ONCE

Who are ONCE? Where you’re from, how you met, how long have you been playing together etc

It was originally Harry, Chris and Oli that met out of pure boredom just before the lockdown after exchanging ideas and wanting to rehearse them. We auditioned a few people to take the role of lead vocals but it was until Natasha walked in the room that we knew we’d found that special ingredient we needed to launch ONCE. We all come from musical backgrounds so it was very easy for us to gel together and make amazing sounds together. Been playing together now for a year and a half now and in that time written more than an albums worth of material. Now that we are able to gig we are excited to get out there and show people what we’ve got.

Who came up with the band name and does it have a story or any meaning behind it?

At first we had loads of ideas for our bands name we tried to find something short and sweet to make us stand out and would be instantly recognizable but could never settle and randomly our guitarist messaged me ONCE and it just clicked and we’ve stuck with it ever since.

He messaged the group and we all instantly loved it. It doesn’t have any sacred meaning it was more of a symbol that could be pointed out anywhere.

If you had to describe the band using just five words, what would they be?

Mysterious – Unpredictable – Animalistic – Charming – Okay Looking 😀

Who are your biggest influences musically?

MUSE – HIM – Halestorm – Paramore – Bring Me The Horizon – Three Days Grace

What’s the band’s biggest claim to fame so far?

So far our biggest claim to fame was being played on Vone Radio to 60 countries around the world.

What’s your songwriting process?  

Our process usually stems from our guitarist writing the initial riff from there we normally just jam the song until we are having a blast playing in rehearsals. The vocals are the icing on the cake and really bring the song together.

If you could go on tour with any current band or artist, who would it be and why?

Our dream tour would be to support MUSE – We are also huge fans of Pale Waves so we would also love to perform with them some day.

If you could put your dream team band together consisting of any musicians from the past or present who would the band members be? 

Jared Leto – Vocals

Matt Bellamy – Guitar/Backing Vocals

Chris Wolstenholme – Bass Guitar

Joey Jordison – Drums

Rou Reynolds – Synthesizers

How would you describe your live show to someone who has never seen you perform before? 

We have a wide range of songs suitable for all crowds – Some songs are heavy hitters to really get your heads banging, some nice and slow and delicate to really mess with your emotions in a nice way. Taking millennials back to their grunger/emo roots reminding them of how amazing music used to be made. (With the crowd in mind) =D

Do any of you have any pre-gig or post gig rituals? If so, what and why?

Apple sours go down a treat  also a strong focus on performing at our tip top best and put on a great show.

What would your ultimate rider be if you could have anything without being accused of being a diva?

Probably just a crate of Guinness for the stage and backstage. We love a Guinness. Maybe a salt water for Natasha our vocalist – It helps apparently.

Tell us one thing your fans would be really shocked or surprised to hear or learn about the band

Three guys and one gorgeous lady coming from very different backgrounds, one is a weather guy, one works in HR, one works for the NHS and one of us used to work as an Undertaker. O_o

If people want to check you out online where is the best place to go? 

Spotify, Instagram, TikTok, Soundcloud, Facebook – All the socials and of course to any of our shows