5 Gigs, 3 Bands, 3 Days | Darwen Live Weekender With Red Earth, The Rafters & Pretty Shivers

Three days. Five gigs. Three bands. A brand new lens straight out the box with zero test shots on it. And my most used lens decided Sunday was a good day to break. This is the Darwen Live Weekender — following Red Earth across a full working weekend, from a headline slot in Manchester to the Darwen Live mainstage, with The Rafters and Pretty Shivers along the way. On top of that, a highlight reel posted the morning after each night. A lot went wrong. A lot went right. Chapters 0:00 Intro 2:02 Red Earth — Lion's Den, Manchester 4:06 The overnight edit 4:26 Day 2 — Red Earth at The Sound Lounge 5:15 The Rafters, Stanhill Social Club 12:26 The 2pm deadline 13:34 Darwen Live 14:55 Pretty Shivers 20:26 Gear verdicts + the broken lens Bands featured Red Earth —   / redearthmusicuk   The Rafters —   / theraftersbanduk   Pretty Shivers —   / prettyshivers   Canon R8 Canon RF 24-105mm f/4 Canon RF 35mm f/1.4 VCM Canon RF 15-35mm f/2.8 (RIP)