Rising Manchester group The Rainband have added a new date to their December tour calendar – to drop in on aspiring musicians at the annual Battle of the Bands at St Bede’s Not only did the band make the College event a more star studded affair this year they have also offered a once in a lifetime opportunity to one of our lucky teenage bands – to open their December 18th headline gig at the newly refurbished HMV Ritz in Manchester.
St Bede’s pupils may well also feel that it is a fairy tale opportunity to be added to the bill of one of The Rainband’s exciting December tour dates which also include gigs with Ocean Colour Scene across the country. The pupils can expect to brush shoulders with Manchester legends from bands such as Elbow, James and the Happy Mondays at the Ritz event, and may well be dreaming of Liam Gallagher one day describing them as he has The Rainband, as “on the cusp of something major…”
The lucky Bedian winners, singer song writers Christian Harrison, Helena Ward and Amy Hatch have been given a once in a lifetime opportunity to support The Rainband at the new HMV Ritz on Sunday 18th December. Their bands, The Licks and The Kids are Alright were also given a surprise opportunity to open for The Rainband at Eden Square in Urmston on 17th December. X-factor has nothing on these aspiring musicians!
Proceeds from the Battle of the Bands will go towards the various charities supported by St Bede’s College during Advent. The Rainband have also promised to give a generous donation to the College Lourdes fund. Last year the College raised over £10,000 for charities such as Francis House, Cornerstone and CAFOD, and helping those less fortunate than ourselves is integral to St Bede’s as a Christian community.
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