Scottish
band, Soldier On, have been invited to play two legs of March of the Mods, a
month long music festival that tours the UK to help raise money and awareness
for the Teenage Cancer Trust.
To date
the band has played its majority of gigs in Glasgow but the first leg of the
doubleheader will see Soldier On travel south of the border for the first time,
to Manchester, where it will give the mother city of Madchester a taste of
things the Soldier On way.
Lead
singer of Soldier On, Jordan Bastock, said of the invitation down south:
“Heading to where it all began for the likes of Oasis, the Happy Mondays, and
The Stone Roses is a huge step for us, we can’t wait!”
However,
less than a week after the band’s England debut the Ayrshire based band will be
back in its adopted city of Glasgow to make its second appearance at March of
the Mods, this time at a venue its not played before, the O2 ABC.
But the
busy month doesn’t stop there for the band. Exactly a week after the
performance at the O2 ABC Soldier On’s first EP will be released online and
will be available to download on a number of platforms including iTunes and
Spotify.
Jordan
continued: “Since we formed the band at the start of last year we’ve worked
tirelessly to get our music heard and to get in front of as many faces as
possible.
“The
last year and a bit has been working towards this, playing our first gig
outside Scotland and releasing our first EP. It’s been hard work but it’s been
great.”
Amongst
the mod scene March of the Mods is an established event which last year raised
£50,000 for Teenage Cancer Trust. With the help of Soldier On it hopes to
eclipse that figure this year.
Soldier
On is Ayrshire's fastest up-and-coming band known for its energetic
performances and mod style.
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