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Spilt | |
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| Origin | Runcorn, England |
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| Years active | 2016–present |
| Labels | Independent DIY |
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Spilt are a British rock band from Runcorn, England. Formed in 2016, the band consists of Morgan "Mo" Molyneux (vocals and guitar) Ben Cunliffe (bass), and Josh Cunningham (drums). [1]
Originally founded by Molyneux and Ayres in 2013 as Accepting April, the duo changed the band's name to Spilt in 2015, prior to Josh Cunningham joining the line-up in early 2016.
The band built a reputation playing around Liverpool [2] [3] and its satellite towns in the North of England prior to becoming nationally recognised following a series of high-profile gigs supporting Fidlar at the O2 Ritz Manchester, [4] and London's Heaven venue. [5]
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