Annual General Mayhem 2024
June 29th, 2024
The Annual General Mayhem (AGM) took place at Ellon Brewery HQ on June 29th, with a day of great food, live music, an ungodly amount of great beer and more. More fun than you thought was possible at a meeting.
Stayed tuned for news about next year's AGM!
Bands Line-up
Yonaka
After the incredible feedback they got when playing our Online AGM and Open Arms we had to get them up the brewery to play for you.
Sound bends to the whim of emotion. For YONAKA, music morphs in tandem with moods. Distortion teems with tension in moments of heavy catharsis, only to come back down in an exhale of electronic reprieve. As such, the UK trio —Theresa Jarvis [vocals], Alex Crosby [bass], and George Werbrouck-Edwards [guitar]— fuse pop, punk, and hip-hop into a hypnotic alternative rock hybrid. The group burrow deep inside themes of mental health, empowerment and the here and now with clear intention and expansive vision. After amassing over 150 million streams and earning widespread acclaim, YONAKA kickstart the next chapter with the release of their upcoming Welcome To My House EP out now via LAVA/Republic Records.
The Lovebreakers
Fresh from supporting Green Day in London on their Coverups B project, we had The Lovebreakers. These guys are big BrewDog fans and so excited to see you all at the AGM.
Lovebreakers, hailing from Birmingham, create timeless, feel-good rock n’ roll music. They are Jack (vocals & guitar), Christian (bass), Chino (lead guitar) and Nathan (drums). Their debut full-length record “Primary Colours” was recorded in Costa Mesa, California. The album has a vibrant sound, drawing upon influences such as The Clash, Tom Petty and The Replacements. “Primary Colours” received radio play from nationwide stations such as BBC Radio 1, BBC 6 Music and Radio X. In recent times, Lovebreakers have shared the stage with Green Day's side project "The Coverups" and have completed a 5 week European tour with punk icons Social Distortion, before completing their own headline tours across the UK & on the European continent. Lovebreakers second record "Wonder" is out now on Gunner Records (EU) and Wiretap Records (US).
Chappaqua Wrestling
Chappaqua Wrestling headed north to play you some amazing tracks from their 2023 album release, Plus Ultra. One to listen if you haven’t yet.
Chappaqua Wrestling are one of the UK’s most vital breakout bands. Across their debut album Plus Ultra, principal members and songwriters Jake Mac and Charlie Woods distil a sound that steps above the noise of the concrete every day - matching their songs about political despondency and societal lows while also conjuring up a feeling of hope.
With two sold-out UK headline tours already under their belts, while also having toured with Blossoms, Sports Team & Supergrass, their anthems for togetherness and clarity has found supporters from the likes of BBC Radio 1, 6 Music, Radio X, NME, Clash, Consequence, DIY, Dork, Line of Best Fit + more.
Frankie Beetlestone
Finally, we had soloist Frankie Beetlestone on site to perform some of his highly praised solo indie songs for you.
Prepare to experience life through the eyes of 23-year-old singer-songwriter (but not that kind of singer-songwriter) and producer Frankie Beetlestone, whose anthems-in-the-
making take an idiosyncratic, preposterously charismatic view of society, youth, love and
the general notion of being alive right now, while always keeping one eye on the future.
Frankie’s sound is hard to ignore, and even harder to pin down. Frankie himself is no use
at all in this regard. “I make the music I want to make,” he says, as if banging out multi-
layered pop fizzing with mischievous inventiveness is the most normal thing in the world, “and I am exactly what I am.”
GUEST BREWERIES
Punters were able to enjoy some delicious sours from our pals at Vault City who made a big impact at our 2023 EGM with their blueberry beer. Neon Raptor brought in some of their highly rated experimental beers as well as some of their much-loved core range. Sureshot Brewing delivered some of their Manchester brewed small batch specials for our Equity Punks to enjoy. Delivering some cans all the way from Spain, Garage Beer Co are an awesome brewery and bar in the heart of Barcelona. They brew a wide variety using some of the very best in modern brewing techniques. Baron Brewing is described as a playground for beer with exciting flavours and styles that change all the time. Finally, the force is strong in these ones, a long time ago, in a brewery far, far away....a keen home brewer had a dream to produce the greatest Imperial Stouts and Porters the galaxy had ever seen and Emperors Brewery begun!