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You’d be drinking a pint and a coach would turn
up and people would be doing a pilgrimage to
Stourbridge.”
Fast forward to 2017 and both bands believe it
feels right for them to join forces once again.
Miles says:
“It’s time, really. Jonn and I were
walking up the street the other day and words
like ‘blessed’ were used for the love that’s still
there for both bands. Randomly, when I checked
social media, a guy was asking for the two bands
to do a double header. I’ve always known the
audiences want it. The planets have aligned so
why not? I think it’ll be great. I look out at our
audience and they’re big lads, they’re around the
50 mark, have they got the stamina for the two
bands in one night? I guess we’ll find out soon
enough.”
as achieving enormous success in the USA.
Joining this very special double-bill will be fellow
Stourbridge guest tour DJ,
Graham Crabb
from
Pop Will Eat Itself
.
The accomplishments of Ned’s, The Stuffies and
the Poppies led to a wave of interest in
Stourbridge in the late 80s and early 90s.
Journalists from national newspapers and
magazines descended on the Black Country
town, trying to find the epicentre of the music
scene during spring of 1990 while both bands
were at the top of their game. Ned’s frontman
Jonn Penney
pinched himself as the band
played to venues packed to the rafters,
wondering how things had happened so quickly:
“
By then, we were never there. Because of our
success, we were never in Stourbridge.
Stourbridge trundled on nicely without us. We’d
come back and have the odd bizarre experience.
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“It’s going to be a great tour for sure. I think
there are a lot of people out there that have
waited a long time to see the two bands
together again. I’m looking forward to
seeing the Ned’s because they’ll give
me a kick up the backside. They’re
such a great live band. I’ve never
seen them less than on it”
-
Miles Hunt,
The Wonder Stuff.
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