Lost Pint to Close Out Southampton Days

Making their Southampton Days debut, Lost Pint will take charge of the Midway Stage from 8:30 – 10 PM on Saturday, July 9th.  

They’ll be the final band to play, closing down the six day festival. Front man, Shawn Byrne, is pretty excited for the opportunity. 

“We’re all from either Bucks or Montgomery County,” said Byrne.  “Each of us go [to Southampton Days] every year with our families – go on the rides and all that stuff.  A lot of our families are in Southampton.  It’s something that’s been a long time coming.”

The band, which consists of Byrne on lead vocals and rhythm guitar, Ray Crawford on lead guitar and vocals, Brian Spear on bass and guitar, and Tom Cashman on drums, recently celebrated their three-year anniversary on June 27th. 

Over those three years they’ve been playing all throughout Bucks County area and the surrounding areas.  They gig at Dave and Buster’s on Delaware Avenue twice a year and at the Red Rooster just as often. 

“We try to play every other weekend,” said Byrne.  “We really all just love playing music. It’s our therapy, our release.”

Covering a mix of modern and classic rock music, the band's website lists a myriad of artists whose tunes are locked into the group’s repertoire.  Weezer and Elvis, Radiohead and Johnny Cash – pretty much nothing is off limits for the band. 

“We feel we are in a nice spot,” said Byrne.  “We don’t play just one certain genre of music. With all of our backgrounds and influences, we have a very nice and unique mix.”

For Byrne and Lost Pint, the greatest satisfaction they derive from their gigs is seeing their fans out in the crowd, dancing and singing along with the band.

“We feed off the energy from the crowd,” said Byrne.  “The more fun we see them having, the more fun it is for us to play.”

Byrne and his band mates go a bit further than most groups in their appreciation.  They make a concerted effort to not take things for granted - in the last three years alone they’ve given out more than 300 t-shirts to people coming out to their shows.    

“We always interact with the fans,” Byrne said.  “Between sets, after a show, through social networking sites, even out on the streets.  They are the reason we’re here.  We appreciate every single person that comes out to see us.”   

If Southampton Days proves to be anything like Lost Pint’s regular gigs, the crowd seems to be in for a good time.  

“People come and tell us all the time how much fun they had [at a show],” said Byrne.  “That keeps our drive up, keeps us going.  We have a good crowd that follows us too - should be a lot of people singing and dancing.”

One of Southampton Days’ biggest draws for Byrne though - the venue itself.

“Outdoor gigs are absolutely the best.  We’re really looking forward to this one.”

You can catch Lost Pint on the Midway Stage from 8:30 - 10 p.m. on Saturday, July 9.