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THE YABBAS

The Yabbas are a 4 piece indie/rock covers band from Whitby, North Yorkshire, and play a selection of songs such as The Killers, Kings of Leon, The Enemy, Stereophonics, Oasis, Green Day, The Clash and many more. They are available for all occasions anywhere in the UK, and offer different packages to suit your needs. They have been described by people who have hired them as the ultimate party band. BAND HISTORY (By The Yabbas) - In early 2007, from the ashes of various other band, James, Beef, Mart and Dave got together to form YabbaDabbaDoo. The 4 lads locked themselves inside a small dark room and did nothing but rehearse, then 10 months later they re-appeared as “The Yabba’s.” Their first gig was at 2007’s Whitby Now. Any band from Whitby and beyond want to play at this annual event, and The Yabba’s were lucky enough to be added to the bill. Jean Scales from the Whitby Now committee said, "My first impressions of Yabbadabbadoo was what a ridiculously long name it was for an organiser to deal with so I immediately shortened it to The Yabba's in my notes and in my head. (They came around to my way of thinking eventually.)My second impression was - boy, this band is your ultimate good time,"let's all have a party" band. Within a few bars of their opening number the dance floor was full and you could actually feel the vibrations as everyone jumped and danced along. My third impression was how friendly and obliging each and every one of them were. None of your rude egotistical posturing from them - if they could help us out as, organisers we just had to ask. Which was exceedingly nice and exceedingly rare." Since that night the band have gone from strength to strength and have quickly become one of the most popular bands to come out of Whitby in a long time. Starting as just another pub band, they have grown in confidence and grown as a band and have moved into the private/corporate scene over the past 6 months. That’s not to say they don’t know where their routes lie and still enjoy playing pubs. During the December of 2008, Dave got a new job working on the oil rigs, meaning he was only available for gigs every 2 weeks. Not wanting to get rid of Dave, the remaining 3 set about finding a new drummer who was willing to play every 2 weeks. After a week long X-Factor style audition progress there was a clear winner...step forward Mr Simon Jay! Si fit perfectly into the band. Same vision, same humour, same love of playing music live, plus he was also keen to try new things. Take songs and change them, even work on original material. 2009 has been amazing year so far for the band. The highlight was most definitely their set at a private event in York for a local millionaire. There were a total of 8 bands/acts on, and The Yabba's took the day by storm. All in all, 2009 and been a great year for the lads, and there is more to come. 2010 is set to be even bigger and better for them!! www.theyabbas.co.uk