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Five soldiers of the 158 Provost Company military police put on a concert in the Iraqi city of Basra with the help of Peavey Europe, which donated a Delta Blues 210 guitar amplifier, a Max bass amp, four PVi 100 microphones, and a number of guitar accessories such as leads and stands.The band, which had never played together before, had three days to rehearse and get used to each other and their new gear before they faced their eager public: the British troops stationed at the city. They performed under the name of the Basra City Rollers in a concert aimed at raising money for the Sun newspaper’s Help For Heroes campaign.According to a military spokesman, the gig was a great success. “The concert went down really well with all the guys. They even insisted on two encores,” he said. The money raised by the gig added to the £1,187,132 raised in the Help for Heroes campaign to build a rehabilitation centre in Surrey.Peavey’s Andy Rust said that the company had been glad to help. “It’s the least we can do, really, and if the soldiers enjoyed the gig, then so much the better.”