Live Review: Trash Boat @ Yellow Arch Studios, Sheffield

Photo Credit: Caitlin Mellors

Following the release of their new EP ‘Even If I Never Get There‘, St Albans quintet Trash Boat made their return to the stage with a sold out show at Sheffield’s Yellow Arch thrown into the mix for a night filled with new tunes and throwback anthems.

Kicking off the night were Scotland pop-punk quartet happydaze. A band who have relentlessly toured the UK over the past few years, no matter the size of the venue, they always bring it. As ‘Cool Blue‘ and ‘Go Wrong‘ eased the Scots into the set, the Sheffield crowd were further encouraged to get involved once vocalist Luke Bovill made his way into the centre of the room during ‘With You‘, and it wasn’t long until the audience began to push each other around and moshpits soon formed. As Bovill was now satisfied with the reception, he made his way back on stage for the remainder of the set. ‘(Full Free) Radical‘ and ‘Faded‘ served as big hitters towards the end of the set before concluding with ‘What’s It For‘, with guitarists Rory and Adam throwing down to conclude a stellar opening performance.

Now the Yorkshire lot were warmed up, it was time for Trash Boat to take over. As they made their way on to the stage, a huge roar was let out inside the compact venue. Wasting no time, the band opened up with fan favourite ‘Tring Quarry‘. As expected, this had the whole place screaming along, with the entire band letting loose from the off. As ‘Shade‘, ‘Be Someone‘ and ‘Silence is Golden‘, the only two tracks to feature from the bands’ new EP followed. ‘Get By Then Die‘ and the EP’s title track kicked off the remainder of a set that was filled with crowd pleasers.

As their debut album edges closer to the decade mark, ‘Catharsis‘ picked up the energy once again, with ‘Old Soul‘ and ‘Bad Entertainment‘ equally getting the place moving into the latter stages of the night. ‘Brave Face’ and ‘Synthetic Sympathy’ set up the grand finale of Trash Boat‘s biggest hit, and one that guarantees a loud reception and further carnage from the crowd, it was ‘Strangers‘. With one last chance to give it all they’ve got, the Sheffield crowd did not disappoint. It was as loud as ever, and despite going all out for not only ‘Tring Quarry‘ at the start of the set, but the whole show too, this could go down as TB‘s most triumphant Steel City show yet after twelve years.