The Happy Mondays Reunion - A Brief History
We take a look back at the Madchester band...
- The Happy Mondays formed in Little Hulton, Manchester in the early '80s.The band's original line-up was Shaun Ryder on lead vocals, his brother Paul Ryder on bass, lead guitarist Mark Day, keyboardist Paul Davis, and drummer Gary Whelan. Mark "Bez" Berry later joined the band onstage during a live performance after befriending Shaun Ryder and served as a dancer/percussionist. Rowetta Satchell joined the band to provide backing vocals in the early 1990s
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Less than 6 months ago we had nothing to remember what made 'Madchester' well...mad, except scratched old albums, t- shirts that don’t fit any more and the odd play on the radio. Now, in what is set to hopefully reignite the masses interest in British guitar music, we have not only The Stone Roses back, but The Happy Mondays too.
It was revealed today (January 18) that the original Manchester greats will return to play a select amount of shows over the coming year. The group said in a statement: "The rumours are true... Happy Mondays, the seminal Manchester band who changed musical culture forever has reformed and will be available for select live gigs across 2012."
The Manchester band have reunited twice before but without original members Mark Day, Paul Davis, Rowetta Satchell and Paul Ryder.
Here at Gigwise we were thrilled to hear the news that boys were set for a return, so in tribute to them here is the quintessential guide to everything Happy Mondays, enjoy.
