Young Dunfermline band Val Verde have landed the gig of a lifetime after being chosen to support American rock icons Bon Jovi at Murrayfield next month.
The indie five-piece collectively jumped for joy when they were announced on radio DJ Jim Gellatly’s show after a public vote.
Drummer Kyle MacInnes said he was back home in Largs with his family listening in to the show.
Meanwhile, the rest of the band Ryan Sharp, Robbie Laird, Kenny Patterson and Maggie Collie were huddled round a car radio waiting for the news.
“It’s just unbelievable, it hasn’t sunk in yet,” Kyle said.
“We were shortlisted, I think, by Bon Jovi’s management and Jim Gellatly and there were three of us in the vote, so it was quite nerve-racking listening to the show.
“We’re just overwhelmed by the response that we had for the vote, regardless of whether we won or not, it’s such a huge amount of exposure for the band.
“I can’t believe the amount of people who got behind us and I’d like to thank everybody for their support.
“The biggest crowd we’ve played to before was at the Alhambra in Dunfermline, I think there were about 800 people there. There will be nearly a hundred times that at Murrayfield.
“It’ll be such a great experience, you go to festivals and wish you were up there on the stage, and now we are going to be.
“It’s such an unbelievable thing and we’re all really looking forward to it.”
The band’s first EP, The Lazy Soldier, was backed by a UK tour including Alan McGee’s Death Disco club night in London, The Soundcity festival, The Britbus Tour and a sold out hometown EP launch gig.
During this time, the band have also played a number of major support slots including with Idlewild, Twisted Wheel, Kassidy and The Sunshine Underground and The Dykeenies.
The Bon Jovi show takes place at Murrayfield on June 22.