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Biography
The Members were formed in 1977 by Nicky Tesco. Tesco was a graduate who, having failed to emigrate to Canada, had returned to Camberley, Surrey UK, and had been working in a variety of jobs when the opportunity arose to form a band. Linking up with a friend and local guitarist Gary Baker an initial four piece was formed. Tesco soon added trainee merchant banker Jean Marie Carroll, known as JC, to the line up having been a long admirer of his style and songwriting abilities. Carroll was dismissed by other members of the band but it was the Tesco-Carroll axis that dominated the band and instigated the line up changes. The 1977 to 1983 line up was Nicky Tesco (vocals), JC (vocals & guitar), Nigel Bennett (guitar), Chris Payne (bass) and Adrian Lillywhite (drums). That Line up reformed in 2006 to play two shows. In 2009 the band released an updated version of the classic Offshore Banking Business single called International Financial Crisis. Carroll Payne and New Drummer Nick Cash (began touring again) Tesco having retired for health reasons and Bennett having joined the Vibrators. 2010 saw them record a Live album in Berlin (Live in Berlin) and perform at the Isle of Wight and Glastonbury festivals and Tour Europe. cash had to pull out due to health reasons in December 2010 and was replaced by Punk Rock Legend Rat Scabies.
Past Appearances
- 2025 2 May 2025
- 2019 8 Oct 2019
- 2019 6 Sep 2019
- 2019 1 Aug 2019
- 2018 5 Oct 2018
- 2018 24 Aug 2018
- 2018 2 Aug 2018
- 2018 13 Jul 2018
- 2018 25 May 2018
- 2016 7 Oct 2016
- 2016 27 Aug 2016
- 2016 4 Aug 2016
- 2016 3 Jun 2016
- 2016 6 May 2016
- 2014 25 Jul 2014
- 2011 12 Aug 2011
- 2010 11 Jun 2010




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