The Alternative Rock Factfile. It's Back for a Christmas Edition!

[yorks5stringer]

The Chords and The Corrs both had clauses in their Live Concert Contracts that forbade them playing on the same bill. Corduroy were exempt however.

[yorks5stringer]

Line up on the Southbank for the Temp Festival is as follows:

Icehouse, Coldplay, Warm Jets, Hot Chocolate and Red Hot Chillis.

[yorks5stringer]

Why do Erasure have such an image problem?

[pfretrock]

Sting often tours with The Scorpions, under a pseudonym.

[pfretrock]

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Why do Erasure have such an image problem?
[/quote]
The did a highly unsuccessful US tour as 'The Rubbers'.

[Diablo]

The Beatles were called the Beeltes but during their 4th ever live gig Ringo was given the job of printing the flyers and stickering the bass drum.

[Big_Stu]

AC/DC made Sparks in The Power Station into 5000 Volts.

[yorks5stringer]

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AC/DC made Sparks in The Power Station into 5000 Volts.
[/quote]I'm sure you could have shoe-horned Van Der Graf Generator into there and maybe even Wire?

[yorks5stringer]

Gerrry Goffin and Carol King wrote "Will you still love me tomorrow?" together when married, but the answer was "No" in 1968 when they divorced.

[Big_Stu]

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I'm sure you could have shoe-horned Van Der Graf Generator into there and maybe even Wire?
[/quote]

Dang! should have thought of VDGG!!

[yorks5stringer]

Following a crash diet by Phats, Phats and Small lost 50% of their fans and folded. Big-voiced Heather Small carried on as a solo act however.

Edited November 23, 2014 by yorks5stringer

[yorks5stringer]

Gary Barlow, Chris Moyles and Ronan Keating found there was "a mountain high enough" when they climbed Kilimanjaro in 2009 for Comic Relief

[yorks5stringer]

Following Comet's Bankruptcy in 2011, Bill Haley struggled on but fans never adjusted to his acoustic set and he gave up the music business. Alesha and Willie Dixon and Tim Curry are however hoping for good Christmas sales.

[Japhet]

There are only 3 a's in Bananarama. One of them was called Siobahn but I can't remember who the other 2 were.

[yorks5stringer]

White-faced singing brothers Joe and Michael Jackson never actually performed together.

Edited November 23, 2014 by yorks5stringer

[yorks5stringer]

Appearing at the South Bank next week are: Glen Campbell, Mountain, Greg Lake, Sandy Shaw, Lauren Hill, Brooke Benton, Lindisfarne and The Mull Historical Society.

[Diablo]

The James Taylor Quartet featured a singer, bassist, guitard, drummist, kazooist and a triangle player. No-one knew what an ensemble of 6 was called though.

Edited November 23, 2014 by Diablo

[yorks5stringer]

Sixtet?

[sprocketflup]

sextit?

[yorks5stringer]

Contrary to popular etiquette, Tom Jones keeps his hat on whenever he meets a female of the species.

[sprocketflup]

The Polices single "Da do do do, da da da da" was penned after a particularly painful bout of root canal surgery.

[jimbaby]

The Police have also never met Sue Lawley.

[jimbaby]

Sting broke his nose a year ago.

[ras52]

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The Police have also never met Sue Lawley.
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...despite Sting's dubious claim to have "felt" her.

[leschirons]

Contrary to popular belief, when warbly voiced glam pop prince Marc Bolan said

"My people were fair and had stars in their eyes, but now they're content to wear sky in their hair"

He was not just talking pretentious bollocks