Misty's Big Adventure | |
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 Misty's Big Adventure | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Birmingham, England |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Labels | SL Records Grumpy Fun Recordings Psychotron Records |
| Members | Hannah Baines Lucy Baines Lucy Bassett Matt Jones Sam Minnear Jonathan Kedge Erotic Volvo |
| Past members | DJ Feva Grandmaster Gareth |
| Website | http://www.mistysbigadventure.com |
Misty's Big Adventure are a band from Birmingham, England. Their music is an eclectic mix of jazz, lounge, psychedelia, 2 tone, pop and punk.
The band's most stable line-up, with which it enjoyed its greatest success over a twenty-year period, was composed of singer and sole songwriter Grandmaster Gareth (real name Gareth Jones), drummer Sam Minnear, bassist Matt Jones, guitarist Jonathan Kedge, trumpet player Hannah Baines, saxophone player Lucy Baines, keyboardist Lucy Bassett and dancer Erotic Volvo.
On 19 May 2022, it was announced via social media that frontman Grandmaster Gareth had died on 16th May 2022, two days after the band had headlined the Hare & Hounds in their home town of Birmingham. No further announcement was made concerning the future of the band. [1]
Drummer Sam Minnear's father is Kerry Minnear, who played keyboards, cello and vibes for British progressive rock band Gentle Giant during the 1970s.