As temperatures start to rise in Murcia and (SOS4.8) festival fever sets in, NME-Europe returns from its Easter break with the second in a series of interviews with some of the bands who'll be featuring at this year's event. Toledo's The Sunday Drivers have been one of Spain's most consistent bands on the indie scene since they started out in 1999. They've played at most of the top national festivals and will be at SOS for the first time this year. Here's what they had to say about the forthcoming event:
NME-Europe: You guys have been around a while. Surely this can't be the first time you've visited Murcia?
TSD: No, it's not our first time in Murcia. We've played there about four times, I think (and loved it every time!), in Lemon Pop festival, and a venue called Garaje de la Tia Maria.
NME-Europe: You're no strangers to the big Spanish festivals either, are you?
TSD: That's right. Fortunately, we've played most of the big Spanish festivals; Benicasim 3 times (the last time with an orchestra on the main stage no less!!), Sonorama various times, Summercase, Contempopranea, BAM etc....It's always great to play a festival for the sheer size of the audience, the thrill, and the fact that you get to play with tons of top groups and watch their set from the side of the stage!
NME-Europe: Talking of the other bands, who will you be hoping to see during the event?
TSD: As my girlfriend is a big fan of Franz Ferdinand, I'll definitely be going to check them out. Actually, we played with them before, in Greece. I've got a rather embarrassing story about our encounter. Backstage our keyboard player saw Alex Kapranos going to get some hummus from the buffet, and beckoned him to our table with the following..."Hey Franz!!..come and take a photo with us!" The rest of us died of shame, but luckily I must say 'Franz' handled it with aplomb. Obviously neither history nor Franz Ferdinand the group are anything that interested our keyboard player!
Hee, hee. I'll bet 'Franz' was well impressed!
NME-Europe: What made you choose this festival? Did you even know it existed? And what do you think of the organisation so far?
TSD: To be honest, I had never heard of the festival, but personally, knowing that Franz Ferdinand and Madness are playing is a big bonus. I don't know much about the organisation either, but they must be doing their job well or I would have heard of them!
NME-Europe: What do you think are the differences between festivals in Spain and the UK?
TSD: I imagine that the unknown bands on the bill don't come from Spain in a British festival....
Good point. However, it'd be hard to classify any of the bands at SOS as 'unknown'. The line-up is pretty impressive.
NME-Europe: Thanks a lot gents, look forward to seeing you during the festival.
TSD: Well, we're really looking forward to coming to play down there, with such distinguished company. I hope to see all the fans and have a good time.
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NME-Europe would like to thank The Sunday Drivers for taking the time out to speak to us. They'll be the opening act on the main Estrella Levante stage at 19.45 on Friday 30 April. In the meantime, you can get an idea of what they sound like live in the video below.
You can read more NME-Europe articles on the SOS 4.8 Festival here.
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