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Brief history...
Eddie
and the Hot Rods began life in 1976, when four teenagers
from Southend on Sea got together and playing their own
style of fast energetic rock and roll / r'n'b, were soon
a big hit on the London pubrock scene. Catching the eyes
and ears of the music press and the major record companies,
they were soon signed up by the legendary Island
Records and went on to have three hit albums and four
top forty UK singles including the Top Ten hit 'Do Anything
You Wanna Do'. There have been numerous TV appearances
worldwide and they have filled almost every major venue
in the UK. A success in the USA too, they have toured
alongside The
Ramones, Tom
Petty, The Police, Squeeze and Talking Heads.
In
the year 2000 the band were asked to take part in a 76
date tour of the UK alongside Dr.
Feelgood, John
Otway and The
Hamsters. The tour was a great success and the band
have been back in demand ever since.
In
2003, after recruiting Richard Holgarth on guitar, they
recorded an album of brand new songs, 'Better
Late Than Never' which was snapped up in France by
Bad
Reputation Records and then by Voiceprint
Records in the UK. Shortly afterwards they recruited
Chris Taylor as a second guitarist, giving the band a
much rockier sound.
2004 was spent touring the UK and France promoting the album
and 2005 started off with the band back in the studio, writing
songs for their next album. There then followed many festival
appearances and tours all over Europe, as well as a return
to the USA.
2006 saw the
release of the bands first full concert DVD, recorded
at London's Mean Fiddler, as well as a brand new studio
album, "Been There, Done That...". They continue
to tour - this year they are booked to play in France,
Italy, Norway, Czech Republic, Poland, Germany, USA and
Japan, as well as the UK of course.
Look out world
The Rods are back!!!!!!
Tours
2004 7 date French tour + 46 UK dates
2005 34 dates in Italy, 11
dates in USA, 4 dates in Spain,
11 dates in Germany, 3 dates in France + 30 UK dates
2006 UK, USA, France, Norway, Japan, etc, etc...
From left to right Eddie and the
Hot Rods are: RICHARD HOLGARTH
(guitar), DIPSTER (bass), BARRIE MASTERS (vocals), CHRIS
TAYLOR (guitar) and SIMON BOWLEY (drums).
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