Local bands’ chance to play to Wolves’ crowds

LOCAL artists will be featured as part of Warrington Wolves’ match day playlist as a result of a partnership between the club and local music promotion group WArrington Music [WAM}.
It It will also see significant support of local bands and artists over the team’s social media profiles and website, giving fans the choice of which song is played for each of the remaining nine home games of regular season.
Editor of [WAM], Lee Harman said: “It is a great opportunity for bands and artists to have their music played in front of thousands of people  from their hometown, which can only help raise their profile.
“I was keen on building synergy between Warrington Wolves and the Warrington music scene as we can only be stronger together. The partnership is exciting and I look forward to seeing how we can develop this commitment in the future, with local bands played at prominent times.
Slydigs, headliners of this years Warrington Music Festival, which is taking place on May 27-28 at the Old Market Place, Golden Square, have been chosen by [WAM], as the first band to played at the Halliwell Jones Stadium. This is on Saturday April 1 before the Wolves take on Hull FC.
Fans of the band will be able to choose from three tracks, which will be showcased on the Wolves’ Twitter (@WolvesRL), in the days leading up to each round with a poll taken online.
Lee said: “We hope to feature as many artists as we can, and I am confident people will find new favourites over the coming weeks, and will want to go check out the great bands from the local area who deserve the exposure we want to bring.
“This partnership follows a similar agreement with Radio Warrington, which will see [WAM] provide tracks to the Medium Wave/Digital station, for playback across the schedules.
Any artists who would like to submit a track to be played at a home game of The Wire, can do so by following instructions on the WArringtonMusic.co.uk website or emailing the track and social media details to [email protected]
[WAM] asks artists to ensure the file is of reasonable sound quality, suitable for playing during match days and links to the band/artists website/social media are provided
The club is also exploring opportunities for bands and artists to perform in the concourse area during match days.
Anyone interested in this should email [WAM].