Romeo's Daughter, The Carlisle, Hastings, Sunday 30th March 2025

Not everyone starts their career with a debut album– released in 1988– produced in
 collaboration with music industry heavyweights: ‘Mutt’ Lange and John Parr. Indeed, it was only a matter of time before Romeo’s Daughter hit the headlines! Hot on the heels of its success, their whirlwind tour of the US saw their single, ‘Don’t Break My Heart’ shoot up the US Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart.
Their dynamic and distinctive sound, described as brimming with “poise, pathos, memorable melodic hooks and inventive arrangements” has been consistently, and uniquely delivered over the years by: Leigh Matty (vocalist), Craig Joiner (guitarist, songwriter and producer), Andy Wells (drums) and their latest addition, Steven Drennan (Bass) who joined 2019. With this line-up, Romeo’s Daughter has a pedigree, second to none; with each member having worked
 with the likes of: Whitney Houston, Tom Jones, Meatloaf, Jane Wiedlin, Bonnie Tyler, Ronnie James Dio, Saxon,Machine Head, Roxette and John Parr.
Over the years, their infectious music: brimming with power, passion and sophistication– and fronted by Leigh Matty: recently voted in the top 5 ‘Lady Rock
Singers of all time’– has attracted the highest calibre of established artists; with Heart covering their single: ‘Wild Child’ on their 3 million sell-out album,
‘Brigade’– achieving No. 2 on the Billboard Rock All Play chart; as well as Eddie Money, Bonnie Tyler, and Steps! ‘Heaven in the Backseat’– also from their
debut album– also featured as the opening track of the 1990 film: ‘Nightmare on Elm Street 5’.
Romeo’s Daughter initially started with Craig Joiner (guitar and vocals), Tony Mitman (keyboards), and Paul King (drums), before Leigh Matty joined them after
responding to an advert in Melody Maker

Collateral

The band have been busy since the release of their debut EP 4 Shots! on November 17, 2018, which featured the single Midnight Queen, a song that received major airplay on Planet Rock, the UK's biggest classic rock radio station, and got to the top of the Australian Radio charts. After winning a Camden Rocks Festival competition out of 20,000 bands to play the main stage at the Electric Ballroom on June 1, 2019, and being chosen among 40 bands to play the Rising Stage at the Ramblin' Man Fair festival 2019, Collateral won a competition out of 200,000 entrants to support Jon Bon Jovi on his Runaway to Paradise Mediterranean cruise departing Barcelona to Majorca on August 26, 2019. All these achievements opened up exciting new doors for the Kent-based rockers.

In February 2020 Collateral's self-titled debut album, released by Roulette Media Records went straight to number 5 in the official UK Rock charts in the week of release. The high-energy 9-track album also features the singles Lullaby, Mr Big Shot and Merry Go Round.
Also that month Collateral toured the UK with Jared James Nichols, and then joined Bon Jovi's guitarist Phil X's own band Phil X & The Drills on their UK tour in March of the same year. ​

At the start of 2022 the band headlined the UK with their Re-Wired Tour leading up to the release of of a re mix of their first LP featuring special guests. After playing numerous festivals over the Summer Collateral then went on to tour with Recklass Love,  H.E.A.T. and Skid Row.  

2024 saw the band release their second album Should've known better to rave reviews.