AGMP presents

MODS MAYDAY WEEKEND 2017

DAY ONE

THE LAMBRETTAS

THE CHORDS UK

SQUIRE

The Lambrettas came to prominence in the late 1970’s Mod Revival scene in the UK. Their first single “Poison Ivy” captured the zeitgeist of the time and went straight into the Top 10 of the UK charts and earned the band a slot on BBC1’s “Top of the Pops”. Further singles “D-a-a-ance”, “Another day, another girl”, & “Good times” brought the band a huge audience.

The Chords were championed by Paul Weller and Sham 69’s Jimmy Pursey before signing to Polydor Records and scoring chart hits with “Maybe Tomorrow”, “Something’s Missing”, “The British Way of Life” and more. Their debut album “So Far Away” reached number 30 in the naitonal charts. Now fronted by original member Chris Pope, The Chords UK will be playing the hits and selections from their recent album “Take on Life” tonight.

Squire were named after a shop called Squires which they originally rehearsed above. They released the first single of the Mod Revival genre “Get Ready to Go” in March 1979.

Fronted by Anthony Meynell, Squire released two fantastic singles for Arista – “Walking Down The Kings Road”, with anthemic “Its A Mod Mod World” on the flip side, and “Face Of Youth Today”, and a fourth “My Mind Goes Round In Circles” featured Kirsty MacColl on vocals.

Squire went on to record five albums and ten singles, including the sunshine pop album “Get Smart” in 1983, and the groundbreaking “September Gurls” album in 1984, the title track a cover of Big Star’s then undiscovered classic.

MODS MAYDAY 2017

DAY ONE – THE LAMBRETTAS + THE CHORDS UK + SQUIRE – £17.50 adv
DAY TWO – THE TRUTH + FAY HALLAM + DJ DAVE EDWARDS – £17.50 adv
DAY THREE – THE CIRCLES + SMALL WORLD + THE SCENE + DEEP SIX + DJ PAUL “SMILER” ANDERSON – £15 adv

WEEKEND TICKET / WRISTBAND FOR ALL THREE DATES – £40
https://www.wegottickets.com/f/10644