Ivyrise, Franko
Ivyrise are Ben Falinski (singer, songwriter), Dan Tanner (guitar/vocals), Mark Nagle (bass) and Josh Key (drums). They already have a solid fanbase that has been crucial to their success since the start. “We started selling tickets for our tours in queues for other bands’ gigs,” Ben says, adding with no little sense of understatement: “It was, I suppose, a bit cheeky.” No band was safe. But it worked. Ivyrise sold thousands of tickets that way. As audacious and borderline illegal as it might have been, it was a plan that led not just to well attended gigs but a massive network of fans up and down the country.
“{Line Up The Stars} mixes an anthemic melody with a stadium rock sensibility that sounds and feels limitless. An upbeat, powerful pop song” – Music Week
“anthemic pop-rock with more than a hint of Coldplay and Keane… you only need one song to make a mark, and opening track Hurts could conceivably be theirs.” – Q
“Ivyrise has one of those uplifting anthemic sounds that begs to fill flood-lit arenas and saturate the radio waves… this band are aiming for the big leagues.” – Big Cheese
“Snow Patrolish anthems from another band tipped for the big time” – Time Out
“Rock so big it needs to be widescreen” – Total Guitar
Age restrictions – shows are 14+, under 16s must be accompanied by an adult, proof of age upon request regardless of advance ticket purchase.
PRESENTED BY IVYRISE