The Latest Fallout play lunch time gig at Morrinsville College
Some of the students at Morrinsville College spent their lunch time watching The Latest Fallout rock the stage, and deliver a strong message.
Hamilton band The Latest Fallout played a show at Morrinsville College on Tuesday, during the third week of their North Island tour.
The performance took place in the lunch hour when at least 60 students came into the school hall to see the four-member band play.
Morrinsville College student Heidi Koppens, 16, said she enjoyed the band’s performance.
“It was very good,” she said.
The Latest Fallout played for around 30 minutes, and afterwards came off stage to mingle with the students, giving hugs, and featuring in selfies taken by the fans on their mobile phones.
The tour, which includes 18 places, was initiated by lead singer Brendan Pyper, 26, and is a warm up to their album which is to be released next month with the hope of getting the band’s name further recognised.
“Doing a tour is the only way to get it out there.”
Shows have been played at a mixture of schools, public areas and malls.
“It’s been interesting to see the difference between schools,” said guitarist Jared Stevenson, 21.
“Some are really vocal, singing along, others are more laid back, like Morrinsville College,” Pyper added.
Morrinsville College was one of the first schools Pyper contacted to arrange a performance.
A major purpose of this tour has also been about anti-bullying.
“In today’s society bullying is a real bad issue, especially with social media,” said Stevenson.
During their show, Pyper spoke out to the students, telling of how he had been a victim of bullying through his school years, and how he’d recently heard about a girl committing suicide due to bullying.
The audience, made up of students and a few teachers, gave a round of applause after Pyper spoke.
“The story about the girl was really sad,” said Heidi Koppens.
As the band has a growing status, with a current fan base of around 6000 people, they feel the need to help in whatever way they can to change people’s lives for the better.
“If we can change even just one life, it will be worth it,” said drummer Jeremy Badger, 26.
“We’re at a stage in our band where it’s not just about playing music,” Pyper added.
The Latest Fallout will next be playing at the City Centre shopping mall in New Plymouth this Saturday.
Their music is available for purchase from iTunes and amplify.co.nz. Their E.P. can be downloaded for free from their Facebook page and physical copies of their new album will be available in April.
