Get ready for a night not to be missed night in Bristol this June.
Formed in Leicester in 1985, the Gaye Bykers on Acid came to fame as one of the first to fuse rocking riffs with Hip Hop beats and along with Pop Will Eat Itself became a part of the “Grebo” movement and in turn became front page news. With incendiary live shows, including a now infamous appearance at the Glastonbury festival the fan base grew.
Ahead of their time, or just out of their minds, the Bykers were the flavour of the month, which led the band to sign a deal with Virgin Records. The Bykers then went stateside, playing with the Cult at Madison Square Garden, where they impressed a watching Joey Ramone, who offered them a support slot on the Ramones’ upcoming European tour. Appearing at the new look Reading, Roskilde and the infamous Treworgey Festivals, the Bykers continued to spread their own brand of mayhem wherever we went.
Touring the UK, US and Europe, it was this hedonistic and hectic schedule that eventually led the band to finally self-destruct in 1990.
Mary went on to join Industrial pioneers Pigface, had chart success with Apollo 440, and more recently joined the new look PWEI. Kev resurfaced as G.R.O.W.T.H and later the Shed, Guitarist Tony relocated to Tokyo and continues to produce electro-acoustic tunes under the name of Tony Byker. Robber became a Techno DJ and Bass for hire playing with Surfing Bernard.
The original lineup reformed in 2016 to play the Indie Daze festival buoyed by the positive response they decided to carry on. Tony Byker the original guitarist is still in Tokyo, and his place has now been taken by Adam and the Ants guitarist Will Crewdson. (AKA Billy Boy Byker) Otherwise, the line-up is still Robber, Kev & Mary Byker.
Expect big tunes as the band continue to turn back time and play all their favourites and singles plus a selection of tunes from all of their releases…
“If you can remember it the first time around you probably weren’t there!”
Supported on the night by the fabulous The Priscillas, an all-female power pop punk/glam /garage punk band from London and local band Wyr (wy-uh), a 4 piece shoegaze band based in Bristol and South Wales. Formed in 2023, Wyr is a collective of shimmering guitars, ethereal swirling vocals, and plenty of reverb. Their main influences are My Bloody Valentine, Slowdive, The Cure, and DIIV.
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