An alternative outfit from Pensacola, Florida, Rise up Lights is Alex Arcari (vocals), Shannon White (guitar/screams), Shane Palag (guitar), Brandon Mckendrick (bass), and Dylan Petitt (drums). Shaped by diverse influences including The Used, Neck Deep, and I See Stars, their unique style fuses elements of post-hardcore, pop punk, and metalcore for a modern sound that still packs a punch of 2000s Warped Tour nostalgia. Rise Up Lights first debuted with their EP, A Sunny Place for Shady People, in the fall of 2016. Following a brief hiatus, they hit their stride in the scene in 2019 upon winning a Battle of the Bands competition hosted by Bayside, who they went on to open for at The House of Blues in New Orleans. That same year would see them performing as support for Northbound, The Red ...
