Interview with Molly & Vanessa from The Saturdays

Plymouth Oracle Magazine Exclusive Interview!

THE SATURDAYS

ANNOUNCE UK TOUR THAT WILL CONCLUDE IN PLYMOUTH! Interview by Myles Lockwood

The Saturdays have announced their new Greatest Hits Album and Tour, which is set to take the UK by storm later this year and the tour will finish right here in Plymouth!

The new Greatest Hits Album and accompanying tour sparked rumours the pop sensations The Saturdays may be splitting up. Director of Oracle Magazine Myles Lockwood caught up with Mollie King and Vanessa White, who confirmed they are still going strong and talked about their plans for the year ahead.

So you have recently released a new single ‘Not Giving Up’. Can you tell us about it?

Mollie: It’s definitely classic Saturdays! It’s

quite a dancy track, it’s more towards the ‘All Fired Up’ pop vein I guess. It’s actually our fans favourite on this album, so that’s why we released it, and we’re just hoping that everyone else likes it too!

On the single cover, it looks like you are all holding large fluorescent tubes or Lightsabers. Does that relate to the style of the video?

Mollie: The single cover will make no sense

if you haven’t seen the video, but were all holding light beams. That then carries through to the cover of the single. We wanted the video to be quite graphic, quite cool and sort of dance-esque, so that’s what that is all about.

How much fun was it making the video?

Vanessa: We had such a blast making the

video, honestly! It was quite a long day, but we had a new routine and it was a lot of fun dancing together.

Mollie: Those beams though, I’m telling you, they were so hot!

The Saturdays have a big announcement to tell the readers of Oracle, would you like to tell us what that is?

Mollie: I would love to! It’s the fact that we’re releasing a Greatest Hits Album and were going on a Greatest Hits Tour.

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Wow, that’s great news! When will that start?

Mollie: The album comes out on 11th www.oracle.uk.net

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August and the Greatest Hits Tour starts 7th September. So we are going to have a really busy summer planning it all and with all the rehearsals. We’ve got a lot of staging, lots of costumes and so much to plan for this tour so I don’t think we’re going to get much rest!

The new Greatest Hits Album features over thirteen top ten singles. Other than the new single “Not Giving Up”. Will it include any new tracks?

Vanessa: Yes there are going to be 3 new

tracks on the Greatest Hits Album and we’re literally still in the middle of recording them and choosing them now!

Do you have any favorites on the new album?

Mollie: Oh I do. I don’t like to pick favorites

but I’m going to have to! I love Notorious, I also love Issues, and I like Higher as well.

Notorious is one of our favorites, the video was incredible!

Mollie: Me too! That’s definitely my favorite video of all of ours!

The video Higher is brilliant too. Was it filmed at Universal Studios?

Mollie: Do you know what the weird thing

was? It was filmed in the Warner Brother Studios, but we were in LA pretending to be in New York! We were like; surely we could just go to New York and film it there? But no, we always like to do things the complicated way round!

Will there be any Fan or VIP packages available for your new tour?

Mollie: I think we will be doing meet and

greet, yes! But the thing about our shows, is that we love a bit of crowd participation. We love the crowd to get involved and everyone to sing along. It’s really going to be a full on pop show, with loads of special effects, lots of different costumes and all of the hits. So it’s just going to have a real party vibe. We are going to go out with a bang!

Usually a band will release a Greatest Hits Album once they pass the peak of their career, but you must be at the height of your career right now! Is there any reason why you decided to released the album now?

Vanessa: Well, as it stands we have 17

singles, so it felt like a great time for us to put it in a Greatest Hits Album now, rather than later, and having four CDs in one! It just seemed right to be honest. We’re not splitting up at all. We plan to hopefully do another Greatest Hits Album in the future!

We’re not going anywhere, and I think after the tour and the album comes out we will still be working on new music next year.

So you will be coming to perform in Plymouth on 23rd September. Is that the last date of your tour?

“We’re actually ending the whole tour in Plymouth! So you guys better look after us and give us a good night out, because we will be doing lots of celebrating!”

Mollie: It is! We’re actually ending the whole

tour in Plymouth! So you guys better look after us and give us a good night out, because we will be doing lots of celebrating!

While your down here do you plan to visit any sea front Restaurants or Clubs the City has to offer?

Vanessa: Well I think because that will be our last show, we will definitely have a party, so you will all have to come down!

Mollie: Probably! All our families, friends,

babies, boyfriends, husbands, dogs everyone’s going to be there! So if you’re not there - you’re in the minority!

To date, The Saturdays have sold over five million records, with four top ten albums. Did you ever imagine you would ever get to this point in your career?

Mollie: Oh my goodness, it’s weird when you

say that because for us it’s been quite a gradual, growing process. So when you say it like that, we have actually have achieved a lot! But there have been so many different highlights and there is still so much that we each want to achieve. It’s incredible when you put it like that though, it’s weird to get your head around!

How long have the band been together now? You all must be very good friends!

Vanessa: Almost 7 Years! That’s crazy isn’t it! I think in the beginning people where like ‘do you really get on?’ and people don’t really ask us that anymore because I think it’s obvious, you know. There’s no way we would still be together now if we didn’t got on! It just wouldn’t have worked.

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The band were put together by a record company through auditions. What made you decide to peruse a singing career and go for the auditions?

Vanessa: Well ever since I was very young,

I knew that I wanted to sing. I just knew! I went to stage school and I was doing loads of auditions anyway. So when this came about it was the one that I didn’t expect to get to be honest, but that’s always the way isn’t it! I was only 17, it was pretty incredible. I was very lucky!

Mollie: I have wanted to be in a band since

I was about 6 years old, but my parents wouldn’t let me do any auditions until I had done my A levels! Once I did that, I joined a girl band and gigged all around the country and then it was through that, that I was asked to come and audition for The Saturdays, so I have also been very lucky.

So I bet your parents are really chuffed that you did it?

Mollie: They are, and a bit shocked too I

think! They’re like, ‘oh my god she’s actually done it!’ (Laughs)

The last date of the tour in Plymouth will certainly be a big night for you. We look forward to seeing you perform in September!

Vanessa: Thank you!

Mollie: Thank you very much! We shall see

you there!

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Tickets cost £42.49 (price inc. £3 booking fee and Greatest Hits album Tour Edition), £30.50 (inc. £3 booking fee). To book tickets contact Plymouth Pavilions Box Office on 0845 146 1460 or visit www.plymouthpavilions.com.

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