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

We’ve started to update our calendar with our bookings so far for 2012……………..if you want us to come and play for you, just drop us an e-mail or tweet and we’ll see way we can do.

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……………

As promised, and by popular demand, Big Vern ‘n’ the Shootahs will be performing at our home-from-home The Ferry, at Anderston Quay, Glasgow. As it’s the Bank Holiday Weekend, there’s no need to worry about work on Monday.

Tickets are now available from Ticket Soup:

http://www.ticketsoup.com/tickets/big-vern-n-the-shootahs-2011-13053/default.aspx

and from Ticket Scotland:

http://www.tickets-scotland.com/booking.html?booking_method=viewevent&booking_event_id=38eca66a-d22e-11e0-b0f1-12313d02ceaa

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

Big Vern n the Shootahs are delighted to announce that we have a NEW public show at The Ferry, Clyde Place, Glasgow on SATURDAY 30th APRIL 2011.

Since the band formed in 1989, Big Vern have a long reputation etched into the very fabric of the Ferry.

In the 1990’s, Big Vern n the Shootahs at The Ferry had the envious reputation of being the number three gig in Glasgow, second only to Prince and Michael Jackson (Copyright Billy Sloan) and Big Vern still hold the record for the most tickets sold for ANY show on the Ferry.

After a gap of way way too long, Big Vern n the Shootahs are back on the Ferry stage and we are absolutely delighted to return to our spiritual home in Glasgow.  Anyone who knows our history will know that The Ferry is a very special place for the band and some of our finest performances have been on board this converted car ferry parked on the banks of the Clyde!

As a band, we are genuinely thrilled at the thought of playing a home show after a long gap and we’ve started rehearsing some new tunes and old favourites to ensure this will be a night to remember.

Tickets will be selling quickly for one of THE most hotly anticipated shows of the year.  Get your tickets now for the return of this phenomenal live band at their most famous ‘home’ gig…………….. BIG VERN N THE SHOOTAHS at the Ferry.  

Doors 8pm, with support from the fabulous TOM URIE, check him out at www.tomurie.com We will also have an after show party on board with dancing and drinks till 2am.

Tickets on sale NOW at www.ticketsoup.com and also at www.tickets-scotland.co.uk or in person at the SECC box office and tickets-scotland, Argyle Street Glasgow.

The buzz of a Big Vern gig..........

Happy New Year from everyone at Big Vern n the Shootahs HQ.

We have been beavering away in the background and we are putting together our 2011 gig list.
We have listened to all our very loyal fans who have told us where you want us to play.  Stand by for our announcement on 1st February regarding some very exciting developments in Big Vern world…….. remember you can follow us on twitter and facebook to get the very latest news as and when it is announced.  Big Vern – coming to a venue near you very soon in 2011.

See here for our Christmas 2011 shows. http://bit.ly/uAIYJY