{"id":21146,"date":"2023-03-24T11:26:25","date_gmt":"2023-03-24T10:26:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/?p=21146"},"modified":"2023-03-24T11:26:25","modified_gmt":"2023-03-24T10:26:25","slug":"belfast-band-rhinos-to-headline-new-show-at-oh-yeah-centre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/2023\/03\/belfast-band-rhinos-to-headline-new-show-at-oh-yeah-centre\/","title":{"rendered":"Belfast Band RHINOS To Headline New Show At Oh Yeah Centre"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Renowned performers Paul Currie and Brendan Scullion, AKA RHINOS, will take to the stage at the Oh Yeah Centre in Belfast next week for their first headline show in the city.<\/span><\/p>\n

Comedian Paul and drummer\/percussionist Brendan (NI Soul Troop) who formed the band in 2013 have teamed up with local promoter Smashing Buttons to bring fans a unique show “influenced by garage rock, heavy metal, dub, psychedelic rock, blues, punk rock, progressive rock, soul, jazz, experimental rock with a jamming approach and unusual song structures” said Tina Kelly of Smashing Buttons.<\/span><\/p>\n

Supported by LipGloss and The New Normal the show on Wednesday, March 29 is set to be an explosion of garage punk and psychedelic rock with a wide range of influences from Dub, Reggae, Funk, Soul, Hardcore and Glam Punk.<\/span><\/p>\n

Paul explained: “I\u2019ve been playing in bands since 1991 in Belfast but this is 100% the best band I\u2019ve ever played in.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThere are only two of us but we\u2019re creating the sound of four people on a stage, which is unbelievable. We\u2019re just pulling together all our resources, the two of us.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

This new EP launch and showcase comes after Paul had been left without a drummer and almost gave up on music altogether last October, until by complete coincidence, through a friend of a friend, he met Brendan.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019d given up on any music and then along came Brendan who is not just a drummer but a percussionist and he has a humongous eclectic taste in music which is coming out in RHINOS. Previous drummers have just been heavy metal or rock drummers but Brendan is a completely different style of drummer and it\u2019s really showing in the songwriting,\u201d explained Paul.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

He added: \u201cIt\u2019s because of Brendan\u2019s skill as a percussionist and a drummer, as well as a songwriter in his own right and a singer. I\u2019m also using my voice in different, unusual ways. We\u2019re writing songs with unusual song structures but it\u2019s all essentially garage punk and psychedelic rock with a big wide selection of influences that we\u2019re channelling into this band of just two people.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Throughout the night, audiences will hear music which explores Paul\u2019s personal experiences with bullying, coming out and issues facing the LGBT+ community, all topics that are very important to RHINOS.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

He said: \u201cA lot of the songs are written about me having been bullied a lot as a kid and coming out just last year as queer and bisexual. That\u2019s what we are as a band. As the main songwriter that\u2019s what I\u2019m writing about and where the anchor and my anger is coming from.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI spoke about that in my standup comedy – about being Queer and Non-Binary and Bi and part of the whole LGBT+ community and it\u2019s very important for me to stand up and talk about that openly now. Not be in the closet anymore and openly sing about that in my music.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Tina Kelly of Smashing Buttons said the show will launch the band’s self-titled EP Rhinos showcasing new music from the band as well as some old favourites.<\/span><\/p>\n

She added: “RHINOS are one of Belfast’s most exciting bands, every show is full of vibrancy and energy. Not only will fans old and new get the chance to witness a unique and exciting show but they’ll get the chance to hear some fantastic support acts in LipGloss and The New Normal.”<\/span><\/p>\n

RHINOS with support from LipGloss and The New Normal kicks off at 7.30pm, Wednesday, March 29 at the Oh Yeah Music Centre. Tickets for the event are \u00a37 and are available from <\/b>Eventbrite<\/b><\/a> (<\/b>bit.ly\/3TJWIS8<\/b><\/a>)<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Renowned performers Paul Currie and Brendan Scullion, AKA RHINOS, will take to the stage at the Oh Yeah Centre in Belfast next week for their first headline show in the city. Comedian Paul and drummer\/percussionist Brendan (NI Soul Troop) who formed the band in 2013 have teamed up with local promoter Smashing Buttons to bring … Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[388,1691,1692,1646,205,1690,1694,1693],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21146"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21146"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21146\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21148,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21146\/revisions\/21148"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21146"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21146"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21146"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}