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Edgar Broughton Band

8.45pm

Hard Edge Rockers Return

The Edgar Broughton Band is back on the road.

It was in the shadows of the famous Warwick Castle, deep in the heart of Shakespeare country that one of the most in-yer-face bands of British rock history was born in the mid 60’s. The Edgar Broughton Blues Band was formed by Edgar on guitar and vocals and his brother Steve on drums and would become one of the most iconic bands of British rock history. 

Like marauding raiders the band charged up and own the M1 night after night playing gigs like the Newcastle Mayfair building up a reputation as one of the best live bands in the country. That hard work earned them success when they were signed Peter Jenner, who was then managing Pink Floyd and placed them on EMI’s Harvest label.

Their first album ‘Wasa Wasa’ was a hard-hitting grungy rock album, which established Edgar’s trademark gravel sodden vocals. A single, ‘Out Demons Out’ reached the top forty and they quickly became the darlings of the festival and college circuit.

A second album ‘Sing Brother Sing’ followed in June 1970 and reached number 18 on the albums chart. A new single ‘Apache Dropout’ hit the top forty in early 1971. Probably their finest album to date was the self-titled ‘The Edgar Broughton Band,’ which was famous for its meat cover picture. The photograph had been taken hastily before the owners of the meat store could see them doing it, but the album reached a very credible number 28 in the albums chart.

Since 1973 they have split a few times and enjoyed more than a couple of “farewell tours”, but you can’t keep a good band down and they keep coming back. Today, nearly forty years after it’s formation, The Edgar Broughton Band is touring again. Their music still has the hard, rebel edge it’s always had and ‘Out Demons Out’ is still a relevant today as it was in 1969.

http://www.edgarbroughtonband.co.uk/

After the Gig ....

The comment which echoed at the end of the gig was something like "We had forgotten just how good this band is ...." plus "The vocals are still amazing ..."

This was a cracking night with an excellent mix of the EBB's extensive repertoire. It is refreshing to hear the very best of original rock music played by a fabulous band who maintained an excellent rapport with the audience throughout the gig.

Last but certainly not least, they were great to work with and were out to chat and sign with all the fans after the gig.

We hope to get them back next year, so watch the web site for details.