Saturday, 19 July 2025

BRIGHTON'S VERY OWN....THE PHENOMENAL REN & THE BIG PUSH



I've seen some street bands in my time but this is a phenomenal performance by Brighton band
The Big Push. Lead by the outrageously multi talented frontman Ren, the band originally got
together around 2017. And by 2019 they began to make an impact and started to pick up a local
cult following.
Of course by 2020 things started to slow down due to the pandemic when the band were forced to
perform online for a while. But the momentum soon picked up when they were back on the streets
of Brighton performing once again, along with touring around the country as well as releasing singles and videos.

But then in September 2022 the big crash came and the band dissolved, performing one last time
at The Brighton Dome. Fans were devastated. And it's believed that the end came due to frontman
Ren's physical and mental problems, even though he occasionally performed solo on and off around Brighton.


But the good news is that Ren and The Big Push reformed and performed in the Brighton Pavillion
Gardens just over a week ago, hinting that they just might be looking at a comeback.

In the video below we see Ren and the boys performing in what many fans consider their best ever street gig.
You can see and feel the sheer excitement as guitarist Romain Axisa whips the crowd into a frenzy during his guitar solo of Bob Marley's I Shot the Sheriff.

And reacting to this video is Kai from Kais Tv youtube Channel. And what I like about Kai is that
he doesn't pause the video and keep interrupting like so many other youtube reactors have on this video.

Sadly so many youtube reactors want the videos to be about themselves and not the artist they're
reacting to. So well done to Kai. And for showing it in full screen.

Links for Ren and The Big Push are a little out of date since they broke up but hopefully they'll update
them soon.

 


Below:  Ren and the boys were spotted performing last weekend in the Brighton Pavillion Gardens. So will there be an official reunion? And can they gain the momentum once again?


Video of that performance can be seen via 'Lookalikes Official'


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