Long Way Home made history last week after becoming the first unsigned band to be asked to play 2 consecutive nights at the legendary London venue, 100 Club on Oxford Street. The lads had just came off stage after playing a blistering set to a packed club on Thursday 24th September when they were immediately asked to come back again the following night. The 100 Club has been host to legendary acts such as The Rolling Stones, Oasis, The Clash, Paul Weller, Primal Scream and Eric Clapton to name but a few. Long Way Home were playing on the Thursday night as part of winning Ayrplay 2009 and now look set to be regulars on the London circuit. Over 40 of the bands’ die-hard fans had made the long trip down from Scotland for Thursday nights performance and created an amazing atmosphere. But even though many had to travel back home and miss the second night, Long Way Home put in another devasting performance that wowed the tough London crowd and had the club bouncing. Lead singer James Crossan said: “It was an honour to be on the same stage as some of the biggest names in the music business and absolutely amazing to be asked back for a second night. We spent some time with some of the best people in the industry while we were down there and can’t wait to go back again.”
Dave Grenfell, Feed Me Music @ 100 Club “100% Class A feel-good rock n roll.”
Future performances:
Saturday 17th October – Dirty Martini’s, Kilmarnock
Saturday 30th October – Nice & Sleazy, Glasgow
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Ayrplay Competition Winners, ‘Long Way Home’ Rock London in Showcase Spectacular – Liz Hobbs Group Press Release 30/09/09
LONG WAY HOME; winners of this year’s AYRPLAY Burns Showcase for New Bands Competition have taken London by storm with an awesome performance at the capital’s legendary ‘100 Club’ (September 24th).
Courtesy of Music Bank, SPZ Group, Feed Me Music and Liz Hobbs Group , this year’s AYRPLAY competition prize included a day at London’s renowned Music Bank rehearsal studios, topped off with a showcase gig at ‘100 Club’; which over the years, has seen the likes of The Rolling Stones’, ‘Metallica’, ‘Paul Weller’ and ‘Oasis’ grace its stage.
Undertaken with a new found confidence; invariably owing to their rehearsal session at Music Bank studios, ‘Long Way Home’ kicked off the showcase with songs including ‘Stick It Out’, ‘Melodies’ and ‘All I Want’.
Lead vocalist, James Crossan belted out the band’s original tracks, while James McLaughlin on guitar, Neil Sweetland on bass guitar and Jimmy MacWilliam on drums proved that this band is tight, dedicated and determined; leaving both the 200 strong crowd and club promoters wanting more.
Band Promoter, Dave Grenfell of ‘Feed Me Music’ said “Long Way Home’s charming stage presence coupled with an array of extremely catchy tunes wowed the audience and 100 Club promoters and staff so much that they were invited back the next day to play another fabulous set. Without a doubt, they deliver 100% class A feel-good rock’n'roll.”
Bass Guitarist, Neil Sweetland said “What a way to warm up! The rehearsal time at Music Bank was amazing. To spend a day with industry professionals was just invaluable and gave us the confidence to really rock the ‘100 Club’. Our Scottish fans even made the trip South to see us and it was a great honour to be asked back to play again the following night!”.
The band also received management guidance from Liz Hobbs Group, the producers behind the AYRPLAY Competition. Liz Hobbs MBE said ” Winning the AYRPLAY 2009 competition has given ‘Long Way Home’ the chance to showcase their music to a wider audience and we’re delighted to have given the band an in-road into the music industry”.
Now in its second year, the AYRPLAY competition has gained the reputation as one of the country’s greatest battle of the bands competition and with amazing prizes from support slots with the likes of Status Quo to rehearsal sessions and gigs in legendary venues, the stakes for bands entering AYRPLAY 2010 will be even higher.
Details on AYRPLAY 2010 will be circulated to the press shortly.
