WHAM CITY ROUND ROBIN – SUMMER 2006 / by Dan Keech

Raw Bear was invited to play the first ever Wham City Round Robin. Wham City had a run of excellent shows in their warehouse space, and this was to be the grand finale. The idea is that ten bands would set up around the perimeter of their warehouse space, each with their own PA and lights. They would do one song per round, before passing the torch to another act, who would suddenly be lit and performing in a totally different part of the space.

Part of the genius of the idea is that every act plays when the crowd is at it’s best and every act plays when the crowd is at it’s worst. This was a great experience which would lead to many more shows and tours.

Here’s a video of the big night…