JERA ON AIR REVIEW: Beautiful Weather & Great Bands On Friday

With a dodgy weather forecast, Jera On Air day 1 was supposed to be a very rainy, muddy day, but we collectively got very lucky. Around 2 PM there was some rain, but the rest of the day was filled with sunshine, beer and great bands.

With 3 stages on the festival, it’s always rough to make a selection where to go, but luckily the 2 biggest stages didn’t have a lot of clashes, giving us the opportunity to see and photograph a ton of bands, starting with the revered punk outfit Anti-Flag.

While never have seen Anti-Flag before today, we had heard good things about their energy and live performance and we were not disappointed. They were energetic, jumping on every chance they got, making the photography aspect of our purpose challenging and very fun. With a varied setlist of old and new, ranging from the 1996 album Die for the Government all the way to the band’s latest body of work 20/20 Vision, which came out in 2020, the audience responded well to both, even with the 24 year gap of release dates. There’s a reason Anti-Flag are still around and it is partly to their exceptional liveshow, which you can get an idea of in the gallery by Eva van den Bosch below.

Anti-Flag

Next up, on the mainstage, were the Japanese rock/metal whatever band Crossfaith who are very happy to be back in Europe. With Japan still having COVID restrictions in place, it must have been a blast to reminisce to simpler times with the old-school shows without any restrictions. Their set very well reflected this sentiment, as the energy was at an all-time high, and the musicians could not stop smiling. With a very unique sound of numerous electronic influences, as well as rock and metal, Crossfaith shows are on the ‘you have to see this atleast once in your life’ list, and we are fortunate to have witnessed and photographed the band on a few occasions. Get a glimpse of what their set looked like in the gallery below.