Wille & The Bandits
& Fair Weather Son
Thu 21 Sept, 7:45pm
The Leconfield Hall, £18
One of the best live bands on the festival circuit, Wille and the Bandits is a classic blues rock band much in the vein of Cream or The Jimi Hendrix experience. But in a similar way to how these bands pushed the genre in their time, Wille and the Bandits try to take their sound beyond what is expected of such a traditional line up.
Classic blues rock in the vein of Cream or Jimi Hendrix
The use of more bizarre instrumentation and eclectic influences in the song writing often pushes them more into a world music or progressive category. Having toured with artists such as Deep Purple through to the John Butler trio and played major festivals across Europe, the band seem to leave an equally astounding impression on audiences of all ages and musical backgrounds with their energetic and soulful performances.
“These boys can groove and sing like whiskey angels and it doesn’t take long to realise why they belong on the festival circuit.” - Glastonbury Festival
They have received great critical acclaim, being voted in the top ten must see bands at Glastonbury 2014 by BBC Radio 1 and reaching number 2 in the UK blues chart with their first single on downloads alone. Now touring their third independently released studio album Wille and the Bandits fan base, repertoire of sounds, styles and innovation seems to be growing at an exponential rate.
It’s rare to find a band as dynamic as Wille and the Bandits, one that is just as comfortable and as impressive at both ends of the sonic spectrum. This is a band that is very much about discovery and one best experienced LIVE!.
Introducing Fair Weather Son
Wille will be supported by Scotland based songwriter and guitarist Fair Weather Son, who's known for his laconic writing style and huge guitar riffs. To my ears, he sounds a bit like a modern Pete Townsend.