Deeply Dippy?

On Saturday I read in the Hull Daily Mail's weekend what's on Guide section about a forthcoming (Saturday 14 May) performance at the Piper Club on Hull's Newland Avenue by Right Said Fred, or at least the two Fairbrass brothers, Richard and Fred, who were two thirds of the band in their early-90s heyday.

The piece mentions that Richard Fairbrass is 57, and goes on to claim that "Bizarrely, after leaving school in 1977 and 1978 the Fairbrass brothers formed a rock band, and toured the country supporting groups such as Joy Division."

Now, I've no idea what band this might have been, or how far down the bill on some festival they might have played...but does anyone here know more?

Here's the link to the full Hull Daily Mail story, in case anyone fancies going down the Piper on the night so we can ask them ourselves:

http://www.thisishullandeastriding.co.uk/entertainmentnews/FAIRBRASS-BOYS-BUSINESS/article-3480454-detail/article.html

Just done a bit of Googling, and it turns out that the band in question was called The Actors, and featured the Fairbrass brothers plus guitarist Mike Gerrard and a drummer who might have been called Peter.

Link to the above poster image:

http://www.songkick.com/concerts/6577156-suicide-at-factory-the-russell-club/posters/1502966

I didn't know this...the things you learn every day.....

LOL! Well, would have liked to be there anyway.

you couldn't make it up

my favourite weird fact was that eminem used a sample from chas and dave

dlgladwin wrote: On Saturday I read in the Hull Daily Mail's weekend what's on Guide section about a forthcoming (Saturday 14 May) performance at the Piper Club on Hull's Newland Avenue by Right Said Fred, or at least the two Fairbrass brothers, Richard and Fred, who were two thirds of the band in their early-90s heyday.

The piece mentions that Richard Fairbrass is 57, and goes on to claim that "Bizarrely, after leaving school in 1977 and 1978 the Fairbrass brothers formed a rock band, and toured the country supporting groups such as Joy Division."

Now, I've no idea what band this might have been, or how far down the bill on some festival they might have played...but does anyone here know more?

Here's the link to the full Hull Daily Mail story, in case anyone fancies going down the Piper on the night so we can ask them ourselves:

http://www.thisishullandeastriding.co.uk/entertainmentnews/FAIRBRASS-BOYS-BUSINESS/article-3480454-detail/article.html

........the old Faibrass brothers must have been a couple of thickos cos they apparently left school at age 23...........

Suicide, Joy Division and Right Said Fred on the same bill! I had no idea that Joy Division supported Suicide, that's something I'd have liked to see. Well done fellow Beverlonian!

FDISK wrote: Suicide, Joy Division and Right Said Fred on the same bill! I had no idea that Joy Division supported Suicide, that's something I'd have liked to see. Well done fellow Beverlonian!

Well, you know how it is when you're bored enough to read the Hull Daily Mail...any interesting detail tends to leap out at you.