“…like a Tarantino soundtrack” Huw Stephens, BBC Radio 1

“Mesmerizing live show that drew in the crowds and blew people away - a festival highlight!” Official Leeds Festival

“completely mind-blowing” Louder Than War

"huge sound, like a hard-edged Fleetwood Mac" Radio X

“a rousing soulful gem” Tom Robinson, BBC Radio 6

Bang Bang Romeo are a Sheffield-based group of talented, driven and larger-than-life musicians with an appetite for success as big as their sound. Their music is timeless and classic, yet modern and exciting and a sound is already causing a stir across the industry and every audience they perform for.

Lead singer, Anastasia, has a voice totally unrivalled by her peers – the power and control that resonates from this 23-year-old girl has to be heard to be believed. The 3 piece which make up the rest of the band are supremely talented musicians with a work ethic – whether on stage or in the studio – of players twice their age.

With festival highlights in 2016 at the Isle of Wight (where they performed on 2 stages including The Big Top), Leeds (where they packed out the tent) and Tramlines (main stage) the scene is set for a packed calendar in 2017. They recently supported Starsailor on their UK tour in December and sold out of merchandise after the 2nd show, in addition the keyboard player from Starsailor asked if he could join them on stage for 2 of the performances after staying up all night learning the parts to 3 of their songs and subsequently asked if he can feature on the album. The band have just signed with Solo Music Agency (U2, Little Mix, Iggy Pop), and talks of major support tours abound.

Their debut album is currently in production but the industry is already talking – this much anticipated record has attracted them a publishing deal before it’s even completed and with offers of TV performances already coming in the release is sure to make a noise.

Bang Bang Romeo have the backing of some of the hardest-working teams in the business and the promotional campaigns that are about to commence will ensure this band achieve the level of exposure such talent and dedication deserves.

Watch this space for one of the most exciting bands to come out of the UK in many years, and one with a global potential unseen since the glory days of the biggest stadium bands in the world.

Born and raised in Belfast, Gareth Dunlop enters the musical landscape as one of the most talked about young artists from Northern Ireland. The poetic vulnerability in his songs and distinctive, soulful voice has led to Gareth’s music being featured in numerous television shows and films including Lucifer, Bones, House, Switched at Birth, NASHVILLE and more. Additional tracks are featured films, soundtracks and TV commercials for Disney Germany, Subaru, Amica Insurance and Discover Ireland. In the last few years, Gareth has toured in the UK and US opening for a diverse group of artists including Van Morrison, The Stereophonics, James Morrison and more.

Born on Highway 30 one January morning by the Gulf of Mexico, Ophelia is the collaborative project of singer-songwriters Rebecca Van Cleave and Samuel Taylor. The two had been performing together in the US, promoting their respective solo projects, when they decided it was time to bring together some of their favourite musicians and make a record.

On returning to the UK in February 2016, they contacted their neighbour at the time, producer David Glover from Tesla Studios in Sheffield, who has worked with acts including Slow Club, Michael Malarkey, and Pete (Dexy’s) Williams. As a three piece, they started demoing the tracks and, as summer approached, they began work on the record. They called in producer and drummer Greg Haver, of Manic Street Preachers and Super Furry Animals fame, and Grammy-Nominated Nashville fiddle player Eamon McLoughlin. The band was formed and the album sessions took place in June 2016.

The album was mixed in October 2016 by Clint Murphy, who recently had a UK number one album with Devilskin, and mastered by Ryan Smith at Sterling Sound, who has worked on albums for Adele, Beyonce, Bob Dylan, Paul Simon and James Taylor to name but a few.

The album tells a story of past and present- a journey of time, love, life, and loss. It is an introspective record that draws on influences from many different genres of music. Sam says about the album, “I suppose we’ve created a British Americana Rock record. It’s an honest album, written from the heart, and we wanted to honour that by keeping the instrumentation on the tracks raw and organic.” The album even includes a track written by Rebecca’s father, Chris Van Cleave, who was a founding member of the 1970’s Paramount Records band Meadow. ‘The Artist’ was originally sung by Laura Brannigan, who later went on to sing hits such as ‘Gloria’. Rebecca rediscovered the song after she and her father played it in her family living room one night during a snowstorm in Virginia. She decided it needed to find new life again on the record.

Rebecca, an actress well know for her role as Lena Heady’s body double in HBO’s Game of Thrones and as the lead in the multi award winning horror short The Prey, only released her debut EP in September 2015, but has quickly progressed down the road of music with her recordings receiving airplay from BBC Introducing. She says of the album, “Making it was a really beautiful process. We knew we wanted to take this record down a different path than our solo stuff- to make it more rocky, edgy, and we spent a lot of time with the tracks really exploring where they could go. Then Greg came in and added his drum wizardry, and Eamon with his fiddle, and it really took the songs to this other level. It hits you in the heart. I’m really proud of what we’ve created together.”

Samuel has been a part UK music scene for 15 years, first with his bands Dead Like Harry and Taylor & Marie, and as a guitarist for acts such as the Ivor Novello nominated Nerina Pallot; then more recently, with his solo releases including the ‘Tales From A Troubadour’ EP series, which took place throughout 2015, where he travelled around the world recording a series of EP’s in different towns and cities.

The band have also recently set out on a new journey of their own, with plans to record a series of cinematic music videos shot in different locations around the world that have inspired tracks on the album. From her work as actress, Rebecca has had the fortune of collaborating with many talented directors and cinematographers. She thought this would be an amazing way to tie together the two parts of her life. The first video was shot in the Autumn of 2016, in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, where Rebecca grew up.

Exciting times lie ahead for this band of Vagabonds… More news coming soon!