Sons of Liberty

SONS OF LIBERTY

IAC 10th May 2025

It's what Saturday nights are made for... back at the INTERNATIONAL ARTS CENTRE to see one of the most outstanding rock'n'roll bands on the circuit... a welcome return for THE SONS OF LIBERTY.

A disappointment to start, in that the LIBERTY SLAVES were unable to perform due to illness... and wishing them swift recovery and a chance to see them in the future... however... the good news is that the Sons of Liberty played a longer set... around 1-3/4 hours straight through...

The start had just Steve sitting behind the drum kit and an off stage howl of guitar.. a drum roll and the band hit the stage and got straight down to business.. the business of delivering their own brand of high energy powerful southern rock.

The band is powered by the superb drumming and bass playing of Steve and Mark respectively and while Andy and Fred play scintillating powerful flowing guitar throughout. At the front singer Russ has a great powerful voice and personality to burn.

The band have a great rapport with the audience the moment they come on stage and engage fully with everyone throughout... they play with passion and great joy, with a lot of humour on stage, and shared with the audience...

Not only are the band musically superb, but they are also visually rivetting... they really look the part and are ever moving and dancing around the stage.. .Fred running round and round in tight circles, often joined by Russ while Andy prowls around the other side of the stage... they also throw in a few choreographed dance routines (like a super-charged Shadows!) and have a few songs with perfect call and response sections fully involving the audience...

The songs are all original and high quality, and of special note are "Hawk Men Come", a hymn for Ukraine and "Walk With You" a reminder of the importance to talk about issues to preserve mental health (a subject dear to my heart)....

I know people who spend huge sums to go to arenas, stadia, large concert halls to see rock'n'roll bands often only really on big screens above the stage... i am sure they enjoy the events, but they will see nothing more powerful and exhilarating than a SONS OF LIBERTY gig on the grass roots circuit... this band rock out like crazy and are probably the best rock'n'roll band on the circuit.. superb performance... fabulous night... hope they are back soon!!

All the way home I had "Rich Man Poor Man... " and "Damned if you do" rattling around my head...

Thank you to the band for a superb performance and to Chris for booking them

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