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Foto: Will Carter (offisiell EPK, braverival.com)
Modern
Brave Rival
• United Kingdom• Active: 2019–
Blues RockContemporary Blues
A Portsmouth blues-rock quartet fronted by Lindsey Bonnick, named Joe Bonamassa favourite and crowned Band of the Year at the 2025 UK Blues Awards.
Instruments
Vocals, Guitar, Bass, Drums
from
Portsmouth, England
Musical Influence
Endorsed directly by Joe Bonamassa as one of his own favourite discoveries and now UK Blues Awards Band of the Year, Brave Rival represent a harder-edged, riff-driven strand of the current British blues-rock scene, built as much on classic rock songwriting as on blues form.
Formative experiences
- •2019: Band formed in Portsmouth (Source: braverival.com).
- •2022: Debut album "Life's Machine" released; praised by Joe Bonamassa.
- •2023: EP "The Church Sessions" released; Band of the Year, Album of the Year and Instrumentalist of the Year finalists at the UK Blues Awards (Source: braverival.com).
- •2024: "Fight or Flight" released, earning 9/10 in Classic Rock Magazine; Band of the Year, Vocalist of the Year (Chloe Josephine) and Instrumentalist of the Year (Ed Clarke) finalists at the UK Blues Awards (Source: braverival.com).
- •Late 2024: Co-vocalist Chloe Josephine departs the band to focus on family (Source: Blues Rock Review).
- •2025: Named Band of the Year at the UK Blues Awards, now performing as a four-piece; EP "5 to 4" released 17 October, the first release since Josephine's departure (Source: braverival.com; The Rockpit).
- •May 2026: Band launches a Kickstarter campaign for their third studio album (Source: MNPR Magazine).
- •September 2026: Live album "A Hell of a Ride – Live in 2025" released (Source: store.braverival.com).
Instruments & Equipment
Collaborators
Guest feature on "Stand Up."
Watch & Listen
Featured
Brave Rival - Let Me Rock N Roll (Official Music Video)
Brave Rival
Brave Rival - Control (Official Music Video)
Brave Rival - Poison (Official Music Video)
Brave Rival - Five Years On (Official Music Video)
Brave Rival - Run and Hide (Official Music Video)
Brave Rival - Stand Up (feat. Will Wilde) (Official Music Video)
Brave Rival - Bad Choices (Official Music Video)
Exclusive Interview with Brave Rival: The Story Behind Fight or Flight | Polly Chats with the Band
Watch & Listen
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Press & quotes
"An album packed with ambition, fire, and killer songs."
Discography
| Year | Title | Producer | Studio | Label | Chart | Sales | Musicians | YouTube | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Life's Machine | — | — | — | — | — | — | Debut album, 12 tracks, released May 2022; praised by Joe Bonamassa as one of his favourite discoveries (Source: braverival.com; Discogs). | |
| 2023 | The Church Sessions | — | — | — | — | — | — | EP (Source: official discography). | |
| 2024 | Fight or Flight | — | — | — | — | — | — | Second album, 12 tracks, released 16 August 2024; earned 9/10 from Classic Rock Magazine (Source: braverival.com). | |
| 2025 | 5 to 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | EP, 8 tracks, released 17 October 2025 — the band's first release as a four-piece following co-vocalist Chloe Josephine's departure (Source: The Rockpit; Blues Rock Review). | |
| 2026 | A Hell of a Ride – Live in 2025 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Live album, released 4 September 2026 (Source: store.braverival.com). |
Awards & Recognition
2022
UK Blues Awards
Emerging Act of the Year (Finalist)
2023
UK Blues Awards
Band of the Year (Finalist)
2023
UK Blues Awards
Album of the Year – "Life's Machine" (Finalist)
2023
UK Blues Awards
Instrumentalist of the Year – Ed Clarke (Finalist)
2024
UK Blues Awards
Band of the Year (Finalist)
2024
UK Blues Awards
Vocalist of the Year – Chloe Josephine (Finalist)
2024
UK Blues Awards
Instrumentalist of the Year – Ed Clarke (Finalist)
2025
UK Blues Awards
Band of the Year (Winner)
External links
Booking / Contact
Booking agency
Midnight Mango
Agent/management
Stewart
Booking email
stewart@midnightmango.co.ukBooking phone
Not publicly available
PR contact: Claire Lloyd, Central Press (claire@centralpress.co.uk).
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