Versus You is a four-piece punk rock, pop-punk band from Luxembourg, founded in 2005 by Eric Rosenfeld and Giordano Bruno.
[2] Versus You is a four-piece punk rock band from Luxembourg that was brought to life by Eric Rosenfeld and Giordano Bruno in 2005.
After a first tour through Germany, Belgium, Holland and Italy, Jimmy Leen, who would later become a second songwriter for Versus You, joined the band on guitar and opening shows for No Use For A Name and the Flatliners, with whom they became fast friends, followed.
Aloyse Weyler joined Versus You right on time for their first tour through Eastern Europe and Russia, shows with NOFX, Propagandhi, Only Crime, White Flag and Bayside were played.
That year shows with Alkaline Trio, Strike Anywhere, Dead To Me, Dear Landlord and Star Fucking Hipsters followed.
In 2011 they shared the stage with bands like Adolescents, Mike Herrera from MXPX, Dead To Me, The Casualties, Rise Against and went on a European Tour with White Flag.
He was replaced by Giordano’s younger brother Dario Bruno who previously played in bands such as Extinct, Nervous Chillin and also The Last Millennium Suckers.
Another UK tour followed from 3 to 11 April 2015 and they were one of the first bands to be selected for the Punk Rock Holiday Festival in Tolmin in Slovenia in the summer of 2015.
They were lucky enough to play with the following bands: NOFX, Alkaline Trio, No Use For A Name, Propagandhi, Rise Against, Dead To Me, The Flatliners, Dear Landlord, Forgetters, Nothington, Anti-Flag, White Flag, Star Fucking Hipsters, Strike Anywhere, Bayside, Only Crime, The Unseen, Adolescents, The Casualties, MXPX, Strung Out, Black Flag, Jupiter Jones, The Manix, Jimmy Eat World, The Gamits, Dwayne... And lucky enough to play the following festivals: Groezrock (B), Rock-A-Field (L), Zvera Festival (LV), and are booked for the following festivals: Eurosonic (NL), Punk Rock Holiday (SLO) On 18 October 2015 Versus You celebrated their tenth band anniversary under the motto: VERSUS YOU "10 years later, Old & Bald" in De Gudde Wëllen (The Good Will) in Luxembourg city.
The first single of the new EP, which bears the name Birthday Boy, was released on 10 October 2017 at midnight on YouTube as a so-called Lyric video.
For these release festival Versus You were supported by the following bands: Mind Rebellion (L), Weakonstruction (L), All The Way Down (L), Cosmogon (L), Not Scientists (F), The Majestic Unicorns From Hell (L), Everwaiting Serenade (L) and Guerilla Poubelle (F).
The release party took place the same evening at the Atelier in Luxembourg City with the support of Guerrilla Poubelle and The Majestic Unicorns From Hell.
Their songwriting is also inspired by non-punk acts such as Big Star, Alex Chilton, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, The Kinks and Paul Westerberg.