Background:
The
Mags are a four piece rock and roll band based in Liverpool. Their
Sound is riotous and raw but always melodic and accessible. They
have recently played live on BBC1, and can currently be found
gigging at venues nationwide. A university tour is planned for
September/October. The band will be releasing an as yet untitled EP
to coincide with this tour.
Line Up:
Mike
Kennedy: Rhythm Guitar, Lead Vocals
Anthony
Wilkinson: Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals
Greig
Wilding: Bass
Mark
Bleasdale: Drums, Backing Vocals
Highlight:
Playing
live on BBC1. The Mags were recommended to BBC researchers as a good
local band – The result? Playing live to 2 million people at
8.30am from a local guitar shop!
Lowlight:
Traveling
to Norfolk to play an illegal rock festival in summer 2015 – Only
for the police to raid the site and shut down the event, 15 minutes
before they were due onstage. (4am…!)
Random Facts:
Anthony
Wilkinson won BBC Young Songwriter of the Year in 1994!!
Mark
Bleasdale has recently left his job as a doorman to concentrate
fully on his music.
Greig
Wilding has been claiming job seekers allowance for 9 years.
Mike
Kennedy has recently had a warrant issued for his arrest (!) due to
non payment of parking fines…
They
are aged 21, 22, 25 & 25.
There
are over 400 people on The Mags mailing list.
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