The Wonder Stuff and Ned's Atomic Dustbin to share stage for first time in 27 years

It's been 27 years since two of Stourbridge's finest exports, The Wonder Stuff and Ned's Atomic Dustbin, have shared a stage, and today they announce a one-off, 12-date, double-headline UK tour in spring 2018.
By The Newsroom
Published 24th Sep 2017, 21:05 BST
Updated 27th Sep 2017, 11:51 BST
Jonn Penney of Ned's Atomic Dustbin and Miles Hunt of The Wonder Stuff. Picture: Nick Sayers PhotographyJonn Penney of Ned's Atomic Dustbin and Miles Hunt of The Wonder Stuff. Picture: Nick Sayers Photography
Jonn Penney of Ned's Atomic Dustbin and Miles Hunt of The Wonder Stuff. Picture: Nick Sayers Photography

The two bands grew up alongside one another, in the heyday of the ‘Stourbridge Scene’ and their first ever live show together was on The Wonder Stuff’s ‘Disco King’ tour at the legendary Hummingbird in Birmingham. To celebrate this much-sought-after reunion, both bands will be selling a limited number of tickets at 1990 prices of just £7 advance from Wednesday September 27, 2017 at 9am from ticketmaster.co.uk.

The tour includes a gig at O2 Academy Leeds on April 4, 2018.

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With a career spanning more than three decades, The Wonder Stuff have sold millions of albums worldwide with eight studio releases to date. The band continue to record and tour internationally and led by the inimitable Miles Hunt, The Wonder Stuff has achieved vast critical acclaim with hit singles and early releases from The Eight Legged Groove Machine (1988), Hup (1989), Never Loved Elvis (1991) to Construction for the Modern Idiot (1994) and their latest album, 30 Goes Around The Sun (2016) entered the UK Top 30 and made Top 3 in the Indie Chart. Hunt has also recently penned a collection of books, The Wonder Stuff Diaries.

The tour includes a show in at O2 Academy Leeds.The tour includes a show in at O2 Academy Leeds.
The tour includes a show in at O2 Academy Leeds.

Formed 30 years ago in 1987, Ned’s Atomic Dustbin quickly gained momentum and a huge fan base after those initial shows with The Wonder Stuff and shot straight to Number 1 in the Indie Singles Chart in July 1990 with the monumental hit, ‘Kill Your Television’.

Being their huge ‘crossover’ single, the song, the slogan, and the distinctive T-shirt stands as the deepest footprint the band left on the indie rock planet. The Ned’s saw their first Sony single ‘Happy’ (1991) storm into the Top 20 of the UK charts and their seminal debut album, God Fodder, landed with a thud in the Top 5 as well 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.

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Both bands believe it feels right for them to join forces once again.

The tour includes a show in at O2 Academy Leeds.The tour includes a show in at O2 Academy Leeds.
The tour includes a show in at O2 Academy Leeds.

Hunt 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.”

Both bands will each be performing full-length, 75-minute sets and will feature a greatest hits collection, with The Wonder Stuff playing such favourites as ‘Unbearable’, ‘Red Berry Joy Town’ and ‘On The Ropes’, and all original members of the Ned’s playing ‘Happy’, ‘Grey Cell Green’ and ‘Kill Your Television’ among others.

For details visit thewonderstuff.co.uk or nedsatomicdustbin.com

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