The Madisons were a 4 piece Indie/Rock band from Yeovil, Somerset. They originally formed as a piano and guitar driven 5 piece band in 2004 called Pocket Shotgun.
Between 2004 and 2006, their home town of Yeovil had little to offer them musically so Pocket Shotgun established themselves as regulars on the Bristol music scene, regulary playing the well known venues there including The Fleece and Firkin, The Bierkeller and The Louisiana, as well as other well known music venues throughout the South West.
2005 ended in spectacular style as the band headlined one of the first ever John Peel night’s at Mr Kyps in Poole, Dorset.
In early 2006, the band were dealt a massive blow when one of their main songwriters had to leave the band. This not only left them one member down with no piano, but also minus a good friend. After much deliberation, they decided to continue as a 4 piece, change their musical direction and become a spiky, punchy, guitar driven indie band.
After all their hard work to get back on track, 2006 ended in even more spectacular style as the band supported not only britpop legends The Bluetones but also mod rockers The Rifles.
In mid 2007 they decided to change their name to The Madisons. They continued where they left off at the end of 2006 and in 2007 alone, played over 70 shows in well known venues all over the UK, one of the highlights being the Carling Academy in Bristol. They also became regulars on the London scene playing legendary venues such as The Bull and Gate, Dublin Castle and Sound nightclub at Number 1 Leicester Square. The band were also regulary supporting well known bands such as Shiny Toy Guns, Jakobinarina and Malakai to name a few.
Towards the end of 2007, after much thought, the band made the very hard decision to call it a day. This however, didn’t stop them going out in spectacular style with a sell out homecoming and joint headline show with Britpop survivors Electrasy.
After many years and hundreds of gigs, this seemed the perfect way for the band to say their goodbyes.
Their dream may now have gone but we hope their legacy lives on.
In the song section of this page, you will find a number of tracks from our early days as Pocket Shotgun and more recently as The Madisons. Please feel free to leave your comments in the comments section.
Thanks for taking the time to read about our history and thanks to everyone who has supported us and watched us along the way. We hope you all continue to enjoy our music.
Aaron, James, Mark, Justin and Tim.
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fair enough fella.alwats a shame when bands call it a day. we have all had old bands, kinda like girlfriends i suppose. haha yeah bookings arnt easy but when you got the tunes and wanna play bad its worth the effort. got any good contacts you would mind sharing? cheers sam Flash echo fire
cheers guys, ur tunes sound cool to. do u boys gig much around the southwest? we are trying to book loads of shows around and about. anychance of a support slot with u guys. laters Flash echo fire
alright boys, yeah we're in yeovil in a few weeks like, you know much about the venue we're playing. come say hi if you get down to the gig anyway, cheers
Just read your bulletin and wanted to wish you all the very best for the future. Hope all works out for you one way or another! keep the musical faith! Take care. ian
A massive well done you guys for getting 'Stab The DJ' aired on the BBC...I for one shall be listening to the repeat of the Sunday show!! Well desevered guys!!!
We’re playing your track "Stab The DJ" on Bristol Uncovered this Sunday morning on BBC Radio Bristol between 1-3am. Hear it live or anytime in the 7 days after broadcast using the on line "Listen Live/Again" feature on the BBC website, there's a link to it from our profile.
Happy Dynamic Living!
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All is well down here not so sunny though lol Good luck with the rest of your gigs, its a shame that you were screwed about with the gigs in plymouth! Will be good to hear some new tunes so good luck with those :)
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