The Wonder Stuff & Inspiral Carpets

The Wonder Stuff’s long-time line-up of Miles Hunt (vocals/guitar), Malc Treece (guitar/vocals), Erica Nockalls (violin/vocals), Mark Gemini Thwaite (guitar), Tim Sewell (bass) and Pete Howard (drums) will perform a career-spanning sets, including hits singles and fan favourites such as Unbearable, A Wish Away, Caught In My Shadow’ Size of A Cow, and Don’t Let Me Know Down, Gently, amongst many others.

Joining The Wonder Stuff as the tour’s very special guests will be Inspiral Carpets. Looking ahead to the tour, Miles Hunt said, “When the original line-up of The Wonder Stuff first rehearsed together on March 19th 1986 – exactly forty years ago today - I wonder what our thoughts might have been if Malc Treece and I knew that we would be fortunate enough to still be playing gigs together now? Whatever those scruffy young fellas would have thought I can tell you now, all these years later, both of us are incredibly grateful to all of the audiences that have stuck with us these past four decades. And it shall be our absolute honour to get up on stage this year and play as many of the old faves as we can to those wonderful people. We are blessed.”

The Wonder Stuff enjoyed thirteen Top 40 singles, including collaborations with Kirsty MacColl on Welcome To The Cheap Seats and the Number One single with comedians Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer, Dizzy.

During this time The Wonder Stuff regularly appeared on the front covers of the British music press and made six separate appearances on the BBC’s flagship music TV program ‘Top Of The Pops’. In addition, the band sold-out four nights in a row at London’s Brixton Academy and headlined numerous festivals, including the Reading Festival in 1992.

Inspiral Carpets said, "We are looking forward to hitting the road later this year with our mates The Wonder Stuff. Expect a set full of our garage pop hit singles and maybe a couple of surprises... see you down front!"