Strider: Cavern Club - 26/03/25

The Cavern Club is a popular and notorious music venue in Liverpool. It was known for hosting The Beatles on multiple occasions and is now known for promoting upcoming artists. Tonight, BBC Introducing hosted an event in the Cavern Live Lounge where three bands were given a 45-minute set each to play to their hearts content.

The lineup of the night was Dead Distance, Sunda Blue, and Strider. When travelling down the almost endless staircase towards the Cavern Club you could hear the crowd of people chattering and whatever performer was on stage. The main room was bustling with people at tables and in front of the main stage, a few people with drinks in hand. Once passed the crowd, there lay the Cavern Live Lounge behind a set of curtains. The Live Lounge room itself was mainly quiet, the occasional person would linger around and try to find a good seat. Besides that, there were whispers and murmurs among guests. As time went on more people flooded the room and soon the room was full of people. A group of people together due to one common interest: music.

Strider was the second band to take the stage, a few minutes after Dead Distance. They had a seven-song set list, half being from their EP which is yet to have a public release date. Each song added some type of element to their repertoire. The set had high energy and high charisma, the drums and bass worked in tandem being heavy driving and punchy. The first piece in their set was their unreleased song ‘Own Way Home’. From the sound of that song alone, you could tell why the band was gaining such traction. Compared to the other songs, the final song ‘Dragonfly’ had a whole separate tone. It was more stripped back, giving it a sad atmosphere. The guitar and the bass set the tone and the screaming at the very end gives it the emotion. This performance was really one of those “you should’ve been there” moments and if the unreleased songs were that amazing live, it’s to be expected that they will be incredible once they get released alongside the awaited debut EP.