Soul fans snap up tickets for Geno's Lossie bridge gig
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TICKETS are going fast for a UK soul legend's "hand clappin, foot stompin" gig this autumn to lift the Lossiemouth community's East Beach bridge appeal.
Geno Washington and the Ram Jam Band will take centre stage at Moray's Got Soul on Saturday, October 19.
More than half the 250 tickets have been snapped up since going on sale over the weekend.
Organiser Andy Macdonald, owner and director of YBD Music, is keen for local bands to play as support acts on the night and has secured two of Moray's biggest names – The Roov and Edgar Road – to share the stage alongside the soul king.
He said today: "People from all over are coming to Lossiemouth for the event – from Glasgow, Perth, Aberdeen and Inverness."
Geno Washington and his band have had the likes of Pink Floyd and Jimi Hendrix as their support after establishing themselves as one of the most exciting live bands in 1960s Britain.
In 1980 Dexy's Midnight Runners had a worldwide hit with "Geno", which paid homage to the man himself.
Proceeds from Moray's Got Soul will boost the coffers for the community's efforts to see Lossiemouth's East Beach crossing rebuilt, which will cost at least £500,000.
Mr Macdonald, originally from Lossiemouth, said he felt compelled to help efforts to restore access to the East Beach after the bridge was deemed unsafe earlier this summer.
He said: "There isn't any other beach like it and it's such a shame no one can access it."
Mr Macdonald has kept the opening slot available for a local band. He can be contacted via www.facebook.com/ybdmusic.
A crowdfunder appeal to raise money for a full structural survey of the 100-year-old bridge is sitting at £16,450.
Tickets, costing £25, are available from Miele’s ice cream shop in Lossiemouth or at http://skiddle.com/e/13621208.
