An Irvine fast food restaurant is to dish out free meals during a gig next week.

KFC is welcoming an American band to its store on Tuesday, September 26 at 7.30pm as it launches its new Southern Legends range.

Nashville four-piece Behold the Brave will be rocking out at the Riverway Retail Park restaurant - and the gig is free to attend and includes a free burger, fries and drink - plus the live performance.

Loyal chicken fans can apply for tickets to the live gig – one of only eight taking place in the UK – where they can enjoy a free burger from the Southern Legends range, fries and a drink.

Jack Hinchliffe, Innovation Director at KFC UK & Ireland, said of the Southern Legends tour: “We’re really looking forward to giving our fans an authentic experience of the South.

“We’re incredibly proud of our Southern heritage, but it’s what’s happening right now in the Southern States that is so exciting.

“The bands that are coming out of Tennessee, Alabama and Texas are some of the most exciting, talented and relevant musicians and the same goes for the food trends out there.

The new burgers

“These burgers were inspired by some of the big flavours that are blowing right now in the South with a classic KFC twist.

“The bands we’ve partnered with are the perfect complement to the Southern Legends burgers – I can’t think of a better way to enjoy the Texas Ranch burger than at a Behold The Brave gig inside a KFC.”

Each of the Southern Legend burgers are priced from £3.99 - or from £4.99 with fries and a drink. They’re made with signature KFC Original Recipe chicken, plus a range of authentic ingredients inspired by the flavours of the south.

The new burgers are: Texas Ranch – an indulgent BBQ burger, with original recipe chicken, melted Monterey Jack cheese, crispy hash brown and classic ranch sauce in a lightly toasted brioche bun; Alabama Cheese – succulent original recipe chicken sandwiched between two slices of cheese and topped with sliced gherkins, a classic combination of ketchup and mustard and served in lightly toasted brioche bun; Nashville Hot – The hot one. Original recipe chicken with sweet and smoky Nashville hot sauce, topped with sweet gherkins and a coolong ranch sauce sandwiched in a griddled burger bun; Tennessee Jack – original recipe chicken, melted Montery Jack cheese, crispy bacon and finished with Tennessee Jack bourbon BBQ sauce and packed into a special griddled bun.

You can apply for tickets here.

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