Playing a hometown, headline show for any band is special, but when you’re on the national circuit and labelled as one of the best up and coming indie bands in the country, coming back to Swindon must be that extra bit exciting.
We sat down with Chloe Little, who happens to have been born and raised in Swindon and is now vocalist for INHEAVEN, who headline Level III on Thursday 22 June ahead of their appearance at Glastonbury Festival. Ably supported by local indie stars in their own right YVES and Misfires, this promises to be a HUGE show for Swindon.
For information on tickets, visit - www.leveliii.co.uk
So, Glastonbury…. Looking forward to it?
Yes we cannot wait! We are playing one of the most iconic stages at the festival, it’s a dream come true.
Is it the first time INHEAVEN have played in Swindon?
I was born here, and lived in Swindon until I went to university - my family all live here and I spend most of my time here when I’m not touring. The other guys have only ever passed through it, so I’m excited to do our first show here and show them what it’s all about. The first gig I ever went to was at Level III so our show there is going to feel particularly special.
Building up to the release of your debut album, is this summer all about getting the word out?
Yes exactly. That’s why I wanted us to do our Glastonbury warm up show here in the town I am from. Not many people in Swindon know who we are yet and we want as many people as possible to know about the album - and hopefully buy it!
Touring the UK, what’s your experience of the current state of our music scene?
There are a lot of great bands and artists out there right now, everyone is touring the major cities so if you live in Manchester or London you can see a brilliant band every night of the week.
It’s the smaller towns that don’t seem to get as many acts passing through, this is something that needs to change. We have visited most of the UK over the last 18 months, and we will continue to do so.
Support is coming from YVES and Misfires; your thoughts on Swindon’s up-and-coming bands of the future?
I think there is lots of great music coming from Swindon, we really like a band called Rain who have supported us in Bristol.
The main problem is that you only have small venues like The Victoria and Level III, and then after that it’s a huge jump to Meca or The Oasis - we need a medium size venue here so local talent can move up from the smaller stages to world domination.
Otherwise all these great bands are going to move to Bristol or Oxford, which we really don’t want!