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WHEN RIVERS MEET
ANNOUNCE THREE ROCKTOBER CONCERTS
WITH KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD AND KING KING
PLUS SIX HEADLINE CONCERTS IN OCTOBER 2022
TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM
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THE NEW SINGLE
“HE’LL DRIVE YOU CRAZY”
TAKEN FROM NEW ALBUM “SAVING GRACE” OUT NOW
AVAILABLE ON COLOURED VINYL, CD, & DIGITAL
FROM https://shop.whenriversmeet.co.uk
“Grace and Aaron Bond return with an absolutely smoking follow-up, a
spot-on cornucopia of dirty riffs and impassioned blues-rock power,
with a keen ear for authentic instrumentation and atmosphere.”
– Classic Rock
When Rivers Meet, comprised of husband and wife, Aaron, and Grace Bond, have announced three
Planet Rock “Rocktober” shows with Kenny Wayne Shepherd and King King at Bristol O2 Academy
(Oct 15), London O2 Shepherds Bush Empire (Oct 18), and Sheffield O2 Academy (Oct 22).
WRM will also perform six headline concerts at Cardiff Clwb Ifor Bach (Oct 13), Gloucester Guildhall
(Oct 16), Huddersfield Parish (Oct 21), York Crescent (Oct 23), Liverpool Arts (Oct 29), and Milton
Keynes Stables (Oct 30).
Tickets are available from www.planetrock.com, www.thegigcartel.com, and from the 24-Hour Box
Office 0844 478 0898.
The tour announcement dovetails the February
25th release of He’ll Drive You Crazy – the band’s
third single taken from their critically acclaimed
sophomore album Saving Grace.
In 2021, When Rivers Meet were the first band
to win four UK Blues Awards including Blues
Band of the Year, Blues Album of the Year,
Emerging Blues Artist of the Year, and Most
Inspirational Online Performance of the Year.
WRM were also won Best New Band at Planet
Rock’s awards The Rocks.
This year the band are nominated for three
awards at the UK Blues Awards including Blues
Album of the Year (Saving Grace), Blues Band of
the Year, and Blues Vocalist of the Year (Grace
Bond).
Saving Grace follows WRM’s critically acclaimed debut album We Fly Free that was released in November
2020, and their previous two EPs, The Uprising, and Innocence of Youth. The past two years have been a
non-stop thrill-ride for WRM, who are comprised of Grace Bond (lead vocals, mandolin, violin) and Aaron
Bond (guitar, vocals).
On their highly anticipated sophomore album Saving Grace, WRM have set out to produce a blues rock
album with a more upbeat, punchy, and exciting sound.
The album is available from www.whenriversmeet.co.uk.
“We were very conscious that our debut album We Fly Free was a step up in production from our two EP
releases previously The Uprising EP and Innocence of Youth,” says Grace. “We also wanted to keep a live,
authentic vibe to the new album to retain the energetic feel in the music.”
Says Aaron, “We wanted the album to have more of an upbeat rock feel. We knew exactly what we
wanted before we set off to record Saving Grace. We set our expectations high. We’re so pleased with
the result and just hope everyone else loves it as much as we do!”
As with their debut album, We Fly Free, a lot of care and attention given to the detail, not only went into
the song writing, but also went into the production on each track, and telling a story from start to finish.
“Although we wanted to do something different from our previous work, we still wanted all the same
elements that make our music distinctive and recognisable as When Rivers Meet,” says Grace.
After the success of their debut album, We Fly Free, how does the sophomore album Saving Grace differ?
“Saving Grace sophomore has a more upbeat rock feeling than We Fly Free,” says Aaron. “We were very
conscious when we started to record this album that’s the direction that we wanted to move in, and it
was exactly the kind of result that wanted to achieve.”
Continues Aaron, “As well as being inspired by classic blues including John Lee Hooker and Muddy Waters,
we also draw a lot of influence from classic rock bands that include Led Zeppelin, Bad Company, Cream,
and Free. To emulate some of the feel or tone of these legendary blues pioneers and seminal rock bands
is something that we strive to do, and hopefully people will hear that in our music and relate to it.”
When Rivers Meet’s passion for blues rock shows through with an underpinning of traditional blues and
classic rock. The duo makes a concerted effort to keep to a genuine, gritty sound using authentic
techniques, including tube tape echo and reverb chambers, which have created a live sound that keeps a
truly vintage vibe that not only has energy but is also a true representation of the ever-evolving sound
this duo produces.
WHEN RIVERS MEET
2022 UK TOUR DATES
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WINNERS OF “BEST NEW BAND” AT PLANET ROCK’S “THE ROCKS”
PLUS FOUR UK BLUES AWARDS INCLUDING
“BLUES BAND OF THE YEAR”
“BLUES ALBUM OF THE YEAR”
“EMERGING BLUES ARTIST OF THE YEAR”
“MOST INSPIRATIONAL ONLINE PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR”
APRIL AND MAY 2021 TOUR
WITH SPECIAL GUEST “TROY REDFERN”
Sheffield Greystones Sold Out
Thursday April 21, 2022
Tickets: thegigcartel.com
24 HR Box Office: 0844 478 0898
Enquiries: 0114 266 5599
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Greystones Road, Sheffield, S11 7BS
www.mygreystones.co.uk/events
Bath Komedia
Friday 22 April 2022
Tickets: thegigcartel.com
24 HR Box Office: 0844 478 0898
Venue Box Office: 01225 489 070
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22-23 Westgate St, Bath, BA1 1EP
www.komedia.co.uk/bath
Southampton 1865
Saturday 23 April 2022
Tickets: thegigcartel.com
24 HR Box Office: 0844 478 0898
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Brunswick Square, Southampton, SO14 3AR
www.the1865.com
Colchester Arts Centre Sold Out
Friday 29 April 2022
Tickets: thegigcartel.com
24 HR Box Office: 0844 478 0898
Venue Box Office: 01206 500 900
Church Street, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1NF
www.colchesterartscentre.com
Newbury Arlington Arts
Saturday 30 April 2022
Tickets: thegigcartel.com
24 HR Box Office: 0844 478 0898
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Mary Hare, Newbury, RG14 3BQwww.arlington-arts.com
Leeds Brudenell Social Club
Thursday 5 May 2022
Tickets: thegigcartel.com
24 HR Box Office: 0844 478 0898
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33 Queen's Rd, Burley, Leeds, LS6 1NY
www.brudenellsocialclub.co.uk
Newcastle Cluny
Friday 6 May 2022
Tickets: thegigcartel.com
24 HR Box Office: 0844 478 0898
Venue: 0191 221 2659
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34 Lime St, Ouseburn, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE1 2PQ
www.thecluny.com
Glasgow Òran Mór
Saturday 7 May 2022
Tickets: thegigcartel.com
24 HR Box Office: 0844 478 0898
Venue: 0141 357 6200
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Top of Byres Road, Glasgow, G12 8QX
www.oran-mor.co.uk
London Garage
Thursday 12 May 2022
Tickets: thegigcartel.com
Tickets via Ticket Web
24 HR Box Office: 0844 478 0898
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20-22 Highbury Corner, London, N5 1RD
www.thegarage.london
Birmingham The Asylum
Friday 13 May 2022
Tickets: thegigcartel.com
24 HR Box Office: 0844 478 0898
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38-43 Hampton St, Birmingham B19 3LS
www.theasylumvenue.co.uk
Norwich Waterfront Arts
Saturday 14 May 2022
Tickets: thegigcartel.com
24 HR Box Office: 0844 478 0898
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139-141 King St, Norwich, NR1 1QH
https://waterfrontnorwich.webflow.io
Manchester Deaf Institute
Thursday 19 May 2022Tickets: thegigcartel.com
24 HR Box Office: 0844 478 0898
Venue Box Office: 0161 276 9350
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135 Grosvenor Street, Manchester, M1 7HE
www.thedeafinstitute.co.uk
Bristol Exchange
Friday 20 May 2022
Tickets: thegigcartel.com
24 HR Box Office: 0844 478 0898
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72-73 Old Market, Bristol, BS2 0EJ
www.exchangebristol.com/whats-on
Leek Foxlow Arts
Saturday 21 May 2022
Tickets: thegigcartel.com
24 HR Box Office: 0844 478 0898
Venue: 01538 386 112
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Stockwell Street, Leek, Staffordshire, ST13 6AD
www.foxloweartscentre.org.uk
Shoreham Ropetackle
Thursday 26 May 2022
Tickets: thegigcartel.com
24 HR Box Office: 0844 478 0898
Venue Box Office: 01273 464 440
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Little High Street, Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, BN43 5EG
www.ropetacklecentre.co.uk
Nottingham The Bodega Sold Out
Friday 27 May 2022
Tickets: thegigcartel.com
24 HR Box Office: 0844 478 0898
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23 Pelham St, Nottingham, NG1 2ED
www.bodeganottingham.com
Edinburgh Blues Club
Saturday 28 May 2022
Tickets: thegigcartel.com
Facebook
www.edinburgh-blues.uk
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OCTOBER 2022 TOUR
Cardiff Clwb Ifor Bach
Friday 14 October 2022
Tickets: thegigcartel.com
24 HR Box Office: 0844 478 0898Facebook | Twitter | Instagram
11 Womanby Street, Cardiff, CF10 1BR
www.clwb.net
Bristol O2 Academy
Saturday 15 October 2022
Planet Rock’s Rocktober
with Kenny Wayne Shepherd and King King
Tickets: thegigcartel.com
24 HR Box Office: 0844 478 0898
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Frogmore Street, Bristol, BS1 5NA
www.academymusicgroup.com/o2academybristol
Gloucester Guildhall
Sunday 16 October 2022
Tickets: thegigcartel.com
24 HR Box Office: 0844 478 0898
Twitter | Instagram
23 Eastgate Street, Gloucester, GL1 1NS
www.gloucesterguildhall.co.uk
London O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire
Tuesday 18 October 2022
Planet Rock’s Rocktober
with Kenny Wayne Shepherd and King King
Tickets: thegigcartel.com
24 HR Box Office: 0844 478 0898
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Shepherd's Bush Green, London, W12 8TT
www.academymusicgroup.com/o2shepherdsbushempire
Huddersfield Parrish
Friday 21 October 2022
Tickets: thegigcartel.com
24 HR Box Office: 0844 478 0898
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The Old Courthouse, Huddersfield, HD1 2SP
www.parishpub.co.uk/gigs
Sheffield O2 Academy
Saturday 22 October 2022
Planet Rock’s Rocktober
with Kenny Wayne Shepherd and King King
Tickets: thegigcartel.com
24 HR Box Office: 0844 478 0898
Facebook | Twitter | Instagram
37-43 Arundel Gate, Sheffield, S1 2PN
www.academymusicgroup.com/o2academysheffield
York Crescent
Sunday 23 October 2022
Tickets: thegigcartel.com
24 HR Box Office: 0844 478 0898Facebook | Twitter | Instagram
8 The Crescent, York, YO24 1AW
www.thecrescentyork.com
Liverpool Arts Club
Saturday 29 October 2022
Tickets: www.ticketmaster.co.uk
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90 Seel Street, Liverpool, L1 4BH
www.academymusicgroup.com/artsclubliverpool
Milton Keynes Stables
Sunday 30 October 2022
Tickets: thegigcartel.com
24 HR Box Office: 0844 478 0898
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Stockwell Lane, Milton Keynes, MK17 8LU
www.stables.org
WHEN RIVERS MEET – BIOGRAPHY
Since bursting on to the UK Blues scene with their debut record The Uprising EP in April 2019 followed by their
second EP Innocence of Youth in May 2020, Grace and Aaron have been going from strength to strength. The British
husband and wife duo have an ever-growing online fan base and have gained the attention of Cerys Matthews’ Blues
Show on BBC Radio 2.
Their unique harmonic vocal-led approach to song writing, dirty electric guitar, slide resonator mandolin and fiddle
create a unique distinctive and contemporary blues rock sound that echoes 1970s classic rock with hints of
traditional blues that inspire them.
Before lockdown, the duo toured the UK in their self-converted VW camper with an impressive tour schedule. Since
the lockdown, the duo live stream on Facebook every week for their Rock The Lockdown series attracting hundreds
of thousands of views. Fan engagement is second to none, while WRM fans continue to organically multiply on
Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
On November 20th, 2020, the duo released their long-awaited debut album We Fly Free, to critical acclaim from the
UK radio and rock music magazine media.
Chris Kimsey, the Rolling Stones record producer raved that “The performances are exemplary, the sound is
magnificent, the songs are gorgeous. I love the drama. I love everything.”
In October, WRM’s first single from the album, Battleground, was added to the main playlist on the UK’s leading
classic rock radio station Planet Rock.
In late November, the band followed up with a second single, Did I Break The Law, that was played on BBC Radio 2’s
The Rock Show with Johnnie Walker. The single was also played on Planet Rock throughout December 2020 and into
January 2021. The UK rock music press were unanimous by praising We Fly Free as one of the most striking,
refreshing, and impressive debut blues rock albums of 2020.
Classic Rock said of the band’s debut, “Wheel-spinning out of Dodge like Bonnie and Clyde on opener Did I Break
The Law, Grace and Aaron Bond prove capable getaway drivers on a debut album that unfolds like a road movie,”
while Blues in Britain described it as “A stunning album of pure alchemy.”
Vive Le Rock said that We Fly Free was “urban blues with the brakes off,” and gave the album with a 9/10
rating, while Guitarist Magazine described at album as “electrifying, it’s a great debut.” Fireworks praised it as
“One of the best blues rock albums of the year.”
On October 26th, Battleground won Tracks of the Week on Classic Rock’s Louder Sound website, who described it
as “Primal old-school blues (more John Lee Hooker than Stevie Ray Vaughan) – dressed up in biker leathers and
wreathed in arthouse smoke.”
November 2020 saw two more accolades when WRM graced the magazine covers of Blues Matters and Blues inBritain featuring stylish and provocative photographs taken by one of the UK’s leading rock photographers, Rob
Blackham.
Blues Rock Review voted We Fly Free #9 in their Top 20 Albums of 2020 poll.
The album was also made Rock and Blues Muse’s Top 20 Blues, Rock and Roots Albums of 2020, alongside Joe
Bonamassa, Larkin Poe, Walter Trout, Shemekia Copeland, The Allman Betts Band, Marcus King, Kirk Fletcher,
Savoy Brown, Bernard Allison, and King King.
WRM’s debut album cemented their name and signified a bold move in their trajectory that singled them out as
innovative risk takers, willing to take their influences, and putting their own stamp over it.
After two years of hard work, everything came together. The WRM buzz was in full swing.
Guitarist Magazine, was quick to catch when they reviewed the debut album by saying, “It’s a tough job to make a
new blues-based record that really arrests the listener’s attention, however, WRM’s sound is built of simple but
powerful elements, handled with taste but delivered from the gut.”
The reviews continued to pour in. HRH Magazine proclaimed, “For blues lovers, We Fly Free is a purist’s paradise,”
while Powerplay said, “They may be a duo, but they make a big noise.”
Maverick Magazine said, “This is the start of what should be a hugely successful career, while R’N’R Magazine
focussed on the album’s production standards by saying, “The use of authentic techniques, including tube tape
echoes and reverbs, adds to the overall production, reproducing a splendid live, vintage sound that reinforces the
appeal.”
When Rivers Meet released their third single Walking On The Wire on 26th February 2021. The single had an
exclusive 24-hour premiere on PlanetRock.com on Thursday 25th February. The music video was filmed in North
Essex, featuring stunning aerial footage and cinematography filmed by a drone.
In early May, Walking On The Wire was added to Plant Rock Radio’s playlist, making this the third single from the
band’s debut album to be played on Planet Rock (previous two singles were Battleground and Did I Break The Law.
On Sunday 9th May 2021, When Rivers Meet won four awards at the 2021 UK Blues Awards including “Blues Band
of the Year”, “Blues Album of the Year”, “Emerging Blues Artist of the Year” and “Most Inspirational Online
Performance of the Year”. When Rivers Meet were the first band to ever win four awards on the same night.
In May 2021, the band started recording their sophomore album Saving Grace; released in November 2021. The
album featured the singles Testify and Never Coming Home.
On Friday 11 June, When Rivers Meet won Planet Rock’s “The Rocks” Award for “Best New Band.” In October
2021, When Rivers Meet toured the UK supporting King King to rave reviews.
In January 2022, WRM were nominated for “Blues Album of the Year” (Saving Grace), “Blues Band of the Year,”
and “Blues Vocalist of the Year” (Grace Bond).
On February 25th, the band released He’ll Drive You Crazy, the third single from their Saving Grace album.
On March 14th, When Rivers Meet will be on the front cover of R’N’R Magazine.
WRM embark on a 17-date headline UK tour with special guest Troy Redfern on April 21st, followed by three
Planet Rock Rocktober concerts supporting Kenny Wayne Shepherd and King King in October, and six headline
October concerts.
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