The Summer saw them taking to the stages

 The Ray Summers have announced a special tour to end the year.

After a successful year that has seen the band release 2 singles, an EP, appear at festivals and perform countless gigs around the UK. They will now perform 6 shows as a thank you to fans who have supported them. The band will also give away a free MP3 as a christmas present to those who sign up for their mailing list here. http://eepurl.com/fujk

The band saw in the new year with Paolo Nutini and Idlewild in George Square. They then went on to release their first EP in April with a full UK tour to mark this including a date at the Camden Crawl. Sessions followed on Radio 1, Northsound, TayFM and various student stations.

The Summer saw them taking to the stages at T in The Park, Rock Ness, The Edge, Wizard, Hinterland, Liverpool Sound City, Go North, Electric Bay and Perth Music Festivals
King Tuts Recordings released debut single The Shepherd in August and it charted at number 8 in the Scottish charts outselling Beyonce!

In The City In Manchester asked the band to play 2 shows, both ended up rammed and have been good for the bands profile.
2nd single Zagora road was released in November with a show at Glasgows Oran Mor. On the same night the band played a special full band acoustic set that shows the amazing talent this band has.
The Ray Summers are looking forward to releasing their third single followed by an album in the new year.

The Ray Summers return to play a special show in McChuills on the 27th after hosting their own night Bag ONails the first 3 months of the year. All 3 of the nights were at capacity and a ltd edition run of screen printed posters was commisioned to mark these.

The band will play the following dates in December:

23rd: CABARET VOLTAIRE, EDINBURGH
24th: DOGHOUSE, DUNDEE
26th: McQs, STIRLING
27th: MCCHUILLS, GLASGOW
28th: MINERS WELFARE CLUB, WHITBURN
29th: RIALTOS, FALKIRK

"more fun than Katy Perry and Britney Spears in a pillow fight..."
News of the world - Nine bands for 2009

"F**ing brilliant... Apologies for the language but they were.... Headliners next time..." Danny Watson"
Alan McGees Death Disco Booker

"Remember when The Coral used to write those tunes that would, without warning, skew off on another key, another tempo, another planet altogether? The Ray Summers do it better."
Tincan TV

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