The Mods are back in town – at full throttle
Music lovers will roll into Paisley on their scooters this weekend to enjoy the town’s much anticipated ModStuff event.
Now in its fifth year, the full throttle Mod rally will see all kinds of entertainment in store.
Fans will don their parkas and drive their custom scooters to The Spree’s Spiegeltent at noon.
With hundreds of riders expected to take part, the mass ride-out will be quite a spectacle.
And there will be prizes and awards up for grabs for the best and most stylish scooters.
A spokesperson for the event said: “The scooter ride-out and competition is fast becoming an eagerly-anticipated fixture in the Paisley events calendar.
Music lineup includes Republic of Soul and The Kinks Experience “Scooters from far and wide will be amps to carefully keep the sound made very welcome and led around vintage, the band have worked hard town by Paisley Vespa Scooter Club.” on all the original arrangements of
There will also be entertainment the songs – and they are all there, and live music performers on hand to from You Really Got Me and Dead ensure visitors’ toes are kept tapping End Street to Waterloo Sunset and from afternoon until night. Lola.
Paisley’s own Gerry McGuire will And last but not least, unmissable be DJ’ing, playing the best in Mod, band, The Turkey Nuts, will be Northern Soul and R’n’B all day and re-creating the great American and evening in the Spiegeltent. British mod and beat tunes of the 60s
Eight-piece band, Republic of Soul, and beyond. are on the afternoon bill. The five-piece punk outfit are
Playing a wide range of classic fronted by jangly yet crunchy retro soul numbers, natty ska tunes and guitar sounds and authentic vocal some stomping rock and roll, their harmonies – get ready to get your performances always have the crowd dancing shoes on. calling out for more. The afternoon event will roll on
Joining them will be The Kinks into a sold-out evening show, with Experience. bands The Style Councillors, The Sell
Playing authentic guitars, keys and Out and START! entertaining Mod fans into the late hours.
This year, ModStuff is working in partnership with Paisley Vespa Scooter Club to raise funds for Renfrewshire Carers Centre during the afternoon rally.
There will be a fantastic raffle and plenty of opportunity to make a donation to the worthy cause.
Event organisers, LNP promotions said: “The purpose of our projects and activities is to promote Paisley as a live music destination, attract visitors, stimulate the local economy and to further our charitable aims and objectives.”
Get tickets for the ModStuff Afternoon Show with Scooter-Ride out online www.thespree.co.uk/ events