***PRESS RELEASE***
KING MOB Stephen W Parsons (vocals) • Chris Spedding (guitar) • Sixteen (guitar) • Toshi Ogawa (bass) • Martin Chambers (drums)
LIVE AT LONDON’S O2 ACADEMY ISLINGTON with special guests including: PHIL MANZANERA • GLEN MATLOCK • WILKO JOHNSON • MICK RALPHS
WEDNESDAY 28TH MARCH 2012
“…exotic tremolo guitars shimmer while echo-drenched vocals wrap themselves seductively around some 21st century boogie beats – and it rocks like a bastard. Can’t wait to see them live.” (Classic Rock)
“Think The Godfathers clashing with a slicker Alabama 3” (MOJO)
“…sounds so brilliantly fresh it’s one of the best things I’ve heard this year.” (Big Cheese)
As a new year dawns, KING MOB are looking forward to working hard on the live circuit, with dates already scheduled for the UK and the rest of Europe and summer festival dates in the offing. Many more dates are still to be officially announced but KING MOB will play London’s O2 Academy Islington on 28th March with some very special guests including Phil Manzanera, Glen Matlock, Wilko Johnson and Mick Ralphs.
At the end of last year brand new English beat combo, KING MOB released their stunning debut album Force 9.
KING MOB began life when vocalist Stephen W Parsons approached his old friend and ex-Sharks colleague Chris Spedding with the idea of forming a new band. Following a highly successful film and advertising career, Stephen had taken time out for a while and found himself DJ-ing at The Axe club on Hackney Road. Every Friday and Saturday night from midnight until 6am, the joint jumped to Stephen’s old school music in the form of Led Zeppelin, The Doors, Ike & Tina et al. Realising that these pre-1977 sounds were going down a storm with the younger crowd, Stephen’s passion for the sheer excitement and energy of R&B was re-ignited and happily Chris Spedding agreed to come on board to form a new combo of talented like-minded musicians from either side of the generation gap.
“King Mob came to rock the joint and raise the dead. We will continue to do so in 2012” (Stephen W Parsons)
KING MOB + special guests VENUE: LONDON’S O2 ACADEMY ISLINGTON DATE: WEDNESDAY 28TH MARCH TIME: 7PM (DOORS) TICKETS: £12.50 BOX OFFICE: www.ticketweb.co.uk
NEAREST TRANSPORT: NORTHERN LINE TO ANGEL
For further information on King Mob head to:
www.kingmob-beatgroup.com
www.facebook.com/KingMobBeatGroup
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