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SEP
21
2023
Glasgow, United Kingdom
McChuills
I Was There
JUN
29
2023
Anaheim, CA
Chain Reaction
I Was There
JAN
23
2016
London, United Kingdom
Boston Music Room, Tufnell Park
I Was There
JAN
16
2016
Cheltenham, United Kingdom
Frog and Fiddle
I Was There
OCT
23
2015
Toronto, ON
Handlebar
I Was There
SEP
05
2015
London, United Kingdom
Canavan's Peckham Pool Club
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About Bad News
There are two bands named Bad News.
1. Bad News are an English spoof rock band, created for the Channel 4 television series The Comic Strip Presents.... Its members are Vim Fuego [Alan Metcalfe], vocals and lead guitar (played by Adrian Edmondson); Den Dennis, rhythm guitar (Nigel Planer); Colin Grigson, bass (Rik Mayall); and Spider Webb, drums (Peter Richardson).
Their first appearance was in 1983, in the first series of The Comic Strip Presents... (written by Edmondson, and produced by Michael White/Comic Strip Productions). The episode, Bad News Tour, took the form of a spoof rockumentary, in which the incompetent band is followed on tour by an almost equally incompetent documentary crew. Coincidentally, it was in production at the same time as the similar film This Is Spinal Tap, which was released the following year to much greater acclaim. Beyond the premise, the two aren't that similar: Spinal Tap have some talent and a lot of success, while Bad News has neither.
The band also guested on some TV music shows and released a self-titled album, consisting of thrashy rock songs interspersed with arguments amongst the band. Brian May of Queen produced the album, which included a cover of Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody".
They also played a tour of universities and polytechnics as well as playing Reading Festival in 1987.They also had a suitably bad opening set at the Monsters of Rock festival at Castle Donington. This performance was featured in a second Comic Strip film, More Bad News, broadcast in 1988.
2. Bad News are a bulgarian underground hip-hop group.
1. Bad News are an English spoof rock band, created for the Channel 4 television series The Comic Strip Presents.... Its members are Vim Fuego [Alan Metcalfe], vocals and lead guitar (played by Adrian Edmondson); Den Dennis, rhythm guitar (Nigel Planer); Colin Grigson, bass (Rik Mayall); and Spider Webb, drums (Peter Richardson).
Their first appearance was in 1983, in the first series of The Comic Strip Presents... (written by Edmondson, and produced by Michael White/Comic Strip Productions). The episode, Bad News Tour, took the form of a spoof rockumentary, in which the incompetent band is followed on tour by an almost equally incompetent documentary crew. Coincidentally, it was in production at the same time as the similar film This Is Spinal Tap, which was released the following year to much greater acclaim. Beyond the premise, the two aren't that similar: Spinal Tap have some talent and a lot of success, while Bad News has neither.
The band also guested on some TV music shows and released a self-titled album, consisting of thrashy rock songs interspersed with arguments amongst the band. Brian May of Queen produced the album, which included a cover of Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody".
They also played a tour of universities and polytechnics as well as playing Reading Festival in 1987.They also had a suitably bad opening set at the Monsters of Rock festival at Castle Donington. This performance was featured in a second Comic Strip film, More Bad News, broadcast in 1988.
2. Bad News are a bulgarian underground hip-hop group.
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Genres:
Heavy Metal, Metal
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Similar Artists On Tour
Bad News merch
Flame Skull Tour - Official Merchandi...
$27.99
Flame Skull Tour - Official Merchandi...
$24.99
Flame Skull Tour - Official Merchandi...
$35.99
Flame Skull Tour - Official Merchandi...
$41.99
Flame Skull Tour - Official Merchandi...
$27.99
Flame Skull Tour - Official Merchandi...
$26.99
Band Photo - Official Merchandise Pre...
$22.99
Band Photo - Official Merchandise T-S...
$19.99
Band Photo - Official Merchandise Tan...
$24.99
Band Photo - Official Merchandise Rag...
$29.99
View All
concerts and tour dates
Past
SEP
21
2023
Glasgow, United Kingdom
McChuills
I Was There
JUN
29
2023
Anaheim, CA
Chain Reaction
I Was There
JAN
23
2016
London, United Kingdom
Boston Music Room, Tufnell Park
I Was There
JAN
16
2016
Cheltenham, United Kingdom
Frog and Fiddle
I Was There
OCT
23
2015
Toronto, ON
Handlebar
I Was There
SEP
05
2015
London, United Kingdom
Canavan's Peckham Pool Club
I Was There
Show More Dates
About Bad News
There are two bands named Bad News.
1. Bad News are an English spoof rock band, created for the Channel 4 television series The Comic Strip Presents.... Its members are Vim Fuego [Alan Metcalfe], vocals and lead guitar (played by Adrian Edmondson); Den Dennis, rhythm guitar (Nigel Planer); Colin Grigson, bass (Rik Mayall); and Spider Webb, drums (Peter Richardson).
Their first appearance was in 1983, in the first series of The Comic Strip Presents... (written by Edmondson, and produced by Michael White/Comic Strip Productions). The episode, Bad News Tour, took the form of a spoof rockumentary, in which the incompetent band is followed on tour by an almost equally incompetent documentary crew. Coincidentally, it was in production at the same time as the similar film This Is Spinal Tap, which was released the following year to much greater acclaim. Beyond the premise, the two aren't that similar: Spinal Tap have some talent and a lot of success, while Bad News has neither.
The band also guested on some TV music shows and released a self-titled album, consisting of thrashy rock songs interspersed with arguments amongst the band. Brian May of Queen produced the album, which included a cover of Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody".
They also played a tour of universities and polytechnics as well as playing Reading Festival in 1987.They also had a suitably bad opening set at the Monsters of Rock festival at Castle Donington. This performance was featured in a second Comic Strip film, More Bad News, broadcast in 1988.
2. Bad News are a bulgarian underground hip-hop group.
1. Bad News are an English spoof rock band, created for the Channel 4 television series The Comic Strip Presents.... Its members are Vim Fuego [Alan Metcalfe], vocals and lead guitar (played by Adrian Edmondson); Den Dennis, rhythm guitar (Nigel Planer); Colin Grigson, bass (Rik Mayall); and Spider Webb, drums (Peter Richardson).
Their first appearance was in 1983, in the first series of The Comic Strip Presents... (written by Edmondson, and produced by Michael White/Comic Strip Productions). The episode, Bad News Tour, took the form of a spoof rockumentary, in which the incompetent band is followed on tour by an almost equally incompetent documentary crew. Coincidentally, it was in production at the same time as the similar film This Is Spinal Tap, which was released the following year to much greater acclaim. Beyond the premise, the two aren't that similar: Spinal Tap have some talent and a lot of success, while Bad News has neither.
The band also guested on some TV music shows and released a self-titled album, consisting of thrashy rock songs interspersed with arguments amongst the band. Brian May of Queen produced the album, which included a cover of Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody".
They also played a tour of universities and polytechnics as well as playing Reading Festival in 1987.They also had a suitably bad opening set at the Monsters of Rock festival at Castle Donington. This performance was featured in a second Comic Strip film, More Bad News, broadcast in 1988.
2. Bad News are a bulgarian underground hip-hop group.
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Genres:
Heavy Metal, Metal
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