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PHILADELPHIA (June 27, 2013) – The Philadelphia Soul announce teen-rock band, Gifford’s Lane, will open up for Quiet Riot at their concert on July 6 following the Philadelphia Soul game at the Wells Fargo Center. Gifford’s Lane will also appear on the Preston and Steve Show tomorrow morning.       Quiet Riot will hold a 45-minute concert following the Soul game against the Chicago Rush on Saturday, July 6 at 7 p.m. The concert will be the headlining act for the Philadelphia Soul’s Classic Rock Night.

Gifford’s Lane recently released two new original songs, “Beautiful and Crazy,” and “Get it Beautiful.” “Beautiful and Crazy,” scored No. 14 on ReverbNation’s Top 40. Gifford’s Lane plans on releasing their first original music video of Beautiful and Crazy in July.       This summer, Gifford’s Lane will be opening up for X-Factor’s Carly Rose Sonenclar and R5, made up of Ryan Lynch from Disney’s, “Austin and Ally.” This past May, Gifford’s Lane opened up for Macklemore and Ryan Lewis at the Skate and Surf Festival. The band also performed for a national Chase Bank commercial that aired on Thanksgiving night during the NFL games.       For more information and to purchase tickets, fans can contact the ticket office at (215) 253-4900, ext. 3, visit www.philadelphiasoul.com, call Wells Fargo Center box office at (800) 298-4200 or go to the box office.

ABOUT PHILADELPHIA SOUL       The Philadelphia Soul are presented by Parx Casino.  They capped their seventh Arena Football League season by capturing the 2012 American Conference championship.  The Soul will play their next game on the road on Saturday, June 29 at 7 p.m. ET against the Cleveland Gladiators (2-11).  For 2013 season tickets, contact the Soul sales department at (215) 253-4900 ext. 3, or request contact from a representative by filling out the form on www.philadelphiasoul.com.  Follow the Soul on Facebook at facebook.com/soul and Twitter at twitter.com/soulfootball.   ##       CONTACT:

Tom Goodhines, Soul General Manager, (215) 840-3232, tgoodhines@philadelphiasoul.com   Shaun Eagan, Public Relations, (215) 253-4900 ext 177, seagan@philadelphiasoul.com