United Kingdom

1988
Siouxsie and the Banshees Following a lengthy break, the band recruited multi-instrumentalist

Following a lengthy break, the band recruited multi-instrumentalist Martin McCarrick and guitarist Jon Klein . The quintet recorded a multifaceted album, Peepshow in 1988, with non-traditional rock instrumentation including cello and accordion . Q magazine praised the album in its 5-star review: ” Peepshow takes place in some distorted fairground…
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The Who Lifetime Achievement Award

At the 1988 Brit Awards , at the Royal Albert Hall , the band were given the British Phonographic Industry ‘s Lifetime Achievement Award. The short set they played there was the last time Jones played with the Who until 2014.

Genesis (band) shows released

The shows were released in 1988 as The Invisible Touch Tour .

The Sundays formed in 1988.

The Sundays formed in 1988.

Rainbow (rock band) covered “Since You Been Gone”

In 1988, after joining the band Impelliteri , Graham Bonnet covered “Since You Been Gone” on the group’s debut album, Stand In Line .

Bauhaus (band) Love Hysteria

Love Hysteria (1988)

Blaggers ITA formed in 1988

The original line up of the group formed in 1988 and was simply called “The Blaggers”. Vocalists Roberts and Bilko were joined by Serious Steve (guitar), Matt Vinyl (bass) and Jezz the Jester (drums).

Queen (band) noticed his increasingly gaunt appearance

Fans noticed his increasingly gaunt appearance in 1988, with Mercury insisting he was merely “exhausted” and too busy to provide interviews; he was now 42 years old and had been involved in music for nearly two decades.

Depeche Mode Budapest and Prague

They also performed concerts in Budapest and Prague in 1988.

1987
Uriah Heep (band) The lineup remained unchanged from 1986 until 2007, with veteran Mick

The lineup remained unchanged from 1986 until 2007, with veteran Mick Box at the helm, Trevor Bolder on bass, Lee Kerslake on drums, vocalist Bernie Shaw and Phil Lanzon on keyboards. Their principal tour circuit has been in Germany, the Netherlands, Scandinavia, Japan and Russia. In December 1987 they became…
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