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The Vals hail from Belfast,and set the scene alight with an array of fist in the air anthems,soon spreading the word to Ireland the U.K and parts of Europe with a list of festivals and high profile gigs.Playing great venues in London,Belfast,Dublin,Geneva and Liverpool including the famous Cavern Club,The NI:Next - Generation Festival in The Brixton Windmill,headlining Belfast's Spring & Airbrake,Gifted @ The Empire,Radar at Queens University and also taking part in Switzerlands Partytime Festival in April 2008,storming the main stage on the Saturday night,the first Irish band to do so in their 11 year history.In 2006 the band co-headlined Feile an Phobail,Europes largest community festival,with Echo and the Bunnymen,an honour for the band having grown up in West Belfast.The gig opened many doors for the band,including praise from Ian McCullough lead singer of the Bunnymen.In 2008 they supported Ocean Colour Scene during the 'Pure Acoustic' tour,gaining a legion of OCS fans and much praise from Simon Fowler and Steve Craddock for the bands performance during the Belfast leg of the tour.The band have also been lucky enough to have recorded some tracks in Windmill Lane studios in Dublin,famous for producing albums by the likes of U2 and The Rolling Stones and also Amberville studio recording an album in just a day!Many of the bands tracks have received great response all around the world,with constant airplay on stations in the U.S such as North Carolina's PW Radio on WMFO, and also making the Heavy Grinder playlist on Manhattans Altrok f.m alongside the likes of Razorlight and Coldplay.The band have also had features on BBC ATL show,Feile FM's 'Livewire' show and also a full television show showcasing acoustic versions of their songs on NVTV in Ireland.In 2008 the home demo version of 'With You' was also played on BBC Radio One. 2008 brings a new release from the Vals,along with a new line up.Peace and LoveThe Vals Signup for our Mailing List

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Member Since: 2/6/2006
Band Website: Booking/Info contact : [email protected]
Band Members: PAUL DOHERTY - (Lord Mayor Of Andytown) OWEN DUFFY - (Duff McLove) MARTY MALONE - (Elephant Stone) JOHN ROSSI - (The Brain)
Influences: THE BEATLES,THE WHO,THE KINKS,THE SMALL FACES AND THE STONES

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Sounds Like: Snuggy!
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Valfest 2008 - A festival for Peace and Love

Valfest 2008 - A Festival for Peace and Love We are currently putting plans together for another Valfest,an event run by local band The Vals.This show will take place the first week of August,It ...
Posted by THE VALS on Fri, 27 Jun 2008 05:21:00 PST

BBC Radio One Session

Hi folks,The Vals played a session for BBC Radio One last week and it was broadcast last night,but can he heard again for a full week here: The Vals BBC Radio One Session Special thanks ...
Posted by THE VALS on Thu, 26 Jun 2008 02:20:00 PST

The Vals on BBC Radio One

The Vals home demo of 'With You' was played on BBC Radio One's 'Introducing' show on Wednesday.Thanks to Jimmy and Rory.Sounded great.We are currentley recording new tracks for a release in a few week...
Posted by THE VALS on Thu, 08 May 2008 03:15:00 PST

The Vals at Gifted - The Empire - 27/03/2008

A good night was had by all,and our first gig with a new line-up. Setlist 1. Bring On Lucy 2. The Water is Cold 3. Nobody Told Me 4. Yesterday Today 5. With You 6. Light Shine Down Here is some pics f...
Posted by THE VALS on Tue, 01 Apr 2008 08:39:00 PST

The Vals support Ocean Colour Scene

Spring and Airbrake Belfast 05/04/2008 Ocean Colour Scene With The Vals Pure acoustic show http://www.myspace.com/thevalsmyspace Ocean Colour Scene - Saturday 5th April 2008 The Ocean Colour Story s...
Posted by THE VALS on Thu, 27 Mar 2008 07:56:00 PST

The Vals Comeback gig - Switzerland Festival

The Vals return with a new line up and a special gig in April to celebrate the comeback.We will be playing the Partytime festival in Switzerland on the 14th April and also a warm-up gig on the 10th in...
Posted by THE VALS on Wed, 20 Feb 2008 02:54:00 PST

THE VALS FIRST SINGLE RELEASE

'The Last time' is now available as a download single as from monday 5th march via downloadireland.ie,making it eligible for the irish charts,so give us some support folks and drop by.And rememeber al...
Posted by THE VALS on Mon, 05 Mar 2007 07:06:00 PST

THE VALS AND ECHO AND THE BUNNYMEN FEILE 2006

We came ,we took the place over and by fuck we rocked the joint!!!! Brilliant night,class crowd (over 1000),and the drink flowed!!! we didnt get a sound-check,but who needs one eh? An honour to play i...
Posted by THE VALS on Fri, 18 Aug 2006 07:40:00 PST

its comin up!!!!

There's loads of gigs comin up in the neare future including these: Upcoming Shows ( view all ) Jul 29 2006 9:00A THE BUNKER, LAVERYS BELFAST Aug 5 2006 6:00A F...
Posted by THE VALS on Wed, 19 Jul 2006 08:18:00 PST

PAST GIGS: THE CAVERN CLUB MAY 17TH,NI:NG FESTIVAL LONDON APRIL 29TH 2006

THE BAND ARE CREAM CRACKERED TO SAY THE LEAST AFTER RAMPAGING ENGLAND FOR SEVERAL WEEKS PLAYING GIGS,THIS INCLUDED A GIG IN LONDON,OUR FIRST,AT THE BRIXTON WINDMILL AND ALSO A GIG AT THE CAVERN,HOME O...
Posted by THE VALS on Wed, 24 May 2006 08:33:00 PST