Interview: Adam Ruane – Pop Punk Pile-Up Festival Director

Everyone interviews the bands, but so often the backstage heroes are forgotten. There's no point having bands if there's nobody around to organise them and get them all playing together. Whether that's a pair or trio of acts on a tour, or a large one-off event with a huge line-up such as the recent Pop … Continue reading Interview: Adam Ruane – Pop Punk Pile-Up Festival Director

Pop Punk Pile-Up Festival, Day 3 – The Venue, Selby (29th April 2018)

After trying to be organised and eating before arriving at the venue, we unfortunately missed the first band, One State Drive. Saltwounds were about halfway through their set when we got there, playing to a room of about 10 people. Similarly to the bands yesterday, this didn’t affect the energy in their performance at all. From … Continue reading Pop Punk Pile-Up Festival, Day 3 – The Venue, Selby (29th April 2018)

Pop Punk Pile-Up Festival, Day 2 – The Venue, Selby (28th April 2018)

Unfortunately due to work commitments, we couldn't make it to day one of the event which is a shame as the lineup looked great. Walking into The Venue, I was almost taken aback with how few people there were. I will say now before going into more detail that this was definitely not down to … Continue reading Pop Punk Pile-Up Festival, Day 2 – The Venue, Selby (28th April 2018)