*This is a rescheduled show from the 4th July.*
The Junction presents: The Dangerous Summer.
The Dangerous Summer signed their first record deal as high school seniors and quickly established themselves among the alt-rock world’s elite. Passionate delivery, confessional authenticity, and deeply resonant musical storytelling define their sound.
The band writes hooks that serve as soundtracks for important life moments for a diverse group of listeners spread across the globe. The audience is more family than a fanbase. The community feeling is apparent at every gig, from Slam Dunk to Riot Fest, from touring with State Champs to headlining shows. Reach for the Sun is the record that “shot them into the pop-punk pantheon” (Kerrang!). Powered by unshakeable, enduring alt-rock anthems, the Ellicott City, Maryland band’s debut album made them heroes of the Warped Tour world, all while they carved their own unique path.
2011’s War Paint was a sophomore-slump-smashing follow-up. Grantland likened the “tall and wide” riffs of 2013’s Golden Record to The Hold Steady and U2. (“Catholic Girls” even earned The Danger Summer praise from the famously discerning Pitchfork.) Alternative Press saluted The Dangerous Summer as a group that stayed true to their sound, praising the songs on their 2018 self-titled comeback album as equal parts charismatic and addictive. 2019’s Mother Nature conjured an emotional storm, with an uplifting bent. Underoath’s Aaron Gillespie appeared on the 2020 EP, All That Is Left Of The Blue Sky. Produced by Will Beasley (Turnstile, Asking Alexandria), 2022’s Coming Home ushers in a new era for TDS. The Dangerous Summer never sacrificed their unique, diverse sonic identity, one that appeals to fans of everything from Kings Of Leon and Coldplay to Jimmy Eat World and Bright Eyes.
Coming Home is a triumphant summary of what The Dangerous Summer is all about, past, present, and future.
Tickets available from Fri 30th May.
Nell Mescal is Irish singer songwriter hailing from Maynooth in Co.Kildare, but now resides in London, where she moved in 2021 to focus on writing and recording music.
Mescal is drawn to and inspired by artists from across genres and generation, the through line being songwriters who are able to emotionally resonate with their audiences, or remind us that as bad as things seem, no one is in it alone. “If I can write a song that makes someone feel something in any capacity or give them some kind of release, that was always my number one thing. I didn’t want to write a song that someone just listened to and said ‘oh this is nice, I want them to actually feel something and sit there and think about it.” These influences, from artists including Phoebe Bridgers, Frank Ocean, and Bon Iver to Billie Joel and Paul Simon (many of whom Mescal has covered on her popular Instagram page), shine through in Mescal’s moving, insightful, and incisive songs, and in her voice which is already wise beyond it’s years.
With support from Eve Christina
https://www.instagram.com/evechristinaa
The winner of group A face off with the runner up of group B in the first semi-final.
Kick off at 8pm.
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The winner of group C face off with the runner up of group D in the second semi-final.
Kick off at 8pm.
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A Band Called Malice – The UK’s Number 1 tribute to ‘The Jam’ continue to take venues by storm as they cement their position as the best choice for devoted fans of The Jam.
The talented musicians are genuine guys who guarantee to take you back to ‘When You’re Young’ with their performances that give the same high energy, angst, aggression and passion of their idols!
The high quality of their shows has been rewarded with them being finalists in the National Tribute Awards and they are the only Jam tribute band to have been awarded repeated tours with the O2 Academy network.
They not only play the hits but include B sides and album tracks rarely performed by other Jam tribute bands – true Jam fans will not be disappointed.
So – if you are ‘In the City’, find yourself in a ‘Strange Town’, are ‘Going Underground’ or are simply ‘A Boy about Town’ – you have to see A Band Called Malice and lose yourself in the exhilarating joy of a classic gig.
https://www.abandcalledmalice.uk
‘A Band Called Malice – the UK’s favourite Tribute to The Jam’
The winner of group B face off with the runner up of group A in the third semi-final.
Kick off at 8pm.
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https://theportlandarms.co.uk/wp/table-bookings/
Another blazin night at the Portland for Karalinga, supported by old friends in a new band Kobayashi Bookstore. £5 entry money going to charity.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQ1S-51eVN4
The winner of group D face off with the runner up of group C in the last semi-final match.
Kick off at 8pm.
Reserve your table by booking here:
https://theportlandarms.co.uk/wp/table-bookings/
The first semi-final match of the tournament as we step closer to the final.
Kick off at 8pm.
Reserve your table by booking here:
https://theportlandarms.co.uk/wp/table-bookings/
The second semi-final match of the tournament as we step closer to the final.
Kick off at 8pm.
Reserve your table by booking here:
https://theportlandarms.co.uk/wp/table-bookings/
Headliner: Rachel Fairburn
Star of Live at the Apollo and Comedy Central Live,Rachel has been described by Rolling Stone as ‘very much the Rock ‘n’ Roll star of British comedy’.
She has appeared on BBC Presents: Stand Up For Live Comedy and BBC’s Funny Festival Live. Her TV credit’s include Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled, Richard Osman’s House of Games and Russell Howard Hour Life Lessons.
Rachel is also a popular podcaster, co-hosting and co-writing the worldwide smash hit podcast All Killa No Filla.
Rachel will be supported by the brilliant Raj Poojara, Pat Smith, Jesse Yanase and our resident MC Ali Warwood.
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The Circles
Emerging from the vibrant music scene of the West Midlands in the late 1970s, The Circles became a cornerstone of the mod revival movement. Blending the sharp style of 1960s mod icons with the raw energy of punk, their music captured the defiance and optimism of a generation. With influential tracks like “Opening Up” and “Angry Voices,” The Circles combined poignant storytelling with driving rhythms, establishing themselves as a voice for those seeking authenticity and connection during uncertain times.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwLa3SCz61Y
The final of this years tournament. Who will lift the trophy?
Kick off at 5pm.
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Bootleg Boss – Bruce Springsteen tribute
Bootleg Boss are a UK based seven-piece band that perform the classic songs of Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band.
Formed in 2012 this accomplished and exciting Live Band feature Kev Jamieson as the vocal-singing, guitar-playing, harmonica-blowing, band-leading, audience-engaging, dance-inducing, singalong-inspiring Boss.
If you were born to run down backstreets, across badlands and to go dancing in the dark in a brilliant disguise, Bootleg Boss is the band you need to see.
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