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Showtime Band draws the crowd at Road March victory party!

Showtime Band celebrated its 7th Road March victory with a well supported dance held on August 24, 2013 at the Paragon Night Club at Fish Bay. Photo: VINO
Once Showtime Band took to the stage, enough was never enough for their fans. Photo: VINO
Once Showtime Band took to the stage, enough was never enough for their fans. Photo: VINO
These ladies were all prepared for a good night of partying. Photo: VINO
These ladies were all prepared for a good night of partying. Photo: VINO
The Volume International Band of St Thomas, USVI keep the party fans well fed for the first half of the night. Photo: VINO
The Volume International Band of St Thomas, USVI keep the party fans well fed for the first half of the night. Photo: VINO
Mrs Freeman was by her husband's side to celebrate the band's 7th Road March victory. The winning song is titled 'Sort Out'. Photo: VINO
Mrs Freeman was by her husband's side to celebrate the band's 7th Road March victory. The winning song is titled 'Sort Out'. Photo: VINO
Some of the Showtime fans at the victory party. Photo: VINO
Some of the Showtime fans at the victory party. Photo: VINO
Members of the Splash Band and friends were also part of the supporters who turn up for the victory party. Photo: VINO
Members of the Splash Band and friends were also part of the supporters who turn up for the victory party. Photo: VINO
FISH BAY, Tortola, VI- “Every day we get the reassurance that this band has the ‘A’ team and we are giving our people what they want and what they love, that’s good British Virgin Islands Music. Judging from the turn out last night (August 24, 2013) we have an even further assurance and we are very thankful,” said Showtime Band's lead singer Mr Eustace ‘Boss’ Freeman.

Saturday night, August 24, 2013 and way into the early morning hours of Sunday August 25, 2013, the halls of Club Parogon was filled to capacity as persons turned out in their numbers to celebrate Showtime Band's 2013 Road March win. It has been the 7th time around that the title was won by Showtime Band. The feat was achieved with the popular song 'Sort Out'.

“I really want to say thanks to everyone who turned out last night, it was a great night of celebration and I am so happy that our fans came out in such numbers and they had a great time.” 

Several persons also had nothing but complimentary words to say. “Man I had a blast. Showtime always got my card,” said Marvis Blyden. Sharon Grenville said she came out because victories are to be celebrated. “For a good celebration we have to get people because music is for people. We had Showtime, the St Thomas band, DJ Taz. What more can one ask for? Ottley and Boss, they doing a good thing with this band and there is no doubt that they are the best in the BVI,” she said.

“I want to see this band going places. They have what it takes to be on the international scene, I want to see them out there. This is we own band and they have some of the best on their team, Boss call them the ‘A’ team and he right. I looking and listening for that next move of them going out of the BVI and creating waves man. We got it, they will do it, that much confidence I have in them. And they must let me know when they going cause I'm going too with them,” said a very excited Rayon Neal. 

The night saw performances by the Volume International Band out of St Thomas, USVI and Big Daddy Shaw of a band called Jammers. Once the Showtime band took to the stage, the crowd went wild and kept calling for more. However, with the cops on the ground, there was no overlapping of time as the dance had to come to an end at the stipulated time.

‘Boss’ said, however, there is much more in store as this weekend they are set to perform publicly again. “On Friday we will be playing for the annual closing of Quito’s in Cane Garden Bay and then Saturday we head for Virgin Gorda. So the party, Showtime style, continues. Our fans love us and they always want us so we promise always a good party wherever we are.”

22 Responses to “Showtime Band draws the crowd at Road March victory party!”

  • ... (26/08/2013, 08:20) Like (5) Dislike (0) Reply
    sourt out!! great event
  • fight (26/08/2013, 08:46) Like (2) Dislike (9) Reply
    What about the Fight?
  • vi (26/08/2013, 09:20) Like (5) Dislike (0) Reply
    It was a nice party. The police came out in numbers and kept the crowd under control. About the fight, that was outside and the police made a good call to call it off the jam before things got out of hand around 3:30 in the morning.
  • 3rd world man (26/08/2013, 10:08) Like (1) Dislike (0) Reply
    Showtime fans are in full affect sat nigh mehson. I love ah yuh
  • one eye roster (26/08/2013, 10:12) Like (9) Dislike (10) Reply
    I listen to dey 2 Bands I'm Not A Fan Of Neither Showtime Or VI Showtime but From A Music Perspective In What I've Been Hearing this year Showtime Has The Better Music, Arrangement In Songs and boss can sing. Jugo voice is weak!!!
  • ccc (26/08/2013, 10:16) Like (8) Dislike (2) Reply
    See what happen at jouvert morning we Sort Out VI Showtime and the people see who is the better band.
  • mAN uP (26/08/2013, 10:27) Like (2) Dislike (127) Reply

    It had a decent crowd, a good bit of whom were volume fans might i add. And one other thing this is the first time in a long time a road march champ had a celebration where fans had to pay

    • JACK BE STILL (26/08/2013, 13:06) Like (3) Dislike (0) Reply
      YOU HATERS JUST WANT AN EXCUSE SO IT DOES NOT LOOK LIKE HOW TIME HAS FANS AND RU THE ROAD...95% OF WHO WAZ DEY WAZ DEY FOR SHOWTIME
      • ss (26/08/2013, 16:08) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
        we done knwo showtime is the better ban
      • mAN uP (27/08/2013, 16:25) Like (3) Dislike (150) Reply
        reality is reality. and the sooner yall stop this nonsense of making it seem like it was such a big jam itll be better. Volume brought a good bit of fans.

        if you want to compare more people left tola to go vg for the jam than was actually at paragon.

        You won roadmarch and to thank your fans you hold a jam...no go on the beach and just have something or find somewhere and just hold something to say thanks. but there was no thankyou.

        furthermore sort out was already popular hook. boss just made a song off it. the real test to see who is the better band is the way they go from here till the 60th. It matters not to me which band does what but the least could be done is given accurate representation. It was not a sellout crowd nor packed..wasnt enough people left that go to jams on tortola anyways they were all in vg.

        not hate just the facts
        • wow (28/08/2013, 08:38) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
          Your a hater period to even compare paragon to rock cafe shows it paragon had a very good crowd,seems like you spent your money to come and hate smh
    • Seriously (26/08/2013, 15:19) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
      Yo is a dam fool so you think bringing those act from rock coulda do for free
    • Showtime Fan 4lyfe (26/08/2013, 17:03) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
      in all 5 years of celebrating a road march, i say 5 because i think they didnt have a party last year hence their problems... but there was always a cover charge at the door which my crew and i dont mind paying to hear their excellent music! love ayo baddd
      • keep it real (26/08/2013, 20:01) Like (0) Dislike (2) Reply
        the people final came to their senses and now admit SHOW TIME IS THE BEST
  • jj (26/08/2013, 11:12) Like (2) Dislike (0) Reply
    Party was nice
  • on top of things (26/08/2013, 13:29) Like (3) Dislike (0) Reply
    Good reporting Vio & Crew it's good to get a break from all the politics. I really enjoy the work you did this summer to cover all our dj, bands and their events. Keep up the good work. Great party showtime hd
  • good music (27/08/2013, 06:22) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    Congratulations to ShowTime on the 7th road march win!!
  • kevin (27/08/2013, 10:51) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    Learn to 'daans a yaaad,' eh?
  • apple pie (27/08/2013, 18:38) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    I will be in vg following my band


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