MESSENGERS and PARTY FEARS THREE

0	LONDON: 100 Club
P	Sunday 11th April, 2010
N	3:00pm

LONDON: 100 Club

Sunday 11th April, 2010

3:00pm

Event information

Official Extreme Voice 'Return to Eden Part II' Voxgate - London
With Messengers and Party Fears Three

Messengers are comprised of Danny Mitchell (instrumentation) and Colin King (vocals).

Formed from the ashes of Modern Man in 1981, following the acclaimed album Concrete Scheme (produced by Midge Ure), the duo were to keep close to the Ultravox machine for the next few years. After the recording of some demos, Messengers were offered the support slot for Ultravox, where they would not only open up unsuspecting Ultravox fans to their music but would also augment the live line-up of the main act. Midge Ure produced a further three singles for Messengers (I Turn In (To You), Great Institutions and Frontiers), all of which are remembered fondly by fans. Sadly, the band lost momentum around 1984/1985 and an album deal never materialised, although this didn’t stop their Ultravox connection - Danny was incorporated into Midge Ure’s 1985 live band for his solo The Gift Tour and Colin in 1986/87 on Ultravox’s U-Vox Tour. Additionally, Danny has also had a writing partnership with Midge Ure for many years, co-writing the hits If I Was, That Certain Smile and Wastelands.

In 2004, Messengers completed and recorded the album, It''s Been Twenty Years, Let''s Try Turning Up the Volume which is available exclusively from www.ultravox.org.uk. With Danny and Colin expressing their delight at being asked to perform at The 100 Club as “a total bolt out of the blue!”, Extreme Voice is thrilled to host Messengers first live appearance since 2002.

Party Fears Three are a covers band with a subtle twist. Using a combination of modern technology, vintage instrumentation and repurposed sound sources, they provide authentic, yet updated, versions of some of the finest songs from the 80s genre.

Formed in Edinburgh in late 2008 by Steve Adam (Keyboards, Vocals, Audio and visual elements), Mike Lyden (Guitars and Vocals) and Don Thomson (Keyboards), they have quickly developed an impressive reputation through performing a clutch of well received live shows., including support slots with established eighties acts such as The Beat and Bad Manners. As Steve Adam’s has commented, “Our aim is to produce shows that in terms of sound and visuals strongly evoke the bands whose work we cover but that are also stamped with our own identity. By doing this, we are hopefully making them an interesting and appealing prospect for anyone that has an affinity for the great music of this era and, at the same time, something a little different from what you might expect from conventional tribute bands.”
Extreme Voice is delighted to offer Party Fears Three the opportunity to perform at the Official 2010 London Voxgate.