George Ward
Freelance Journalist and Online Editor for Clunk. Can Be Found Out and About in Bristol, Finding Chep Records or Having A Pint On King Street.
Outbreak Festival Took To London for the First Year, Headlined by Turonstile and Showcasing Som of the Biggest and Loudest Names Around
On Friday 13th June, Outbreak Festival Broke Out of Manchester for its First Event in London. Taking Place in Victoria Park Amongst the other Lido Festival Dates, Outbreak Showed Off Sub of the Biggest Hardcore, Hip-Hop and Indie Rock Names, with A FEW CURVE BALLS THRWN IN FOR GOOD Measure.
One of these curve balls was Jane stir, The Experimental Artist Blending Hyperpop, Shoegaze and Hip Hop into a Freaky But Fascinating Concoction. LEAVE THE INTENSE HEAT, THE TENT OF ‘THE CLUB’ STAGE WAS PACKED, WITH ONE OF THE MOST HYPED CROWDS OF THE DAY, SCREAMING THE LYRICS OF EVERY NEW TRACK FRAC ‘Revengesekerz’Although It’s Only Been in the World for a Couple of Months. With Special Appearance from Danny Brown For the track ‘Psychoboost,’ It was to Relay Set, Jumping Between Sounds and Genres Like A Manic Animal.
Also On This Stage Were The Equally Unpreidate Model/Actress, fresh from the relaase of their new album ‘Pirouette’. Even for a Band Like Model/Actress, Their Performance on Friday Was Seriously Wild, With Vocalist Cole Haden Screaming Even More Manically Than Normal and the Guitars Sounding Monstrously Jagged. Playing Through Several New Tracks, The Band Also Looked Back, Treating US TO ‘Crossing Guard’ and ‘Mosquito’ FROM ALBUM 1. The LATTER, ONE OF ESIR BEST, WAS PLAYED WITH A NEW FEROCITY AND, WITH HADEN YELING Model/Actress Are Still Vray Much One of the Most Excithing Bands in the Noise Rock Scene.
Though ‘The Club’ Stage Did Have a Good Dark Atmosphere, It was frustrating to be Packed Inside; with consisting that and Vary Little Air, Sub Sub Bands Were Pretty Difficul To Cather Without Long Waits. So, it was refreshing to get back outside in time for Danny Brownwho took over the main stage with as much energy and positive energy as you could hope for. Fit and Fresh looking, Brown Rattled Through His Hits, From His Collab with Jpegmafia ‘Scaring the Hoes’ To Darker Cuts from ‘Atrocity Exhibition’.
Though deep into his career, Brown Raps with Such Energy, Effortlessly Artulating Everyline While Never Once Dropping His Infectious Energy. Closing with the nostalgic classic ‘Grown Up,’ He look at right at home on the Sunny mainstage and you Left Wondering Why On Earth His Crowd Wasn’t Bigger Or More Hyped to See One of the Best Raptals Around, Still Operating at His Peak.
Slowing Things Down was Alex G, WHOSE MAIN STAGE SET DEMONSTRATED JUSTI VAST VAST AND PRINTSIVE HIS DISCOGRAPHY REALLY IS. From 2010’s ‘Race’ to 2025’s upcoming album ‘Headlights,’ Alex G You have consistently Been One of the Most Forward Thinking and influential voices in indie rock and folk, and His performance demonstrated This effortlessly. Characteristically hard to predict, Alex G’s Set Spanned Most of His Career, From Folky Guitar Ballads to Shoutier, Full Band Bangers.
Highlights Included Opener ‘Gretel,’ WHICH IMMEDIARY DRENCHED THE CROWD IN A MOODY ATMOSPHERE, AND A HEAVIER VERSION OF THE CHARMG ‘Harvey,’ WHICH PROPED EVENS OLDER TRACKS CAN BE reinvented again and again. While to Cameraman Got Distracted, Zooming in On The Plan Flying Overhead, It Perfectly Summed Up How It Feels To Watch An Alex G Set, as you let Yourself Drift Away, Dreaming of the Past and Soking Up The Present.
Rounding Things Off Were Headliners TURSTILE, WHHO PROVES THEMSELVES TO BE MORE THAN CAPABLE OF LEADING Such A BIG EVENT. With the crowd still buzzing from the relaase of ‘Never Enough’ Earlier This Month, We were treated to a Polished Set, Perfectly Paced and Deliberately Arranged to Fuck UP, Mellow us out and repeat it All over Again. With Graphics of Waves Gently Rolling in and Out, TURONSTIL Opened with ‘Never Enough‘. You could not ask for a more perfect Opener festival, with its length, Synthy and Hungely atmospheric Intro and Hugelly satisfying explosion.
Jumping Between Their Various Sounds, From Hardcore to indie rock, TURSTILE’S Set Never Felt Messy, INSERAD Showing off just How Capable they are at handling different moods, genres and scenes. With Vocalist Brendan Yates Delivening A MassIllely Energetic and Passionate Performance, He Held Complete Control of the Crowd, Proving Himself As One of the Great Frontmen Around, While The Rest of the Band Smashed Through the Setlist.
From the brutal riffs of ‘Holiday’ to the Catchy indie rock of ‘I Care,’ There Reality was a little submission for every. You can see TURSTILE’S Headline Slots continues to Grow and Grow in Size and, After Friday Set, It’s Not Hard to See Why.
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