12 Non-Headline Bands You Should See At Reading & Leeds

4. Broken Hands

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxJs5XMgtGw Where/When: BBC Introducing Stage: Reading: Friday, Leeds: Saturday Being in a band never looked as much fun as this; fun, raucous, thrilling rock 'n' roll at its finest. There's plenty of blues influences, and a progressive approach to a indie and metal crossover. Indeed, it sounds like it could be awful, but in reality, it turns out to be rather brilliant indeed. The enigmatic group regularly impress crowds from a vast range of backgrounds, with Sonisphere and the Black Sabbath-headlined British Summertime Festival on their recently played list, and their slot on the BBC Introducing Stage this year is another step for a band who are gathering a large fanbase at great speed. Their sound is defined by the classic rock, vocals-guitar-bass-drums lineup, recalling the mighty Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, and The Who, with no song too overblown. What does soar is the thrilling dynamics when all of them come together; front-man Dale Norton's infectious coolness seeps out of his every sunglasses-wearing pore, while his band-mates' collective instrumentation is enough to knock down even the tallest of walls. Thankfully, Broken Hands' as yet unrealised popularity looks set to finally achieve its full potential, with the BBC Introducing stage hosting some of the biggest undiscovered bands in recent years, and that trend looks set to continue with the Canterbury natives.