Latest Johnny 2 Bad News

Just be confirmed is a new gig in Birmingham at TC's in Coronation Road Selly Oak in Birmingham on Friday 5th December 2008

Tickets cost £10 and you can get them by calling 0786 2172191 or by checking the gig page out which has other numbers to call as well as ticket outlets

In addtion to the band perfroming their will be a full on reggae sound system by THE MIGHTY POWER including 4 guest DJS

For those who got caught on camera at the weekend gig in Birmingham , then check out the gallery pages ( LIve, others , Fans and friends pages ) as there are loads of photos taken on the night in St Marys & St Johns club of the band, the crowd and the guest band FLASHBACK who were fronted by Waynes dad ( Mark ) who along with Roger and Mr Bass gave us a quality 45 mins of rock-a-billy music including a finale with Wayne taking over the lead Guitar.

Tickets now on sale for the ST MARY AND ST JOHNS SOCIAL CLUB GIG being held on Saturday 15th NOVEMBER in Erdington, Birmingham

Call Elaine at the club on 07944 354431 to book your places

JUST ADDED !!!

Loads of new photos taken from our gigs at The Thorns, Stockwell Festival London, Greenlands and Butlins recently.

They are spread over most of the galleries ( live, fans and friends, others )

Sorry for taking so long to update....just too many to choose from .

It has just been confirmed that Johnny 2 Bad will be headlining the HELP FOR HEROES concert at the Bournemouth Theatre on the Pier at Bournemouth on the Sunday 28th December 2008.

Aswell as playing all the hits, we have been asked to play a lot of the new original material XOVA tracks as they are of relevence to todays sufferring Britain.

To book tickets please call the promoter on 0780 2631452 or via the booking website link below

http://www.ticketweb.co.uk/user/?region=gb_south&query=detail&event=296361

and also for more information on THE HELP FOR HEREO'S CHARITY , check out

http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk/index_12m.html

Calling all you J2B - UB40 Fans

In the EAST MIDLANDS, - LINCOLNSHIRE & SOUTH YORKSHIRE ,

We are back this Saturday at the INTAKE CLUB in Mansfield

One of the best sound-& lighting systems we have had the pleasure of using in the UK and a great club run really well,plus a real vocal crowd.

We had a really good time and show last time we were there, so we are expecting a really good night again. - ALL THE HITS GUARANTEED !

Tickets are £7 in advance and £8 on door

To book call the box office on 01623 450022

THE INTAKE CLUB
KIRKLAND AVENUE
MANSFIELD
NG18 5QP

J2B would like to thank Brian, our dep drummer who was able to jump in and cover for Skins during the recent few months of trauma.

A really good guy and quality musician who kept our standard at a real high, so many many thanks from Skins and the rest for his support.

Brian will also be depping at least 2 more times before xmas, so if you didnt get a chance to see and say hi to him, he wil be with the band on Nov 1st ( Intake Club ) and Dec 20th ( Farnborough FC )

Respect to the Max

Yes Great news again, another SOLD OUT SHOW this weekend at the Goodyear Pavillion in Wolverhampton.

Thanks again fro supporting the band, it means everything to us.

Next week we are at Centreparcs on Friday in Cumnria ( Whinfell) and Saturday we make a return to one of the best live venues in the UK at THE INTAKE CLUB in Mansfield,

WE KNOW THERE ARE TICKETS LEFT AT THE MOMENT , SO SUGGEST YOU PRE - BOOK TO GUARANTEE ENTRANCE.

YES - J2B are back in Redditch for the first time in over a year and we are looking forward to playing for the very first time at THE WHITE HART in Headless Cross Area, Its going to be one great big Reggae Party all night long

Tickets are still available from the pub or on the door on the night

SHOULD BE A GREAT NIGHT !!
THE WHITE HART
157 EVESHAM ROAD
HEADLESS CROSS
REDDITCH
B97 5EJ

Johnny2 Bad and all their friends would like to wish PRISCILLA - HAPPY BIRTHDAY, !!! xx

Priscilla and her man John have been good friends to the band over the last year and we wish we could be with you on yoru special day, we owe you a drink !!

Hi , we are being inundated with people calling us direct to get tickets for the show at Cadburys as they dont appear to be answering the telephone very often.

Unfortunately we arent in control of any ticket sales for this show and can only advise to keep calling or to go direct to the club in Bournville Lane to buy in advance

As of Thursday when we last spoke to the club they had sold over 150 tickets with the capacity of around 250 I believe, but I know of at least 40 people who have been in touch with us.

It looks like being a great night and if not sold out, very close to it. and sorry we cant help with ticket sales

J2B Mgmt

Its becoming a habit, but sorry to say for those who have left it late again, but the gig tonight has SOLD OUT at the HEARTLANDS CLUB, which is great news as we havent ever played there before, well done to Kim & Tom the promoters

As many of you know J2B have just finished recording their new album under the name of XOVA, and it is all set to take the band up another gear in the coming year.

We will of course be continuing to do the J2B show as long as you all want us to in one form or another.

However for those who are interested in our own material you can check out those tracks on www.myspace.com/xovalive or by going on to you tube and inputting the band name of 'XOVA'

Also last week as Xova the band perfromed 2 tracks on Sky TV and we hope to have the film of those songs by the band put up on the Xova myspace site and you tube later this coming week.

The band looked and sounded the part and fingers cross for the future.

Check out the Gallery page for loads of new photos taken of the band when they were performing their own original material as XOVA at The Birmingham Artsfest in centernary Square ealrier this month

Check out the gallery section for new photos taken from our recent gig at the legendary JB's in Dudley, a great night as always, photos in the Live and Fans galleries

Just been advised that this Saturdays show at Greenlands is sold out and that they could have sold another further 100 plus tickets

Thanks to you all for supporting our shows as always

This weekend see's the band playing 2 shows in one day on Saturday 20th Sept,

First in the afternoon 5pm - 6pm they will be in London headling the STOCKWELL FESTIVAL between 5pm - 6pm where they will do a mix of the J2B show and some of their new tracks from the forthcoming XOVA album

And then in the evening they hot foot it back to Birmingham to play at The Greenlands Club in the Longbridge Area AT 9.15PM

Hopefully see you at one of the shows

Tonights the night when the guys from Johnny 2 Bad get interviewd about the XOVA Project of original materialthey have just completed recording

It will be shown on SKY TV REDTV CHANNEL 180 between 8pm - 9pm

Set your video recorders as the gusy will also play 1 maybe 2 or the new tracks

J2B were featured as XOVA on the Monday evening ITV1 Central news report about this years Birmingham Artsfest.

Whilst the band live on stage was being shown the report advised that over 200'000 people had attended the event.

You can still see it by logging on to www.itvlocal.com and going to the West Midlands Central Pages

J2B will be performing as XOVA this Friday night 12th Sept 2008 as a headline act on the main stage of the BIRMINGHAM ARTSFEST held in Centenery Sq on Broad St, in Central Birmingham at 9pm - 9.30pm

For the first time we will be performing most of the original tracks from the new XOVA album we have just finished,
some of which you can hear on the www.myspace.com/xovalive website
entrance to the Artsfest is FREE

Of course later that evening we will be performing the usual J2B show at JB's in Dudley ( 23.15pm on stage ) which as always will be a great night

Check out the new photos from our trip to Bolsward in Holland last week, there are some great stage shots and loads from the trip and of the incredible floating stage when the guys were playing on it.

Its the first gig we have done ever where half the crowd arrived on boats .

Our thanks go out to the incredible crowd and people of Bolsward , we hope to see you in January 09 when we play in Dokkum

Also added some photos from the studio where we have been recording and some new fans photos from Strood in the fans gallary

For those who arent aware, in Holland after the show on Saturday the band were informed that Skins son had been fatally wounded in Birmingham.

Our love, support and thoughts are with him and his family at this terrible time,

We as a band would like to thank those in Holland ( Bobby, the promoters, jan, dave, nens, gerdy, ton, bart ) who helped us to get through this over there and with arrangements to get home

The show is continuing with a dep drummer , until skins is able to return, but we all hope you all understand that during the next few weeks things will not be operating as normal as we support our brother Skins

respect to all of you who have already been in touch, we will pass the messages on at an appropriate time

J2B have just returned from 2 amazing shows in Bolsward in Northern Holland and Strood in Kent.

We will be adding loads of photos from Holland on the gallery page this week and possibly some video on the myspace page.

The show in Holland was magical with over 2000 people lining the shore aswell as in boats on the lake in the town of Bolsward where the guys played a full set including the first live version of their own track New revolution that is taken from their new album
it really was a night to remember although tinged with sadness as at the end of the show we received some very sad news

Then it was time to take the long drive back to the UK where we arrived to once again headline at the Coach & Horses annual Reggae Party, a huge crowd got into it straight away and ended up having a great time and if time had allowed the crowd would have ensured that the band would still have been playing now. A big shout out to Brian the drummer who came down to dep for the show and helped us in our time of trouble Respect to you all

After such a long wait to return to the capital we are pleased to announce 2 great shows for J2B in the centre of London in the next 4 weeks

The first one is at the legendary HALFMOON at PUTNEY on SATURDAY 30th AUGUST, where we willput on the full 90 minute show.

Doors open at 7pm and tickets cost £8 in advance and maybe more on door, to BOOK TICKETS CALL 0208 780 9383 or goto the gig page

Then on Saturday 20th September, we are back down to do a half J2B / XOVA show as headline of the STOCKWELL FESTIVAL being held in STOCKWELL, South West London, we take to the stage at 5.15pm for a 45 min set ( address info to be advised on gig page in next 48 hours )

SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO GREETING AND HAVING FUN WITH ALL THE LONDON REGGAE MASSIVES

Yes, just confirmed JOHNNY 2 BAD will be perforrming some of their ALL NEW ORIGINAL TRACKS under their XOVA name on THE DITTO MUSIC SHOW , 8pm - 9pm , THURSDAY 18TH SEPTEMBER on RED TV SKY CHANNEL 180 SKY TV ,

BE SURE TO TUNE IN OR SET YOUR SKYBOX ACCORDINGLY

The summer is here at last and J2B are looking forward to heading off for 2 great FREE gigs over the bank holiday weekend.

After over 6 weeks in there secret hideaway Birmingham Studio finishing their first original album under the working title XOVA (www.myspace.com/xovalive), the lads hit the road on Friday to travel via Amsterdam to the Northen Holland town of BOLSWARD ( 70 miles / 1 hour north of Amsterdam) to headline the SIMMERWIJKE FESTIVAL in the town centre water area.

A massive crowd is expected on the banks of the water with the band performing on the floating stage.

Then after a night of partying , an early departure on the Sunday morning back to the UK, Johnny 2 Bad take to the stage at 5.30pm at THE COACH AND HORSES REGGAE/ SKA PARTY , LOndon Road STROOD KENT.

The band played there last year and went down so well a return was inevitable , and with the show firing better than ever and sun shine predicted the people of Kent will have a great day .

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE SHOWS GO TO THE GIG PAGE, ALSO DONT FORGET JOHNNY 2 BAD ARE COMING TO LONDON THE WEEK AFTER FOR THEIR FIRST GIG AT THE HALFMOON PUTNEY.....

SHOULD BE A GOOD NIGHT, SO BOOK IN ADVANCE

J2B are just about to come out the studio at long last and head off to Holland for their headline appearence at the SIMMERWIKE Festival in BOLSWARD Northern Holland

see link below for photos of the event from last year

http://www.simmerwike.nl/index.php?page=home

We are just awating our on stage time for the FREE show on the Saturday 23rd August 2008 and so hope all our friends and fans in Holland make it to the show, we promise a really uptempo firing show - better than ever.

The stage we are led to bvelieve is on a barge situated on the water, so that will be a first for the band.

On this trip we have a great Dire Straits band coming over with us ( Dire Traits ) plus loads of local bands playing, so will be a great night

Of course in true J2B style we will be out amongst the crowd after the show sampling the local hospitality with our favourite promoter Bobby Feenstra

We have Just been advised that the gig on 6th September 2008 at Victoria's in Maidstone has to be rescheduled for later in the year as the refurbishment of the venue will not be completed on time ( Thanks to Dionne for letting us know as she was about to book tickets for a party of 18 lovely ladies !! )

HOWEVER !!! dont forget JOHNNY 2 BAD will be back in Kent soon as we are headling the mini reggae - ska festival being held at THE COACH & HORSES , London Road, STROOD on SUNDAY 24TH AUGUST BANK HOLIDAY

Thank you once again in advance for selling out this Fridays gig at The Catshill Club in Bromsgrove, should be a great night.

Even more incredible, all the posters got mis-placed and it sold out just on our name alone in the club and on our website

So sorry no more room in the inn as they say, However there are still tickets available for the gig at The Robin 2 in Bilston on Saturday although they have already sold over 300 in advance and a HUGE walk up is expected, so we advise to book in advance to secure your tickets, cost also includes a Bar-B-Q
(ticket info on gig page )

The Summer is Here at LAST !!!

After a couple of great gigs last weekend down in Aldershot and on the coast of Wales on Saturday Night, this weekend we have a SELL OUT show Friday night back in Bromsgrove at The Catshill Club and on Saturday its our quarterly REGGAE PARTY at THE ROBIN where we share the stage with our mates LEGEND ( BobMarley Show ) at the award winning ROBIN 2 venue in Bilston.

As we always rotate healine spot with Legend this time JOHNNY 2 BAD WILL BE GOING ON FIRST at approx 9pm and Legend at approx 10.45pm

The door price includes a BAR-B-Q ( 7.30pm - 9pm ) and of course 2 of the best reggae bands in the UK. [ To book tickets in advance and cheaper check out the gig page ]

and if the band aren't working hard enough on Sunday we are looking forward to playing a private show in Cirencester.

and THE SUN IS SHINING !!!!

This Saturday 5th july sees J2B return to our favourite stomping ground in Kent, THE BEACON COURT TAVERN.

A great night and great vibe is guarenteed as always at one of favourite venues in the UK

So Football has finished, Andy Murray is out of Wimbledon, so you have no excuse come and have a reggae party with us at The Beacon

To book in advance go to their box office website ( info on gig pages )

For all those that couldnt make it to the ASYLUM gig in Birmingham last night, you missed what we feel to be one of Our Best Ever and Legendary Performances and with out doubt the best sound and lighting we have worked with in the UK to date

A Massive Thank you to all of you who made it to the gig from Swansea, Sheffield , Edinburgh and the Midlands.

We had a lot of fun on stage and it was great to talk to ALL of you after the gig.

If there is any justice in the world The Asylum will rapidly become one of the most famous venues in Birmingham and the UK as it is run by great people ( Jacqui & Roy ) and as mentioned has the most kick ass quality EV PA system around plus great lighting and sound engineers in house ( Tim & Trev ).

We will be back there before too long and if there is one venue and gig you need to support in Birmingham City this is the one KEEP MUSIC LIVE, SUPPORT LIVE REGGAE MUSIC.

This Saturday its JOHNNY 2 BADS SUMMER PARTY at THE ASYLUM the all new purpose built music venue in the city centre ( 38 -43 Hampton Street Hockley Birmingham B19 3LS )

its one of just 3 local Birmingham gigs we will be playing this side of October. SO DONT MISS IT

its only £8 on door or TO BOOK CALL 0844 581 1333 ( TICKET FACTORY ) OR 0121 233 1109

OR £7 IF YOU PRINT OF THIS MESSAGE AND TAKE WITH YOU TO THE DOOR

WWW.THEASYLUMVENUE.CO.UK (next to Madhouse Reheasal Rooms ) just of Constitution Hill

Johnny 2 Bad in addition to gigging every weekend with the UB40 show are currently in the studio putting together their new album with producers Brian Nordoff and Roberto of Electribe 101 fame who recently produced the Ub40 Labour of Love 3 album and are busting the Reggae festivals worldwide with their Overproof Dub soundsystem. All going really well and expected to be finished around Mid July,
We will load up various mixes of the tracks on the J2b My Space site

YES count down has begun to the Live video stream of the JOHNNY 2 BAD LIVE SHOW being held this Saturday at THE SANDS VENUE in Gainsborough Lincolnshire a most prestigious venue renowned for being the home of the Jazz Awards event

By paying ONLY UK £1 you will be able to view and hear the great sounds of this amazing band, with our video streaming technology.

Simply register and then log on to:

http://www.the-sands.co.uk/streaming/default.asp

Stream starts 9pm UK time on Saturday 14th June

So to hear all the favourites live like 1 in 10, Red Red Wine, Food for Thought etc you know where to log on

JOHNNY 2 BAD WILL BE PERFORMING THE FULL 100 MINUTE UB40 SHOW ON SATURDAY 14TH JUNE 2008 AT 9PM VIA LIVE VIDEO STREAM FROM THE SANDS VENUE IN THE UK

Johnny 2 Bad offer an outstanding UB40 Experience! featuring all the hits and many more in their own way by Internationally renowned musicians.

If you want to join in the experience using the wonders of the World Wide Web then this is an opportunity not to be missed!

SO if your in the USA, AUSTRALIA, HOLLAND, UK, IRELAND, OR SMETHWICK, YOU HAVE NO EXCUSE....

HAVE A UB40 STYLE REGGAE PARTY SATURDAY 14TH JUNE 2008

By paying ONLY UK £1 you will be able to view and hear the great sounds of this amazing band, with our video streaming technology.

Simply register and then log on to:

http://www.the-sands.co.uk/streaming/default.asp

Stream starts 9pm on Saturday 14th June

( 50p of profits after SANDS costs goes towards band who intend to invest it in new equipment )

SPREAD THE WORD,

ALSO FOR THOSE WHO LIVE CLOSE BY THERE ARE A FEW TICKETS AVAILABLE FOR THE SHOW BY CALLING 01427 811118

THE SANDS VENUE
OLD TOWN HALL
LORD STREET
GAINSBOROUGH
LINCOLNSHIRE
DN21 2DB

WWW.the-sands.co.uk

Just added on YOU TUBE and our MYSPACE site are the videos of J2B on Bank Holiday Sunday when PATO BANTON The Reggae Legend jumped on stage for 2 songs

So you can either go to the sites direct or cut and paste the links below to hear BABY COME BACK and GWARN

We have also added the link for a clip of us doing the Mark Ronson / Amy Winehouse (Zutons) track VALARIE which went down a storm.

GWARN
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5kU2h8chYU

BABY COME BACK
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=G9zGmP1WGU0

VALARIE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmGVRjEmeJo

What a night at Kingstanding we all had this Bank Holiday Sunday when the Legendary International Reggae Star PATO BANTON jumped on stage with JOHNNY 2 BAD to perform not only BABY COME BACK but also one of his legendary live tracks GWARN.

The sell out crowd at Kingstanding ( 3rd time in a row ) went absolutly crazy as the band who had never rehearsed or played with him before mashed up the place to make an already awesome night unforgetable

Look out for the video going up on you tube and on our websites in the next week, it really was fantastic and goes to enhance the bands reputation as one of the finest reggae bands youll find anywhere

Just a quick one to advise we have slightly updated the web site in the last week , so go and check the GALLARY page which is now split into different sections and more photos added.

Also we have changed the audiopage to now AUDIO AND VIDEO and have uploaded the ALL THIS TIME video from the Eurovision show we did.

We will be adding lots more video in the next few weeks to include the video of when PATO BANTON joined us on stage at Kingstanding ( May 25th ) to perform BABY COME BACK and GWARN.

We have also put monthly breaks on the gig page to help you all when scrolling to find out where we are playing

The website is improving all the time and we will continue to update and improve all the time, so please keep checking it out.

We are pleased to announce that the show this Sunday at Kingstanding has sold out for the Third time in a row, great work by the promoters Paul and Mark as always.

So if your in the Midlands this weekend and want to see the show we suggest you call the St Marys & St Johns venue in Erdington ( Birmingham North East )which has a few tickets left

Ticket info on Gigs page

What a great weekend of Bank Holiday Gigs we have to look forward to, first on Friday night we head back to the 12 Bar in SWINDON which will certainly be a great night. The last time we played was the night of the worst floods in Living memory last year with the M4 and M5 closed and the centre of Swindon flooded, yet we still managed to get there and put a show on for the brave crowd who got there somehow... Luckily the weather is forcast to be much better.

Then on Saturday, we play St Marys and St Johns for the first time which promises to be a good night, a well reknowned venue locally that promises to become a firm favourite on our gigging circuit before Sunday heading back to Kingstanding for what is always a special gig, well looked after and fantastic crowd .

So with Bank Holiday fast approaching get out and check the show, knowing you can have a lie in and not have to get up on Monday morning.

See you at the gigs
J2B

The word is spreading fast , especially in Holland where we have just been confirmed to headline at the prestigious DOKKUM COLOSSEUM in DOKKUM Northern Holland next year on Saturday January 31st 2009

More details nearer the time but you can check out the venue on www.colosseumdokkum.nl

We love that country and hopefully our new found freinds from LEEUWARDEN and SNEEK will come and see us

Such is the growing reputation of Johnny 2 Bad and its brass section in particular that this week the J2B Brass section James, Stu & Andy headed down to London to work with UK X FACTOR WINNER - SHAYNE WARD.

Shayne is in the middle of putting together his UK Arena tour and needed to add some brass parts to his show and so the guys were tracked down and asked to go and jump on one of the track, which of course they did.

So if you get to the Shayne Ward Tour this year and you hear some wicked Brass lines , then you know who's playing it.

The place to be on Saturday 17th May is the Birmingham United Services Club in Gough St, Birmingham City Centre, where as a Special One Off show J2B will take to the stage to back 5 REGGAE DIVAS from Birmingham including the legendary BIBI JAMES and ROSE CAPRI who will be performing all the old hits as part of an OLD SKOOL REGGAE DIVAS NIGHT.

Tickets cost £10 in advance and more on the door, with the doors opening at 8pm and the show starting 10pm sharp

Ticket Booking info is on the gig page

NB ; J2B will be the house backing band and will not be performing any of their usual show.

Friday Night saw J2B perform at Spring Meadow Club in OldHill, West Mdlands to an absolute rammed to capacity venue, helping raise funds for local charities in that area.

A big thanks to Dave Saunders and his team for looking after us so well and ensuring that the night was one to remember, hopefully we will be back there next year.

Then on Saturday we headed up to Mansfield and the INTAKE Club for the very first time, which has to be one of the best venues in the UK, great sound system, lights, people and Cheeseburgers. The venue owners ( Si & Zoe plus John the sound guy ) enjoyed themselves which is always nice and again definately confirmed as a future regular on the J2B touring map, cant wait to go back.

The next few weeks see's J2B performing at some private shows aswell as heading into the studio to start recording the album J2B2

The next big public shows are a long awaited return to the 12 BAR in SWINDON on FRIDAY 23rd MAY, plus 2 big Birmingham Shows, our first one on the 24th at St Marys & St Johns in Erdington and our 3rd appearence on Bank Holiday Sunday at The Kingstanding Ex WMC, which have all been sell outs previously, , so we suggest you book early

TO BOOK GO TO THE GIG PAGE FOR TELEPHONE NUMBERS

Just added 2 new gigs in 2 new towns for us and at 2 opposite ends of the country. - PENZANCE and HARTLEPOOL.

Firstly we will be heading down to Cornwall and a great summer gig at THE BARN in Penzance, ( Wednesday August 27th ) hopefully a lot of you will be on holiday down there and can come and party with us

And then nearer Christmas we will be travelling way up North to Hartlepool for a Xmas Reggae and Ska Party at THE STUDIO venue ( Saturday 13th December 2008 ) , so all you North East fans who have been asking for us to get back up there, at last we are on our way...its been too long and we intend to make the show a great one as always

JOHNNY 2 BAD INTERVIEW

Great stuff, Its Johnny 2 Bad on the show recorded live from The Palace Venue here in Tamworth On Sea.

We chat with Boots, Mikey & James from the band at 8pm UK ( sunday 20 April )

AAA with Roy Sandbrook 7-10pm plus special guest J2BAD

www. RedCarpetRadio. com

We have just been texted by our friends that the UB40 sax Player Brian Travers has just posted a nice comment about the J2B singer Wayne and his vocal interpretation of Many Rivers to Cross and also advising that he hoped to check the band out in the future, which of course would be excellent and very welcome

you can find the full thread on the ub40 bulletin board under the title MANY RIVERS TO CROSS

But for those who cant find it, we copied and pasted it below.
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From BT
'Greetings chums...Ive heard from a few people that Wayne sings the shit outta that song , I would love to hear him do it..Ive been trying to get to see them actually , im always away.. but if I may add to this post , you want to hear Duncan C singing it...totally new interpretation that feels incredible quite wonderful infact , I suppose its one of those songs thats so good that if you can sing it you can make it your own.....but Im not saying that to take anything away from Wayne if y'know what I mean ? good luck to him and his band..do they ever post on here (i have been away for a while as you may have noticed , ive missed a lot of fireworks apparently but no one will tell me what) anyway have a great weekend folks..BT

Go check out our myspace page to view our great new video of ALL THIS TIME that was recorded fully live and unplugged on Prime time Tv in Lithuania in January.

Whilst we were there promoting Lollipop with Asta Pilypaite ( No7 in charts ) we were asked to make a special guest appearence on their Saturday Night EUROVISION show , so whilst the judges were adding the votes to see who would represent their country in the finals J2B took to the stage with this self penned track, it was also the first time the band had ever performed fully live on TV and it was in front of over a million people just to add to the pressure.

so go to www.myspace.com/johnny2badlive

and let us know what you think and spread the link around as well

Sorry for the delay, but at last we have been able to upload all the photos from the Royal Albert Hall which we took when we down to watch Ali Campbell's first solo gig, they are all marked RAH at the beginning and start around pages 11 or 12 and include a load of after show photos when the guys and Asta met the guests etc

We will be adding some photos from the Lithuanian Party last week and Jan's Birthday Cake photos very soon as well

DONT FORGET IF YOU HAVE ANY GOOD PHOTOS OF THE BAND SEND THEM INTO US

This SATURDAY 12TH APRIL 2008 see's JOHNNY 2 BAD return to the great venue THE PALACE in Tamworth Just off the M42 near Sutton Coldfield.

It was one of the stand out venues of last year for the band with a great PA & Lighting system and viewing for the crowd, or as we like to call it A PROPER GIG !!

We want to get as many UB40 and J2B fans there as possible for a ram packed show of all the UB40 hits, we promise it will be an excellent show.

Tickets are only £6 in advance and £8 on the night and there will be a local support band as well, so good value for money, doors at 7.pm with J2B on stage about 9pm

Goto the GIGS page for booking details if you wish to book in advance

Lets have a party and drag as many as you can along.

J2B Hooked up again with Lithuania's sexist pop Star ASTA PILYPAITE for a couple of shows in the UK this weekend

Asta joined J2B on stage for a special show held in Wolverhapton for the MIdlands Lithuanian Community to launch there awareness campaign for the capital city Vilnius being the Eruopean City of Culture next year and also for both artists to be awarded by the Lithuanian Ambassador.

The next night Asta made her first appearence ever in front of a totally all UK Audience at The Beacon Court in Gillingham where a near capacity crowd went wild for brillient performance on My Girl Lollipop.

Asta then flew back to Lithuania where she is presenting a TV Special on Sunday Night, we will catch up with her later this year and keep you all informed of her career aswell

Johnny 2Bad were formly congratulated by the Ambassador of Lithuania in the UK for their trip to Vilnius in January and as a thank you has declared JOHNNY 2 BAD ( and Asta Pilypaite ) as Honourary AMBASSADORS OF VILNIUS - EUROPEAN CAPITAL OF CULTURE 2009.

The Ambassador attended thr special show held at The Polish Club in Wolverhampton on Friday 4th April 2008 where he not only saw the band and Asta Pilypaite perform storming sets but also he took to the stage to award them a commorative plaque and a special Culture Pin badge each.

J2B are already in discussion for a return trip this year to continue their special relationship with that country and release more tracks aswell as cement there involvement in the special European celebrations over there in 2009

Andy, Stuart, Wayne and James of JOHNNY 2 BAD attended the ALI CAMPBELL Concert at THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL on Thursday 3rd April, which saw the former UB40 lead vocalist take to the Stage for the first time since leaving the band.

The show include guest artists dueting with ALI including Beverly Knight, Bitty McLean, Lemar, Kim Wilde , Sly & Robbie and Pato Banton who of course is also represented by J2B manager.

They were also lucky enough to get into the After show party where they had a few minutes with Ali himself taking a few minutes out to have a chat about Johnny 2 Bad and have a photo with the guys, ( Respect is due to Ali )

As for those who know the guys they took full advantage of this opportunity and had a good chat and time with all the artists & guests from the show

A great night was had by us all

Its a big Happy Birthday to James from all the band and fans today.

We hope he has many more and we can celebrate them with him for many years to come

RESPECT

Last night Johnny 2 Bad took to the stage at RAF Cranwell the legendary airforce training base in Lincolnshire that has seen Prince William recently just go through its doors as well as Prince Charles , most other Royals and all the World War Two hero's such as Douglas Bader who had a leg amputated but still flew again as part of 22 squadron and also Sir Frank Whittle who formulated his ideas for the worlds first jet aircraft that took of on the 15th May 1941 there

J2B entertained the next crop of British Hero's who are in the midst of heavy training and needed a quick reggae fix to relax , J2B lads took advantage of the snooker tables and the free bar quite well and put on a fantastic show for the Air Force gentlemen and their Partners

Great News JOHNNY 2 BAD will be hooking up again with Lithuanian star ASTA PILYPAITE but this time in the UK and in fact in Wolverhampton next week on FRIDAY 4th April 2008 at the Midlands Lithuanian Society Party being held at the POLISH Club on the Stafford Road in Wolverhampton ( Doors at 7pm)

Tickets can be reserved and paid for on the night at a cost of £10 each if reserved in advance OR £12 on the door IF UNRESERVED

In addition to Johnny 2 Bad performing, Asta Pilypaite will be doing a set on her own and of course joining J2B on stage to do Lollipop together.

Whilst in the Uk Asta will be recording with J2B again for a follow up release in Lithuania

TO RESERVE YOUR TICKETS CALL 079677 40603 - Please do not call the club as they are not involved in ticket sales

J2B Manager Steve Hughes was tonight asked to appear on the Paul Franks show on Radio BBC WM to comment on the departure of UB40 keyboard player Mikey Virtue.

After listening to a small soundbite of Brian Travis from the band . Steve talked about how J2B are going from strength to strength and what a shame the Ub40 situation is and that he hoped it could be resolved quickly and amicably.

The official JOHNNY 2 BAD MYSPACE web site has today gone through the magic 50'000 barrier of hits since its conception .....so a big thank you fto all of you who have passed through and checked us out.

On the site at the moment you can hear our new original track ALL THIS TIME written by Wayne & J2B

www.myspace.com/johnny2badlive

It is already receiving great reactions, so take a listen and pass the track link around for people to hear all over the world if you like it.

It will be featured on our new album which is untitled at present and being worked hard on for a possible June release.

Also on the myspace site are the full versions of the BBC VIDEO as well as clips from You tube of other interviews we have done, with a lot more editions to come in the next few weeks

So keep checking both sites out and spreading the word about JOHNNY 2 BAD, our next target is to break the 100'000 barrier

THANKS AGAIN

Just announced JOHNNY 2 BAD are returning to THE HART OF THE BAY in Clarach Bay near Aberwrysth Wales for an Easter Afternoon spectacular on SUNDAY 23RD MARCH 2008.

Due to the massive success of our last appearence at Butlins in Skegness we have been confirmed 5 more times this year to appear on their circuit, so dates for your diary as follows;

16 MARCH - MINEHEAD
20 APRIL - BOGNOR REGIS
05 OCTOBER - MINEHEAD
12 OCTOBER - SKEGNESS
23 NOVEMBER - BOGNOR REGIS

Check with Butlins for exact Stage times as they may vary from camp to camp

And dont forget to say Hi if you see us down there, as we always try and make the effort to get out for a drink with you all if time permits....

Hot News just in...JOHNNY 2 BAD will be back in Holland this summer. !!

Mark your diary for Saturday 23rd August 2008 for the Festival in Bolsward ( Northern Holland )

More details for venue for booking coming soon !!!

Unfortunately we have had to cancel the theatre show at Tameside.

We had hoped to reschedule the show for May, June or July but unfortunately the theatre is closing down at the end of the March and that wasnt possible.

Please contact the box office for refunds.

Check out the review page, where Denis Hill The Long time and respect Plinston Hall Promoter placed an excellent reviews of our recent gig there....

it was nice to be back on the road, and after a fantastic night at The Robin we are looking forward to a busy few weeks up and down the country.

From Skegness, to Oxford, and Kent to Birmingham.

Tickets are still available for this the first gig in Birmingham this year Friday 8th Feb at THE WOODLANDS CLUB, in Woodlands St, Smethwick, always a great night and always ends up selling out, so if you havent booked, we suggest you call Kim on 0121 558 0828

TRANSLATION FOLLOWING ; Basically the news is breaking that J2B are being made cultural ambassadors to help promote Vilnius as Cultural Capital of Europe in 2009 .....

008 01 28 Kvietimas tapti „Vilniaus – Europos Kultūros Sostinės 2009“ Ambasadoriais Jungtinėje Karalystėje.

Sausio 22d. vakare, LR ambasadorius Jungtinėje Karalystėje, V.Ušackas susitiko su lietuvių bendruomenės atstovais Birminghame bei neseniai Lietuvoje apsilankiusia „Johnny2bad“ regie grupe. Apie šios grupės koncertą su Asta Pilypaite išsamų reportažą paruošė BBC televizija. Ambasadorius V.Ušackas nuoširdžiai padėkojo šio projekto sumanytojams - lietuvei Irenai Hughes ir jos vyrui Steve. BBC tinklalapyje reportažas apie britų išvyką į Vilnių bei koncertą buvo labiausiai lankomas reportažas BBC tinklalapyje š.m. sausio mėn. Telefoninės konferencijos metu, kurioje dalyvavo Birminghamo lietuviai, grupė „Johnny2bad“ ir Asta Pilypaitė, Ambasadorius padėkojo britų muzikantams ir Astai Pilypaitei už puikų Lietuvos vardo garsinimą šioje šalyje per BBC televiziją.

Ambasadorius pakvietė grupę „Johnny2bad“, Astą Pilypaitę ir BBC redaktorių Ben Sidwell tapti „Vilniaus – Europos Kultūros Sostinės 2009“ Ambasadoriais Didžiojoje Britanijoje, skleisti žinią apie Lietuvos sostinę ir skatinti britus apsilankyti Lietuvoje bei atrasti Lietuvos pajūrį, kurį „The Sunday Times“ šiemet įvardijo kaip vieną iš 100 geriausių krypčių šios vasaros atostogoms. „Johny2bad“ žadėjo šiuo tikslu sukurti anglišką dainą apie Neringą, Palangą ir Lietuvos pajūrį.

LR Ambasada Jungtinėje Karalystėje

To watch the full 7 minute report on J2B in Lithuania simply go to the following

www.bbc.co.uk

and then type in TRIBUTE BAND in the search box ( top right hand corner )

it will then show the report TRIBUTE BAND MAKES HISTORY on the right hand side

simple click and enjoy !!!!

Just put up this week on our MY SPACE SITE are two great new videos from You Tube of JOHNNY 2 BAD

The first one is of live footage by a fan in Holland who filmed us in on her Phone !!! live at Muszikcentrum Schaaf

the second video is a Paperrazi expose of the bands trip to Lithuania where Wayne ( tongue in cheek ) advises the journalist there that he had tracked down Asta from a chat room and wanted her to become his internet bride !!!.

There is some great footage of the band amongst the report, including Skin's wicked dance moves, so go to the website, 40'000 others have already !!!!

www.myspace.com/johnny2badlive

The Ambassador of Lithuania met up with the band on Tuesday night to thank them for helping to promote Lithuania in such a positive way and creating massive awareness about his countries Arts, Culture, music and toruism through our BBC mini documentary that has travelled the World via Internet.

In addition to shaking all the guys hands, buying them a drink and promising to bring the guys back to Lithuania in the summer, he also took time out to make a telephone call to Asta Pilyapaite in Vilnius via Satalitte phone to thank her personally for helping honour the country with Johnny 2 Bad.

In attendence was also Keith Stokes - Smith the Lithuanian Honoury Consul, Commercial Attache Olga Stravinskiene, Birmingham Lithuanian Community chairwomen Irena Hughes and of course the man who helped make it all happen on a massive scale Ben Sidwell from the BBC

This story continues to run and run and getting bigger all the time....so watch this space

We have just added some photos from the meetingon the gallery pages

Check out the all new promo photos for JOHNNY 2 BAD 2008.

They were shot in Birmingham at various locations including our musical base THE MADHOUSE REHEARSAL ROOMS., we are more than happy with them and hope you are to.

Again massive thanks to Steve Gerrard who worked his magic on a rainy day, and Roy, Jaqui, Jack, Richard, Alex and all at Madhouse for thier continued support... Respect to the Max !

Also just added are the live photos from JB's taken in December by renowned music photograper Stevie Gerrard

They are under headings J2B - 01 / J2B - 52 in the gallery pages

We are really pleased with the results and are back in the studio with him this week to make our new official publicity shots for 2008

Check out Steve's web site, he is a genius photographer. (www.rock-photo.com )

HOT NEWS ; Just had a call from the Ambassador of Lithuania in London who wants to arrange to meet JOHNNY 2 BAD to honour them for helping to promote the positive side of Lithuania music and culture ....watch this space !!!

The J2B news story on the BBC internet site had the most viewers anywhere on the BBC WEBSITE ACROSS THE WORLD, on Wednesday.

It got almost 7 times as many people watching it than the next most popular story, which was actually about RADIOHEAD, and the third story which was on a ship sinking !!!

The figures were around the 10'000 + mark in just 24 hours and in terms of people stopping and watching over 7 minutes on the internet is massive exposure.

In fact we are told some of this years biggest stories including the Heathrow Plane crash didnt get much more exposure, and even taking into account the plane crash coverage the J2B / Asta story is still in the top BBC 20 web stories, which we are really proud about and we thank you all for checking out, keep spreading the word......

The link to the J2B MAKE HISTORY story on the BBC HAS has bnow moved off the main page and onto the archive pages so use the following link togo straight to it.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/player/nol/newsid_7190000/newsid_7190300/7190379.stm?bw=bb&mp=wm&news=1&nol_storyid=7190379&bbcws=1

The link to J2B MAKE HISTORY IN LITHUANIA STORY has now moved of the main news page and gone into archive for the next month or so on the bbc site.

you can either use the link below
or type
www.bbc.co.uk/midlandstoday

and then go to news stories and type in search box tribute band and that will bring it up

http://search.bbc.co.uk/cgi-bin/search/results.pl?q=tribute+band&uri=%2Fmidlandstoday%2Flatest_stories%2Findex.shtml&go.x=20&go.y=12

GREAT NEWS,, we have just uploaded on the offical J2B MYSPACE SITE the first of our new original tracks as performed on Lithuanian Tv called TAKE A CHANCE,

We hope you like it as we will be adding it into our Uk set straight away.

www.myspace.com/johnny2badlive

if you like it pass the word around.

BBC TV - WE CAME , WE SAW , WE CONQURERED - 2008-01-16 - delete? - add images?
To see the full report of JOHNNY2 BAD IN LITHUANIA as shown by the BBC 1 MIDLANDS TODAY NEWSTEAM, go to the following link;

http://www.bbc.co.uk/midlandstoday/latest_stories/

One video from lithuania tv show "paparacai lt" (paparazzi lt) about Asta and Johnny2Bad.

Especially about Asta and Wayne (something about their love, huh? lol) here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4z2JsYuzVk

GREAT NEWS , THE SONG KEEPS ON GOING, SINCE CHARTING IN THE LAST WEEK OF NOVEMBER , LOLLIPOP HAS CONSISTANTLY BEING IN THE TOP 20 OF ALL THE LITHUANIA RADIO AND NET CHARTS WITH IT REACHING NUMBER 11 IN THE NATIONAL CHART BUT STIL CLIMBING ON ALL OTHER CHARTS

IN THE SECOND MOST POPULAR CHART [ THE PEOPLE CHOOSE CHART ON FRYPE ] OUT OF 600 TRACKS WE ARE NUMBER 8 AND STILL GOING STRONG.

FRYPE MUSIC CHARTS LITHUANIA
TOP 10 - 16 JAN 2008
Daina Vertinimai
1. NERIJA - Dega laužai 95
2. ANBO - Lopšinė 47
3. Arbata - Linkėjimai Tau 47
4. Haroldas - Po begalybes valandu 44
5. BRIEDIS 24 - Piko metu (live) 41
6. TEQUILA - Stiliaga 40
7. Moondust - What Else Is There (Royksopp cover) 35
8. Asta Pilypaitė / Johnny 2 Bad - Mano saldainiuk(My lollypop) 32
9. Alanas Chošnau - Laužo liepsna 31
10. Paulius Stalionis - Jeigu Tavęs nebūtų 28

Here is alist of all the TV shows that Johnny 2 Bad starred in whilst in Lithuania.

Over the next week or so, we will obtain footage to put on site and once we have the links will put them on website, we intend to put up on you tube as well as the band look dynamite

TV STATION- PROGRAM - DATE
TV3....Puikusis Sou.....7th Jan ( on air 13th Jan )
(The Wonderful Show )

LRT.........Labas Rytas...... 8th Jan 08
(Good Morning TV)

LRT.........Gero Upo...........11th Jan 08
( Everyones feelin Happy show)

LNK......Kelias i Zvaigzdes. 12th Jan 08
(Road to the Stars / X Factor show )

LRT....(1 a) Atranka i Eurovizija..12th Jan
( 1st Heat Eurovision Song contest )

Also if you can read Lithuanian there are loads of reviews of the Asta Pilypaite Album launch where J2B performed a full set and blew everyone away with their on stage performance on the biggest website in Lithuania

www.delfi.lt/archive/article.php?id=155633688

The Birmingham Post ran the story today of how J2B and Asta hooked up in a full page spread, check the on - line report out on the following link

http://icbirmingham.icnetwork.co.uk/birminghampost/reviews/tm_headline=birmingham-band-takes-reggae-to-lithuania%26method=full%26objectid=20348369%26siteid=50002-name_page.html#story_continue

Due to the amount of footage shot in Lithuania by the BBC and the terribel weather conditions taking si much news time up Monday after weekend Floods and weather warnings, the BBC advised at the las minute they would run the show the night after ( Tuesday 15th Jan ) , sorry for all those glued to their tellys, ( like we were ), it is coming and is worth the wait...

check out J2B LIVE on lithuania breakfast tv

WWW.LRT.LT/ARCHYVAS

and then search LABAS RYTAS and the date 2008-01-08

Hi to all of you from sunny Lithuania , well not quite we arrived to minus 14 snow blizzards and now its quite warm at minus 2.

honestly we are having a great time, the BBC have been out filming us, as we are having the report aired on BBC MIDLANDS today 630pm-7pm MONDAY 14TH JAN ( BREAKFAST , LUNCH AND EVENING NEWS ] FRIDAY
We have already filmed live on the Lithuanian GOODMORNING TV SHOW { LABAS RYTAS }. as well as a prime time friday night show to be aired this week [ sopukias ], and last night wednesday we performed live with Asta live at the L' Amour club to the cream of the music industry and press . we have another show on friday and saturday we are filming X FACTOR and EUROVISION TV SHOWS all exciting all gerai !! [ good in Lithuanian }

You can find some photos of Johnny2Bad with Asta at here: http://astapilypaite.info/foto/thumbnails.php?album=19and here: http://astapilypaite.info/foto/thumbnails.php?album=18 source: http://astapilypaite.info/

from Emillias

under the banner of BRUM BAND BIG IN THE BALTICS, the Birmingham Evening Mail tonight { Sat 5th Jan 08 ) is running the press release story of our trip to Lithuania - SEE ARTICLE SCANNED ON THE ' GALLERY PAGES '

Dont forget to order your newspapers as Wayne from Johnny 2 Bad was interviewed by the BIRMINGHAM MORNING POST about the Lithuanian story and is due out on MONDAY 7th Jan 08

Great news after the radio interview on BBC last week now BBC TV NEWS are coming out to film J2B whilst on their promo tour of Lithuania, including filming of them on TV shows and the live launch of the LOLLIPOP Track and Asta Pilypaites album.

Filiming has already begun with the BBC coming to our centreparcs gig on wed 3rd Jan in Longleat to film some of the live show and initally pre tour interviews.

The news report is expected to be aired on BBC Midlands on Friday 11th Jan 08, and also available on line BBC.co.uk.

Also all the Lithuanian Tv shows will be available on the internet to view and we will advise links accordingly

HAPPY NEW YEAR to all of you from JOHNNY 2 BAD, we will be getting the party started at centreparcs tonight before going straignt back into rehearsals to gear up for our flying visit to Eastern Europe, what a year its been !!!! Many Many thanks to you all
Have a drink on us.....J2B x

Listen to JOHNNY 2 BAD on BBC Radio WM by clicking the link and scrolling to 6pm- 630pm part of the show.

WAYNE, MIKEY, ANDY & JAMES took part in alive on air interview with leading Midland music Radio DJ PAUL FRANKS who played the Lithuanian version of LOLLIPOP Exclusivily live on air and chatted about the trip to Lithuania and about the bands projects. We also planned to call in live from Lithuania with diary of the trip and on our return go into the studios to do a live session for the BBC

http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20071224/20071224_1600_50227_13902_180

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL OF YOU FROM ALL AT JOHNNY 2 BAD.

WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE WHO HAS SUPPORTED US UP AND DOWN THE COUNTRY AND ABROAD, FANS, FRIENDS, PROMOTERS AGENTS, ACTION VAN HIRE, ANDY MAC PA(&TC), PAUL & LUKE (& RIO )(LNP) , BOBBY FEENSTRA IN HOLLAND AND OF COURSE ALL OUR FAMILIES.

WE REALLY HAVE HAD A GREAT TIME ALL YEAR AND ARE ENDING IT ON A HIGH WITH SO MANY GREAT THINGS HAPPENING

A SPECIAL SHOUT OUT TO JANICE, DAVE(MARK) , NENS, GERDY, MICHELLE & MANDY , DONNA & MARK, PRISCILLA & JOHN, DEBBIE, EMILY AND MATT, ANDY HALLAM, DREAD AND SKYE , WHO ALL SEEM TO APPEAR WHERE EVER WE ARE AND OFTEN BEFORE WE KNOW WHERE WE ARE, YOUR FREINDSHIP AND SUPPORT CANNOT BE UNDER ESTIMATED AND WE VALUE IT SO MUCH.....THANK YOU !!

Listen to Johnny 2 Bad being interviewed about the Hit in Lithuania as well as the first national radio playing of the track LOLLIPOP Live on BBC RADIO WM ( 95.6FM) This Xmas Eve 24th Dec 2007 on the DRIVE TIME SHOW between 6pm - 7pm with PAUL FRANKS

Please be advised that the J2B Xmas Party at the Kingstanding Ex WMC on Sunday 23rd Dec 2007 has now completely sold out so if you haven't purchased or reserved your tickets directly it is now too late..Sorry.

However there are a few tickets sill available for JB's in Dudley on Friday 21st Dec 2007 .

JOHNNY 2 BAD, version of LOLLIPOP with ASTA PILYPAITE entered the charts in Lithuania at #20 three weeks ago and has since been climbing the charts and today is NUMBER 11 AND CLIMBING

On track for a XMAS Number 1....

charts below;
Lietaus Top20

Gruodžio 10 - Gruodžio 16
1 (1) ANATOLIJUS (KĮŽ-3) Nežinau kodėl
2 (3) AUDRIUS (KĮŽ-3) Neišeik
3 (2) VALDAS (KĮŽ-3) Žodžiai
4 (N) BERNEEN Miesto džiunglės
5 (6) DŪMAS Meilę į koncervus
6 (4) MERŪNAS Tavęs aš laukiu
7 (5) SIMONA Prašau, pakviesk mane vardu
8 (8) MANGO Pamiršk mane
9 (9) DEIVIDAS (KĮŽ-3) Aš laimingas tu graži
10 (7) VILIJA Sudie
11 (12) A.PILYPAITE IR JOHNNY 2 BAD Mano saldainiuk
12 (10) I.VALINSKIENĖ Vėjau, aš tavęs nebijau
13 (19) A.KANIAVA Kitas gyvenimas
14 (14) Ž. ŽVAGULIS Amerikonas grįžo sūnus
15 (11) ROMAS (KIŽ-3) Popieriniai sparnai
16 (N) VAIDAS Tiktai tu
17 (16) R.DAMBRAUSKAS ir KERRA Tris kartus
18 (18) A.MAMONTOVAS Marso kanjonai
19 (17) NERINGA ir MARIJONAS Rytoj skrisim
20 (N) LINA JOY Crazy

BRITISH REGGAE BAND BECOME THE FIRST TO CHART IN LITHUANIA


Birmingham reggae band JOHNNY 2 BAD who started life as a tribute to legends UB40 are now on the verge of having success in their own right with a collaboration with Lithuania's Biggest female pop star ASTA PILYPAITE

JOHNNY 2 BAD who comprise of musicans from the backing bands of PATO BANTON, MUSICAL YOUTH and APACHE INDIAN were approached by ASTA PILYPAITE whilst she was in the UK for shows recently after she had Heard the bands debut album UNCOVERED.

The track MY BOY / GIRL LOLLIPOP the Old Millie Classic has been Reggafied by the band and went straight into the Lithuania Top 20 three weeks ago and has now moved up to number 11 and on course for a Xmas Number 1 .

http://www.lietus.fm/index/top
www.astapilypaite.info
www.johnny2badlive.com

JOHNNY 2 BAD also become the first British Band to Sing in LITHUANIAN as lead singer Wayne Lawrence adapted to learn the language to add vocals not only in english but also n Lithuanian

ASTA PILYPAITE is the equilvalent of Kylie Minogue in her home land, having many Number one albums, Gold Discs and is also presenting their versions of STRICTLY COME DANCING and We GOT TALENT TV shows

The band are lined up for a full promotional tour in Lithuania from January 6th - 13th to include all the leading TV and Radio programmes and 3 live shows

JOHNNY 2 BAD can also be caught live at the legendary JB's in Dudley on December 21st 2007

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON JOHNNY 2 BAD CONTACT
JOHNNY 2 BAD MANAGEMENT ON
07779 257295
MUSICMGMT@HOTMAIL.COM

For the 3rd time this year J2B rode into Holland and stormed the place.

With the all new stage show and lineup, the crowd went wild singing and dancing for the full two hours concluding in 2 encores.

Photos of the show by our good friends Nens and Gerdy in Holland have already been posted on the Gallery page,with the bands own photos due up later in the week.

we would like to thank all the great Dutch fans for supporting us on Saturday and making us feel really special...What a great country.... We Love it..and we look forward to seeing you even more in 2008

Check out the gallery page as we have just added some great live photos from Holland

Thanks to our friends Nens and Gerdy as well as in House Photographer Ferdy at the Muzikcentruum Schaaf for the useage, Big Respect to you all , they are Great

Work is nearly complete on the first ever LIVE CD recorded recently around the UK
Hopefully it will be available from January 08 at gigs or via the website, watch out for further news shortly

After a tortuous 6 hours journey down to Maidstone ( Orchard Spot) on Friday Night due to incredible motorway delays, J2B pulled out a non stop show only to have a stroke of bad luck leaving Kent at 1am when our hired Minibus tyres exploded, leaving us stranded untill after midday and being rescured by some great tyre company lads, we eventually got back into the Midlands for the Perton Civic Centre gig ay 6.30pm with half an hour to spare till the doors open and although, NO Sleep in 48 hours , The band put on one of there best shows to date with the crowd having a ball and only goes to highlight what ever the circumstances THE SHOW MUST ALWAYS GO ON. !!

J2B have been confirmed as one of the main acts on the ACORN TRUST - ARCHIES IN THE PARK - TRIBUTE FESTIVAL 2008 being held at The Walsall Arboretum on Saturday 16th August 2008, other tribute acts include amongst many Coldplay, Robbie Williams and Madness.
A crowd of approx 10'000 per day is expected with all profits going to the Acorn Charity Trust, watch the web site and press for more information

After some great gigs in Jersey, Butlins and back in the Midlands J2B are gearing up for a return to Holland ( 3rd time this year ) to work with one of our favourite promoters Bobby Feenstra and play at the great Muzikcentrum Schaaf venue in down town Leeuwarden ( Sat 8th Dec 07 )

The last time was a great night and this time will be even better as we are being followed by aload of J2B fans from the UK.

The Dutch UB40 fans ( and J2b fans ) have been really important to us over the last year or so and we intend to put on a really special show for them to show how the new look J2B works, we promise you , you will be blown away.

We will bring copies of the album over as requested and look forward to meeting you for a drink (!) after the show

Due to the demand on the old website, it has now blown up and as such we are putting it out to retirement, please ensure that you advise everyone of this new OFFICIAL WEBSITE for JOHNNY 2 BAD

Dates for 2008 will be loaded by next week and already we have another theatre being added for Jan 26th 2008 at the REDSTACK PLAYHOUSE in BEXSHILL ON SEA near Brighton

Due to changes in the running of the band we are proud to launch the new OFFICIAL WEB SITE for everything JOHNNY 2 BAD, so PLEASE !!! LET EVERYONE KNOW THIS IS WHERE TO COME NOW, The old site might be up and running for a while but we arent too sure for how long and isnt accepting messages, so SEND ALL YOUR REVIEWS AND MESSAGES TO US HERE.....ONCE AGAIN THANKS FOR SUPPORTING J2B THIS YEAR AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO A GREAT XMAS PERIOD AND FANTASTIC NEW YEAR

LOLLIPOP the new version with J2B / Asta Pilypaite has gone straight on to the biggest and BEST radio in LITHUANIA Eastern Europe LT1 - a full promotional tour is being put in place to take in all the TV , Radio and Press media over there, more news to follow

J2B are pleased to announce that we are booking the all new J2B SHOW for 2008 with dates being snapped up thick and fast, also for 2008 the show will feature the following line up
WAYNE LAWRENCE - VOCALS & GUITAR
MIKEY FINGERS - KEYS & BVS
JAMES RENFORD - SAX & BVS
DAVID SKINS - DRUMS
BOOT - BASS
ANDY HARRIS - TRUMPET & BVS
STUART HAUGH - TROMBONE & BVS
ANGUS JONES - FRONT OF HOUSE
STEVE HUGHES - MANAGEMENT

J2B have just re-recorded the track LOLLIPOP from their first album UNCOVERED with Lithuanian pop star ASTA PILYPAITE ( www.astapilypaite.lnfo). Asta who is regarded in similar fashion to Kyle Minogue in the UK has mutli platinum albums and hits behind her name and is at present the main TV presenter in Eastern Europe for the STRICTLY COME DANCING show, The song is sung in both languages with Wayne Lawrence showing his vocal ability by singing not only the English parts with Asta but also lead vocals in Lithuanian.

For all those that couldnt make it to the ASYLUM gig in Birmingham last night, you missed what we feel to be one of ur best ever performances and with out doubt the best sound and lighting we have worked with in the UK to date

A Massive Thank you to all of you who made it to the gig from Swansea, Sheffield , Edinburgh and the Midlands.

We had a lot of fun on stage and it was great to talk to ALL of you after the gig.

If there is any justice in the world The Asylum will rapidly become one of the most famous venues in Birmingham and the UK as it is run by great people ( Jacqui & Roy ) and as mentioned has the most kick ass quality EV PA system around plus great lighting and sound engineers in house ( Tim & Trev ).

We will be back there before too long and if there is one venue and gig you need to support in Birmingham City this is the one KEEP MUSIC LIVE, SUPPORT LIVE REGGAE MUSIC.

Hi
After a crazy weekend last week with 4 shows in 3 days, its nice to have a normal 2 show weekend

Friday night we are back at THE STADIUM in Kings Heath where Keith the manager always looks after us and the crowd great...there are tickets available on the door for sure

Then on Saturday we are back at DUNSTALL PARK race course in Wolverhampton where you can enjoy the band and have a flutter on the Horses, unfortunately you cant just pay to see the band but have to buy a £25 ticket to cover the racing aswell ( no guest lists available either unfortunately ) but it is worht it a GREAT NIGHT OUT.

Loads more things happening so keep checking out the website

Hi
After a crazy weekend last week with 4 shows in 3 days, its nice to have a normal 2 show weekend

Friday night we are back at THE STADIUM in Kings Heath where Keith the manager always looks after us and the crowd great...there are tickets available on the door for sure

Then on Saturday we are back at DUNSTALL PARK race course in Wolverhampton where you can enjoy the band and have a flutter on the Horses, unfortunately you cant just pay to see the band but have to buy a £25 ticket to cover the racing aswell ( no guest lists available either unfortunately ) but it is worht it a GREAT NIGHT OUT.

Loads more things happening so keep checking out the website

Hi
After a crazy weekend last week with 4 shows in 3 days, its nice to have a normal 2 show weekend

Friday night we are back at THE STADIUM in Kings Heath where Keith the manager always looks after us and the crowd great...there are tickets available on the door for sure

Then on Saturday we are back at DUNSTALL PARK race course in Wolverhampton where you can enjoy the band and have a flutter on the Horses, unfortunately you cant just pay to see the band but have to buy a £25 ticket to cover the racing aswell ( no guest lists available either unfortunately ) but it is worht it a GREAT NIGHT OUT.

Loads more things happening so keep checking out the website