Chumbawamba
Chumbawamba were a British alternative rock group. They were formed in 1982. They stopped in 2012. The band constantly changed their musical style. They music genres included punk rock, pop and folk.
The band were known for the 1997–98 hit song "Tubthumping". That was nominated for the Best British Single at the 1998 Brit Awards.
Between 31 October and 3 November 2012, Chumbawamba played their last three shows.[1]
Studio albums
- Pictures of Starving Children Sell Records (1986)
- Never Mind the Ballots (1987)
- English Rebel Songs 1381-1914 (1988)
- Slap! (1990)
- Shhh (1992)
- Anarchy (1994)
- Swingin' with Raymond (1995)
- Tubthumper (1997)
- WYSIWYG (2000)
- Readymades (2002)
- Revengers Tragedy Soundtrack (2003)
- English Rebel Songs 1381-1984 (2003)
- Un (2004)
- A Singsong and a Scrap (2005)
- The Boy Bands Have Won (2008)
- ABCDEFG (2010)
Chumbawamba Media
Founder member Boff Whalley performing in 2012
The band performing at Luton library in 1985
Vocalist Danbert Nobacon at the University of Birmingham, 1986, supporting Conflict
Jude Abbott joined the band in 1996 and would remain a member until the band's split in 2012
Neil Ferguson, who had engineered and produced the band's music since 1985, became a band member in 1999
The final 5-person line-up of the band in 2007 (l-r Ferguson, Watts, Whalley, Abbott, Moody)
Phil Moody joined the band in 2007
Founder member Lou Watts performing in 2012
Dunstan Bruce performing "Tubthumping" with Opera North and Hope & Social for the launch of the Leeds 2023 year of culture
A neon sculpture on the Leeds Playhouse featuring the lyric "I get knocked down but I get up again" from the song "Tubthumping".
References
- ↑ Chumbawamba. Chumba.com. http://www.chumba.com/index.html. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
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