When Rivers Meet announce 2023 UK Tour and release "Christmas Is Here" single
BREAKERS OF CHAINS
SPRING 2023 UK TOUR
WITH SPECIAL GUEST
"ARIELLE"
PLANET ROCK 48-HOUR TICKET PRE-SALE STARTS
9AM ON WEDNESDAY 7 DECEMBER 2022
WWW.PLANETROCK.COM
TICKETS ON GENERAL SALE FROM FRIDAY 9 DECEMBER 2022
WHENRIVERSMEET.CO.UK/TOUR
NEW CHRISTMAS SINGLE
"CHRISTMAS IS HERE"
B/W "IT'S THE TIME OF THE YEAR"
AVAILABLE FROM SHOP.WHENRIVERSMEET.CO.UK
WATCH THE MUSIC VIDEO
“When Rivers Meet’s set can only be described as life affirming. Miss this band at your peril.”
- Devils Gate Music
Photo Credit: © Laurence Harvey
When Rivers Meet are pleased to announce their Spring 2023 UK Tour with their very special guest “Arielle”.
Planet Rock will start a 48-hour ticket pre-sale at 9am on Wednesday December 7th at www.planetrock.com.
Tickets go on general sale on Friday December 9th from whenriversmeet.co.uk/tour.
The tour announcement coincides with When Rivers Meet’s first-ever Christmas single “Christmas Is Here” b/w “It’s The Time of the Year”, which is released today.
Written by Grace and Aaron Bond, and produced by Adam Bowers, the double A-side single is available from shop.whenriversmeet.co.uk.
Watch the music video on YouTube.
“Christmas Is Here” is an upbeat blues rock Christmas song, featuring Grace Bond’s distinctive, powerhouse vocals and raunched-up mandolin solo overlaying Aaron Bond’s gritty guitar riff and harmonising vocals.
Beautifully simple and heart-warming, “It’s the Time of Year” harks back to gathering around the piano, giving the perfect platform for Grace to display her ability to switch from rock to ballad flawlessly with Aaron’s vocal harmony perfectly melding in choruses.
Photo Credit: © Laurence Harvey
"It was a magical moment and a truly stunning performance."
– Powerplay Magazine
"When Rivers Meet are at the top of their game."
– Maximum Volume Music
"The crowd were in awe of what was happening right before their eyes."
– Metalliville
"What a show and what a performance! Grace and Aaron are something special."
– The Rockpit
"The whole band enjoys being on stage with smiles all around. Grace and Aaron steal the show with not only their talent, but the chemistry that the two share when performing together."
– Rock N Load
Photo Credit: © Laurence Harvey
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 (We Fly Free), Emerging Blues Artist of the Year, and Most Inspirational Online Performance of the Year. WRM also won Best New Band at Planet Rock’s awards The Rocks.
In May 2022, WRM won three more UK Blues Awards including Blues Album of the Year (Saving Grace), Blues Band of the Year, and Blues Vocalist of the Year (Grace Bond). WRM won Album of the Year (Saving Grace) at Planet Rock’s awards The Rocks 2022, beating Iron Maiden who came in second place. WRM also won the Blues Power Award at Planet Rock’s “The Rocks 2022.”
Photo Credit: © Laurence Harvey
Photo Credit: © Martin Tierney
BAND LINEUP
GRACE BOND – VOCALS, MANDOLIN, FIDDLE
AARON BOND – VOCALS, GUITAR
ROGER INNISS– BASS. MUSICAL DIRECTOR
JAMES FOX – DRUMS, KEYS, BACKING VOCALS
Arielle
Born in the US, but a self-proclaimed wanderer, Arielle began studying music at the age of five. A child prodigy, she attained a degree from Musician’s Institute in Los Angeles, and continued her education at London’s Institute of Contemporary Music Performance.
Discovered in 2010 by Extreme’s guitarist Nuno Bettencourt, she signed with an American indie record label called ‘Open E’. In the years that followed, she made a name for herself touring throughout North America and the UK, opening, and playing with Heart, Joan Jett, Graham Nash, Country Joe McDonald, Joe Bonamassa, Guns N’ Roses, members of Deep Purple, Billy Ray Cyrus, Eric Johnson, Gregg Allman, Keith Urban and Cee Lo Green, which included a main stage slot at Coachella.
At the age of 18, good fortune ensued when Arielle was handpicked by guitarist Brian May for a key role in the London-based musical "We Will Rock You” – a production based on the songs of his band Queen. From the cover of Guitar Player Magazine, to being recognized by country superstar Vince Gill as one of the 'Top 5 Best New Guitarists,' to being cast as a guitar player on the hit TV show Nashville, to ascending to No. 3 on the CMT Pure chart with the song “California,” as well as being featured on vocals and guitar on the new Joe Bonamassa documentary “Guitar Man” with the credit track. She has released 9 albums/EP’s, one of which placed in 11 chart genres in 2017 independently, including #3 in the Heatseekers Chart.
Her pride and joy is the "Two-Tone,” an extraordinary one-of-a-kind guitar she painstakingly designed, and hand-built, with her friend Patrick Yates. Brian May Guitars released a signature model-based on Two-Tone and the Brian May Red Special called ‘The BMG Arielle’ in March 2021.
On April 20, 2023, Arielle will release her new studio album, ’73.
BREAKERS OF CHAINS
SPRING 2023 UK TOUR
WITH SPECIAL GUEST
"ARIELLE"
TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM
WHENRIVERSMEET.CO.UK/TOUR
Colchester, Arts Centre
Friday 28th April 2023
Venue Box Office: 01206 500 900
Church Street, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1NF
www.colchesterartscentre.com
Norwich, Waterfront
Saturday 29th April 2023
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139-141 King St, Norwich, NR1 1QH
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Brighton, Komedia
Thursday 4th May 2023
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44-47 Gardner St, Brighton, BN1 1UN
www.komedia.co.uk/brighton
London, Lafayette
Saturday 6th May 2023
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11 Goods Way, London, N1C 4DP
www.lafayettelondon.com
Bristol Fleece
Thursday 11th May 2023
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12 St. Thomas Street, Bristol, BS1 6JJ
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Birmingham, Asylum
Friday 12th May 2023
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38-43 Hampton St, Birmingham B19 3LS
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Southampton, 1865
Saturday 13th May 2023
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Brunswick Square, Southampton, SO14 3AR
www.the1865.com
Tavistock, Wharf
Sunday 14th May 2023
Venue Box Office: 01822 611 166
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Canal Road, Tavistock, West Devon, PL19 8AT
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Barnard Castle, The Witham
Friday 19th May 2023
Box Office: 01833 631 107
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3 Horse Market, Barnard Castle, County Durham, DL12 8LY
thewitham.org.uk
Glasgow, The Garage
Saturday 20th May 2023
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490 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, G2 3LW
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Newcastle, University Students Union
Sunday 21st May 2023
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King's Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 8QB
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Nottingham, Rescue Rooms
Thursday 25th May 2023
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Masonic Place, Goldsmith Street, Nottingham, NG1 5LB
www.rescuerooms.com
Bradford, Nightrain
Friday 26th May 2023
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7-19 Queensgate, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD1 1RB
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Manchester, Academy 3
Saturday 27th May 2023
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Manchester University Students Union, Oxford Rd, Manchester, M13 9PR
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