Area Monkeys are set to return to the stage for a one-off gig at Band On The Wall on Valentines Day in celebration of their thirtieth anniversary. The enduring band, who had been the final ever to signal to the legendary Manufacturing unit Information, might be joined by very particular company Blitz Vega for what guarantees to be an emotionally charged and unforgettable night of music.
The band, hailing from Middleton, singed to Manufacturing unit Too, gained a cult following within the Nineties, had been the final to hitch Tony Wilson’s pioneering label which after all was behind among the metropolis’s most influential bands.
Founding members Richard McNevin Duff and Tony Pipes might be becoming a member of me on my Indie Brunch for Louder Than Warfare Radio on Saturday eighth February for a chat, forward of the gig. In addition to enjoying just a few of their very own tracks they’ve chosen a number of who’ve influenced their sound and careers.
My very own introduction to the band was by Tony, I’d been doing an interview with him on the workplace on Little Peter Road and he was raving about his new signings. It was across the time they performed with Northern Uproar who had a month-long residency at The Roadhouse. My reminiscence of the evening is that it was bloody sizzling (mid-September) and each bands had been glorious.
I nonetheless assume that the band’s debut album, The Daddy Of The All, is nice, and hidden amongst the ‘hits’ is an absolute gem in Sweetest Dream. A couple of years in the past I requested Richard why the superb ‘hidden’ observe Awaiting Mr Crow seems such an infuriatingly very long time following the ultimate correct observe. I’ll be asking him as there’s a nice story behind it, and I’ll be attempting to not geek out an excessive amount of about Tony’s (pretty) ‘current’ work on my favorite TV present.
Becoming a member of Area Monkeys at Band On The Wall are Blitz Vega, the band shaped by Kav Sandhu and the late Andy Rourke, former bassist of The Smiths. Blitz Vega have captured the eye of music lovers worldwide with their distinctive sound, and this efficiency might be particularly poignant following Rourke’s unhappy passing in 2023.
Doorways at Band On The Wall open at 7:00pm, with the present wrapping up by 10:00pm, making certain an early evening for these of us who now discover ourselves in our 50’s and past, however loads of time to benefit from the music and the power of those two unbelievable acts. For these with the power, the evening continues with a free after-show occasion at Undoubtedly Perhaps Bar in Afflecks, Manchester. That includes a dwell DJ set by Tony Pipes, the occasion will keep on the evening’s celebrations in true Mancunian type from 10pm – 2am.
Tickets are promoting shortly for this occasion, because the legacy of each bands lives on within the hearts of Manchester’s music lovers. Get yours right here.
All phrases by Iain Key. See his writer profile right here or discover him on Bluesky
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