Cats in Space

Last updated

Cats in Space
CATS in SPACE 2016.jpg
CATS in SPACE - London O2 Indigo 2016
Background information
OriginHorsham, West Sussex
Genres Rock, Power pop, Glam rock, Pop rock
Years active2015–present
Members Greg Hart
Steevi Bacon
Dean Howard
Jeff Brown
Andy Stewart
Mick Wilson
Damien Edwards
Past members Paul Manzi
Mark Pascall
Website www.catsinspace.co.uk

Cats in Space (styled CATS in SPACE - The Band) [1] [2] is a British rock band formed in Horsham, West Sussex, in 2015 by guitarist Greg Hart and drummer Steevi Bacon. Following the band's inception, vocalist Paul Manzi, keyboardist Andy Stewart, bassist Jeff Brown, and second guitarist Dean Howard were recruited to complete the official lineup. In mid-2019, vocalist Paul Manzi announced he would leave the band to join The Sweet after the first half of ‘The Narnia Tour’. Soon after Manzi’s departure from the band, Mark Pascall joined the band as their new lead vocalist. After the tour, the band parted ways with Pascall. He was then replaced by Jeff Wayne's War of the Worlds stage show vocalist, Damien Edwards. [3]

Contents

History

Cats in Space began to work on their debut album Too Many Gods. [4]

The band released their first single from the album on 24 August 2015 via YouTube, named "Mr. Heartache". [5]

Cats in Space announced their second album, the follow-up to Too Many Gods. [6]

Track two, "The Mad Hatter's Tea Party" (which the band had previously showcased on the 2017 Thunder support tour) was released on 21 July 2017, as a music promo on YouTube. [7]

Tours and Shows

Cats in Space made their debut appearance at London's The Half Moon, [8] Putney, on 6 January 2016. They made subsequent appearances leading them to accept their fourth show at the Stone Free Festival on Sunday 19 June 2016. [9] [10]

Their fifth performance was at The Ramblin' Man Fair, [11] on the new Rising Stage [12] at Mote Park, Maidstone, Kent, on 24 July 2016. The line up featured many classic rock bands including Whitesnake, Europe, Thin Lizzy, Thunder, Airbourne, and Black Stone Cherry. [13]

Thunder UK TourMarch 2017

In December 2016, UK rock band Thunder announced that a studio album entitled Rip It Up would be released on 10 February 2017. This would also coincide with a number of live dates. Cats in Space was confirmed on 23 January 2017 as the official UK tour support. [14] [15]

British Summer Time (BST) Hyde Park, London, UK

On 27 March 2017, Cats in Space were added to the Phil Collins BST Hyde Park concert line-up. The concert took place on 30 June 2017. [16] [17]

Fairport Cropredy Convention 2017

On 12 August 2017, the band played an hour-long set to an over 20,000 capacity at the Fairport's Cropredy Convention. [18]

Deep Purple Long Goodbye UK Tour 2017

An announcement was made onstage on the final night of the Scarecrow headline tour that Cats in Space had been added to the whole UK leg of the Deep Purple 2017 arena tour. [19]

Status Quo - Plugged in Live and Rockin' Winter UK Tour 2017

Cats in Space opened ten dates for Status Quo on their Plugged In Live and Rockin' tour. [20]

Bonnie Tyler - The London Palladium, UK 2019

Cats in Space opened for Bonnie Tyler on 18 September 2019 at The London Palladium. [21] [22]

Blue Öyster Cult - UK Tour 2022

Cats in Space opened for Blue Öyster Cult. [23] [24]

Firefest Festival (2024)

In November 2023 it was announced that Cats in Space would perform at Firefest Festival (10 Years After) to be held in the UK at Manchester Academy on 11-13 October 2024. [25] The band were followed on the Saturday night by Touch and Robin McAuley. [26]

Members

Current

Former

Discography

Studio albums

Live albums

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tie Your Mother Down</span> Song written and composed by Brian May

"Tie Your Mother Down" is a song by the British rock band Queen, written by lead guitarist Brian May. It is the opening track and the second single from their 1976 album A Day at the Races. On its original release as a single in 1977 the song peaked at 31 in the UK Singles Chart. More than 20 years later, it was released as a double a-side to "No-One but You " where it reached 13 in UK Singles Chart. On the album the song is preceded by a one-minute instrumental intro featuring a Shepard tone melody, performed by Brian May, which is reprised in the ending of "Teo Torriatte": this was intended to create a "circle" within the album.

Tyketto is an American hard rock band, based in New York City, New York, United States. The group was put together in 1987 by the former Waysted vocalist Danny Vaughn, with Brooke St. James (guitar), Jimi Kennedy (bass), and Michael Clayton (drums).

SPAN is a Norwegian rock band that formed in 2000 from the remnants of two other outfits, Explicit Lyrics and Squid. Self-proclaimed as "Norwegian Turbo-Rock 'n' Roll Commandos", the band was made up of Jarle Bernhoft on lead vocals and guitar, Fridtjof Nilsen on guitar and backing vocals, Vemund Stavnes on bass and Fredrik Wallumrød on drums and backing vocals. When Stavnes left in 2003, he was replaced by Kim Nordbæk.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">FM (British band)</span> British rock band

FM are a British rock band. They have released fourteen studio albums to date. Three of those, Indiscreet, Tough It Out and 2015's Heroes and Villains reached the UK Albums Chart, whilst five of the band's singles made inroads into the UK Singles Chart.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Les Binks</span> Northern Irish drummer

James Leslie Binks is a Northern Irish heavy metal drummer. He was the drummer for Judas Priest from 1977 to 1979.

Lionheart is a British hard rock band formed in late 1980, originally featuring singer Jess Cox, guitarist Dennis Stratton, guitarist/keyboardist Steve Mann, and bassist/vocalist Rocky Newton, and drummer Frank Noon. The band split up in 1986 but reformed in 2016 with a line-up featuring Stratton, Mann, Newton, plus vocalist Lee Small and Clive Edwards on drums.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jamie Rowe</span> American singer

Jamie Rowe is a musician best known as the lead vocalist of the Christian hard rock band, Guardian. He has also been vocalist for New York-based AdrianGale, power pop band London Calling, and most recently collaborating with Jamey Perrenot in The Lost Days of Summer. He has also released several solo works including the single "I Do" written for his wife, Amber Rowe, for their wedding. In 2019, a solo album, This Is Home, was recorded.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Al Barrow</span> Musical artist

Al Barrow is an English bassist best known as the former member of the hard rock band Magnum.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Harem Scarem</span> Canadian hard rock/melodic hard rock band

Harem Scarem is a Canadian hard rock/melodic hard rock band from Toronto, Ontario. Harem Scarem initially achieved popularity in their native Canada and Japan. The band was active from 1987 to 2008, and again from 2013 after reforming. Throughout their career, they have released 15 studio albums, plus numerous live and compilation albums, and a re-record of Mood Swings in 2013. Totals record sales are in excess of one million worldwide.

<i>Laughing on Judgement Day</i> 1992 studio album by Thunder

Laughing on Judgement Day is the second studio album by English hard rock band Thunder. Recorded between February and June 1992 at Outside Studios in Checkendon, it was produced the band's lead guitarist Luke Morley and Andy Taylor, then mixed by David Bascombe at AIR Studios in London. The album was released on 24 August 1992 by EMI Records in Europe and Japan, and by Geffen Records in the United States.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">H.E.A.T (band)</span> Swedish rock band

H.E.A.T is a Swedish hard rock group that was formed in Upplands Väsby in 2007, when the prior bands Dream and Trading Fate merged. The band's heavy sound is strongly influenced by past melodic rock groups such as Whitesnake, with H.E.A.T having supported musical acts such as Scorpions. Between autumn 2015 to summer 2017, the group focused entirely on writing and recording songs. Into the Great Unknown was released in 2017 via earMUSIC. H.E.A.T released H.E.A.T II in 2020, and Force Majeure in 2022 after reuniting with original vocalist Kenny Leckremo.

Beckett were an English hard rock band formed in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1970. The band released one self-titled album in 1974 and disbanded shortly thereafter. Original singer Rob Turner was killed in a car crash and replaced by Terry Wilson-Slesser, who would later go on to perform with Back Street Crawler and then Geordie whose previous front man Brian Johnson left to join AC/DC in 1980.

<i>Shooting at the Sun</i> 2003 studio album by Thunder

Shooting at the Sun is the sixth studio album by English hard rock band Thunder. Recorded from October to December 2002 at Jacobs Studios in Farnham, it was produced the band's lead guitarist Luke Morley and engineered and mixed by Rupert Coulson. The album was initially released online by the band's own label STC Recordings on 3 March 2003, followed by a physical release in Japan by Victor Entertainment on 5 March and in Europe by Frontiers Records on 7 April.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">The Strypes</span>

The Strypes were a four-piece rock band from Cavan, Ireland, formed in 2010 consisting of Ross Farrelly, Josh McClorey, Peter O'Hanlon and Evan Walsh (drums). The band played the local scene with various members switching parts as they searched for their sound. They drew inspiration from 1960s blues boom and 1970s pub rock bands such as Dr. Feelgood, Eddie and the Hot Rods, The Rolling Stones, The Yardbirds, Lew Lewis and Rockpile as well as the original bluesmen and rock 'n' roll artists such as Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley, Howlin' Wolf and Little Walter, among others.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">British Summer Time (concerts)</span> Annual music festival in London, England

British Summer Time Hyde Park is a music festival held once a year in London's Hyde Park. BST Hyde Park lasts for up to three weeks. Since 2013, BST Hyde Park has seen performers such as Arcade Fire, Celine Dion, Bruce Springsteen, The E Street Band, the Rolling Stones, Bon Jovi, Barbra Streisand, Lionel Richie, Kylie Minogue, Black Sabbath, Neil Young, Pearl Jam, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Guns N' Roses, The Who, Blur, The Strokes, Robbie Williams, Taylor Swift, P!nk, Adele, Duran Duran, Take That, Billy Joel, Blackpink, Lana Del Rey, SZA, Stray Kids and Andrea Bocelli.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Greg Hart</span> English guitarist

Greg Hart is an English guitarist who is a co-founding member of the UK power pop rock band Cats in Space. The band was established in 2015 with rock drummer/percussionist Steevi Bacon.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Steevi Bacon</span> Musician from London, UK.

Steevi Bacon is a musician from London, UK. He is co-founder member and drummer for the UK based power pop rock band Cats in Space, established May 2015 with guitarist Greg Hart, and their fellow songwriting partner Mick Wilson of British 70s phenomenon 10cc.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Paul Manzi</span> English singer and musician (born 1963)

Paul Manzi is an English singer, best known as a member of The Sweet, Cats in Space and Arena, and for performing with the likes of Ian Paice, Gordon Giltrap and Oliver Wakeman.

<i>They Think Its All Over... It Is Now</i> 2000 live album by Thunder

They Think It's All Over... It Is Now is the third live album by English hard rock band Thunder. Recorded on 4 May 2000 at Dingwalls in London, the last date of the band's UK Farewell Tour, it was produced by the band's guitarists Luke Morley and Ben Matthews, both of whom also mixed it. The album was initially released on 10 July 2000 as the band's first release on Papillon Records. It was later issued in Europe by Repertoire Records on 27 November 2000.

The Dust Coda are a four-piece British rock band residing in London, England. The band are signed to Earache Records and were founded in 2013 by Australian-born vocalist John Drake and guitarist Adam Mackie. The rhythm section consists of drummer Scott Miller and bassist Tony Ho.

References

  1. Growl, Rock 'n (24 August 2015). "Cats in Space 'Too Many Gods' Album, Video | ROCKNGROWL.COM". www.rockngrowl.com. Axel Wiesenauer. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  2. Rock Radio, Platinum Rock. "Review – Cats In Space | Platinum Rock Radio". platinumrockradio.com. Paul Nicholls. Archived from the original on 27 January 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  3. "Damien Edwards, Singer, Bristol, UK". Mandy. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  4. Goldby, Steve (25 August 2015). "Cats In Space Announce The Release Of Debut Album 'Too Many Gods' For October 2015". metaltalk.net. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  5. CATS in SPACE -The UK Band (24 August 2015), CATS in SPACE - The Band - 'Mr Heartache' - Official Video ( taken from the Album "Too Many Gods") , retrieved 27 August 2017
  6. "Cats in Space 'Too Many Gods' Album, Video | ROCKNGROWL.COM". www.rockngrowl.com. 24 August 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  7. CATS in SPACE -The UK Band (21 July 2017), Cats In Space - The Mad Hatter's Tea Party [Official Video] , retrieved 3 August 2017
  8. "Half Moon" . Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  9. "Line Up". Stone Free Festival. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  10. "Stone Free Festival 2016 Line-Up :: Clashfinder General". clashfinder.com. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
  11. Johnson, Laura. "12 New Acts Join Line Up For Ramblin' Man Fair - Stereoboard" . Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  12. Goldby, Steve (June 2016). "Ramblin' Man Fair Adds The Rising Stage Featuring Some Of The UK's Best Up And Coming Bands". www.metaltalk.net. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  13. "Ramblin Man Fair 2016 Announces Full Lineup - Just Listen To This". Just Listen To This. 1 July 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  14. "THUNDER CATS". HRH Mag. 24 January 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  15. "Cats in Space will play with Thunder". RAMzine. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  16. Park, Barclaycard presents BST Hyde. "Phil Collins | Barclaycard presents BST Hyde Park". www.bst-hydepark.com. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  17. Park, Barclaycard presents BST Hyde. "More acts announced for Phil Collins 30th June show! | Barclaycard presents BST Hyde Park". www.bst-hydepark.com. Archived from the original on 27 August 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  18. "Marillion, Richard Thompson confirmed for Cropredy 2017". Prog. 12 December 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  19. "Cats In Space to support Deep Purple on UK arena tour". Planet Rock. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  20. Goldby, Steve. "CATS IN SPACE TO SUPPORT STATUS QUO PLUS LIVE ALBUM ON THE WAY". www.metaltalk.net. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  21. "Bonnie Tyler Tickets, The London Palladium – Official Box Office". LW Theatres. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  22. Andynathan. "Gig review: BONNIE TYLER/Cats In Space – London Palladium, 18 September 2019". Get Ready to ROCK! News | Reviews | Interviews | Radio. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  23. Hobson, John (12 June 2020). "Don't Fear The Reaper by Blue Oyster Cult". Occupational Medicine. 70 (5): 354–355. doi: 10.1093/occmed/kqaa091 . ISSN   0962-7480.
  24. "Blue Oyster Cult Previous 2022 Tour Dates". www.blueoystercult.com. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  25. "Fireworks Magazine - FaceAche" . Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  26. "Firefest Festival". FireFest-Festival. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  27. "Cats in Space – My Kind of Christmas (2019, CD)". Discogs .
  28. "Cats in Space (2022,website)". Cats In Space .
  29. "Cats In Space: Time Machine, CD Edition". www.cherryred.co.uk. Retrieved 13 November 2024.