The Awakening plus special guests: Black Lakes

About this event

Cross Border Music Group in association with Rebel meets Rebel Presents:

The Awakening

Now based in the U.S., The Awakening is a Gothic / Darkwave band born in Johannesburg, South Africa, in the late ’90s, as the creative expression of vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, and songwriter Ashton Nyte. 


Ashton Nyte has released eight solo albums and two books and contributed vocals and lyrics to several other projects featuring members of The Cure, Peter Murphy, The Mission, Beauty In Chaos, and others. The Awakening's self-titled 12th album was released on 18 October 2024.

Special Guests: Black Lakes

FORMED IN 2018, BLACK LAKES CREATE A SOUND THAT DELIBERATELY BLURS THE BOUNDARIES BETWEEN HARD ROCK AND ALTERNATIVE METAL, DRAWING ON A WIDE RANGE OF INFLUENCES FROM ACROSS BOTH SCENES.

BASED ON THE STRENGTH OF A WELL RECEIVED DEBUT EP, THE BAND SUCCESSFULLY CROWDFUNDED THE PRODUCTION THEIR DEBUT ALBUM 'FOR ALL WE'VE LEFT BEHIND' WHICH WAS RELEASED IN FEBRUARY OF 2022 TO CRITICAL ACCLAIM.

PRODUCED BY PREMIER ROCK AND METAL PRODUCER ROMESH DODANGODA, THE ALBUM ACHIEVED SEVERAL NOTABLE ACCOLADES, INCLUDING BEING NAMED ALBUM OF THE YEAR BY FOUR MEDIA OUTLETS INCLUDING ERB MAGAZINE AND EAST LONDON RADIO. THE SINGLES FROM F.A.W.L.B ENJOYED EXTENSIVE AIRPLAY ACROSS NATIONAL RADIO INCLUDING KERRANG, ERB, PLANET ROCK AND THE BBC.

THE ALBUM WAS FURTHER BOLSTERED BY FEATURES IN PRINTED PRESS, INCLUDING ARTICLES IN FIREWORKS, POWER PLAY & EMERGING ROCK BANDS MAGAZINE.

THE BAND HAVE WORKED HARD TO BUILD A REPUTATION AS A CAPTIVATING LIVE ACT, PICKING UP NEW FANS FROM ACROSS THE UK AND ARE ALWAYS STRIVING TO BUILD ON THEIR PREVIOUS SHOWS TO CREATE SOMETHING BIGGER AND BETTER FOR THEIR GROWING FANBASE TO ENJOY.