Cleargreen / King Kartel / Figthing Rhythm

We have a big 'Mad Friday' lined up down here at Sunbird Records with 3 unbelievable bands performing on the night.

Cleargreen

Cleargreen is powered by the formidable songwriting partnership of Ali Staley and Liam Mciver alongside two of the northwest most complete musicians in Josh Haworth and Mike Wilcock. The band was started by Ali and has since seen many line up changes. The dynamic of the band completely changed in 2016 when Liam came into the fold through recommendation of mutual friends and took on some of the songwriting duties, giving the band two times the ammo. 2018 has seen the addition of Josh and Mike as this line up is the most solid its ever been. Mike offers the band an uncompromising backbone while Josh adds tremendous amounts of style and flair to their songs and is worth any entry fee anywhere they play. The band is a perfect combination of big songs and big musical personalities, always striving to uncover the classics of tomorrow. Having been listed Fred Perry's Top Manchester Bands you need to hear, aswell as huge home town shows at Manchester 02 Ritz and a 500 capacity sell out at Rebellion, this band can go beyond. Fresh off the back of a summer of big gigs supporting the likes of Twisted Wheel and gracing the Allotment Stage for 'This Feeling' at YNOT festival, the band are ready to kick on. 2019 is set to be even bigger for the group as they’ve been announced as one of ‘This Feeling’s Big In 2019’ picks which will surely propel them forward onto massive things.

King Kartel

“King Kartel reanimate the glory days of The Jam & The Libertines. Many bands have tried that trick before, but there’s something highly appealing about the Manchester band’s efforts”
NME MAGAZINE

“Simply made for a riotous singalong”
BBC INTRODUCING MANCHESTER

“They’ve got that eye for a hook, A Great track” (Gunslinger Track)
BBC ATL RIGGSY

“Cheeky guitar pop in the vein of The Fratellis and The Courteeners” (Goody 2Shoes Track)
BBC RADIO 1 PHILIP TAGGART

“Lad indie in the style of The Fratellis & The Vaccines”
CHRIS MARTIN AMAZING RADIO (FREELOADER FEATURE)

Fighting Rhythm

Fighting Rhythm are a 4 piece garage punk band, delivered by c-section straight from the womb of the North West of England.  
Forming shortly after the first failed Brexit attempt, the raucous quartet have cut their teeth writing loud and angry music, brimming with passion, often revolving around the sad state of affairs that not so Great Britain finds itself in today. Politics takes precedence in the collectives work and they feel there’s no better way to get their point across than screaming it down a microphone at a sentiment sharing crowd.  
With a blend of many modern influences, taken from the likes of Rage Against The Machine, IDLES and Ty Segall, the band mixes unrelenting, tribalesque drums with powerful bass-synth lines and fuzz driven guitar, heavy enough to shake the foundations upon which blighty itself was built.   
For fans of a sound that doesn’t try to be anything but itself. Music with a message that won't let you blink.