The Forum presents:

Tarot Rats

+ Gallows Circus + Sean de Burca

The Forum, Royal Tunbridge Wells

£5 ADV £7 OTD
Entry Requirements: 16+
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Kent based Tarot Rats may be surrounded by the beautiful British countryside but they are certainly not quaint. With their unique take on blues-rock, the Rat's offer an eclectic mix of full-on, over-driven riffs combined with stripped back, soulful acoustic melodies.

Drawing from a spectrum of influences which include Led Zepp, Sabbath, the Beatles, David Bowie, Guns n'Roses and many, many more, Tarot Rats provide a colourful mosaic of musical variety.

Managed by the excellent Rock People Management and with a new EP soon to land, the Mischief very much have the future ahead of them.

Tarot Rats are:

Tim Hill - Lead Vocals

Johnny Hammond - Guitar

Chris Sansom - Guitar

Adrian Smither - Bass

Alex Ribchester - Drums

Gallows Circus

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Sean de Burca is a percussive acoustic guitarist from Kent, England, UK. Although he has only been playing guitar for just 7 years, he has already been named as one of the greatest acoustic guitarists under the age of 30 worldwide by Acoustic Guitar Magazine: Sean was selected alongside Ed Sheeran, Newton Faulkner and more in Acoustic Guitar Magazine's '30 Under 30' feature, a selection of 30 of the greatest acoustic guitarists under the age of 30. Sean has also been featured as Acoustic Magazine's 'Next Big Thing'.

"From harmonics to percussive slapping to agile fretboard dancing, this southpaw knows a thing or two about getting the most sound possible out of his guitar. On his three full-length releases on Bandcamp, the self-taught guitarist shows he isn’t afraid of taking risks." - Acoustic Guitar Magazine 2014

Sean performs on average 80 to 100 solo shows a year, this has included shows in America, a performance at the prestigious London Acoustic Guitar Show, Brighton's Great Escape Festival, support slots for U.S guitar innovators Trevor Gordon Hall and Craig D'Andrea, and more festivals and showcases across England. He has even performed to audiences including Jeff Beck and Roger Daltrey.

During 2014, Sean's music was welcomed into the metal music scene. He performed and held a masterclass as the United Kingdom Tech-Metal Fest. Sean and Jon Gomm were the only acoustic acts at the festival. Sean has also performed at Brighton's MammothFest, opening for headliners, Martyr Defiled.

Over the last 3 years Sean has released CDs in HMV (UK stores), gained numerous magazine and newspaper features, and received BBC airplay. The world famous record label, Candyrat Records (who Sean has also provided graphic designs for), have also featured Sean's videos on their highly popular YouTube channel.

Sean's 3rd record, titled “Six String Gun”, released in July 2012 immediately hit the shelves of HMV, as well as various other stores across the United Kingdom and America. During the week of August 13th 2012, “Six String Gun” outsold Lana Del Rey, Florence and the Machine, Maroon 5 and Drake in the weekly sales of a Kent (UK) HMV store. "Six String Gun" was then followed up by Sean's latest CD titled "Stormchaser".

ENDORSEMENTS

Sean de Burca proudly endorses D'Addario Strings & Planet Waves Products, Faith Guitars, GruvGear.

www.daddario.com www.faithguitars.com www.gruvgear.com

Check out Sean's graphic design work here:

www.sdbdesign.wix.com/sdbdesign www.facebook.com/seandbdesign