March of the Mods

March of the Mods 2016

The Mods are taking over the whole of Murphy’s Roadhouse, 18 Esplanade Rd, Paignton seafront TQ4 6BD

Easter weekend – Saturday 26th/ Sunday 27th March 2016 (2pm-2am) to raise money for registered charity, the Teenage Cancer Trust.

March of the Mods is a 100% not for profit group, who stage a number of charity live music events with a mod theme, all over the UK during the month of March each year. It all started in 2012, with 2016's Torbay March of the Mods being the first event in Devon/Cornwall.

Torbay March of the Mods weekender event
Easter weekend – Saturday 26th/ Sunday 27th March 2016 (2pm-2am) to raise money for registered charity, the Teenage Cancer Trust.

£8 for the whole weekend or £5 per day on the door.

Wristbands will be on sale from February 6th at Murphys Roadhouse or from vinylavengers@hotmail.co.uk

This is a charity fundraising event for the Teenage Cancer Trust, which is a registered charity 1062559 (England & Wales), SCO39757 (Scotland).

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• The Rivals - Mod band from North Devon who do a mix of originals and covers
• The Kingstons - ska band from Plymouth who do a mix of originals and covers
• 60s Tribute to Dusty, Cilla, Petula Clark and many more great 60s female artists, Jo Argent from Torbay
• Little Miss Mojo - soul singer from Newquay singing Motown and Northern Soul classics.
• Indie-rock, garage, brit-pop, mod revival band Assmunch from Torquay
• Tina Shiraz - soul singer from Brixham singing 60's soul & mod tunes.
• The fabulous Eloise Cole (one half of Chique - Duo), as seen on The X Factor, singing 60's mod & soul tunes
• Torquay band The weekend will be playing some loud new wave and post-punk tunes
• 60's go-go dancing from Burlesque in the Basement, Plymouth.
• Gizztography will be the official photographer for this event.
• 10 vinyl-only DJ's lined up for the weekend so far, from all over Devon & Cornwall joining the Vinyl Avengers on the decks!
• More Bands/DJ's/other entertainment to be announced

• There will be vintage show scooters on display from local scooter clubs including the Torbay Mods scooter club.

For any further information, please contact:

Jade & Ian (the Vinyl Avengers)
07737323007
vinylavengers@hotmail.co.uk

The Start of the Journey
March of the Mods was just an idea in 2012. The idea is that in the month of March there will be events up and down the United Kingdom, all raising money and awareness for a chosen charity (Teenage Cancer Trust).
The idea began to grow in the early part of 2012 when people started asking about March of the Mods, wanting to know what it was about. Before you knew it there were 16 volunteers to organise and host individual legs of #MOTMs. In 2013 there had been 17 events starting in Birmingham on 1st March and ending in Brighton on 30th March. In between these two dates, events were held in towns/cities up and down the country from Belfast, Cardiff, London, Glasgow, Tidworth, Hull and Cambridge to name just a few.

Each organiser planned, promoted and hosted their own event. Every event was down to the individuals as to how they wanted them to run. There has been fashion shows, scooter ride outs, raffles and auctions, but at every event there has been both original/cover bands and dj’s entertaining everyone who has attend. In total it has been 130 hours of music, with 95 bands and 33 dj’s having taken part and played for everyone’s enjoyment. Music from bands known and not so well known, from THE SCENE, The Universal, The Last of the Troubadours, Button Up, The Beat Movement and The Loop to name a few. Every single person who organised, played and attended made it what it was – a huge success.
Even before March 2013 had ended there were people asking if they could organise and host an event in their towns/cities.
The format will be exactly the same in respect that each individual organiser will plan and host their event, but overall it is a collective of like-minded people raising money and awareness for Teenage Cancer Trust under the banner of March of the Mods