V8 (UK band)
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| Origin | Cardiff, Wales |
| Genres | Power pop |
| Years active | 2015–Present |
| Labels | Donnie Vie Music, Magic Cat Records Limited, Dharma Bucks Records |
| Associated acts | Donnie Vie, Magic Eight Ball, Enuff Z'Nuff, Candybag |
| Website |
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V8 is a power pop band formed in Wales by Donnie Vie of Enuff Z'nuff, Baz Francis of Magic Eight Ball and Lewis John.
In late 2010, English singer Baz Francis and his band Magic Eight Ball were selected as opening acts for The Donnie Vie Band’s inaugural UK Tour (Magic Eight Ball performing the first 4 shows, and Francis performing the final 3 solo). During the second half of this run, Baz was invited onstage twice to sing with The Donnie Vie Band on ‘Time To Let You Go’, the second time of which on 11 November 2011 at The Patriot Inn in Crumlin, Wales also saw Lewis John accompany the band on a rendition of 'The Beast'. 2 years later, Francis then opens for Donnie Vie solo and acoustic at The Barley Mow, Leicester on 9 May 2013, followed by Magic Eight Ball supporting Enuff Z’Nuff on the 10 and 11 May (at Queens Hall, Nuneaton and The Railway, Ipswich respectively). As well as this, Baz is also invited onstage to sing with Vie on all 3 nights. During the summer of 2013, Baz Francis then went on to perform on the 10-show European ‘Magical History Tour’ with Donnie Vie, playing acoustic shows in England, Scotland, Wales, Italy and Northern Ireland. As well as being the headline support act each night, Francis was also a guest performer during 6 of Vie’s sets on the tour.
On 8 November 2013, Magic Eight Ball’s album ‘Sorry We’re Late But We’re Worth The Wait’ was released on Magic Cat Records, the record also featuring Donnie Vie on the song 'Before It Was Murder (You Got Me Talking)'. On 24 February 2014, Cargo Records UK released the Donnie Vie live CD/DVD set 'Goodbye : Enough Z'nuff' that was recorded the previous summer across Europe. As well as overseeing the compilation of the project, Baz Francis also provides backing vocals to 4 of the 14 songs on the CD as well as featuring on a number of the tracks on the DVD too. Lewis John engineered most of the CD and mixed the entire album. On 10 July, Magic Eight Ball’s digital single ‘Monkey Bars’ was released, accompanied by an exclusive b-side ‘Rose-Tinted Eyes’ (as begun at the start of the year and later completed with Lewis John mixing). On the 1st December 2014, Cargo Records then released Donnie’s Vie’s double-record, ‘The White Album’, featuring vocals from Baz Francis on the tracks ‘For Your Pleasure’ and ‘Unforsaken’ and almost entirely mixed (except for 'Better Love Next Time') by Lewis John, with additional guitar work from him too. On 27 January 2015, Magic Eight Ball digitally released their stand-alone single track ‘Better Off Asleep’ that was engineered, mixed and mastered by Lewis John. That summer, starting on 19 August in Edinburgh, Baz Francis once again toured Europe with Donnie Vie, performing 10 shows with him across Scotland, Northern Ireland, England, Wales, Italy, Spain and France as both the special supporting guest and accompanying player to Vie himself at every show on The White Album Tour. Just prior to this tour, Donnie Vie had the idea to combine his name and the name of Francis's band Magic Eight Ball for merchandise to be sold at the shows, which is how the 'V8' moniker came into existence for the pair.
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