Band name: Bigfoot

Members:

Matt Avery (bass), Ant Ellis (vocals), Tom Aspinall (drums), Sam Millar (guitar) and Mick McCullagh (guitar)

What is your sound and who are your influences?

If you could class us as something it would probably come under hard rock. A lot of our influences come from bands like Led Zeppelin, Guns N' Roses and Black Sabbath but we are big fans of bands like The Eagles and Prince so take some bits of inspiration from all over the place.

What is the biggest gig you have played to date?

Probably our biggest gig to date was at Brighton’s Breakout Festival which was headlined by Skindred and Funeral for a Friend. We played the second stage to around 600 people.

If you are not already, is it your ambition to become professional?

We all aspire to be professional musicians. This is what we have been doing all our lives and, in some ways, it’s all we know. That’s why we put the band together, to get a bunch of people together who were really serious about trying to make something of the passion we all have for music.

Where do you see yourself in 10 years?

Hopefully we’ll have made something of what we’re doing that people can enjoy as much as we enjoy it and we can play the gigs and festivals that we’ve always dreamed of playing.

Is there anything unusual or interesting about the band?

We have two lead guitarists which always interests guitar fans. Our stage show is very energetic and raw and Ant doesn’t stop performing from start to finish. There seems to be a very good chemistry on stage with us that hopefully comes across on stage. Come see us live and you’ll see what we’re all about.

Upcoming gigs?

April 21 — Grand Central (Metal to the Masses)

April 24 — LIVE, Stockport

May 2 — The Maze, Nottingham (Noize Level Critical Festival)

May 3 —Ridgefest, Ormskirk

May 7 — The Mad Ferret, Preston

May 23 — Winsterfest 4, Derbyshire

May 23 — Millstone Rocks, Golbourne

May 24 — The Boulevard, Wigan

May 28 —Rebellion Bar (Battle of the Bands), Manchester

June 17 to 24 — Lindos Music Week, Greece

June 27 — Wildfire Festival, Scotland

July 18 — Raise the Roof Festival, Bury

July 24 — MT Heads Zombie Apocalypse, Rochdale

July 25 — The Boulevard, Wigan

August 15 — Bury Rock Festival

August 22 — Brookfest, Haydock

August 23 —Rock the Lakes Festival, Southport

November 28 —The Boulevard, Wigan

December 5 — Pontins, Southport