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Radio 2 Playlist, it’s likely that he will be flying high very soon. The track is co-written by Ben, Gary Go (who has just finished a stadium support slot with Take That) and former Mel C collaborator, Peter-John Vettese and is at the Radio 2 end of Paul Welleresque soul but there’s a big string production going on as if Elton wanted to get in on the act. Some hack has even described ‘Can’t Hold Me Down’ as stadium pop and I can see why, personally, no pop song should ever have the word “epiphany” in the lyrics.

There’s definitely potential to get fully souled up al a Jamie Liddell whilst the b-side, ‘Haunted’ is something totally different. Collaborating this time with the man behind the Will Young hit ‘All Time Love’, Jamie Hartman and you can see that this is a class above your average pop-ballad; for this one performed live, a standing ovation is guaranteed.

Talking of live performances, it was whilst touring through Nashville, New York and LA that US publishers Kobalt got excited and they are the ones who introduced him to some of their top writers. Back in the UK, Ben is booked at the Isle of Wight festival and T in the Park later in the year but before that, there’s some in intimate gigs where you can catch him before he really hits the big time.

Forthcoming gigs:
17th February - Club 229, Great Portland Street, London
18th February - Guildford / Fahrenheit 55 (acoustic show)
21st February - Nottingham (The Maze)
8th March - Liverpool (Baby Blue)
14th March - Southampton - The Brook (support to Go West)
19th March - Bristol - Louisiana
23rd March - Amber Rocks (charity concert hosted by Eddie Jordan)
29th March - Liverpool - Baby Blue (support to Paul Young)
9th April - Heathrow - Terminal 5
22nd April - Support to Joe Bonamassa @ The Sage, Gateshead
23rd April - Support to Joe Bonamassa @ The Civic, Wolverhampton
28th April - Support to Joe Bonamassa @ City Hall, Sheffield
29th April - Support to Joe Bonamassa @ St David’s Hall Glasgow

Reviewed: Ben Montague - Can’t Hold Me Down (BM Music) Release date: 30th March 2009
Tracklisting:
A Can’t Hold Me Down (3:35)
(Ben Montague / Garry Go / Peter-John Vettese)
B Haunted (3:35)
(Ben Montague / Jamie Hartman)

Links:
www.myspace.com/benmontague
www.benmontague.co.uk
www.isleofwightfestival.com