Selby band en route to festival
Selby band Route 19 performing at the Selby Fun Day. (SF 07 AM) Picture: Allan McKenzie
Selby band Route 19 have been chosen to play at the Crooked Ways festival, with headliners, Razorlight.
The inaugural Crooked Ways festival is showcasing 15 bands from around West and North Yorkshire to play at Crooked Ways with all of these artists having the chance to open up Crooked Ways’ main stage.
Joel Liddle, the lead singer of Route 19, said: “We’ve only been going a year and we’ve won the Selby Battle of the Bands competition and now we’ve been selectd to play at Crooked Ways.
“We’re also in talks with a record company – we’re going down to London soon.”
The band is made up of former Sherburn, Brayton and Selby High school boys. They play a mix of ska, indie and punk – and call it skindie punk.
Scott Ward, Marketing Director said: “We are delighted to announce Selby based skindie-punk rockers Route 19 will play.”
He said: “One of our aims when setting up Crooked Ways was to create opportunities for local bands to showcase their talent to a new audience.
“By creating a stage devoted solely to local artists we want to encourage all visitors to stop by the Crooked Ways Presents stage and check out some of the great, and original artists we have in the local area.”
He said Crooked Ways is an independent music festival, named in homage to an early 20th Century book which satirises life in Pontefract. The festival is expecting 14,000 visitors through its gates and will be held in Pontefract Park in the shadow of the town’s famous racecourse on 26th May 2012.
You can learn more about Route 19 by searching facebook.
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