The Dykeenies are a New Wave indie rock band formed in mid-2005 in Cumbernauld, Scotland. The band is composed of brothers Alan Henderson, Andrew Henderson and Brian Henderson, alongside childhood friends Steven Ramsay and John Kerr. The band took their name from the 1988 George Lucas and Ron Howard film Willow (although the film script spells the word "daikinis"). History Beginnings and King Tut's (June 2005 ? July 2006) The band played their first headline gig at the 350-capacity ABC2, a small venue in Glasgow in late 2005. The gig was a sell-out show. In November 2005, they were named as the inaugural "Artist of the Month" in the "Your Sound" competition - a scheme run by Glasgow music venue King Tut's Wah Wah Hut along with DF Concerts to project local unsigned talent. They would go on to play a sold-out show at King Tut's, despite only ever having appeared at the venue once before. They progressed to play an

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