Recorded over a couple of weeks and produced by Keith Nichol, Future Warriors was released in September 1985. Despite getting a poor review in Kerrang! magazine, other reviews were more positive and they got further requests for interviews. The band also opened for Slayer at The Marquee , where faulty…
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In September 1985, Peter Shaw joined on bass.
Their first release was the “Forty Five EP”, often called the “Delightful EP” after its first track. It was released on Factory Records in September 1985. Their first album, Squirrel and G-Man Twenty Four Hour Party People Plastic Face Carnt Smile (White Out) , was released in 1987 and was…
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The group played their first concert as a trio on 31 August 1985 (playing two concerts on the same day: Telford with Chumbawamba and Blyth Power , and Birmingham with We’ve Got a Fuzzbox and We’re Gonna Use It ), and began to play regularly in the Birmingham area (particularly…
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As a follow-up to the Christmas 1984 Band Aid single, Duran Duran performed in front of 90,000 people (and an estimated 1.5 billion TV viewers) at the Live Aid charity concert at John F. Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania, on 13 July 1985 while their Bond song held the…
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On 13 July 1985, Judas Priest, along with Black Sabbath and other performers, played Live Aid at JFK Stadium in Philadelphia . Their setlist included “Living After Midnight”, ” The Green Manalishi (With the Two-Pronged Crown) ” and “(You’ve Got) Another Thing Comin’”.
Following both Ward’s and Butler’s exits, sole remaining original member Iommi put Sabbath on hiatus, and began work on a solo album with long-time Sabbath keyboardist Geoff Nicholls . While working on new material, the original Sabbath line-up agreed to a spot at Bob Geldof ‘s Live Aid on 13…
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On 13 July 1985, Page, Plant, and Jones reunited for the Live Aid concert at JFK Stadium, Philadelphia , playing a short set with drummers Tony Thompson and Phil Collins and bassist Paul Martinez . Collins had contributed to Plant’s first two solo albums; Martinez was a member of Plant’s…
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At Live Aid , held at Wembley on 13 July 1985, in front of the biggest-ever TV audience of an estimated 400 million, Queen performed some of their greatest hits. Many of the sold-out stadium audience of 72,000 people clapped, sang, and swayed in unison. The show’s organisers, Bob Geldof…
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From the earliest days of the band, Vanian had adopted a vampire -like appearance onstage, with chalk-white makeup and formal dress. With Sensible gone, Vanian’s image became more characteristic of the band as a whole. The Damned signed a recording contract with major label MCA Records , and the Phantasmagoria…
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