VIVAS are the Sheffield based band consisting of James Wilson on Lead vocals/rhythm guitar,  Tyler Savage on Lead guitar/backing vocals, Kane Ibbertson on Bass/backing vocals and Keaton Barker on Drums.

Although only formed in the past year, VIVAS  have already achieved so much as a band bringing a positive and highly infectious approach to their music. VIVAS are a  classic Indie Rock  band that bring the energy and attitude in abundance making for some great music and some pretty high octane live performances too!

Live performances so far have seen them play to a sold out Sheffield’s ‘Sidney & Matilda’ and ‘The Leadmill’, and they have already embarked on their first UK Tour selling out venues in cities such as Leeds, Glasgow and Manchester.

In their first year  VIVAS released an impressive total of 3 singles, being ‘Sweet Talker’ in March, ‘It’s Alright’ in July and ‘Feel’ in November. All 3 singles were received with a warm welcome from fans old and new as well as from press and radio from the likes of BBC Introducing, Amazing Radio and the Sheffield Star as well as  gaining the band in excess of 40k streams on Spotify alone. 

Following on from this success, VIVAS decided to make a bold statement move and to try something entirely different by releasing their own re-worked version of undoubtedly one of the biggest hits in mainstream music of recent years; by covering ‘As It Was’ originally by Harry Styles. 

The band have said about their decision to record ‘As It Was’:

“The biggest inspiration behind recording As It Was – we wanted to cover the most popular song in modern Pop music and give the song a big Indie/Alternative Rock makeover. We were keen to keep the song’s recognisable structure, but give it a completely new lease of life by giving it a balls to the wall attitude that many Indie Rock/Alternative Rock fans can gravitate towards.”

Listening to the track, yes it’s got that instantly recognisable melody there, but don’t let that fool you as very quickly a much heavier and rockier sound bursts forth. The track  rushes along at pace with a euphoric crashing of drums and some serious guitar riffs that’ll have you jumping around in utter abandonment. This track is going to go down an absolute storm when performed live.  

‘As It Was’ was recorded by the band at West Homesick Studios in Sheffield and was Produced by Federico Telesca.

VIVAS are set to go on a UK Tour this Spring which sees them play a Sold Out  show at The Leadmill Sheffield  with The Lottery Winners and this summer will also see the band perform on The Leadmill Stage at Tramlines Festival and supporting rock legends Def Leppard and Motley Crue at The Lytham Festival. 

All in all 2023 promises to be a massive year for this young  band as they continue to make huge waves on the music scene. 

Upcoming Gigs/Tours –

Manchester – Saturday 25th March (Low tickets)

Sheffield – Tuesday 4th April (Sold Out)

Cardiff – Saturday 15th April (Low Tickets)

Lytham Festival: Sunday 3rd July 

Tramlines Festival: Saturday 22nd July 

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