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New start for Grimethorpe

Grimethorpe launch new website to coincide with Australian Tour.

Grimethorpe
 

Grimethorpe Colliery Band has announced the launch of its brand new website – just in time for their eagerly awaited tour to Australia in celebration of the 15th anniversary of the iconic film 'Brassed Off!'

Positive change

Band spokesperson Gareth Crane told 4BR: "We are all delighted with it and it looks fantastic.It’s another positive change we have implemented at Grimethorpe to make us more accessible to our ever increasing fan base."

Tour blog and video diary

The Australian tour will also see the band provide a daily ‘tour blog’ and regular video which will be linked directly to the new website through the home page of 4BR.

This is another exciting move which will allow all our fans to get a taste of what the band is getting up to on what promises to be a quite fantastic tourGareth Crane

Exciting move

Gareth added: "This is another exciting move which will allow all our fans to get a taste of what the band is getting up to on what promises to be a quite fantastic tour.

We’d also like to take this opportunity to thank James Pink for designing the site with the help of Andy Lockett one of our percussion team."

Features

The website itself has all of the usual features but in addition it has an online shop with all of Grimethorpe’s past CD’s and DVD’s, direct links to the bands twitter, facebook and youtube accounts, and also a detailed engagements page, giving information on all of the band’s upcoming concerts.

Have a look:

So to have your first look at the new website follow the link:
www.grimethorpeband.com

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