Christian Madden

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Christian Madden
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London Stadium - Tuesday 22nd May 2018
Background information
Birth nameChristian Madden
Born1976
GenresProg Rock, Rock, Rhythm & Blues, Soul, Funk
Instrument(s)Keyboard, Piano, Hammond Organ
Years active1991 - present
Formerly ofThe Earlies, Tokolosh, The Uptown Band,Ofay
Website www.christianmadden.co.uk

Christian Madden (born 1976) is a British musician and producer. He is best known for his roles as a keyboardist and founding member of The Earlies and a 2025 touring member of Oasis.

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Biography

His father, Joe Madden from Burnley, joined the soul band, Uptown Band in the 1960's. They played with and supported acts such as Dusty Springfield, Stevie Wonder, Ben E King, Gladys Knight & Curtis Mayfield. Christian joined the band at a young age and played alongside other local musicians including Danny Handley.

In June 1996 along with Handley, he played with Cosmos at Burnley Mechanics, replacing milltown brothers keyboard player Barney Williams. [1]

Christian and Giles Hatton from Lancashire and Brandon Carr and John Mark Lapham from the United States formed the neo-psychedelic soft rock band The Earlies in 2004. [2]

They played the main stage at The Greenman festival at Baskerville Hall, near Hay on Wye on Sunday 22nd August 2004. [3]

Their debut album, These Were The Earlies, described as a "thrilling listening experience" was released on Names records in 2005. [4]

Prior to appearing at Glastonbury in 2007 they played their full set as a warm up gig at the Bridge Bier Huis in Burnley, Lancashire. [5]

In 2008 he wrote and produced a number of tracks with former Blue singer, Simon Webbe, at a recording studio in Colne, Lancashire, owned by Bruce Thomas, which he ran along with his brother Nicky Madden. [6]

In 2011 he formed TOKOLOSH with his brother Nicky, singer and guitarist Liam Frost, bass player Nathan Sudders from The Whip and drummer Richard Young.

He was recruited to play keyboards for Liam Gallager's new touring band in 2017.

He appeared at the Cloudspotting festival in July 2012 with 10 piece covers band Ofay featuring Liam Frost on vocals. [7]

In 2011 he played with Van Downham along with Fairport Convention guitarist, Jerry Donahue. [8]

[9] [10] In May 2025 it was announced that he would be joining Oasis for the 2025 tour. [11]

Influences

His major influences are The Beatles and The Zombies. [12]

Selected Discography

with The Earlies

with King Creosote

Plan B

Sarah Lowes

Paul Heaton

Blind Atlas

TOKOLOSH

with Liam Gallagher

Christian Madden and The Enemy Chorus

References

  1. "A New-look Cosmos" . Burnley Express. 26 January 1996. p. 19 via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. Gittins, Ian (26 January 2007). "The Earlies, The Enemy Chorus". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  3. "Earlies are back for Cloudspotting". Lancashire Telegraph. 15 July 2015. ISSN   0307-1235 . Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  4. "BBC - Manchester - Entertainment - These Were The Earlies". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  5. "Earlies' pub warm-up for Glastonbury". Lancashire Telegraph. 1 June 2007. ISSN   0307-1235 . Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  6. "Chart topping singer Simon Webbe records album in Colne". Lancashire Telegraph. 11 April 2008. ISSN   0307-1235 . Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  7. "Cloudspotting Festival: Ways To Sweeten The Mind". Lancashire Telegraph. 27 July 2012. ISSN   0307-1235 . Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  8. "What's on: Van Downham with Jerry Donahue". Lancashire Telegraph. 26 May 2011. ISSN   0307-1235 . Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  9. https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/whats-on/arts-and-entertainment/oasis-line-up-2025-reunion-shows-5206456
  10. https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/oasis-surprising-new-band-member-35282397.amp
  11. Madden, Christian (31 May 2025). "An Elephant". Christian Madden. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  12. "Earlies warm-up for Glastonbury". Lancashire Telegraph. 20 June 2007. ISSN   0307-1235 . Retrieved 30 August 2025.