About this Event

SO THIS YEARS MAPFEST BEGINS WITH THESE GREAT BANDS AT SOCIAL.



THE BARRISTERS are a four piece Indie Rock band. Formed in 2012 in Doncaster, England and now reside in Sheffield. The group currently consists of Robbie Thompson (Voice, Guitar), Sam Kennedy (Guitar, Voice), Alexi Lucas (The Bass Guitar) and Alex Kirkham (Drums). The band is known for their formal appearance on stage. Influences include The Strokes, The Smiths, Arctic Monkeys, Kings of Leon, The Pixies, Nirvana, Oasis & others.



THE RUSBIES are a 4 piece post punk band from Sheffield. recently undergoing a line up change bringing in a new lead guitarist and Bassist and developing an extra frontman. They sold out there comeback show at The Rocking chair. The band have played touring venues up and down the country to promote their new songs, Recorded at Crystal Ship Studios by Tim Bromhead.



O CAPTAIN A band from Yorkshire.

Most likely to: wear plaid; break strings.



"When you hear their tracks you'll fall in love with them. When you see them live you'll be blown away by the energy" - Christian Carlisle - BBC Introducing/'Tramlines Times'



"taking current darlings like Lonely The Brave and superstars-in-waiting The 1975 under the surgeon’s knife, cutting away the dirge and pretension and emerging with slices of emo-tinged, melodic rock perfection" - Punktastic



"the kind of thick, sparkling collegiate melodic punk that was last hitting an ideal vintage on Save The Day's 'Stay What You Are' and Jimmy Eat World's 'Bleed American'... a remarkably confident dispatch of honed, economic pop-emo." - Half Cloth



FRAMING WITCHES Formed in the depths of South Yorkshire, Framing Witches are a traditional guitar, bass and drums trio; writing and performing modern, slightly paranoid rock ‘n’ roll music with a strong emphasis on rhythm and melody.

Framing Witches are quite simply magnificent, they helped me through every day of my sentence'- disgraced peer Lord Archer



BLACK WOLF CATCH Whisky fuelled Yorkshire rock and roll with a Staffordshire twinge. Neil Brown and long time friends Steve & Tanya formed their first bands as young teenagers before coming together over a shared love of rock and roll and whisky. You'll hear of how they earned an army of rabidly devotional fans - christened The Wolf Pack who followed them across the country and beyond, their hearts swelling at the searing emotion; their minds enlightened by the pairs inventive rock that somehow managed to hit them square in the face at the same time.