A summer in the sun for hot new girl group Fanfair

We like new girl group Fanfair a lot. We wrote a bit about them and their brilliant track The Vaccine back in March, and since then, things have been hotting up rather nicely for them.

All this has culminated in a slot for them supporting those endearing lads The Wanted at a massive gig in Scotland's Hamilton Park on the 22nd July. The British summer has always been a brilliant excuse to get together with mates for a few drinks and a bit of a party, and anyone heading up to the gig can count on a suitable injection of pop fun too.

Meanwhile, the band - comprised of Roberta, Anara, Jessica and Aimee - have been busy recording new tracks in Sweden, which we can't wait to hear!

Fanfair's full list of upcoming summer live dates is as follows:

•7th July 2011 - GP Ball – The Hurlingham Club
•9th July 2011 - Lifehouse Spa, Essex
•17th July 2011 - Leeds Castle, Maidstone
•22nd July 2011 - Hamilton Park supporting The Wanted
•23rd July 2011 - Ponty Festival, Pontypridd
•6th August 2011 - Lake Meadows, Billericay
•13th August 2011 - Livewyre Festival, Burnley

COMPETITION - Meet Fanfair + win two tickets to London Irish vs. Wasps

You may have seen my post earlier this week about hot new girlband Fanfair - well, we've got a brilliant competition for you where you can win two tickets to go and see London Irish play Wasps at the Madejski Stadium in Reading on the 3rd April. Not only that, but the winner will then get to go and meet Fainfair in the corporate box after the game! You can't say fairer than that!

If you'd like to enter the competition, please send an email to totallyvivid@gmail.com with 'Fainfair Competition' in the subject line.

Good luck!

You can find Fanfair on Twitter here or check out their website.

Introducing... Fanfair

I have to say, I'm intrigued by new girl-band Fanfair. Going to university in Reading, I get a copy of the highly informative Reading Post through my door every Friday and for the past couple of weeks they've been running adverts featuring Fanfair, in association with their partnership with local rugby team London Irish.

What Fanfair represent is a fascinating way of hopefully breaking into the pop scene. By performing at London Irish home games as well as being promoted on the rugby team's website and TV channel, they have instant exposure to thousands of potential fans. Not bad going for Jessica, Roberta, Anara and Aimee; who make up the group.

So, with a ready-made promotional avenue and model-like looks (just check out the photos on their website), what does their music sound like? Their debut track The Vaccine is a throbbing electro number, perfect for the stadium environment they are being launched straight into. Remember Hilary Duff's Depeche Mode-sampling Reach Out? Well Fanfair's The Vaccine is like that but with about ten times more oomph. The whole track is suitably fun and frisky, featuring the rather amazing line 'We're loving daily fixes of your intravenous kisses boy'. There's also a cheery cover of The Boys Are Back In Town on their site too, again, just the sort of thing to get you in the mood for an afternoon of rugby.

There's a nice little interview with the band on Bracknell News and it also serves to remind you that these girls are playing to the likes of 60,000 people per game. If you're looking to get your band out there, then that's certainly one way to do it. Managed by former Syco employee Dan Parker, it sounds like they've got a good pair of hands behind the steering wheel too.

I'm looking forward to hearing more from Fanfair as, let's be honest, the more girl-bands in the world, the better. And as a local, I feel like I owe it to them too.

You can find out more on Fanfair's website here.