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

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

As usual, December is going to be our busiest month of the year.  In addition to other bookings, we are playing a public gig at The Ferry, on Boxing Day, Monday 26th December, and we’d love you and your friends to come. Tickets are on sale now, via Ticket Scotland and Ticket Soup.  http://www.the-ferry.co.uk/gigs/bigvern.html

Here are our public bookings till the end of December;

19-Nov-11 Daisy Ball for Antony Nolan Trust, Thistle Hotel Glasgow - http://goo.gl/lys7I

25-Nov-11 Radio Tay Awards, Crieff Hydro Crieff

27-Nov-11 Christmas lights switch on event, Kilmarnock - http://goo.gl/O1mCp

02-Dec-11 Cash For Kids Lunch – Hilton Glasgow - http://www.clyde1.com/charity/cfk-lunches-2011/

04-Dec-11 St Vincent Hospice Ball – Radisson Glasgow - http://goo.gl/yXCqO

09-Dec-11 Cash For Kids Lunch – Hilton Glasgow - http://www.clyde1.com/charity/cfk-lunches-2011/

10-Dec-11 Greenock Town Hall, Greenock

16-Dec-11 Hamilton Townhouse, Hamilton - http://goo.gl/GOkDZ

17-Dec-11 Hamilton Townhouse, Hamilton - http://goo.gl/GOkDZ

26-Dec-11 Own Show, The Ferry Glasgow - http://www.the-ferry.co.uk/gigs/bigvern.html

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.

The band had a fantastic night, playing this year’s Marie Curie Great Daffodil Ball.  We’re sure no-one has failed to notice the daffodil lapel badges being sold in every shop on behalf of Marie Curie Cancer Care.  We are very proud to be associated with this very worthy cause, and worthwhile fundraising event.

The annual Charity Fundraiser for Marie Curie Cancer Care – which is well established as one of Glasgow’s biggest and glitziest annual charity balls – was hosted by BBC’s Bryan Burnett.

A fantastic array of ball gowns and dinner suits were on show, at this James Bond themed event.  As ever, the evening offered outstanding entertainment to the 400 guests, including of course Scotland’s favourite soul band, Big Vern ‘n’ the Shootahs.

Beauty queen Nieve Jennings brought a touch of 007 glamour to Glasgow as she struck a pose outside the city’s Marie Curie Hospice.