Parkas
ready! Baggy trousers ready! Boots ready! Scooters ready!
Suited
& Booted 2014 kicks off on Saturday (May 24) at Alvechurch FC where the
West Midlands’ largest independent musical event will have the twin goal of
raising money for both Help For Heroes and Birmingham Autism.
The UK’s
leading Mod and Ska weekender will be headlined on Sunday night by The Selecter
bringing their 35th anniversary Too Much Pressure tour to a close.
Promoter
Kris Gozra says: “We’ve already had 1,500 advance sales online with people
coming from as far afield as the south east and Angus in Scotland.
“Who
knows, if the weather is good we could even get up towards our capacity of
5,000.
“Both
the Mod and Ska culture prevail in the West Midlands, which is home to more
than 50 scooter clubs.
“The
sight of several hundred vintage scooters coming up the road during one of the
numerous scooter runs is a sight to behold – the region is literally the
epicentre of UK Mod.
“Some
have hundreds of members and host Mod and Northern Soul nights every week
throughout the year.
“They
also organise many charity events such as the recent March of the Mods.”
Kris
says Ska history dates back to the 1960s and the Don Christie record shop – the
UK’s first reggae, ska and blue beat importer on Ladypool Road, Sparkbrook.
“The
scene was ignited with Two Tone, the last significant Midlands’ based musical
movement,” he says.
“And it
continues with club nights like Pressure Drop (Barcelona, Birmingham and
Middlesbrough) and Scorcher.
“Both
scenes have great colour and vibrancy and Suited & Booted 2014 will bring
together the best of both Ska and Mod.”
The
event features a mixture of national names including The Selecter, The Small
Fakers, Badness, The Southmartins etc) as well as local acts DC Fontana, The
Jam DRC, Tempting Rosie, Little Liam and The Coopers Samuel Rogers Band).
There
will also be covers bands like The Iconics, Heavy Sol, Ordinary Affair and
original artists The Universal and The Get Go.
DJ
Sunflower will host the event and there will be food outlets on site as well as
several bars and stalls including vintage clothes and records.
Accompanied
children under 12 admitted free. An adult day pass is £20 or it’s £35 for the
whole event which is being staged at Alvechurch FC, 53 Redditch Road,
Alvechurch B48 7RS.
The
stage has been built by Birmingham rehearsal studio Robannas and will be behind
one goal, with fans given half the pitch.
The
other half of the pitch has space for 150 tents, with farmer’s fields on
standby nearby for more tents.
Tickets available
on the door.
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