Article by Alex Prunty (Year 8)
Thursday (30th of April):
Thursday opened this year’s first Rock The Steps. The highlight of this day was
the year 9-10 band, ‘The Brockilees’. With TJ Nadanachandran on vocals,
delivering a stunning performance of Dire Straits’ ‘Walk of life’.
Friday:
Friday continued the Rock The Steps Performances indoors due to wet weather.
The highlight of this day was the year 10 band ‘Stereotypical’. With Ridley
Marshall covering background vocals and guitar.
Tuesday:
Back outside on Tuesday when assembly cut our performances short. Reverie
delivered an opening number of ‘Plush’ by Stone Temple Pilots. Luckily,
Cousens Syndicate, who were postponed, opened the next day with Van Halen’s
‘JUMP’. The first Newington performance with a Keytar.
Wednesday:
As stated earlier, Cousens Syndicate opened today with Van Halen’s ‘JUMP’.
However, 4th on today was a new Year 7 band, Inc (Issac & Co.). Issac Chong
and Issac Xu delivered a crowd-shocking performance of ‘Don’t Stop Believin’’
by Journey, switching between keys and vocals throughout the performance,
singing in unison for the final chorus.
Thursday (7th Of May):
The final day of April and May’s Rock The Steps, finished the event with a
bang, from a hammer falling. The year 8-9 band The Blueberries delivered a
stunning debut-performance of ‘Hammer To Fall’ by Queen. The Blueberries
were the only three-piece band in all of this year’s first Rock The Steps. Apollo
Argy on bass, Alex Prunty leading the band with Mercury-like vocals, and a
Brian May guitar solo. Aimatai Vakaciwa still rocked the drum kit, even while
recovering from a foot injury.
This year’s Rock the Steps was full of firsts, surprises classic songs, and
prodigies. We can’t wait to see all of you passionate supporters at Rockfest in
June.
Watch out for;
Inc.
The Blueberries
Reverie
Cousens Syndicate
Stereotypical
and The Brockilees
See you in June!