The Illusion + New Obsession + Project Overload

Celebrate the end of our Live On Stage Summer Rehearsal Programme with three gig nights curated and promoted by our LOS bands!

Wednesday 30th September - The Illusion + New Obsession + Project Overload

The New Obsession formed in 2022 as part of the Live on Stage project. They are a four piece indie-rock-pop band, having released multiple singles and have appeared on many line-ups across Coventry and Warwickshire (including Coventry’s Godiva Festival). 

The Illusion formed in 2024 on the project, they are a five piece alternative rock band. They have had a busy year in 2026, featuring on a “Hot Music Live Presents” fundraiser at The Tin Music and Arts to opening the evening for Coventry’s Godiva in the City event at the hmv Empire and now have been working on their debut single. 

Project Overload formed in 2018 on the project. They have been described  as “janglepop with attitude and youthful exuberance” (Louder Than War) “with an exquisite repertoire that’s difficult to pigeonhole” (Under the Radar) and “possessing a musical confidence that belies their ages” (Joyzine), Cov kids Project Overload released their debut album in 2024 and were named Best New Local Band by the Coventry Observer.
Compared to the Primitives, Young Marble Giants, the Sundays and Blondie, they take their influences from Blur, Declan McKenna, Jamie T, Peach Fuzz, Sabrina Carpenter, Slowdive and Two Door Cinema Club.

In 2025 they released the “near-perfect slice of indie pop” Silhouettes, the “scalding, no-mercy anthem” Wildfire and the disco-inspired Late Night Dancing (featured in The Unsigned Guide's Spotlight).

Other highlights include supporting The Cords and playing the Leicesterval Indiepop Weekender, Lakefest, two successive Record Store Day sets in their favourite record shop, and the Main Stage and BBC Stage at Godiva Festival.
Their second album, Project Overload, was released in February 2026.

All ages (under 18s to be accompanied by an adult)