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The ‘Mighty DODGY Vibe’ in 2009!
The definitive line up of Nigel Clark, Andy Miller and Mathew Priest are back.........
Over Dodgy's six-year rise to fame they released three albums and 12 Top 40 singles, including 3 Top 10s and the Top 5 hit Good Enough, still a staple of the Radio 2 playlist. In 1996 Dodgy sold out the Brixton Academy for three nights in a row and were awarded an unprecedented 90-minute Saturday evening slot on the Pyramid stage at Glastonbury Festival. The English trio began their climb to fame in 1992, releasing three singles on their own Bostin Records label. Later that year they signed to A&M Records, around the same time as they inked a publishing deal after two A&R men battled for their signatures in a pub video football competition. The partnership with A&M generated three albums of life affirming, beautifully crafted pop that went on to sell well over a million copies worldwide - The Dodgy Album (1993),Homegrown(1994) and Free Peace Sweet (1996).
Live performance was always integral to the Dodgy experience. When the band first formed they started The Dodgy Club so that once a fortnight they were guaranteed a sold out gig. A dedicated touring band - in one year early on their career they played almost 250 shows - Dodgy built a devoted and loyal fan base, and tried to involve their audience in a live experience that was more than just watching a group over the rim of a pint glass. Their positive attitude and summery songs made Dodgy the perfect festival band, and it was such a natural habitat for the trio that in 1996 they conceived their very own Big Top Tour.
It was the desire to return to this festival vibe that was a strong contributing factor to the band's reunion, playing songs such as Staying Out For The Summer, So Let Me Go Far, Making The Most Of, If You're Thinkin Of Me, Melodies Haunt You, In A Room and the epic Grassman.
And after an extremely successful set of reunion shows back in March culminating in an overwhelming finale at the Shepherds Bush Empire prompting invites by XFM & Radio 2 (most notably) to record live sessions, which served only to remind fans of Dodgy's extensive back catalogue and witty charm.
Within days of the reunion dates coming to a close Dodgy naturally found themselves back in the studio and over the course of only a few days put together the basis of what will be a "NEW" Dodgy Album, with some of these songs already being played live as this was always the progressive nature of the band. The gigs kept rolling.
Dodgy spent the summer doing a series of acoustic and warm-up gigs for festival appearances which included Guilfest, The Wickerman , Summer Sundae, a secret gig at The Truck Festival and a headline show at Beached H2008 in front of thousands on the beach in Scarborough.
At the end of 2008 came "The Dodgy Club Tour" across the UK sponsored by METRO Newspaper and BARFLY venues showing Dodgy playing alongside some of the best new talent on the circuit and providing fans with an opportunity to see Dodgy up close & personal.
It also allowed Dodgy to showcase 2 New Tracks "The Volcanic Hit" - Down In The Flood (According to the Listeners of Chris Evan's BBC Radio 2 Show) & Forgive Me a beautifully crafted song every sorry man should understand.
So here they are in early 2009 with plans to get back in the studio and write, write, drink and write and obviously it wouldn't be DODGY if there weren't more plans to get out and play.
Communication lines are open so visit www.dodgyology.com , get on Facebook, chat on our Forum and visit www.myspace.com/dodgyuk and this time lets not leave it so long eh....
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