Manics Tribute Bands - Forever Delayed

James1985 · #1 12-03-2007, 21:53

Anyone know of any manics tribute bands out there

Alan Noir · #2 12-03-2007, 21:55

Generation Preachers, but they've now split i think. Never seen em live.

Matt · #3 13-03-2007, 14:18

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Originally Posted by The Greater Glory

Generation Preachers, but they've now split i think. Never seen em live.

Yeah i saw them play back in 2000 in salisbury. Tiny little venue called the black pig. They only got through three quaters of their set list before the owner told them to pack up as on about 5 people showed up! They were really good tho!

Lindz Delirium · #4 13-03-2007, 14:43

the Generation Preachers split up in about 2001. I haven't heard of any new tribute bands recently.

Littlesue · #5 13-03-2007, 16:05

The Stereomanics were perfroming last year, I saw the poster in a pub while I was in Weston Super Mare last year. Loiuse Mitch went to see them

sculptureofabloke · #6 03-05-2010, 08:07

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Originally Posted by Alan Noir

Generation Preachers, but they've now split i think. Never seen em live.

Wonder what they're doing now. Must be someone on here who knows em or is one of em. Remember seeing an advert for em doing a gig in Hull next door to where I was working at the time, about ten years ago.. Surprise surprise, both places got knocked down ages ago.

Still, I'd see a tribute band while we're waiting for em, they're the only one I've heard of. Find it quite sad that Arctic Monkeys and The Strokes had several tribute bands after 5 minutes, but Manics don't. I need to stop treating my Manics fandom like a football team fandom...

scott_laconia · #7 12-01-2024, 21:46

I recently joined a Manics tribute

https://www.facebook.com/foreverdelayedmanics/

For the pure joy of singing those fantastic songs.

counterlanguage · #8 13-01-2024, 12:22

That sent me off looking for some Generation Preachers info as I knew them a bit back in the late 90s. Amazingly there's still an old Angelfire page up and a video of a gig in 1999.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWkSz7USeLQ

Lee Small - who was James - still releases music too, reggae influenced. He can belt out a tune - plenty of videos on Youtube if anyone's curious.

Bartek Wyre · #9 15-01-2024, 13:05

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Originally Posted by counterlanguage

Amazingly there's still an old Angelfire page up and a video of a gig in 1999.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWkSz7USeLQ

1:30 into the video, and I'm like "WHOA, why is GATS-era James singing "You Stole the Sun..."?

It's uncanny!

Charlie Spotted · #10 12-03-2007, 22:01

There is at least one, "Generation Preachers". I'm not sure when they last played though.

the caring insect · #11 12-03-2007, 22:10

Janet Street Preachers were kicking around for a bit. But to be honest, I think they only did it so they could use that name, which is fair enough, it's a good name

nic · #12 13-03-2007, 07:25

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Originally Posted by the caring insect

Janet Street Preachers were kicking around for a bit. But to be honest, I think they only did it so they could use that name, which is fair enough, it's a good name

I went to see them with Louise Mitch in Taunton .
The music was good,it was just when the singer opened his mouth

but he did look good in his sailor suit

Littlesue · #13 13-03-2007, 07:26

Don't forget the Stereomanics

James1985 · #14 13-03-2007, 07:39

My mate seen "4Real" play at a bar near Sheffield Uni about 8 Years ago. Im sick of the usaul shit tribuate bands Oasis,coldplay,U2 .... just wonder if there was a msp to break the mould

Alan Noir · #15 13-03-2007, 12:24

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Originally Posted by the caring insect

Janet Street Preachers were kicking around for a bit. But to be honest, I think they only did it so they could use that name, which is fair enough, it's a good name

really? me and my mates sister janet were gonna form a busking duo and i insisted we call ourselves that. never happened though