A ROCK band is giving itself the hard sell - literally.

Desperate to raise funds to buy speakers, Billingham group Horizon is auctioning its services.

The lads, 17-year-olds Danny Spooner and Andrew Rose, Ben Curry, 18, and Adam Hills, 22, concede they could be selling themselves short at the auction to be held at the Stoney Oak pub, Billingham, on September 6.

It costs anything up to £300 to hire a local band but bids for the group, who play 60s and 70s music, start at £5.

Horizon, who have been together for less than a year, are hoping they have a lot to offer to anyone interested in a band for their wedding reception or a party.