Band’s anti-drug message
THE JIVE ACES TO PUT ON SHOW IN CITY TOMORROW
The UK’s leading jive and swing band are putting on a very special performance in Sunderland tomorrow.
The Jive Aces, who are just back from a sell-out US tour, will be spreading some good cheer in the Market Square.
The band, who won BBC TV’s Opportunity Knocks and reached the semi-finals of Britain’s Got Talent in 2012, are promoting the ‘Say No To Drugs’ campaign.
The six-piece, who are all Scientologists, have supported the church’s ‘Say No To Drugs. Say Yes To Life’ campaign for 20 years.
They have played all over the world to raise awareness of the dangers of drugs.
Known for their colourful yellow suits, they met as teenagers in East London, and have been together for 21 years.
‘Say No to Drugs, Say Yes To Life’ is a youth drug education and drug prevention campaign sponsored by the Church of Scientology.
The programme educates children as young as six on the dangers of drugs, and encourages them to stay drug-free.
The Jive Aces’ singer Ian Clarkson said: “When I was a teenager, I used to smoke grass and drink alcohol, but that led me to unhappiness. I gave it all up. I then realised it was imperative as a musician to take action against this social plague, so we have been supporting the campaign for over 20 years.”
The Jive Aces will be playing in Sunderland’s Market Square between 1pm and 2pm.