The Rosadocs speak with The Star at Tramlines 2025

The Star, Sheffield

The Rosadocs speak with The Star's Chris Hallam at Tramlines 2025. The Rosadocs are a five piece alt rock/indie band rising up through the upcoming UK indie music scene. They are described as having meaningful lyrical roots with strong guitar driven melodies and anthemic, arena filling choruses.

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00:00Right then, hi it's Chris again from the Star Sheffield and today I'm speaking to

00:06the lovely chaps from the Sheffield indie group the Rosadox. Would you mind

00:12introducing yourselves and we'll kind of just crack in.

00:16I'm Joe, I play guitar.

00:20I'm Keelan, I'm the singer.

00:23And I'm Callum and I play drums.

00:26Alright then, lovely and I'm Chris and I don't do any of that.

00:31Don't worry, I brought me sticks though.

00:35So anyways, let's kind of like crack into it.

00:38So Rosadox, I spoke with yourself a couple of years ago now.

00:41This was just before you did the Meadowlands gig.

00:44Is that what it was?

00:45Yeah, it was, yeah. We were talking about you performing tramlines.

00:49Is this your first time performing?

00:51It's your fifth.

00:53I think we've done three on library, haven't we?

00:55Yeah, yes.

00:56Ah, agreed.

00:58Right then.

00:59So, yeah, you're back again.

01:02What stage are you performing on?

01:04So it's the biggest one we've ever done yet.

01:05It's the Lead Mill stage.

01:07Okay.

01:08I was speaking with Daisy Peacock earlier.

01:10She did the Lead Mill stage a bit earlier on today.

01:12Nice.

01:13Nice little vibe on there.

01:14I'll come down and see you.

01:16You'll be hearing me heckling from the back.

01:18Probably choking because I haven't had a drink yet today.

01:21I've got a voice like...

01:22We can fix that.

01:23...like Doc Branning.

01:26So, yeah, you guys have recently released a new EP.

01:30Yes.

01:31Tell us all about it.

01:32Yeah, so it's called The City's No Good for Reflection.

01:34We basically wrote it about Sheffield, about living a life in a city.

01:38Yeah.

01:39And sort of the strife that you can go through doing that, but also the revelation of having

01:44friends, having relationships, stuff like that.

01:46And it came together almost as a conceptual piece after the fact of writing the songs.

01:51Wicked.

01:52Yeah, so we're really proud of it.

01:53It's done very, very well for us so far.

01:55That had the lead single, A Cross To Bear.

01:57So the lead single was Bittersweet.

01:59Bittersweet.

02:00But one of the biggest tracks off it ended up being A Cross To Bear.

02:03Because it's a song that's just connected with people at every single show we've done

02:07for the last two years.

02:08Okay.

02:09And what started out as just a personal little ballad has literally just taken on their

02:13new life at the live shows.

02:15Excellent.

02:16central point.

02:17I look a bit like a mountain.

02:18It's not official unless I reach across it.

02:21It's almost like a mountain and the way it rises that AP and it's like A Cross To Bear

02:26is just that pinnacle.

02:27Yeah.

02:28It's like an epiphany of sorts.

02:29Emotional climate.

02:30Yeah, yeah, yeah.

02:31A lyrical epiphany.

02:32I like it.

02:33It's all downhill after.

02:34I mean, currently we're in the Wednesday ground, aren't we?

02:39So it's not been a great time there.

02:41So speaking of downhill, hopefully it's uphill again soon though.

02:44And you guys have been touring recently.

02:47So tell us about the tour.

02:49Yeah, we've been all over, haven't we?

02:51We did one of the biggest gigs we've ever done in London, which were really nice.

02:55Whereabouts?

02:56We made Camden Assembly.

02:58Oh, it's good down there.

02:59It's kind of nice.

03:00Obviously we're used to being lucky enough for people to turn up and see us in Sheffield,

03:04which we're very grateful for.

03:06And kind of going and seeing more people jumping onto us in these other cities

03:09has been a real kind of turning point thing for us this year.

03:12Yeah, this year it's really taken a step up.

03:15Yeah.

03:16Everywhere we've gone we've found that, you know, people are wearing the merch already.

03:19And we've spotted someone today, don't we?

03:21Yeah, I mean, we are in Sheffield, so, you know.

03:23But it is, it's amazing when we go to these new cities, especially sort of what they call

03:26the B-towns of, you know, areas that aren't the major cities.

03:29Yeah.

03:30We go and people are, you know, the venues are selling out.

03:31It's amazing.

03:32Yeah.

03:33That's good.

03:34Sold-out gig in Undersfield.

03:35Yeah.

03:36Lovely.

03:37Keep it Yorkshire.

03:38Yeah.

03:39Lovely stuff.

03:40And, like I said, you're in the middle of your kind of like festival circuit.

03:44So, what have you got coming up next after today?

03:47So, Tramline's today and then we're in Cheshire tomorrow.

03:50Yep.

03:51Is that all together again festival?

03:52All together again.

03:53Together again.

03:54Together again festival.

03:55Yep.

03:56UV40 on that.

03:57Bit of red wine.

03:58Oh, yeah.

03:59Yeah, yeah.

04:00So, we've got that tomorrow.

04:01Is it the original front man?

04:02Yeah.

04:03I don't know.

04:04It's his brother, isn't it?

04:05Yeah.

04:06Oh, is it?

04:07Is it?

04:08Yeah.

04:09And then we're, where are we next?

04:10I mean, we're, so August is absolutely busy.

04:13I think it's packed.

04:14It's packed.

04:15Norwich.

04:16Norwich, I think.

04:17Norwich for Rock and Roll Circus with the Cortinas.

04:19Yep.

04:20Then Hardwick Festival after that.

04:21And then after that we're off to come together festival where we're playing with the Cortinas

04:26and Kings of Leon.

04:27Yep.

04:28And then the day after we're at Victoria.

04:29Will the Kings of Leon be performing again?

04:30Yes.

04:31Because St. Caleb, he broke his foot with it.

04:33He broke his foot.

04:34Yeah.

04:35He's able to play.

04:36Oh, fantastic.

04:37Yeah.

04:38I think it was the June and July days that they had to cancel.

04:40Yeah.

04:41It should have already happened to it.

04:42So, I remember seeing them at Reading.

04:44Gosh, it must have been like 13 years ago.

04:47Oh, really?

04:48Actually, 14 years ago.

04:50It was like Sex is on Fire time.

04:51Yeah.

04:52Sex on Fire.

04:53And it was phenomenal.

04:55It was like, it was him.

04:56Well, it was him.

04:57It was them.

04:58It was Radiohead.

04:59Oh.

05:00Nice.

05:01Arctic Monkeys, I think, were there as well.

05:02Nice.

05:03So, it was a good year.

05:04And that was the, remember LaRue?

05:06Yeah.

05:07Yeah.

05:08Bulletproof.

05:09Bulletproof.

05:10Yeah.

05:11Yeah.

05:12Yeah.

05:13She was on the small stage.

05:14Oh, really?

05:15It was a belter, that was.

05:16But anyways, enough about those guys.

05:17We don't care about them.

05:18We're all about you.

05:19It's all about the Rosadocs.

05:20So, EP's out now.

05:21You can get it on all streaming platforms or you can buy it where?

05:25On all of the streaming services.

05:27You can buy it physically.

05:28We've got vinyls out.

05:29We've got CDs out.

05:30T-shirts.

05:31Our website is therosadocs.com.

05:33Yep.

05:34And you can find everything there.

05:35Wicked.

05:36That's a little plug there.

05:37I'll be getting my commission from that.

05:39Yeah.

05:40There's a solid 2% coming in there.

05:41Do you know what?

05:42It costs a living, crisis.

05:43I'll take it.

05:45Thank you very much, guys.

05:46No worries.

05:47It's a pleasure.

05:49Always good to see you.

05:50Always good to speak to you as well.

05:51And we'll catch up down the line.

05:52Maybe we can do another podcast again at some point as well.

05:54Absolutely.

05:55So, it was Warren Chuff Media who saw it out before.

06:03But I think I've got your number.

06:04Yeah, you have your number.

06:05So, I'll double check and then we'll have a chat.

06:08Yeah, get in touch with you.

06:09That's the Rosadocs at Tramlines.

06:11Thank you very much.

06:12Thanks.

06:13Oh, no worries.

06:14Told you.

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