Strider Profile

If you aren’t from around Liverpool or Manchester, you probably have no idea who Strider is. If you do, well good for you for you are the lucky ones.

Strider strode into the music scene in early 2024 and took it by storm. They saw what others had to provide and decided to add their own spice into the mix. The annoying part is that both Liverpool and Manchester are cities with plentiful history when it comes to music culture. Even with that in mind, Strider decided to make both cities their playground and started doing what they do best, rock out.

Strider is a four-man band focusing on spreading their indie-rock sound across Merseyside. These four horsemen of the rockpocalypse are vocalist Jack Waugh, lead guitarist Ben Edwards, drummer Ethan Elliott, and bassist Archie Jackson. These boys all share something, ambition. They strive to be the best they can possibly be, well that and their shared like of Led Zeppelin.

The band started up in a normal way, well for the most part. Waugh and Edwards met each other at a festival, Edwards joining after leaving his band Werd and hearing the demo for their first single. Elliott was next after his nan found a post on Facebook where Strider was looking for a drummer, what a funny way to join a band. Last was Jackson. Jackson joined the band after seeing a post on Instagram about the need for a bassist.

After forming Strider proceeded to play their first live show in Late May and released their first single ‘Say Your Prayers’ two weeks later. That certainly seemed a bit quick-paced. Luckily, they gave themselves a bit of downtime before taking part in an event that would really kick-start their career, this event being the Jacaranda Baltic Battle of the Bands. These amazing and talented musicians went on to win the competition and receive an award of £2000 and an opportunity to work with a professional music producer.

Winning the Battle of the Bands allowed Strider to work on their second single ‘Dares’ using professional equipment and in a fully decked-out studio. This single then proceeded to be played on BBC Introducing, a radio show where the upcomers get discovered. Not so long after, they played a headline show at the Heebie Jeebies in Liverpool.

Now brings us up to 2025. The bands latest single ‘Stay With Me’ released in March of this year was a big hit with their fans. They also announced two shows for mid and late April. The first is on April 19 in Manchester supporting the band Kiwi at 33 Oldham Street, the other being April 26 where they will be playing in the Kazmir Gardens supporting BITE alongside The Finite Experience.

Currently, this rambunctious, ragtag band is working on their debut EP which is yet to be publicly named or have a release date announcement.