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After selling out a seated show at Bedford Corn Exchange two months in advance in April, The Pad Presents have The Shires back for a standing show on Thursday 1 October 2015! No strangers to Bedford, country duo The Shires return to
their home county for an evening of country-influenced music straight out of Nashville. Following that sell-out show two months ago at Bedford Corn Exchange, The Shires return this time with a standing show for all those fans who were disappointed not to get tickets last time.
The duo of Ben Earle and Crissie Rhodes have swiftly became one of the real buzz bands of 2015. Hailing from Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire, and with only a handful of live dates under their belt, The Shires secured the support of a host of industry tastemakers in no time. They signed to Decca just before they made their official live London debut at the second annual Country 2 Country Festival at London’s 02 Arena in 2014. During 2014-15 the pair have had countless TV and radio appearances – Chris Evans breakfast show, the One Show, Lorraine on ITV as well as appearing on credible country radio shows such as Bob Harris, and also made their debut at Glastonbury in the acoustic tent. Their 2014 single “Friday Night” was a single of the week on Radio 2 and their debut album “Brave” was also album of the week on Radio 2. The album went straight into the top 10 when it was released – the first time a UK country based artist has an album that has headed so high in the mainstream charts, and it currently stands at number 5 in the Amazon music charts.
This is a standing show with limited reserved seating on the balcony. Tickets are available from www.thepadpresents.com, Planet Boutique in The Arcade, Bedford and Mario’s Hair Design in Kempston.
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Win a pair of tickets (worth £13.50 each) to see The Shires at Bedford Corn Exchange on Thursday 1st October. All you have to do is answer the following question.
What was the name of The Shires’ debut album? A. Confident B. Brave C. Daring
Send your answers with your name and contact information to Shires Competition, Phonebox Magazine, Unit 2 Stanley Court, Olney, Bucks, MK46 5NH. Alternatively email competition@ phoneboxmagazine.com. Closing date is 17th September.