Live Review: Enter Shikari / Trash Boat / As Everything Unfolds- Rock City, Nottingham 20.05.22

By Claire Hodgkins

Following a triumphant first performance, Nottingham’s premier music venue was all geared up for a second consecutive show from the mighty Enter Shikari.

Having been rescheduled previously due to COVID related illness, these highly anticipated shows had been sold out months in advance. Joining the lineup, were Buckinghamshire based As Everything Unfolds and ‘Don’t You Feel Amazing?’ hitmakers, Trash Boat.

Kicking things off, As Everything Unfolds took to the stage playing some of their biggest shows to date – so far. If their performance is anything to go by, the band ought to get used to playing far sizeable venues than what they played on their recent run of headline shows, as they are for sure more than ready for the challenge.

Playing through songs from their debut album “Within Each Lies The Other”, the six-piece make their presence known by opening with the punchy single “Take Me There” which recently surpassed 1 million streams on Spotify – becoming the band’s third track to do so. The track gave vocalist Charlie Rolfe the early opportunity of filling the massive room with her monstrous scream vocals, with the lyrics ‘Allow yourself to see the light. Question and defy’.  From this moment on, the band had the audience in their palm who were taken back by Rolfe’s extensive vocal range which only shined more as their 30-minute set progressed.

Completing the lineup, are Jon Cassidy (Synth), Adam Kerr (Guitar), Jamie Gowers (Drums), George Hunt (Bass) and guitarist Owen Hill who recently announced his upcoming departure from the group, with his final performance being at this year’s Download Festival. Despite this news, the band show no signs of slowing down, who will later go on to support Creeper with Trash Boat in Paris, and other various festivals across the EU in June and July.

Closing their set with their smash single “On The Inside” which; to no surprise, proved to be the fan favourite. It’s safe to say, As Everything Unfolds gained some new fans in Nottingham. Be sure to catch AEU at this year’s Download Festival on the Avalanche stage, as you for sure don’t want to sleep on this band!

Setlist:

Take Me There

Hiding From Myself

Stay

Grayscale

Wallow

On The Inside

Next up were St Albans based band Trash Boat, consisting of Tobi Duncan (Vocalist), Dann Bostock (Guitar), Ryan Hyslop (Guitar), and James Grayson (Bass) and Oakley Moffatt (Drums).

Taking a break from their own Headline run, Trash Boat were able to squeeze these support slots into their crammed schedule, along with As Everything Unfolds who are also on the road with Tobi and Co. 

Formed in 2014, the band are no strangers to dominating a larger stage and certainly weren’t strangers to the crowd of Nottingham. Blasting hit singles from their latest release ‘Don’t You Feel Amazing?’, it’s clear to see that the band are on top form and going from strength to strength. AEU’ Charlie joined the band on stage to provide stellar guest vocals for the track ‘Bad Entertainment’, originally featuring Milkie Way of nu-metal newcomers Wargasm, UK. 

Trash Boat will also be appearing at this year’s Download Festival, where you can find them on the Sunday playing the Avalanche stage.

Setlist:

Silence is Golden

Synthetic Sympathy

Bad Entertainment

Alpha Omega

Don’t You Feel Amazing?

He’s So Good

Written by Backseat Mafia