The Wild Oats go really wild at the
Isle of Wight Festival.
Above - A Drawing from the 'kids zone' giant drawing workshops at the festival, give the verdict of some mystery fans.
The Wild Oats played to a packed audience at the Isle of Wight Festival on Friday night and again on Sunday night. They produced a high octane performance that had the crowds cheering for more.
The Wild Oats in the Kashmir Tent at the IW Festival.
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Thursday 5th June 2008 at 8pm - 11pm MEDINA THEATRE.
If you haven’t got your tickets yet for the forthcoming fundraiser and awareness gig for the St George’s Dragon project, make sure you sort it out before they get snapped up.
After the short presentation about the project, you will be entertained by the brilliant Wild Oats and Lucid, two excellent Island bands who will certainly put on a good show.
No doubt, The Wild Oats will be performing their Making Sense song, the charity single produced with students and staff from St George’s.
Tickets for the night are only £3.00 (bargain) and doors are open from 8.00pm. Book your pumpkins for 11.00pm.
It takes place at Medina Theatre and sounds like it going to be a great night.
You can book your tickets online or by calling (01983) 527020
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THE WILD OATS PLAY LIVE ON THE RADIO.
On Saturday 8th March The Wild Oats are performing a couple of songs live and talking with Sally Taylor on her show. So tune in to BBC Radio Solent 96.1 & 103.8 FM at 9:30 to check it out!
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STILL NO OFFICIAL RELEASE DATE FOR ALBUM.
Fans waiting for the first Wild Oats album will have to wait a little longer as no official word has been made about a released date. Rumours are spreading that the the album will be launched soon at a 'secret gig' "We can neither deny or confirm the secret gig thing" said a spokeman for the band this week!
Rest assured if anything happens we'll let you know here first!
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WILD OATS PLAN AFRICAN TOUR.
The fantastic Wildoats single 'Paper Tigers' which features the voices of the children of St George's School for children with complex learning disabilities, has found its way to Africa! Origially six singles were sent by one of the teachers of the school to a friend who works with kids with special needs there. So popular was the single that within a few days an order for fifty more came back. Organisers in Africa are keen to distribute the singles to other areas such is the interest in the band and the 'Making Sense' song in particular.
Band front man Spike Oatley said. "We've been told there's a good chance that we can get out there in the summer and put together a small tour and maybe work with some of the kids out there as we have done with St George's here. It would be an unbelievable experience for us and we're working with various organisations to try to make it a reality".
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Paper Tigers single launch & charity
gig night a huge success!
The Wild Oats headlining the charity gig at the Venue.
"The Wild Oats were awesome! Amazing. Top support acts. Loads of people and a really good feel. Spike Oatley should be knighted! Thanks for asking me to help out, I really enjoyed it. That was a great evening."
Said host for the night TV presenter Chris Packham.
SINGLE LAUNCH SUCCESS. by Nige
The ambitious 'Paper Tigers' single launch night at The Venue in Ryde on the Isle of Wight turned out to be totally amazing and incredibly what's more it went without a hitch. The marathon night of entertainment was hosted by TV's Chris Packham. A dedicated follower of the music scene himself, Chris raved about the night saying....
"The Wild Oats were awesome! Amazing. Top support acts. Loads of people and a really good feel. Spike Oatley should be knighted! Thanks for asking me to help out, I really enjoyed it. That was a great evening."
The doors opened at 7.30pm to queues of people waiting to get in and on arrival they were entertained by the superb Becky Rice & Chris Q. Across two stages the music continued with one class act after another. Puzzle Muteson and The Hoops followed by Paul Armfield and Hugo Frusslinky who all produced top quality sets. Magic man Aaron Isted wandered the crowd and baffled us with his crazy slight of hand antics and Ryde's own Ollie Ducie stepped up to the mic stand and made us all giggle like girls!
But it was our very own Wild Oats that stole the show with what was undoubtedly their best perfomance ever. The packed crowed went quite literally nuts as they powered their way through a supercharged set. Highlights for me were the opener 'A Wish Away' which had the audience swarming to the dance floor and 'The Making Sense Song' which got the crowd singing along.
Organiser Spike Oatley said.....
"What a night! For us it was the best night in our bands life. The charity single launch was a huge success... a massive thank you to everyone who made it possible, to many to mention but you know who you are!
Not exactly sure how much we raised yet and obviously as the single sells more money is made for St. Georges School.
Thanks to the people who turned up in their droves to support the cause."
It really was a fantastic night, it got everyone talking and I certainly won't forget it in a hurry. It seems to me the Wild Oats have raised the benchmark when it comes to local gigs now, it's hard to imagine how they'll ever top it.........watch this space I guess.
So here's the list of people that that Spike was talking about....
