Happy Mondays

Happy Mondays are an English alternative rock band from Salford, Greater
Manchester. Formed in 1980, the band's original line-up was Shaun Ryder on
lead vocals, his brother Paul Ryder on bass, lead guitarist Mark Day,
keyboardist Paul Davis, and drummer Gary Whelan. Mark "Bez" Berry later joined
the band onstage during a live performance after befriending Shaun ... read more

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Bez at the NME Awards video

Bez slates the current state of music, reveals he's waiting for a revolution and says he's looking forward to welcoming...
→ Posted 1 March 2012 5.46pm — Comment on this

Happy Mondays Postpone Australian Tour

British rockers Happy Mondays have postponed their upcoming tour of Australia just days before the shows were due to kick off.The band was due to...
Posted 29 April 4.12pm — Comment on this

School of rock: The Smiths, Happy Mondays and Elbow to tutor at Manchester music college

From Morrissey to Shaun Ryder, Manchester is famed for its musical mavericks. Now the city’s rock legends will lecture the next generation of hopefuls at a new coll...
Posted 25 January 5.09pm — Comment on this

Happy Mondays' Shaun Ryder Says Twilight Is Romeo And Juliet With Fangs

He saw all of them...
Posted 20 December 2012 7.04pm — Comment on this

Live music booking now

Prepare the maracas and glo-sticks as the Happy Mondays return (19–20 Dec, Roundhouse, NW1). Support comes from the evergreen 808 State …For younger ravers, B...
Posted 25 August 2012 12.05am — Comment on this

Open thread: Which is the best Happy Mondays song?

This Saturday's Guardian comes with a free copy of Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches. But which Happy Mondays song is best?In case you haven't noticed, Happy Mondays are b...
Posted 22 June 2012 2.54pm — Comment on this

Music festivals guide 2012: the highlights

Who needs Glasto? We have 12 good reasons why 2012's festival season will be one to rememberMADCHESTER RAVES ONThe reformation of baggy heroes the Stone Roses to play T i...
Posted 26 May 2012 12.30am — Comment on this

Happy Mondays

Brixton Academy, LondonIf you discount his propensity for using the f-word, you could call Shaun Ryder a solid citizen these days. The Happy Mondays' leader is slim, drug...
Posted 13 May 2012 2.08pm — Comment on this

The Quangos (No 1,257)

A trip to the landfill reveals another indie band content to turn over the Stones of the past and see what Beatles scurry beneathHometown: Manchester.The lineup: Josh God...
Posted 25 April 2012 4.21pm — Comment on this

Write for us about: the best music autobiographies

Which is the most compelling musical memoir? Let us know …"Writing about music is like dancing about architecture," said Frank Zappa (or Elvis Costello, Laurie Ande...
Posted 10 April 2012 4.11pm — Comment on this

Stone Roses reunion inspired Happy Mondays comeback

Shaun Ryder also reveals dancer Bez will join reunion, despite previous denials
Posted 19 March 2012 6.04am — Comment on this

Shaun Ryder - Happy Mondays Reunion Was Caused By Stone Roses

Shaun Ryder credits the Stone Roses for the Happy Mondays reunion The frontman admitted it was the fellow Manchester group getting back together which propelled his own b...
Posted 19 March 2012 5.00am — Comment on this

Happy Mondays - Mondays Star Bez To Be A Grandfather

Happy Mondays star Bez is set to be a grandfather The dancer and percussionist became an integral member of the cult British band during their heyday in the early 1990s a...
Posted 2 March 2012 7.06am — Comment on this

Bez to sit out Happy Mondays reunion

Maraca-waving dancer says he is 'too old' to join Manchester band on reunion tour in MayThe years of melon-twisting and maraca-waving have taken their toll on the Happy M...
Posted 1 March 2012 11.12am — Comment on this

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Top songs

The 5 most played Happy Mondays songs in the past year.

  • Step On  166 plays
  • Kinky Afro  37 plays
  • Hallelujah (club Mix)  2 plays
  • Delightful  1 plays
  • Loose Fit  1 plays

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Absolute Radio stations playing songs by Happy Mondays over the past year.

  1. Absolute Radio 90s 599 plays
  2. Absolute Radio 207 plays
  3. Absolute 80s 13 plays
  4. Absolute Radio 00s 13 plays
  5. Absolute Classic Rock 13 plays
  6. Absolute Radio 70s 5 plays
  7. Absolute Radio 60s 5 plays

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