by Barry Dickson
Edinburgh Band Honoured To Play At The Olympics Concerts
Edinburgh band The Asps have been asked to play in London’s Hyde Park and Victoria Park on Saturday 4 August 2012 where they will play three times in one day as part of a huge series of concerts for the Olympic Games, BT London Live. Hyde Park will be packed full of daily live music performances and will featuring some incredible artists. Other free to access days at Hyde Park are 28 July – 12 August and exclude August 4 and 7.
Some of the bands performing throughout these dates include Sir Tom Jones, Feeder, Cast, Blur, Duran Duran, Snow Patrol and Paolo Nutini to name but a few. This is a massive oppertunity for The Asps to get themselves out there into the public eye in a huge way and they will be sure to grab this fantastic opportunity with both hands.
PJ Dourley, lead singer and guitarist with The Asps, told The Edinburgh Reporter:- “We were thrilled to get the chance to play Hyde Park through our own resources after losing Hard Rock Calling, and get the opportunity to appear at an event which, by all accounts, is much more historic.”
The Asps played a free gig in Cabaret Voltaire this month, and were well received by a very appreciative crowd. Indeed comments were made by many members of the audience about how much they enjoyed the gig and how well The Asps performed.
Since signing with Sony/ATV and signing up with Reverbnation, The Asps have been working very hard, and they seem to be constantly gigging making them (in my opinion) one of the hardest working bands out there. They are due to go to San Francisco soon to team up with legendary producer Ron Nevison (Meat Loaf, Heart, The Who, Bad Company and many, many more) to record their first album, and hopefully this gig in London will propel them into the mainstream.
Having seen this band play quite a few times now, I firmly believe the time has come to go to a bigger stage (no disrespect to the smaller venues intended) and Hyde Park will provide The Asps with the stage that I believe their music deserves.
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