Big Vern n the Shootahs are delighted to have been chosen as the entertainment at the 2012 Great British Ball which will be held in the Shangri-la Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Saturday 13th October 2012.  The organising committee chose Big Vern n the Shootahs over a number of international bands and artistes who pitched for the show.

Big Vern n the Shootahs performed at the GBB in 2011 and are set to raise the roof once more and knock the audience’s socks off.

Speaking about the invitation, band spokesman Martin Bell said;

” In 2011 it was a ‘once in a lifetime’ trip and we are pinching ourselves that we have the chance to travel again to a beautiful part of the world where we have the most generous hosts.  They treated us like very special guests and we’ll make sure we don’t let them down in 2012.  It is a fantastic honour to be invited and a very special night is already being planned”

Further information on the Great British Ball 2012 in Malaysia can be found at: http://www.greatbritishball.com.my/index.html

Big Vern n the Shootahs have teamed up with Radio Forth and Asda for a forthcoming ‘Big Night Out’ with all proceeds going to the ‘Cash for Kids Charity’

On Friday 18^th May 2012 the band will perform at the event which is being held at the Beancross Hotel in Falkirk; check out here for directions and information.  As well as a full set from Big Vern n the Shootahs, the band will be joined by Forth FM DJ Martin Ewart

Some tickets are still available at a ridiculous price of £30!! Ticket price includes

• Sparkling glass of fizz on arrival
• 3-course meal
• Charity grand raffle
• Auction
• Big Vern n the Shootahs full set
• DJ till carriages at 1am

All proceeds will go to Radio Forth’s Cash for Kids. For tickets, please call 01324 718333 or check out the Radio Forth website here. 

Big Vern n the Shootahs are delighted to be performing at the Yorkhill Ball on Friday 16th March 2012 at the Glasgow Central Hotel.  The hotel is one of the bands’ spiritual homes (from years of Cash for Kids lunches!!) and we are thrilled to be taking part in the 10th Birthday Party of the Yorkhill Childrens Foundation.  Here is some information from their website;  http://www.yorkhillchildrensfoundation.org/Our_Events/The_Yorkhill_Ball.aspx

Yorkhill Children’s Foundation is ten years old, and to celebrate our tenth anniversary, we are hosting our first ever Yorkhill Ball on Friday 16th March 2012 – and you are invited! This will be the birthday party of the year, held in the fabulous Grand Ballroom of the newly refurbished Grand Central Hotel in Glasgow. Sparkling reception from 7pm.

As well as being a formal black tie dinner, this year The Yorkhill Ball will be themed in the style of a classic children’s birthday party, and will include all the party games you will remember like Pass The Parcel and Musical Statues. There will even be a midnight feast when the clocks strike twelve! No Ball would be complete without dancing, so the nine-piece soul band,Big Vern ‘n’ the Shootahs will be there to get you out your seats and onto the dancefloor. We also have an auction with a wealth of fantastic money-can’t-buy prizes, an amazing prize draw and plenty more and, at the end of the evening, you will go away with your very own party bag!

Tickets available via Fernhill for this weekends show………………….please see the attached flyer11479_Fernhill School_A5 Flyer

Happy Christmas from Big Vern n the Shootahs

We’ve updated our diary to let you know were we will be this forthcoming festive season, shows in Hamilton, Greenock, Glasgow (The Ferry), Aberdeen and finishing in Largs.  It’ll be a bit hot and sweaty, but we hope you’ll be able to join us, Big Vern boys xx

Big Vern n the Shootahs have just returned to Scotland after a stunning road-trip across the world to perform at the Great British Ball, held in the Shangri-la Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

This event had a ‘Casino Royale 007 theme’ and the 700 guests at this sold out party were treated to the band on top form, playing to a rammed full dancefloor for two hours.

The boys were flown from Glasgow to Kuala Lumpur with Emirates airlines and the entire trip was co-ordinated by the GBB committee and the band to ensure everything was in perfect place; instruments, PA system, monitor engineers, lighting techs and nine dry cleaned Big Vern blue suits!!!!!

Needless to say, the mainly expatriate crowd had never seen anything quite like Big Vern n the Shootahs on TOP form, with the band delivering song after song which had the entire dancefloor filled from first song till last.  Its a simple philosphy that the band employs; party classics played well, with kicking horns, perfect backing vocals  and a driving rhythm section. No backing tracks, no tricks, no sequencers, simply nine guys singing and playing completely live with some cool choreography to boot. Cool, soulful and funky.  Just perfect for any party……………

The boys are besides themselves in anticipation of the world famous (in Lanarkshire) annual Ladies Night at Hamilton Park Racecourse, Saturday 30th July.  This is one event where the Big Vern shades definitely help the boys from being distracted by such a gorgeous audience.

We plan to make it one of the highlights of the year, with a raucous set guaranteed to get everyone dancing.  Bring your comfy stilettoes ladies.

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Big Vern n the Shootahs are delighted to be performing at the Old Fruitmarket, Candelriggs, Glasgow on Friday 10th June 2011.  This is a show organised by one of our favourite charities, HEARTS AND BALLS.
Big Vern fan and patron of Hearts and Balls West is Jim H Taylor.  Jim suffered a catastrophic injury playing rugby in 1978 and has been in a wheelchair ever since.  Every year we hear of stories of young people and not so young people playing sport, but suffering horrific and potentially life threatening injuries.  Hearts and Balls is a scottish registered charity raising much needed funds to pay for some of the simpler things to make life a little easier for those who have suffered catastrophic injury.  check out www.heartsandballs.org.uk for more information. The event in the Old Fruitmarket also features some stars from Scottish Sport and the fantastic John Beattie band playing a set. Come along and help raise some much needed funds, Tickets available from Tickets-Scotland at www.tickets-scotland.org or in person from the Tickets Scotland shop in Argyle Street, Glasgow. Hope you can make it………………,love, Big Vern x

For the very first time, Big Vern’n'the Shootahs are to play special surprise gig in Coatbridge! As a smaller, more intimate venue, the boys will be playing all your favourites as well as debuting some fantastic new songs.

This brilliant venue, upstairs from the main bar, has a capacity of around 150, so make sure you get there early, or buy your tickets in advance.

Saturdays are always packed at Big Owen’s, and Big Vern fully intend to raise the roof! Make sure you wear your dancing shoes.

Click here for directions.

There’s very little Big Vern’n'the Shootahs enjoy more than playing to 500 beautiful and powerful women, especially in the name of such a very worthy charitable cause.

Hosted by Fred MacAuley, the 11th Action for Children event was positively bursting with entertainment goodness, including 80′s star Alison Moyet, seen here, who’s voice was as stunningly evocative as ever.  With such a packed bill, Big Vern were again honoured to be closing the show with a scintillating set, that had the dancefloor filled within the first four bars.

Our next big gig will be our “homecoming” concert at The Ferry on Saturday 30th April, in Glasgow, where Big Vern’n'the Shootahs hold the record for the greatest number of tickets sold in the venue’s history!

To make sure you don’t miss this historic performance please buy your tickets online HERE.

PS. Gillian O’Neil uploaded a short clip of the band’s opening number here. http://www.twitvid.com/RIQGK