The Varionis

Born in late 2007 The Varionis have been through the obvious changes that most bands starting out inevitably encounter but have smashed their way onto the scene as a stronger collective unit. The Varionis are five lads who all have the same love, a passion for playing music they believe in and want to listen to. 2008 saw the band record and release an EP described by Bruised Fruit Promotions as 'a record that will have you dancing one minute and leave you holding up your lighter the next'.

The Varionis live for taking their hard work to the public and playing live to an audience makes all the long hours locked up in dark rehearsal rooms worthwhile. BBC ATL's William Johnson, after seeing them live, described them as 'very much the contemporary British guitar sound that's come along in the wake of the Libertines, bands like The View and The Fratellis - quick bouncy poppy guitar and rhythms, done well, and with enough catchiness to keep us hooked,' while Gigging NI’s Mark Dunn labels them ‘your next favourite band… whether you like it or not.’ Last year they took their show across the country with festival appearances in Ireland, including the Belfast Pride fundraiser and Belfast Mela festival and they also played further a field in Scotland where they played a sold out Doghouse (Scottish music venue of the year 2007) in Dundee as part of a short tour. The Varionis have also landed major shows in their native Belfast and have recently supported The Hotrats aka Supergrass, That Petrol Emotion and legends the Buzzocks in their home town of Belfast.

2009 saw the band begin work on their new E.P which was released in Autumn 09 to critical acclaim, with the Belfast Telegraph proclaiming that “this is one band that may just give the North another success story”. Their first track from the new E.P has had huge amounts of airplay on Irish radio already, including BBC Radio Ulster and national broadcaster RTE 2FM. The writing and recording has not however slowed the band down from playing live shows. They have already played some packed out shows all over the North of Ireland this year and they have also played 5 nights at Saxo's in Lanzarote