Shed Seven Reform | Yet Another Band Makes a Comeback
How many is that now? We’ve already had The Police, The Spice Girls, The Verve and now Shed Seven.They are slightly different in that they haven’t got ‘The’ in front of their name but apart from that, they are yet another British band deciding it’s time to have another crack at the big time.
I was never a big fan of the band, although I could see the appeal, and there are many many “shed heads” around who still worship at the feet of lead singer Rick Witter. The band announced their comeback and a short Winter tour on their MySpace page.
Singer Witter said: “We have almost constantly been asked by the loyal shed heads to reform for a few gigs since the split, but we felt we needed a well earned break.
“However, after four years we feel that going out for a two week tour, playing all the hits without any outside pressure will be a great way to end 2007, plus having Paul (Banks: who left in 1999) back in the line up for the first time in eight years will make it extra special. See you down the front.“
The band were very successful throughout the 90s and had fifteen consecutive top 40 hits. The band split in 2003 after falling foul of a lack of support for their last studio album from the record label they were with. At the time, the band put out an official press release stating…
“The split did not come without a great deal of thought by the whole of the band. We have taken the decision together and all of the band members fully agree that the time is right to move on. Although we feel that certain aspects of the music industry have put a strain on the recording side of things in recent years, the one thing that has remained consistent throughout has been the band’s love of performing live and the ability to please the fans by giving 100% every time. This is exactly what we plan to do at these last remaining shows, making a special effort to play what people want to hear. This means all the obvious faves plus some lost gems that we perhaps haven’t played in a long time.
A celebration, a retrospective, a Shed Seven tour to remember.
The Sheds would like to thank each & every fan for their phenomenal support.“
The tour dates are as follows:-
27 Nov 2007 - Aberdeen Music Hall
28 Nov 2007 - Inverness Ironworks
29 Nov 2007 - Glasgow Barrowland
01 Dec 2007 - Newcastle Academy
02 Dec 2007 - Liverpool Academy
03 Dec 2007 - Nottingham Rock City
04 Dec 2007 - Sheffield Leadmill
06 Dec 2007 - Birmingham Academy
07 Dec 2007 - Manchester Academy
08 Dec 2007 - Leeds University
10 Dec 2007 - Norwich UEA
11 Dec 2007 - Oxford Academy
12 Dec 2007 - Portsmouth Pyramid
14 Dec 2007 - London Shepherds Bush Empire
So why the sudden influx of bands, particularly British bands reforming? Has something lead to this or is the timing just pure coincedence? Let me know whether you think this is about money, or giving the fans what they want.
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