March of The Mods News & Reviews

September 2009

04/09/09 - It has just been confirmed that 'Enzo Espositos latest band 'The 5:16's will be joining Wellalive for the last show of the year at the Camberley Theatre on 23rd October.

Enzo was one of the founding members of the New Wave Mod Band 'Squire' who had a huge hit with "Walking Down The Kings Road" and were priveledged enough to support 'The Jam' during 1978.

July 2009

01/07/09 - Johnny was on Radio 2 speaking to Ken Bruce. Follow this link to hear the show.

June 2009

Johnny appeared on Hayes FM in an interview about Mods, Paul Weller and the March of The Mods Tour. Full interview will be posted here soon. 

May 2009

The March of the Mods Tour (Two Faces) was featured in the May edition of Scootering Magazine in a full page spread. Great Review

January 2009

The MoTM stage show has started. The first show was at the Playhouse Theatre in Harlow, Essex. It was received with a lot of enthusiasm and the audience responded with a standing ovation.

This is what the Herts and Essex Observer had to say

REVIEW - March of the Mods, The Playhouse, Harlow

Somewhat snobbishly, I've always avoided tribute acts. The very concept leaves me cold.
But the chance to hear live the music of the Small Faces and The Jam - two of my favourite bands - was enticing enough for me to cast aside preconceptions.

This was the first date in the March Of The Mods tour, which brings together the Small Fakers and Wellalive on one stage in a tribute to the finest music the suit-and-scooter brigade had to offer across several decades.

The show was introduced by Chip Hakwes of The Tremeloes (and dad of Chesney, fact fans) who shared the bill with Steve Marriott and co several times in the 1960s - and he gave a ringing endorsement to the Fakers, who effortlessly reproduced the iconic '60s sound of the Small Faces in two-and-a-half minute blasts of tight musicianship.

Recreating the look and sound of Marriott, one of the finest voices in British pop history, is a tall order but Fakers frontman Matt was up to the task. In fact, from row M it was downright spooky.

Wellalive, in keeping with the Jam's punkier late '70s leanings, were more ragged but no less accomplished. Charismatic singer Johnny had Paul Weller's vocal nuances down to a tee, especially when ripping through a pre-interval set of Jam classics before moving on to his Style Council and solo material.

The stage set-up - in which one band sat and nodded while the other performed - proved slightly distracting until it was vindicated in an encore in which all the players came together for an exhilarating rendition of the Small Faces' All or Nothing.

Alex Day