The arena is filling up, basked in the warmth of the late afternoon sun, as the wings of demon and angel, alike, unfurl with the grittiness of ‘Tombstones and Deadwood’ the arenaceous opener from BWR’s debut EP of earlier this year. New track ‘Devil On Your Shoulder’ is coupled with the skeletal pulverisation of ‘Welcome To The Badlands’ with frontman and guitarist Tyler Haines swiftly enquiring “Love Rocks how ya doing?” in between. Once a part of the Love Rocks’ family the festival is consistently loyal.
Hutchinson and, later this evening, Elles Bailey. Rising from the ashes of Western Sand, their previous incarnation, BWR with this set enter the festival’s record books with a hat-trick of Love Rocks appearances, including the very first LR in 2017, alongside the likes of Kris Barras, Jack J. So, whilst the finishing touches are being applied to the main stage local lads Black Water Redemption, hollering out of their Solent-side badlands, get things underway on the second stage with a 37-minute salvo of kick-ass, gritty southern rock n’ roll. A veritable jewel in the crown of grassroots rock n’ roll. There’s no question of it Love Rocks is now officially a three-day festival. An evening that has grown from the night before the festival-proper gathering is now rightfully regarded as the opening day. This year the Thursday night warm-up has become all ‘grown up’ and is now a fully fledged ‘gig-day’. Personally, it’s a festival which is first in the diary every year and we’re not alone there’s many friends and familiar faces who are year on year attendees. Leonards Farm Campsite – a site run by the Love family since 1945! – this is a festival that has all the professionalism and standing of much larger festivals but minus the unwelcome long walks between arena and pitches or the daunting queues for over-priced food or drink. Hosted in the luxuriant surroundings of the AA Four Star St. From a two-day event completely housed in a large marquee through to a fully-fledged three-dayer with two comfortably sized outdoor stages there has been year-on-year augmentation. Somehow, however, the festival retains its intimate, family feel, community vibrancy and chilled atmosphere whilst expanding upon the quality outputted in previous years. Now in its sixth year of operation Love Rocks Festival continues to advance in positive directions, going from strength to strength in all quarters.
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