VIP Acoustic Stage Line-Up
Alex Henderson
Alex Henderson was born locally, but is now a Leeds based singer songwriter. Taking inspiration from the 80s indie/alternative scenes, his jangly guitars and catchy hooks will please fans of The Smiths and REM.
Dean Fox
Dean Fox’s love for all kinds of music reflects in his vocal range. He enjoys anything from AC/DC to Sam Cooke to Frank Sinatra. He shares a quiet life with his 3 children and beautiful wife, and currently gigs locally around the Lincolnshire Coast. This year, with a little luck, his aim is to be seen by the right musical people – and we hope that giving him the platform at DocksFest, he will do just that!
Jax Beeson has it all together, right? You can take the girl out of Grimsby but not the grim out the girl. Jaz, your handholding older sister reporting for duty, is a thought-daughter masquerading as an unapolagetic front-woman. Writing painfully self-aware stories over indie-movie soundtracks, Jaz combines snog-on-stage euphoria with anxious over-analysis!
Leon & the tiny Giants are fresh from their live debut at Grimsby Minster and completing an album at The Sweet Factory in Louth with renowned producer and Magazine keyboard player Dave Formula! Leon first fronted The Brightlights, before forming various other projects Venacava and Casanova, inevitably leading to this latest project assembled by himself and four other local musicians hand picked to form the band. Leon and the tiny Giants are set to play a select string of dates later this summer, plus Docks Academy’s ‘Fresh Catch’ on Saturday 28th March.
Lola + the Cosmic Getaway are a creative force from Grimsby, producing boundary pushing electronic sounds enhanced by powerful, expressive vocals. They create pulsating synth grooves and thumping beats to take you to ‘musical realms of atmospheric discovery.
Self described as overdriven and edgy. Roulette are starting out in the originals music scene with their debut single ‘B4 You’. For fans of ‘Paramore’, ‘Nothing But Thieves’, ‘Frank Carter and The Rattlesnakes’ and ‘Arctic Monkeys’, Roulette will have you dancing and head banging all night. Members include Ruby Judge (vocals/rhythm guitar), Sam Torrance (lead guitar), Spencer Fox (bass/backing vocals) and Harry Baslington (Drums/backing vocal). With songs about love, hate and friendship, theres no reason not to take a chance on Roulette.
