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Hall, Duncan (24 March 2015). "Madness still going One Step Beyond as they prepare for Sussex County Ground gig". The Argus . Retrieved 2 October 2015. Madness will be playing an hour-long concert to mark the end of an era at the BBC tonight (March 21, The Independent reports. The concert, which will broadcast from 7:30pm on BBC 4 and will feature the band playing new material alongside some of their old classics, to mark the closure of BBC’s Television Centre in London, in nine days’ time. The band told the press that they have fond memories of appearing there in the past and are honoured to have been chosen to mark the occasion.

The group achieved huge worldwide success, with their debut album 'The Hurting' reaching Number 1 in the UK Albums Chart, their second album 'Songs from the Big Chair; reaching Number 1 on the US Billboard 200 and their third album 'The Seeds of Love' going platinum. On the road with the trailblazing record label 2 Tone". The Guardian. 25 April 2021 . Retrieved 27 September 2021.It would become Madness' first ever number one studio album in the UK [77] Spinoff acts [ edit ] The Fink Brothers [ edit ] In 1985, Simple Minds recorded the famous song 'Don't You (Forget About Me)' for the film The Breakfast Club. That year, the group played this song at Live Aid in Philadelphia along with 'Promised You a Miracle' and 'Ghost Dancing'.

It’s even great doing this, you know,” he laughs, wagging his finger at the space between us. “There’s times when you’re doing press and it starts to get boring. I’m so excited, even to talk to you! This is how bad it’s got. I’ll talk to anybody!” In December 2019, the band released a new single, "Bullingdon Boys (Don't Get Bullied by the Bully Boys)". The NME described the song as a 'barbed swipe at Boris Johnson and his Eton cohorts'. [72] Plowright, Frank (November 1989). "Just a Guy from Down the Road with Inky Fingers - A Conversation with Dave Gibbons". Amazing Heroes. No.173. Fantagraphics Books. a b c d e f g h "The Madness Timeline: 1980". Archived from the original on 28 September 2007 . Retrieved 19 June 2007. Madness (formed 1976)Madness is a British ska/pop band - they are originally from Camden Town, London. Madness originally rose to fame in the 1980s but their popularity has endured through into the 21st century.Near the end of 1981, Madness released one of their most recognised songs: a cover of Labi Siffre's 1971 hit " It Must Be Love". [18] The song climbed to number 4 in the UK, and in 1983, the song peaked at number 33 in the US charts. [18] [20] In 1982, Madness released their only number 1 hit to date, " House of Fun", [21] which they played live on the British sitcom The Young Ones, and also reached number 1 in the album charts with their first compilation, Complete Madness (1982). will see Madness embark on their 'C'est La Vie Tour'. With Lightning Seeds as special guests, the band will begin their tour in Aberdeen, performing at 11 more cities before finishing in Birmingham. It’s part of the reason he says the jobs as “actors and musicians and journalists” are going to the “f—ing middle classes.” The cost of the capital doesn’t help. “I’ve moved out to Leyton and the kids have moved out there too because they couldn’t afford to live where they were brought up. I think that’s a universal thing for working-class people. I worry about the centre of London. When you think about everything that was going on when I was young – there were clubs, railway arches, raves, squats. There was room to manoeuvre. Now there ain’t. It’s all about money. Where does that lead? I’ve got friends who work at St Martin’s Fashion College and there’s hardly any English people there. They can’t afford it. Unless your mum and dad can pay for you, you can’t afford to do anything.”