Dodgy to play Shrewsbury for night of Britpop nostalgia

About 150 people are expected to pack into a Shrewsbury pub for a night of Britpop nostalgia featuring stars of the 1990s indie scene.

The Four Crosses in Bicton is set to turn back the clock on August 17 for a performance from Dodgy ahead of their appearance at the V Festival at Weston Park, near Shifnal, the next day.

And organisers have now announced the band, who are most famous for their hit Staying Out For the Summer, will be joined at the gig by the former lead singer of The Bluetones Mark Morriss, who will be the support act.

Before the live performances, Dodgy's drummer Math Priest will be hosting a pop quiz in the pub.

It will be the band's second gig at the Shrewsbury pub, following a sell-out performance there in October last year.

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This year's gig has been organised by Dodgy fan Elliot Howells, from Bicton.

As a thank you, the group recorded a special 40th birthday video for Mr Howells' wife Eleanor in May, singing a version of The Turtles' Elenore.

Mrs Howells said all of the tickets for the gig had nearly gone.

"Last time it sold out completely and we had a few extra turning up, wanting to get in. It is about 150 capacity," she said.

"It is just like it was last time – it is nearly sold out."

She said she and her husband had got to know the band after chatting to them last year about her husband's Dodgy tattoo.

The band rose to fame in 1992 and were together for seven years. In that time they sold more than one million records worldwide and released three albums.

Following their Shrewsbury gig the band will head to V Festival at Weston Park.

They will join headliners The Stone Roses and The Killers at the music festival which is taking place on August 18 and 19.

Tickets for Dodgy in Shrewsbury are £15 in advance. For more information visit http://www.dodgyology.com