Live and Unsigned finalists The Vecks.Picture by paultuckerphotography.co.uk
THE Vecks will be playing London’s O2 after securing their place in the grand final of Live and Unsigned, Britain’s biggest original music competition.
The band’s big moment came at the southern finals held at Portsmouth Guildhall last Saturday.
They performed their own song FFFCC into Foster The People’s Pumped Up Kicks in front of 600 people, including scores of their own fans and supporters who wore T-shirts and waved flags emblazoned with the band’s name.
Frontman Jack Skinner said: "The feeling after we played was incredible. When you connect with a song and the audience connects with you, there’s no feeling like it.
"It was also said we had a standing ovation from the judges, which meant a lot to us."
The band had to endure a long, nervous wait backstage before their moment in the spotlight finally arrived.
Jack said: "We were ready from the word go. We had worked really hard to put our song together for the day. We knew we had a lot of support coming on the day and we knew we had to step up our game. And I think we did that!
"A huge thank you to everyone involved with The Vecks, Wightlink for giving us a deal on travel and everyone who come on the day."
The Vecks were one of only two bands to go straight through to the final on July 14, with the chance to win £10,000, a recording contract and the chance to appear at 15 festivals.
Cowes band Blue Motion won the exposure award for their efforts with publicity, and won a brand new TC Electronic amp.
LaCode 4, however, did not make it through to the national final.
The band’s Johnny Green, from Freshwater, said: "We were on stage for three-and-a-half minutes and did two songs, one of our own, Dirty Little Something, and a cover version of Nancy Sinatra’s These Boots Are Made For Walking.
"We had a fantastic time. It was all so professional with people looking after us backstage and helping us to set up our equipment and do a sound check.
"It was a great experience and we can only learn from it."
Reporter: martinn@iwcpmail.co.uk
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