2. About the Band
 ByThe Rivers, a 6 Piece Brit Reggae band, formed in the
Spring of 2010 by Leicester friends since birth, Nile Barrow
and Jordan Birtles. It was with a passion for the sound,
culture and style of the music that they began to write songs
with social comment, positive messages, as well as love
songs and all things that affect the youth of today.The band
write and record all the songs and arrangements themselves.

3. Members
 Nile Barrow - LeadVocals/Guitar
 Jordan Birtles - Drums/Vocals
 Sam Read - Keys/Guitar/Vocals
 Matt Willars – Bass
 WillTodd -Tenor Sax
 Rob Spalton –Trumpet

4. Influences
 Bob Marley, PeterTosh,The Gladiators, Culture, Burning
Spear, Dennis Brown,The Abbysinians, Max Romeo,
Gregory Isaacs, Johnny Clarke, U-Roy, I-Roy, John Holt,
Stiff Naked Fools,TheTwinkle Brothers, Dave & Ansel
Collins and many many more.

5. 2010
 May 2010 saw their first full band gig in Leicester and the
response was amazing.Word spread around Leicester like
a bush fire. 7 gigs in they had supported DAWN KINNARD,
NEVILLE STAPLES,TOPLOADER and FUN LOVIN
CRIMINALS (on 2 of their September 2010 tour dates at
Norwich UEA and CambridgeThe Junction) to more
accolades and positive feedback. Physical copies of their
first 5 track EP, simply entitled 'EP 1' were selling out at
gigs, and the name was starting to spread.

6. 2011
 2011 saw the band releasing their 2nd EP entitled 'EP 2', as well as
supportingTHE BUZZCOCKS, MAXI PRIEST, MUSICALYOUTH,
DAWN PENN, SAXON SOUND, NEVILLE STAPLE, JOHN HOLT &THE
SPECIALS on their 15 Date UK ArenaTour in October.The year also
saw the release of their Debut Single 'OneWord' which reached No.21
in the iTunes Reggae Singles Charts, as well as receiving BBC Radio 6
Airplay on Lauren Laverne's & Huey Morgan's shows.
 Their EP Package entitled 'EP1+EP2' reached No.2 in the iTunes
ReggaeAlbum Charts, coming 2nd to Bob Marley.The band have also
played on the BBC Introducing Stage atT INTHE PARK, having their
set videoed by the BBC and gaining BBC Radio 1 Airplay.
 Acoustic sessions from Nile and Jordan have also been performed on
BBC Radio Nottingham's visuals show 'The Beat' and also anA64
session on SB.TV.

7. 2012
 2012 was a busy year for BTR, with them being in the
studio in Jan/Feb recording their debut album.The band
went on to release 2 singles 'Don't SayYou Love Me' &
'Take Control', along with a music video.Take Control
gained radio airplay on Craig Charle's show on BBC Radio
6, XFM, Amazing Radio & BBC Introducing.The year saw
there first European shows, with them supportingTHE
SLACKERS on their EuropeanTour,TARRUS RILEY in
France, as well as playing festivals in Holland.The band
had another busy summer, with them playing festivals all
over the UK.

8. 2013
 2013 so far has seen the BTR tour Europe in their own
right, and release their eponymous debut album 'ByThe
Rivers', with a sell out launch at Leicester's O2 Academy.
Also performances at a string of major festivals including
the BBC Introducing Stage at GLASTONBURY, BESTIVAL,
SECRET GARDEN PARTY, GREEN MAN, LARMERTREE,
KENDAL CALLING, as well as having supported
MADNESS twice, JAMIE CULLUM, and having been
played on David Rodigans show on BBC Radio 1Xtra.

9. 2014
 Tipped as one of the ’5 future stars of the Pyramid Stage’
by BBC Glastonbury, along side Bastille, Jessie Ware,The
Strypes andThe Foals.This band are making a stir in the
British music scene, bringing British Reggae back in to the
publics eye. 2014 is set to be a big year for this talented
bunch.
 The guys have also recently collaborated withTopman to
produce a t-shirt which will be sold in local stores