Making their festival debut this year, and promising to make our Friday afternoon a lively one, are Many Bats. A four-piece rock/pop outfit from St Albans, they deliver razor-sharp hooks, ragged melodies, and stripped-down songs that feel both timeless and tightly wound.
The band channels the raw energy of CBGB-era New York, garage sensibility, the emotional weight of Americana, and the infectious grooves of classic power pop - all tied together with a DIY ethos and a touch of comic book flair.
Their music has been compared to The Velvet Underground, Big Star, Television, early Talking Heads, Blondie, X, and The Pixies, thanks to their unexpected left turns and melodic sophistication beneath the grit. Many Bats take everything that’s ever been on the radio, smash it into a lo-fi blender, and serve it back with attitude and a wink.
Don't miss this very interesting and entertaining live music act.