Cry Before Dawn are a four piece rock band from Wexford, Ireland. During the 1980's they released two albums and a number of singles, with some chart success in both Ireland and the U.K.
During their more successful years they toured the U.K. extensively, supported Big Country and appeared on the Wogan show on BBC television,
After a number of small line-up changes, the band eventually broke up in 1992. Although they have not played together since, the band announced in November 2010 that they would be reforming to play a small number of prestigious gigs around Ireland.