“We all wear black to mourn the fact you can’t see that we die too fast, and good things never last. We all wear black.”
Could have been another tagline for the festival itself. Misery’s booking of a band that so perfectly fits the ethos and feel of the festival has to be applauded.
We will never stop unashamedly championing this trio. The Hara represent everything that is good about modern alternative rock.
Three normal lads in @theharajosh @theharazack & @theharajack that are unapologetically themselves, wear their heart on their sleeves, and put every ounce of energy they have into giving those who come to watch them everything. Constantly pushing a message that it’s okay to be yourself.
As they move on to bigger festivals, venues, and crowds, their performance at The Station felt like a fleeting last chance to see the boys in such an intimate setting.
From the get-go, Josh was over the barrier and doing what he does best, creating a total feeling of unity and interaction between the band and fans.
The now-famous jack-in-the-box style performance never feels gimmicky. It always leaves you feeling like even if the band were playing in their back garden, they’d be jumping off the shed roof into a paddling pool like some deep south, backyard wrestling federation.
And it’s that level of authenticity in both lyrics and performance that has forged such a tight bond between the trio and a fan base that had come from as far afield as Germany to watch them perform.
The setlist itself played out like a fan homage as well. No true fan will have left disappointed as we were treated to everything from “Tramp Brain,” “Friends,” “Fool & The Thief” to new instant classic prime cuts “Fire” and “Rockstar” from the new album “Survival Mode.”
The atmosphere charged to solar flare levels, with mosh pits aplenty and vociferous enough that security looked genuinely worried during “Rockstar.” You get the feeling had they been allowed, The Hara would have simply played all night.
The Hara continue to be one of our favourite live bands.
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Role: Photographer / Reviewer / Interviewer
Chief, the one that bugs the team for team for their reviews and images. Creator and founder of The Bristol Gig Guide. Can usually be found swamped in admin or getting cramp kneeling at the front of a gig.
Available for: Gig Shoots, Gig Reviews, Photo Shoots, Album and Single cover shoots, Videography work, Interviews and Touring
First attended gig: Republica, circa 1996.
First gig shot: Hands Off Gretel, at The Louisiana!
Dream gig: Huge metalhead and my ultimate dream gig would be shooting my heroes Slipknot at a huge stadium gig, or as festival headliners. And to experience shooting a headline tour outside the UK
