The Rooftop at Pier 17 is an open-air club atop a building along New York City’s East River, which offers panoramic views of the area, taking in the Empire State Building, the financial district and the Brooklyn Bridge. It’s a dream setting, in a part of the US that Scottish metalcore band Bleed From Within have been longing to return to since April 2023, which was when they supported August Burns Red with The Devil Wears Prada at Palladium Times Square.
“When you think of America, the first thing that comes to mind for most people is New York,” says drummer, tour coordinator and band manager Ali Richardson, from a cosy chair in the dressing room the band are sharing with August Burns Red, on their current tour with Trivium and Bullet For My Valentine. “For a band, playing here is one of the first things on the bucket list.”
