ROCK THE ROVERS 3 - 26/8/07
Kirkcaldy's biggest music festival returnned for the 3rd year running on 26th August 2007, with 20 of the best bands in Fife showcasing their talent in aid of the Rovers.
Harlem & Candle Rooms were once again the venue was Kirkcaldy's biggest music event and a great turnout mixed with fantastic music served up another tremondous event thanks to the hard work of Quinny and his crew. With another great turnout, all money years event raised £500 for each of the following charities: Aiming Higher Youth Initiative, The National Heart Foundation, National Deaf Children's Society, Enable Scotland and Association for International Cancer Research. |  |
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Crooked Jack | Joe's Band |
Despite Rovers losing the previous day, fans turned out in force to enjoy themselves and forget about THAT penalty miss, with fans director Alex Condie and chariman Dave Somerville helping introduce the bands as follows:
HARLEM STAGE
TIME | BAND | SPONSOR |
| 1pm | Ad Astra | R Crawford Plumbing & Heating |
| 2pm | Ian Raeper | Surface Heating Systems |
| 3pm | Andy Chung | 200300 Taxis |
| 4pm | Slipstream | Harlem |
| 5pm | TV21 | The Raith Trust |
| 6pm | The Lost Generation | Browns Hairdressing |
| 7pm | Brady Cole | Atlantic Embroidery |
| 8pm | The Minders | Fife's Finest |
| 9pm | Echosounds | Carden Cabs |
| 10pm | The Screaming Meemies | The Albion Bar, Stirling |
CANDLEROOMS
TIME | BAND | SPONSOR |
| 1.15pm | Crooked Jack | Brian Smith |
| 2.15pm | Charles Wood | Kingdom Decorators |
| 3.15pm | Krank Solo | Raith 200 Club |
| 4.15pm | Eloi | Capercaillie Travel Ltd |
| 5.15pm | Velour Amour | The Gilvenbank Hotel |
| 6.15pm | No.1 Sun | ACA Sports |
| 7.15pm | Adrenalyn | Cheers Bar |
| 8.15pm | Folk That | Fyffes Banana's |
| 9.15pm | Joe's Band | Man & Boy Barbers |
| 10.15pm | Against the Grain | The Wellington, Bury |
A fantastic effort from all the bands, with some great tunes along the way to keep the place jumping, and although there was not as much Rovers parafanalia decorating the walls inside the venue, there was a clear reminder of the purpose of the event on the outside of Harlem thanks to the Fife's Finest flag!
Thanks to everyone who took part in making the event a success, from the bands to the people who turned up, to the sponsors, the stage crew, staff at Harlem & Candle Rooms and especially to Gavin Quinn whose commitment to the Rovers once again made it all happen!
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Cheque Presentation
The night raised a total of £3,600 for Raith Rovers in addition to the £500 for each of the 5 nominated charities, and the money was presented at half time during Raith's home game with Ayr on 22nd September.
Pictured with Quinny, Davy Watson, Feefee and PC from Fife's Finest are reps from the five charities who each received £500: Aiming Higher Youth Initiative, The National Heart Foundation, National Deaf Children's Society, Enable Scotland and Association for International Cancer Research. The cheque to the Rovers was then handed over to Chairman Dave by Feefee.
More pictures of the event in the gallery
