A TEENAGER facing a long-term struggle with bullying was over the moon when one of her favourite bands held a gig in her Blackbird Leys home.

Casey Tricker, 14, won an online competition for London-based 'Indie-Brit Pop' group The Tailormade to come and perform in her sitting room.

About 15 friends and family members crowded the house in Knights Road on Sunday to listen to the band, who recently supported Busted on a UK tour.

Casey, already a fan of The Tailormade after seeing them in concert in June, was chosen at random from about 400 entrants to win the competition.

She said: "All you had to do was share a Facebook post so I thought I would, and at the start of September they announced the winner.

"My mum was home at the time and called me; I just couldn't believe it. It was really weird seeing them on stage and then having them in my living room."

On the day the band, described as 'London's best buskers' by former London Mayor Boris Johnson, travelled down from the North of England to perform a selection of songs to the assembled group.

They also spoke with Casey about her experience of being bullied and her work as an ambassador for national campaign Bullies Out.

The teen has not been to lessons at school since September 2014 and only briefly returned this year to sit her GCSE exams.

She said: "When everything has settled down and I'm doing better I'm looking to get involved in helping people at school.

"It was nice having all my family together and my friends round with me. The band were really surprised and said they're going to join the charity as well."

Mum Rachel said: "It was brilliant. It was lovely to see people smiling and it has just come at the right time.

"The band were lovely and they had a big interest in what Casey has done."

The Tailormade was formed three years ago by singer-songwriters Jack Frimston, Aaron Murphy and Jack Pickersgill, who cite Lily Allen and The Streets as influences.

So far the group has performed alongside Busted, Blue, CeeLo Green and Will Young and released its debut LP in March this year.

Speaking on Monday, Mr Frimston, 24, said: "We were really excited to be able to perform in someone's house, especially a fan.

"We had a fantastic time; we spoke a lot more in between songs because it was a very cosy environment. We started out in people's bedrooms and living rooms.

"We wanted to do a competition because now we have a bit of a fan base we thought we would give something back.

"It was really nice to hear Casey's story and she gave us one of her Bullies Out bracelets. I'm wearing it now."