British rock band Madness are hitting the road again in 2020. More than 40 years after the release of their debut album, 1979’s ska-punk-y One Step Beyond…, Madness will be performing a slew of tour dates, including their first U.S. shows in eight years.
The tour will feature most of the band’s core lineup as well: frontman Graham “Suggs” McPherson, keyboard/pianist Mike Barson, bassist Mark Bedford, drummer Dan “Woody” Woodgate, saxophonist Lee Thompson and guitarist Chris Foreman.
The British hitmakers will be playing four shows on this side of the pond,...
The tour will feature most of the band’s core lineup as well: frontman Graham “Suggs” McPherson, keyboard/pianist Mike Barson, bassist Mark Bedford, drummer Dan “Woody” Woodgate, saxophonist Lee Thompson and guitarist Chris Foreman.
The British hitmakers will be playing four shows on this side of the pond,...
- 12/10/2019
- by Claire Shaffer
- Rollingstone.com
Madness frontman Graham 'Suggs' Mcpherson feared his vertigo would be an issue during the band's historic two-song set on the roof of Buckingham Palace for Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee - but the excitement of the occasion kept him focused.
The 80s pop stars played a show-stopping set at the royal residence in London at a special concert to celebrate the monarch's 60 years on the throne on Monday night but the singer was worried his fear of heights would ruin the big gig for him.
Madness perform on the roof of Buckingham Palace
But when he climbed onto the roof and saw the tens of thousands of flag-waving fans on the streets below, all his worries vanished.
He tells Sky News: "I got an overwhelming experience where I'm the only one who can really see the whole panoply - The Mall and everything else... I do suffer from...
The 80s pop stars played a show-stopping set at the royal residence in London at a special concert to celebrate the monarch's 60 years on the throne on Monday night but the singer was worried his fear of heights would ruin the big gig for him.
Madness perform on the roof of Buckingham Palace
But when he climbed onto the roof and saw the tens of thousands of flag-waving fans on the streets below, all his worries vanished.
He tells Sky News: "I got an overwhelming experience where I'm the only one who can really see the whole panoply - The Mall and everything else... I do suffer from...
- 6/6/2012
- by WENN
- Huffington Post
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