The Lunar Year’s first headline tour came to a close on Sunday in London's grungy independent venue, The Garage.
The crowd were queued excitedly around the front of the venue in hopes to get as close to the stage as possible, in anticipation for the last show of The Lunar Year’s four date tour.
Opening the show was pop punk queen Bronnie. The pink haired singer/songwriter made her fans “scream” for her set of primarily original songs. The singer, who released her newest single “Friendzone” earlier this year, had the entire crowd singing along to every word of her upbeat catchy anthems.
Mid setlist, Bronnie introduced her own rendition of Katy Perry’s “I Kissed a Girl” which showcased her incredible vocal range. The pop-pink singer’s chemistry with her talented band, extruded out through her bubbly stage presence, giving The Lunar Year the best opening artist to hype up the crowd of excited fans.
The Tyne, made up of members Ryan, Cooper and Joshua, followed Bronnie’s performance and came on stage to an enthusiastic audience. The three-piece band are described as a “blend of British Alternative and Pop Punk alongside impactful lyrics, pure unadulterated energy and teenage angst”. All of which they proved throughout their well received set with their strong vocals and engaging stage presence. The pop-punk band resembled pop-band New Hope Club, with whom they share a manager, just with a fresh-faced and edgier vibe.
Finally, an eruption of screams filled the venue as The Lunar Year’s Connor Ball and Sasa Macek made their way to the stage. Front-man Connor, known for being the bassist of The Vamps, owned the stage with his confident stage presence, witty personality and appealing vocals. Drummer Sasa, known for his drumming skills in the American DJ trio Cheat Codes, brought just as much energy to the room with his passionate and diligent rhythm. Joining them was guitarist, Nikola Batelic, who aided in hyping up their lively audience.
The band made their way through every song from their recently released EP and delighted fans with an unreleased song; as well as treating Connor’s long term fans to his version of The Vamps’ debut single “Can We Dance”.
A personal favourite from the setlist has to be a track from their EP, “Nothing”, which Connor described as being about struggling with anxiety. The heart-wrenchingly honest lyrics, “I got nothing, I just want to live”, sincerely portray the internal struggle of living with anxiety.
The edgy band closed the show with their popular single, “Boys Don’t Cry”, which is a catchy upbeat track with a heavily imperative message that had their lively audience screaming the lyrics back to them. The heavy based song perfectly encapsulates the bands influential tone and was the perfect way to close their gratifying debut tour.
You can check out The Lunar Year’s recently released EP on both Spotify and Apple Music now!
Don’t forget to check out Bronnie and The Tyne too!
All photos by Raquia Ali.
Shout out to Bronnie and her amazing management for letting us come along to the show!!
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