The Black Map #268: Weller from the South East! (Reading Rising IV Edition)

What could be better than a swan dive into the asphalt? Well for starters there is Reading Rising Festival on Saturday 18th November at The Facebar in Reading where there will be 12 bands across 2 stages with 0 clashes for your viewing and listening pleasure. The event will see the bands playing a mixture of Alternative Rock and Metal for you to get on the dancefloor for with an after party DJ set from Our Fate guitarist Finn Panhaleux running until 2am if that tickles your fancy! Here’s the line up so far…

Our Hollow Our Home (headliner)
Confessions Of A Traitor (headliner)
Waterlines
NervEndings
InAir
Crushed By Waves
Veridian
Our Fate
Weller
The Freudian Session

…and 2 more bands to be announced!

Who’s left that we haven’t spoken about in the build up to the event so far? South East Alternative Rock with a pinch of Nu-Metal about them four piece Weller for one. They’ve been through a little bit of a transitional period with their long time guitarist stepping away, however they’ve repositioned Henry Dench to fill his boots and brought in new bassist Harvey Baldwin to complete their line up. The beginning of their new chapter begins with new single “Longing For The Light” which follows the August released “Divine Intervention” out of the gate, both of which you can expect to hear at Reading Rising.

Having formed in 2020, the band released their debut EP “Life Is Messed Up, Don’t You Agree?” with Meyrick de la Fuente of Exist Immortal fame recording producing, mixing and mastering at the end of April last year. That broke all kinds of barriers for the band who already had a strong following from a wealth of waterfall released singles, the brilliant “Fire” showcasing their abilities and earning the better part of 161k of Spotify streams alone as a fans favourite. Not only do they have stories to tell as they seek to make a difference in a f***ed up World, but they have passionate vocals and a collection of mighty fine riffs to keep you going when times get rough.

We’re proud to be a Media Partner of Reading Rising IV. If you want a ticket for this year’s incarnation you can find them here