Every video Vigo Thieves have released in the last year has gone stellar for a band their size on YouTube. “Ghosts” is no different, having easily clocked over 45,000 hits only after a few weeks of being uploaded, and this band mean business. The Scots lads are also the first unsigned band to sell out the legendary Glasgow venue King Tut’s two nights in a row and have recently been nominated for a Scottish Alternative Music Awards.
“Ghosts” stars ex-This Morning and Blue Peter presenter John Leslie. After several controversies over the last ten years, Leslie’s media profile diminished and he lost his job on TV. However, Leslie is back as the main star of Vigo Thieves latest video offering. Leslie had this to say:
“To be honest I have always wanted to be in my own music video, so when the Vigo Thieves asked me to star in their new video ‘Ghosts,’ it was a no brainer. A great song from a band destined to be big, and Scottish to boot. I had seen their previous video ‘Forever’ and thought it was excellent, so I knew the benchmark was high. I hope I didn’t let the boys down and their fans will like what we were trying to achieve. I had a great day in Glasgow filming the video and I hope it shows.”
The video sees Leslie taking the mantle of karaoke singer as he belts out “Ghosts” to an unsuspecting audience in a pub—and the track is signature Vigo Thieves—epic, anthemic indie.
