In 1990, Ride were the envy of every indie rock band, sitting atop a rising shoegaze movement that based music on loops and pedals. The four members from Oxford took their fame well, always being serious about their craft and music, but somehow, time went on and the music press had been to forget them.

The sound Ride had perfected was a sort of buzzy guitar and murderous drum beats, and barely their vocals had grown tired. Also, then guitarist Andy Bell had gone on and joined Oasis. 

Ride did manage to make it back as a reunion act as music festivals began to proliferate and seek out older audiences trying to recapture their prime. Mark Gardener and fellow guitarist and lyricist Andy Bell have been together already, and now they are on tour showcasing a new album, with Steve Queralt on bass and heavy hitter Laurence Colbert on drums.

So the lads are back together, and everyone is fresh-cut and serious about performance. No banter with the audience, hardly a pause between songs, and just a whale of a sound coming from the house system.

The audience is buying it up as Ride goes through a back catalog of hits and familiar numbers, all standing in front of a simple visual “RIDE.”