AMPLI-YULETIDE, a Christmas All Day event this December.
Featuring some of the best new acts from across the NWOCR scene here in the UK!
Line Up
Bad Touch are a young UK based rock band who formed 6 years ago whilst all the members were still in school or college. Like most bands the early years were spend toiling away in local pubs playing covers of some rock classics whilst at the same time introducing some of their own compositions into an ever expanding set. During these formative years the band began to get noticed and soon due to their dynamic live shows became favourites at many local venues.
Eventually the bands original material took precedence and it was not long before they recorded their first EP at the Leeders Farm Studio – home of local hero’s The Darkness.
The desire to get their music to a wider audience led the band to seek gigs around the country and this was instrumental in the band being awarded an Exposure Music Award in 2012 for their live show and being invited to play at Hard Rock Hell for the 1st time.
2013 was a great year for the band building up to a tour of the UK with The Quireboys and winning the Marshall Ultimate Band Contest.
2014 saw the band step up to become regulars at many venues around the country. Tours with Bonafide, The Electric Boys and Tyketto gave them a great education in performance and this combined with some high profile sets at festivals such as Download, Steelhouse, Legends of Rock and Hard Rock Hell has shown that the band can deliver the goods time after time.
In 2015 band record their debut album at Foel Studios and the completed ‘Half Way Home’ released on 27th April was universally well received and gained great reviews,
2015 was also a great year for touring with the band completing an 18-date UK tour with The Answer as well as UK tours with Tyketto and Snakecharmer with shows gaining praise from fans and critics alike.
Booking agents TKO are now working with the band so 2016 will be a busy year – they toured with with Jared James Nichols and Kentucky Headhunters in June and July and more touring is in the pipeline for the autumn.. They will also be recording their second album which is due to be released later in the year.
All in all things are looking very bright for these hard working guys. So if you’re into live music at its finest with the vibes of Led Zep and Black Crowes check them out whenever they play in your town or city – you will not be disappointed.
Florence Black are a three piece rock group from the South Wales Valleys who formed in late 2012. Heavy blues-rock riffs with face-melting solos. All you need to do is watch this video.
Florence Black - Ghost:- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19sC5Mxp2e0
Scarlet Rebels were formed in October 2017 from the foundations of Welsh rock band V0iD. The band's current line-up is: Wayne Doyle (vocals/guitar), Chris Jones (lead guitar), Josh Townshend (guitar – and son of The Who's guitarist Simon Townshend and nephew of The Who's guitarist Pete Townshend), Wayne 'Pricey' Esmonde (bass) and Gary Doyle (drums).
Scarlet Rebels released their debut album Show Your Colours on August 9, 2019 with Rock of Angels Records, which was produced and engineered by Tim Hamill (known for his work with Lemmy, Girlschool and George Michael) and recorded at Sonic One Studios in Llanelli, South Wales. The album artwork was designed by guitarist Josh Townshend (who also played keyboard and piano on the album).
During the COVID-19 pandemic's restrictions on touring, the band recorded LIVE: Made in Sonic One in 2020, a live album also recorded at Sonic One Studios and released on October 16, 2020. Show Your Colours and LIVE: Made In Sonic One were both hailed as Album Of The Month by Great Music Stories.
Their second studio album was recorded towards the end of 2020 (and once again recorded with Tim Hamill).
Scarlet Rebels were awarded Band Of The Year by 107 Meridian FM's Great Music Stories in 2019 (having been awarded several Band of the Month and Album of the Month accolades already) and were also a runner up to this title in 2020. They were also voted the second best Live Album of 2020 by the New Wave Of Classic Rock.
The band's 2020 UK tour in support of their debut album Show Your Colours, The Rising Tour, was sponsored by Planet Rock (radio station). They have featured on the bill of live festivals such as Hard Rock Hell and Planet Rockstock, and radio festival Spirit Of Wildfire.
Listen to 'No One Else To Blame' here https://www.facebook.com/ScarletRebels/
Revival Black are a big hitting, classic sounding hard rock band, striking out of the cultural heartland that is Liverpool, England. They initiated a sonic incursion on the public with their 10-song debut album - STEP IN LINE and then followed up with their live double-disc DVD/CD - Live In Your Lounge.
They have just completed recording of their highly anticipated, second album, slated for release early in 2022.
With their own brand of honest rock n roll, drawing upon the classic sound of the 70’s with a strong foothold in the modern day, Revival Black have firmly planted themselves within The New Wave of Classic Rock.
Until the pandemic hit they were traversing the UK on a Planet Rock sponsored tour, with Scarlet Rebels that included slots at Winter’s End and HRH AOR.
The band had their song ‘Wide Awake’ included on the UK Vinyl Charts #10 compilation album ‘Earache presents… The New Wave Of Rock N Roll’
They also rocked out at Steelhouse Festival last summer, opening up Saturday’s mainstage.
They recently released a live DVD/CD 2-disc package - Live In Your Lounge - that went on to win LIVE ALBUM OF THE YEAR from the 20,000 strong NWOCR collective.
DOOMSDAY OUTLAW - a ten-legged hard rock, blues tinged juggernaut based in the darkest heart of the UK.
Coupling huge riffs and killer grooves with soaring, soulful vocals to deliver timeless tales of heartbreak and redemption, the group showed off it's distinctive sound to the legions of hard rock faithful around the globe via their new album, 'Hard Times’, which had its worldwide release via Frontiers in May 2018, quickly gaining great reviews from across the globe.
Mounting critical acclaim plus a burgeoning reputation as a killer live act brought the band to the attention of Frontiers Music, a company that is already home to rising UK stars such as Inglorious, Wayward Sons and Bigfoot, in addition to hard rock legends like Whitesnake and Uriah Heep. Realising their amazing potential, label president Serafino Perugino wasted no time in signing the band.
With the successful release of Hard Times, the band hit the road in 2018 for tours with Jizzy Pearl and Graham Bonnet, and are rounded the year off with Toby Jepson's Wayward Sons. That summer saw 'Bring It On Home' playlisted by Planet Rock throughout July and August, as well as a major step up in festival profile with a SOPHIE Stage appearance at Bloodstock.
In late 2018, the band were joined by powerhouse guitarist Alez D'Elia, bringing a new dimension to the band's songwriting and live performances.
With dates throughout 2019, including HRH Sleaze III with Vain, Dogs D'Amour and Enuff Z'nuff - and their own headline tour - the band continued to build their following and finished off the year by heading into the studio to record their new album. After starting 2020 strong heading off to tour Spain, the band have spent 2020 bedding in new members, Nic Rudd on drums and Rowan O'Sullivan on guitar, all set to come out fighting in 2021 with new music and a killer live show!
Listen to 'Runaway' here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mf2NfZ6_2eg
MATT LONG has carved himself a reputation as a stellar front man of multi award-winning British Blues band Catfish. Alongside playing with Catfish, Matt is now also on the road with his own band, Matt Long and the Revenant Ones, with powerful new riff-influenced original rock material.
Their phenomenal energy on stage, Matt's powerful song writing, Adam's dark underbelly basslines and Kev's outrageously hypnotic drum skills make this a band which stands out from the crowd in a genre full of talent.
With their first European tour completed in early 2020 and festival bookings coming in, this band was already causing a buzz both in the UK and abroad and the debut album 'The Other Side' was due for release in Spring 2020 just as Covid struck, but this has been put back to July 2021 once restrictions are lifted so that they can take it out on tour.
This new band allows Matt flex his song writing muscles with a new project focused on rockier riffs and showcasing his impeccable guitar wizardry.
The band consists of talented and inventive Catfish band-mate Adam Pyke on bass and critically acclaimed ex-RavenEye drummer Kev Hickman on drums who is no stranger to the world stage. Kev has performed regularly across three continents and supported acts such as Slash, Deep Purple, Joe Satriani and The Darkness.
Listen to 'Feel Like A Saint' here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-d_pPHbrUQ
UNKNOWN REFUGE have instantly carved their mark securely in the metal world and hit the ground marching, singing, drumming and strumming on their debut album 'From The Darkness', with an ease that only comes this naturally to the best of the best.
These boys aren’t even 20 yet! From the interviews done to date, here is a young band enjoying the pure thrill of playing music together, having fun and enjoying every new day. They are also serious about making sensible decisions and staying in control and this is to be applauded.
This is a band enjoying what they do but serious about plotting a path that is right for them and taking their time to make the right decisions.
Unknown Refuge could be one of a new crop of bands that will reinvigorate the rock scene in the post Covid world. And referencing the band’s album closer, this is but the start of a new journey – and not just for Unknown Refuge, but for the music scene in general.
Listen to 'Shadows' here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIAJJSiXStI
What do get when you cross an Englishman, a Welshman, a Russian, and a guy who’s not quite sure where he’s from? This definitely isn’t the start of a joke, but the forming of CIRCUS 66.
CIRCUS 66 is a rock band bursting with funk infused blues, & shaken up with a dose of classic rock overtones. This band is the brainchild of guitarist, Matt & bassist, Tom, whose paths crossed in university in 2012. For 3 years the band performed as a 3-piece, cultivating a wide musical fan base due to their musicianship and energetic live shows.
Enjoying success on the release of their second EP in 2015 whilst being signed to The Animal Farm record label, the band supported the likes of The Wild Lies, Sons of Icarus, Tequila Mockingbird, Massive Wagons, Killit & The Dust Coda.
A line-up change steered the band into reinventing themselves musically as a 4-piece with the addition of groove based drummer, Leigh, and powerhouse vocalist, Annabelle. With Annabelle’s presence, image, attitude and having “the voice”, Matt and Tom felt they had finally found the missing piece of the band.
During 2017, the band recorded a number of songs with Producer/Engineer Adam Whalley (Slash, Richie Sambora, Zakk Wylde, Big Boy Bloater, Wille and the Bandits), which was released as an EP called “Showtime”, in March 2018. Combining sterling musicianship and dominant vocals with a soulful flare, the new EP caters to a wide range of listeners, to fans old and new.
The band are receiving glowing feedback and airplay from a number of national radio stations including Hard Rock Hell Radio & Chat & Spin Radio & Down The Front Media. 2018 is shaping up to be a busy and important year for the band where they will be taking their rock craft out on the road where it belongs.
