Two bands from Coventry have been chosen to appear at the 2007 Glastonbury Festival. The Ripps and Pint Shot Riot were picked by music experts from a field of over 100 bands to play on the Ö÷²¥´óÐã Introducing... stage at Glastonbury. A panel of judges including Steve Lamacq, Huw Stephens and Emily Eavis selected the 24 bands. Ö÷²¥´óÐã Coventry & Warwickshire were one of only two local Ö÷²¥´óÐã stations to get more than one band chosen, which just goes to prove the huge amount of talent in our area. The Ö÷²¥´óÐã Introducing... stage is brand new for 2007 at Glastonbury. The stage marks the launch of Ö÷²¥´óÐã Introducing…, which will bring together new music shows across the Ö÷²¥´óÐã, including Ö÷²¥´óÐã Coventry & Warwickshire's Sounds programme. The Ripps
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Brothers Patch and Raul Lagunas front Cov trio The Ripps, along with Rachel Butt on drums. Their quirky indie-pop anthems have been picking up airplay and reviews left, right and centre from the likes of NME, 6Music and even the Sun and Mirror. Debut album Long Live The Ripps came out earlier this year on Catskills Records and new single Holiday was released on Monday, 11 June.
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Pint Shot Riot
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Coventry quartet Pint Shot Riot were the Ö÷²¥´óÐã Coventry & Warwickshire Band of the Month earlier this year. They've enjoyed a string of high profile support slots with the likes of Little Man Tate, The View, The Enemy and Dirty Pretty Things and landed a management deal with Retaliate First. Ö÷²¥´óÐã Radio 1's Steve Lamacq is an avid fan and supporter of the band and recently made their track Holes his song of the week.
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--- The Ripps will headline the Ö÷²¥´óÐã Introducing... stage on Saturday, 23 June and Pint Shot Riot play on Sunday, 24 June. We'll have photos and audio from Glastonbury right here after the event. Listen to Sounds
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If you are a local band or want to hear the best in local music from Coventry & Warwickshire, then listen to Sounds with Vic Minett. Vic said: "It's such a thrill and honour that two of our bands have been chosen to play on music's biggest stage. It goes to show the quality of the bands we have in Coventry and Warwickshire and I reckon it's a sign of more success to come." Hear the programme every Thursday from 9pm to 10pm and Saturdays 10pm to 11pm on 94.8/103.7/104FM/DAB and here on the Ö÷²¥´óÐã Coventry & Warwickshire website. Send your demos to Sounds, Ö÷²¥´óÐã Coventry & Warwickshire, Priory Place, Coventry, CV1 5SQ, or email coventry@bbc.co.uk with a link to your Myspace page. | 
