Between 1972 and 1976, 10cc had an outstanding string of hit records, such as the two No. 1's Rubber Bullets and I'm Not In Love, I'm Mandy Fly Me, Wall Street Shuffle, Art For Art's Sake and many more, making them one of the most successful and influential English bands of the 70s.
10cc will be playing at the Barracuda nightclub in Newquay on Sunday, June 10, the doors opening at 8pm. 10cc will be onstage at 10pm and DH Steve Merrick will be playing the after party with hits from the 70s until the small hours. Tickets are on sale now through ticketweb either online at www.ticketweb.co.uk or on the 24hr ticket hotline number 08700 600 100 and selected ticket outlets across devon & cornwall. For general enquiries call the Barracuda on 01637 875 800.
Into 83-'84 - Graham and Eric decided to formally disband 10cc. Graham subsequently formed Wax with American songwriter Andrew Gold, whose biggest hit to date had been Lonely Boy and whose theme for the evergreen TV series The Golden Girls had made him hot property.
Into the 90s amid renewed interest in everything 10cc-ish, Graham reunited with Eric Stewart to record a new 10cc album, Meanwhile, which featured some input from Godley and Creme. Although a moderate success in the UK, the album was enormous in Japan. Before you could say Sushi, Graham and Eric had jumped on a plane to Japan where their tour was so successful that the duo, with an extended line-up, were invited to return the following year.
As if the 90s hadn't been busy enough already, 1995 turned out to be one of the most active periods with tours of the UK, Japan and Europe, an acoustic show at the famous Lloyds of London Building and to cap it all, a BMI citation for an unprecedented three million plays on US radio for I'm Not In Love. This followed the BMI citation for two million plays of Things We Do For Love and one million plays of Bus Stop. Graham was beginning to run out of wall space.
With 2002 being the 30th anniversary of the 10cc hit Donna, Graham thought it good opportunity to play more live shows and remind people of the original band's musical genius. A UK tour covered 28 cities and towns from April-June, followed by selected one-off events during the summer and shows in Europe.
In November, Universal Records releases the double CD 10cc: Greatest Hits And More, featuring the obvious band numbers, plus hits Graham wrote for others and collaborations, including two new tracks written with Kevin Godley. The album will be TV-advertised for three weeks and then followed by a DVD.
To coincide with the new album, the band is undertaking a 20-concert UK tour from late-February through March, with many of the shows co-promoted by local radio stations. Summer festivals for 2007 are already being confirmed in the UK and across Europe.
The live band's line-up is Graham Gouldman, bass, guitar, vocals; Rick Fenn, lead guitar, vocals; Paul Burgess, drums; Mick Wilson, percussion, guitar, vocals; Mike Stevens, keyboards, guitar, sax, vocals.
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