this rock band met at a wedding ten years ago

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The group New Try will celebrate its tenth anniversary on Saturday October 19, 2024 with a concert at the Saint-Thuriau village hall. An evening with great fanfare which will begin at 8:30 p.m. with the Lorient group Moo’s Law.

Then it will be the turn of the heroes of the evening, Thierry Bertho, Alex Lavirotte and David Le Bretonto perform on stage. Three rockers linked by music and friends in life. The evening will continue with the host Alliancesmelodies animations.

They met at a wedding

The history of the group begins in 2009, on the occasion of the wedding of a mutual friend, Gilles Porrot. “The three of us didn’t know each other that well. Gilles was a work colleague for me, David’s cousin and a friend of Alex. The three of us played an instrument and we thought why not surprise him by playing a piece during the wedding ball. We agreed on the song Highway to Hell by ACDC, which we more or less mastered but which we really liked,” says Thierry, the group’s drummer.

The trio could have been created that year, but Thierry’s professional activity did not allow it. “Five years later, I changed jobs and I could finally have all my weekends. I talked about forming a band again at that point and everyone was on board. »

A first concert in 2015

From there, everyone works independently for a month on three pieces chosen jointly, with Jumpin’ Jack Flash by the Rolling Stones, All Rigth Now by Free and Whole Lotta Love by Led Zeppelin. The three friends then met on October 18, 2014 to play these three songs “not famous, famous, but it helped launch the group that would be called the New Try”.

From then on, all decisions are made by three people. “If one person or the other didn’t like a piece, we let it go. » The first concert took place at the Lézard Bar, in June 2015, on the occasion of the Fête de la Musique. And the first promotional model of six titles appeared the following year.

One thing led to another and word of mouth led to the group performing in the surrounding bars. “We limit ourselves to 12 concerts per year,” says Alex. Another album, titled Rock You Saysaw the light of day in October 2018 and finally the third, freshly released in July 2024, Excellent City.

On site: catering and refreshment bar.

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