Bang Bang Romeo

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Bang Bang Romeo
Origin Armthorpe, England [1]
Members
  • Anastasia Walker
  • Richard Gartland
  • Richard Cook
  • Ross Cameron

Bang Bang Romeo are an English rock band from Armthorpe near Doncaster. [1] [2] The members are Richard Gartland, Anastasia Walker, Richard Cook and Ross Cameron. From 2018 to 2019, they supported Pink on her Beautiful Trauma World Tour, [3] [4] and Sting at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 2019. [5] They will headline the Loud Women festival in 2021. [6]

Walker is the daughter of actor Chris Walker. [7]

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References

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