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VAN

About Me


VAN - Bad Boy Kicks, Milkshake Licks and Dangerously Catchy Grooves

We are VAN, we are from Sheffield, we play balls to the wall rock n roll fused with pretty pop, if you want the most from us - come and watch us live, but please remember to bring a spare pair of pants, or just a pear.... Peace out x x



DO DOO DO Video
- by Rob Daykin and Michael Burns

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 06/07/2006
Band Website: [email protected]
Band Members:
Dr DvB: Guitar/Vocals/Harp/Piano

TvDub: Guitar/Vocals

JvC: Bass

Matt van Nash: Drums/Backing Vocals

For bookings or enquiries call Tom Walton on 07930842005

Influences: VANs current Playlist:
Kings of Leon

Bob Dylan

International Noise Conspiracy

Led Zep

Queens Of The Stone Age

Amy Winehouse

Sigur Ros

Sounds Like:
FUSE
"VAN is like slipping into your favourite jeans, you know exactly what it’s going to feel like, but it always feels so damn good.”
Sheffield Star
“Playing a mix of bluesy rock and well crafted pop, Van are in demand after some “blistering” recent performances."
Scarborough Evening News- Ian Duncan
"Take my word for it, when VAN return to Scarborough, go and see them; it will be well worth it"

Type of Label: Major

My Blog

overvanout

Good evening. VAN have now split, you will have your last chance to see us at the Grapes on the 25th Sept. Thanks to everyone who has come to watch us and supported us over the last 18 months. It is w...
Posted by on Fri, 07 Sep 2007 10:30:00 GMT

VAN update

Good evening everybody, While we haven't been blogging, which has been quite a while, we've been getting up to all sorts of mischeif...some of it not for your ears. We did a mini tour starting in Lond...
Posted by on Fri, 24 Aug 2007 10:28:00 GMT

VI-DE-OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Ello ello.... We now have a video up on the space for everyone to see and watch a your leisure...Big thanks to Robbie Daykin for doing it...nw officially a VAN like his brother Bint. We have a coupla ...
Posted by on Mon, 14 May 2007 13:39:00 GMT

Under the Boardwalk

Just to let everyone know we're playing a headline slot at Sheffield's Under the Boardwalk on THURSDAY 10th MAY...would be lovely to see everybody down there, cheap beer...£1.25 a bottle £2.20 a pint ...
Posted by on Wed, 02 May 2007 11:23:00 GMT

hey diddle diddle

Hello Right then, thanks to EVERYone who came down to Yellow Arch the other day: Phil, Liz, PttVttmfP(Paul VAN Pearcy), Sharratt (HV)and his lass Kim, Dav, Jon, Rygay, BEAN, Ed, Nisa and Jen You ...
Posted by on Thu, 26 Apr 2007 11:41:00 GMT

SHEFFIELD STAR

Hello all, Here's a couple of clippings the Sheffield Star have written. One just generally about how good we are and one about when we was played at the Lane man, thafe!! not sure of the dates but w...
Posted by on Thu, 26 Apr 2007 11:37:00 GMT

FUSE MAGAZINE

Hello, Just making things slightly more official, this is a review Fuse Magazine did for us back in Feb 07. Hope you enjoy! "VAN don't mess around, they play infectious, straight down the line, carry...
Posted by on Thu, 26 Apr 2007 10:27:00 GMT

Thank you and goodbye...for now

Afternoon  Vanland, Cheers for coming down plug last night everyone, excellent work. Personally i'm feelin' pretty grim, feeling sorry for the other three who are at work! Special thanks to our ...
Posted by on Wed, 14 Mar 2007 06:37:00 GMT

Half Time Heros!

That's right guys, if you are a bladesman (or woman) and you were at The Lane Yesterday you will already know that VAN's sing-along chune 'Do Doo Do' was played at Half Time for some light entertainme...
Posted by on Sun, 04 Mar 2007 11:54:00 GMT

Dumped by text...again

Alright you lot, its been a while for me and I think I am starting to go a little crazy, my shrink was just saying to me the other day that some new pills are in order but shes my pill. Enough of that...
Posted by on Tue, 27 Feb 2007 16:59:00 GMT