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The Hoosiers to play gig at small record shop

Adam Moss
BBC News, Leicester
Getty Images An image of the Irwin Sparkes, lead singer of the Hoosiers, playing a guitar wearing sunglasses and a jacket with fringing on the sleeves. Getty Images
The Hoosiers decided to play a small intimate gig after a festival in Peterborough, where they had been booked to perform, was cancelled

Multi-platinum selling band The Hoosiers are set to play an intimate gig to just 70 people after a festival where they were due to perform was cancelled.

The band had been booked for On the Green Fest in Peterborough, which was cancelled due to poor advance ticket sales.

But instead the band will play a free gig at family-run independent record shop Rockabuy Records in Oakham, Rutland, on Saturday 24 May.

Rockabuy owner Dean Poole said he was staggered when the band's management asked if they wanted The Hoosiers to play in their shop.

Rockabuy Records An image of two men standing in front of a record shopRockabuy Records
Dean, left (pictured with son Dan), bought Rockabuy Records four years ago

Dean said: "The band's management got in touch and said 'the festival has been cancelled, so how do you feel about The Hoosiers playing in your shop":[]}