Whether you're coming from out of town or just a short drive away, Bear Cave is located at 24-26 Holdenhurst Rd in Bournemouth, United Kingdom. Make sure to check out other concerts and live events happening in Bournemouth, United Kingdom on Bandsintown.
Absolutely amazing show, the venue is tiny as in really small and is not very well signposted to say that there is an upstairs small stage and a slightly bigger (but not by much) downstairs, by going back outside and to the left, it looks like you are entering an old cellar which I suppose you probably are.
We drove 4.5 hours so made sure we would arrive early so we could get to the front and queued at the upstairs stage while they were setting up, only to loose the advantage of being early due to poor signage.
The bar staff are friendly, and the sound is really good, all three bands were on point, the first support band psycho Village were amazing, the wife and I really enjoyed their set, Liberty Lies were up next, equally as good but if the two support bands Psycho Village were out favourites.
Up next was the band we had been waiting for, The Fallen State, with all original members (Rich back in drums, Ben back on vocals along side Adam, Jon on lead guitar and Dan on rhythm, with low end beast Greg in bass.
All songs performed had been re written so that Ben and Adam could share them.
All in all an amazing show 🤘🤘
The songwriting and instrumental skills of these lads are next to none! That was one of the best gigs i've been to in a long time. That they came over after the gig and had a few drinks with us, enhanced the experience even more so. Great musicians, great human beings, a night not to be forgotten so soon!
Great little basement venue ,superb sound great friendly atmosphere and staff.
SA were (as normal) excellent , lively fun band just as good in a tiny venue as they were on the main stage at Bloodstock 2023
Small but fantastic venue, SA were incredibly high energy and were loving it. If you're ever on the fence about seeing this band, get over it and buy a ticket.
Support Act Swam 6ix were a brilliant fit and I'm now a fan for life!