New Model Army are a legendary global underground cult band who will be appearing live at the Parr Hall in Warrington on Friday, April 25.
Formed by Justin Sullivan in Bradford in 1980, their beginnings were inspired by northern soul, punk rock and the incendiary atmosphere of the times.
Since then, they have had a long, creative and eventful journey. They have been massively influential in post-punk, folk-rock, politico-rock, goth, metal and all kinds of musical sub-cultures.
Without a ‘genre’ audience, and never having had a top 20 hit single in any country, New Model Army still have album sales in the millions, have attracted some of the biggest producers on the planet and have built up an almost religious devotion among fans.
Since marking their 30th anniversary at the end of 2010 with multiple retrospective releases and an ambitious series of two-night stands in cities across four continents, the band have endured a series of misfortunes including the loss of almost all their equipment and archives in a studio fire at the end of 2011.
Originally formed as a three piece, the current five piece features Michael Dean on drums, Dean White on keyboards, Marshall Gill on guitar and their latest addition, Ceri Monger on bass (although all members are multi-instrumentalists).
Meanwhile, for the last four years, award-winning BBC/Channel Four director, Matt Reid, has been putting together a documentary film about the group and trying to keep pace with all the events and changes that have happened during the filming process. A cinematic release is planned for later in 2014.
Tickets £20. Call 01925442345 or visit www.pyramidparrhall.com.
