New Groove Formation - 8 piece Ska, Funk, Reggae Band

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New Groove Formation emerged from the green fields of Bedfordshire over 10 years ago, fusing upbeat ska, reggae, dance, melodic vocals, punchy rap, catchy brass lines, solid groove and everything in between. The inferno has been rapidly gaining speed to create one big hard hitting, dance your socks off ball of musical energy.

The brainchild of Iain Quinn and Haydn Jones the band itself has seen some line up changes over the years, but the ethos remains the same...YOU WILL DANCE! At the heart of… Read More

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• November 19th 2015: All Good Things Must Come To An End Posted by Lewis - They say all good things must come to an end, it's an unfortunate fact of life. And so we are writing to let you know that as of 19th December, New Groove Formation will be no more. The Christmas gig at Bedford Esquires will be our last. It has been an amazing 12 years, we've been extremely lucky to play a number of amazing stages …
• November 13th 2014: NGF HIT LONDON – 22ND NOV – NAMBUCCA…. AND WE’RE DROPPING 2 NEW TUNES!! Posted by Nicky - Saturday 22nd November we will be heading down to London town. It's been nearly a year since we played on London last and here at NGF HQ we are VERY excited! This will be the first date of our residency at Nambucca and on top of that we will be playing not one, but two new tunes down there!! Tickets are only £5, doors …
• July 02nd 2014: *PRESS RELEASE* New Groove Formation are releasing their 3rd album, Summer in a Glass, 19.07.14 at homecoming gig, Bedford River Festival Posted by Nicky - New Groove Formation emerged from the green fields of Bedfordshire over 10 years ago and could think of no better day than their homecoming gig at Bedford River Festival as the release date for their 3rd album Summer in a Glass. NGF will be playing at 5.45pm on the main stage at Bedford River Festival, 19th July 2014 and will be …
• April 30th 2013: Great Review From JosieJo Posted by Lewis - "Let's cheer you all up. New Groove Formation are an upbeat, energetic 8 piece that oscillate a stage like there are a hundred of them up there. They bounce and groove, swing and spring through their sound making you think of festivals and sunshine and all round goodness. They have a sort of ska, funk, reggae thing going on, …
• October 14th 2012: Oxjam bedford Posted by Jacko - Well this was another crazy day for New Groove massive. Wednesdays are always a little tough for gig night because unfortunately we all have to work. So headlining a show after a 10 hour day means we have to dig deep and pull it out of the bag. But we were playing for a really good cause Oxjam, which runs for the whole of October …
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