Grant - Vocals
Rob - Guitar
Jess - Drums
Lee - Keys
Ian - Bass
Influences
Tom Waits
The Doors
The Sonics
Muddy Waters
Captain Beefheart
Love
The Bonzos
Nuggets
Sounds Like
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A riotous concoction of blues, punk and psychedelic gypsy rock, Leicester’s Dirty Backbeats’ live shows are pure chaos, reigned in only by the magnetic pull of their awesome onstage antics and exhilarating music. Expect sweat, blood and tears, and some of the most original and magical music to come out of the midlands. Pure rock’n’roll for the 21st century.
THE DIRTY BACKBEATS ARE SORRY TO ANNOUNCE THAT THEY ARE TO DISBAND AT THE END OF 2008.
We have a handful of gigs before the end of the year and would like to take this opportunity to encourage anyone who has supported us over the last few years to come along and see us off in good fashion.
31st OCT – STAMFORD w/ The Surgens
1st NOV – THE DONKEY - LEICESTER
14TH NOV – 93 FEET EAST – LONDON w/ Eighties Matchbox
13TH DEC – SUMO – LEICESTER farewell party with Viva Stereo/ambrose tompkins/djs/lightshow!
There are a number of backbeats 7” singles still available at knockdown prices at the gigs. You can also purchase our singles on i tunes and all other good download sites. We will also have other paraphenalia available at the last gigs.
Our sincere and grateful thanks are extended to anyone and everyone who has played with us, put us on, put us up, recorded us, looked after us, cleaned up after us and most of all supported us in anyway. We have had an amazing time over the many years of being together as a band and we all feel it is now time to move onto pastures new and end on a high.
The Dirty Backbeats are a high octane 5 piece combo from Leicester blending Beefheart's mystic blues skitz, Love's RnB infused psychedelia and a healthy dose of English eccentricity. The band honed their sound throughout 2005/6, attracting attention from national and local media and as a result have developed an enviable live reputation that has seen them compared to artists as diverse as The Cramps, The Who, Tom Waits and Kings Of Leon.
This acclaim has grown considerably with recent airplay on BBC Radio6 from Steve Lamacq, Rob Da Bank and Marc Riley and Huw Stephens on BBC Radio 1. The Band recorded a session for BBC Radio 2 for the Mark Lamarr show who has featured tracks from the band many times, including whilst covering for Jonathan Ross on his Saturday morning Radio 2 show.
New songs are to be previewed at forthcoming shows before the year is out, whilst there is also talk of an EP release later in the year
We are playing at The Nursery Tavern, Coventry on 25th June with Wes Finch & The Dirty Band and Scattered Sons (featuring members of The Treehorns and Shackletons)
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