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Half Man Half Biscuit

 The last band we saw was in April and it was Half Man Half Biscuit. They were great, although obviously I still haven't got "Joy Division Oven Gloves" out of my head. I hadn't seen the band since the early 90s despite owning several items of Dukla Prague!

It was on the same day as we were at Cambridge's famous victory over Peterborough, so I wasn't that sober and we even sat through the first few songs in Junction 2 instead of Junction 1. Luckily the venues are next door to each other.

The gig came off the back of them playing the John Peel Centre in Stowmarket the night before, which shows the type of cult rather than mainstream appeal that they enjoy.

The band were formed in Birkenhead in 1984, and despite a short hiatus in the 1990s,  have remained active ever since with a core line up of Nigel Blackwell (guitar and vocals); Neil Crossley (bass); Ken Hancock (drums) and Carl Henry (guitar).

The band are pretty unique and most of their lyrics are typically British, in fact you might like to think of them as a British folk band for the late 20th / early 21st Century with a post-punk sound.

They have released a pretty infinite number of albums. Some of the main ones being "Back in the DHSS" from back in 1985; "Achtung Bono" from 2005, which includes "Joy Division Oven Gloves"; My favourite - "CSI Ambleside" from 2008. Their latest album is "The Voltarol Years" from 2022.

The band have retained cult rather than mainstream status, which is why the fans seem to have an affinity with each other. To be honest, HMHB have never been ones to court fame anyway. At the height of their popularity they turned down going on TV for a Tranmere match. 










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