Half Moon presents:

New Moon Rising

Magi Mojaxx + Dan's People + Ben Kidson + Castlecombe Drive

Half Moon - Putney, London

£8 Adv / £10 Door (subject to availability)
Entry Requirements: 18+ after 7pm

A Night Celebrating the Best in Emerging Talent

For nearly ten years, our New Moon Discovery Nights have shone a spotlight on up-and-coming artists from around the world - giving them the chance to hone their craft on our stage, and giving audiences the thrill of discovering raw, undiscovered talent.

This special Friday night edition brings together some of our favourite performers from past New Moon sessions — a hand-picked lineup that captures the incredible range and energy of the grassroots music scene.

Join us for an unforgettable evening celebrating the rising stars shaping the future of live music.

Line Up

Magi Mojaxx are a London based 6-piece band. They combine catchy hooks and hard-hitting lyrics to create powerful music often drawing from their own experiences. The sound comes from an adolescence of moving from their parent’s rock/ska collection to discovering hip hop and later down the line more experimental jazz/blues guitarists and their techniques. This is one of many reasons they fail to stick to a single genre, often blending genres regularly throughout the course of a single song.

Magi Mojaxx formed whilst studying in Cardiff. Within a couple of months they started recording using the Cardiff Student Radio as a recording platform for acoustic covers of popular songs. Since then, they have enjoyed writing their own music both individually and collaboratively, having featured several times on BBC Introducing.

Dan’s People are a sharp four-piece Indie Pop band from Wales.

Combining Dan’s hauntingly beautiful lyrics with soaring four-part harmonies, acoustic guitar and heavy fuzz bass solos— they are fast gaining a cult like following in the Welsh festival circuit.

Dan’s People have recently been awarded BBC Launchpad funding to finish their keenly awaited debut album “The Visitors”, which was recorded on location in an old Rectory in Wales and the world-renowned Lucky Recording Studios in San Francisco.

Dan’s People return each year to drummer Gemini’s Californian roots and have played the iconic Hotel Utah in San Francisco, Pappy and Harriet’s (Joshua Tree Desert), Heavenly Funk Festival (Santa Cruz) and the Elephant in the Room (Sonoma County).

With Dan on lead guitar and vocals, Gemini as co-vocalist and drummer, Jenny on Mellotron, flute, tambourine and vocals and Fflur on the fuzzy bass and vocals- enjoy the unique sound of Dan’s People.

In summer 2025 expect to ‘dance as hard as you weep’ with Dan’s People at Green Gathering, Devauden, Blue Lagoon, and Coedffest, as they build up to their album launch.

Embodying the assertive DIY attitude of punk rockers, but placed in a commercial environment, Ben Kidson moves with the times. His music combines modern pop writing and production elements (think harry styles, taylor swift), with the alternative rock energy and arrangement of his heroes, Nirvana.

in 2022/23, Ben’s energetic live show earnt him a spot as a finalist at the Isle of Wight Festival’s ‘New Blood’ Competition, and at the American Express Gold Unsigned competition. If you’ve used Tiktok recently, you’ll see and hear him on an advert for Amex, which has had over 7 million views to date, and if you use Amazon Prime, you’ve likely seen him in ‘Unsigned’, a documentary about the competition itself.

Ben already has a fan in legendary singer Robert Plant, who signed him to the Wolves Records, and helped him get Radio 1 support on his first single ‘Joking’. He performed on the BBC introducing stage at Boardmasters festival in August, with his performance being chosen as one of the few to be broadcast across BBC Southwest as a highlight of the weekend.

Castlecombe Drive are a London-based alternative rock band blending sharp guitars, driving rhythms, and raw emotional honesty. Drawing comparisons to Nothing But Thieves, The Killers, and Badflower, their music captures the tension and resilience of young adult life. With roots across Ireland, France, and England, they bring a diverse perspective to their sound. Their upcoming third EP, produced by rock veteran Nick Tauber, marks their most focused and confident work yet, with songs built for bigger stages and wider audiences.

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