About this Event

"XOVA’s new soon to be released album is the finest British POP reggae album since UB40 released Signing off" – Mike Davies





But who are XOVA….

When the first thrilling wave of racially diverse s-reggae and ska bands burst out of the Midlands in the late 1970s and revolutionised Britain’s musical and cultural landscape the country was facing economic depression massive social unrest a lack of faith in the political system and come 1982 an overseas crisis and a pointless war in The Falklands.

It seems that little has changed in the interim.



XOVA are playing this July:

11th July @ Surya, London



From Birmingham numbering six in their ranks X.O.V.A. are multi-racial multi-generational masters of a vibrant and muscular rocking-s sound that harks back to the sound and vision of the past fired up by social and political unrest issues as well as affairs of the heart. But they are also the sound of 2014 fusing their rock-reggae base with the breadth of the modern world - ska pop dubstep blues Motown and folk infused with protest and pain but also hope.



2013 saw them appearing on TV in the USA as NBC TV NEW YORK flew into film them in December 2012 for filming early 2013 and more UK support slots with The Spin Doctors The Beat , The Selector and ALI CAMPBELL [ UB40 ] at the O2 Indigio In London [ Dec 2013] in between there own dates and to re-emphasis their ever growing live reputation they Deservedly won a slot at the 2013 ISLE OF WIGHT FESTIVAL from over 3000 entrants as one of the BEST UNSIGNED BANDS IN THE UK



The last release "THE SOHO RD SESSIONS" came out on Itunes and has the lead track of 9 LIVES which is accompanied by a quality video directed by Alex Kyrou, this has helped get the band NATIONAL UK RADIO on BBC 2 and BBC6 where Tom Robinson commented ‘This Is one of the tightest bands I have heard in a very Long time‘.



2014 See’s the band releasing a new remix of the track YOUR TO BLAME from there first album the Pressures of Life that features WHITE DEE from the controversial Channel 4 TV show BENEFIT STREET , NATIONAL Press And Tv will be featuring this collaboration heavily from March.



In May XOVA will be re-launching The single Little Lion in Aid of Crohns Colitis UK Charity as the song was written about Wayne’s (lead vox) sister who suffers from the disease this will be the officially endorsed single by the charity this year and Wayne and his sister feature in a special video for the campaign with Wayne singing and talking about this tragic disease.