The Fear

The Fear are back and bigger than ever! The UK based Alt Metallers are returing to Southampton, after appearing in support of Alien Ant Farm and Snot, this time with their own headline show!

The Fear is what happens when unfinished business refuses to stay buried. Based in the UK, the band features Benj Ashmead (Drums), Mick Satiar (Vocals), Ad Lucas (Guitar), and Adam Smethurst (Guitar) - Friends who once chased music Full-time in various bands, only to walk away when the dream didn’t quite pay off. They didn’t speak for ten years. In 2024, something shifted. Benj had quietly started writing again after a decade away, an a beer with Mikc turned into a conversation. The Fear was born - a fresh project fueled by years of experience and renewed drive.

Sonically, they fuse the intensity of metalcore with melodic alt-rock sensibilities - drawing from bands like Linkin Park, Underoath and Papa Roach, while the vocals carry subtle echoes of Mancunian icons Oasis and The Buzzcocks. But it’s the lyrics that truly mark their evolution. “When we were younger, we lived in a band bubble,” Benj explains. “We didn’t have much to reflect on - the words were surface-level, more about moment than meaning. Now, years of life, loss and growth have given us deeper stories to tell. Our lyrics carry more weight - confronting dark truths, struggles and the complexities of outgrowing the past.”

This isn’t a comeback - it’s a reckoning.

Presented by Divergent Promotions.

This is an 14+ event