History
Formed in 1999 by Lou Hanman, Morgan Brown, and Karen Timms whilst meeting at university [1] and inspired by the riot grrrl movement. [2] [3] [4] They released two albums, three EPs and four split records, and toured extensively in the UK and France. They were regularly played on the radio by John Peel and Steve Lamacq. [5]
They supported bands such as The Fall, Ghost Mice, [6] Electrelane [7] and The Thermals. They played Ladyfests and queer punk festivals with bands such as The Gossip, Electrelane, Bangs, and Life Without Buildings. [8] [9] [10]
Hanman and Brown were also in another band together during this time called Three Minute Margin. [4]
Flamingo 50 played their last concert in November 2008, before temporarily reforming for two one-off shows in 2013 and 2014. [11]
Hanman would later to move to Bristol where she formed the band Caves and briefly played in Personal Best. She would go on to play with Katie Ellen, Worriers, Mikey Erg and fill in as a touring member of Camp Code and RVIVR. She now lives in Philadelphia, USA with a new project called All Away Lou. [12] [13] Fitzpatrick currently plays in Good Grief and Witching Waves. [14] Brown now plays in Pardon Us. [15]
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