Joanne Joanne

Joanne Joanne
Origin	London, England
Genres	New wave, synthpop
Years active	2012–present
Spinoffs	MX Tyrants
Members	Charley Stone Lolo Wood Jo Gate-Eastley Mel Woods Val Gwyther
Past members	Jo Bevan
Website	joannejoanne.co.uk

Joanne Joanne is an all-female Duran Duran tribute band based in London, England. They have received media coverage from various sources including The Guardian and the Birmingham Mail . ^{[1] [2]}

The band's initial line-up was Jo Bevan (also of Desperate Journalist) on vocals, Charley Stone (from all the bands) on lead guitar, Lolo Wood on keyboard, Jo Gate-Eastley on bass, and Mel Woods (Knifeworld/Sidi Bou Said) on drums. Val Gwyther now sings with the band. They are known for playing only material from the early career of Duran Duran, and "don't do Rio". ^{[2] [1] [3]}

Stone, Wood, Gate-Eastley and Woods perform original material, with Wood providing lead vocals, as MX Tyrants; their first single and video was "Mutual Lucid". ^{[4] [5]}

References

1. Cole, Paul (2014-06-29). "Video: Watch Joanne Joanne - the Duran Duran tribute act with a difference". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 2016-04-28.
2. Sullivan, Caroline (2016-04-07). "Cover girls: the Ramonas, Iron Maidens and the rise of the female tribute band". The Guardian. Retrieved 2016-04-28.
3. Cummings, Bill (January 29, 2015). "INTERVIEW: Desperate Journalist: "I write about painful situations from the past, taking control of them turning them into quite powerful statements"". God is in the TV. Retrieved 2016-04-28.
4. "About MX Tyrants". Facebook . Retrieved 2016-04-28.
5. "MX Tyrants: Mutual Lucid". YouTube . 2016-08-11.