Cats in Space explained

Cats in Space
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Origin:Horsham, West Sussex
Genre:Rock, Power pop, Glam rock, Pop rock
Years Active:2015–present
Associated Acts:Ian Gillan, Asia, Robin Trower, Air Race, T'Pau, Bad Company, Little Angels, The Sweet, Statetrooper, Arena, Oliver Wakeman, Michael Moran (music producer), David Richards (record producer), Ian Caple, Mick Wilson, Andy Scott, 10cc, Thunder (band)
Past Members:Paul Manzi
Mark Pascall
Current Members:Greg Hart
Steevi Bacon
Dean Howard
Jeff Brown
Andy Stewart
Mick Wilson
Damien Edwards

Cats in Space (styled CATS in SPACE - The Band)[1] [2] is a British rock band formed in Horsham, West Sussex, in 2015 by guitarist Greg Hart and drummer Steevi Bacon. Following the band's inception, vocalist Paul Manzi, keyboardist Andy Stewart, bassist Jeff Brown, and second guitarist Dean Howard were recruited to complete the official lineup. In mid-2019, vocalist Paul Manzi announced he would leave the band to join The Sweet after the first half of ‘The Narnia Tour’. Soon after Manzi’s departure from the band, Mark Pascall joined the band as their new lead vocalist. After the tour, the band parted ways with Pascall. He was then replaced by Jeff Wayne's War of the Worlds stage show vocalist, Damien Edwards.[3]

History

Cats in Space began to work on their debut album Too Many Gods.[4]

The band released their first single from the album on 24 August 2015 via YouTube, named "Mr. Heartache".

Cats in Space announced their second album, the follow-up to Too Many Gods.[5]

Track two, "The Mad Hatter's Tea Party" (which the band had previously showcased on the 2017 Thunder support tour) was released on 21 July 2017, as a music promo on YouTube.

Tours and Shows

Cats in Space made their debut appearance at London's The Half Moon,[6] Putney, on 6 January 2016. They made subsequent appearances leading them to accept their fourth show at the Stone Free Festival on Sunday 19 June 2016.[7] [8]

Their fifth performance was at The Ramblin' Man Fair,[9] on the new Rising Stage[10] at Mote Park, Maidstone, Kent, on 24 July 2016. The line up featured many classic rock bands including Whitesnake, Europe, Thin Lizzy, Thunder, Airbourne, and Black Stone Cherry.[11]

Thunder UK Tour March 2017

In December 2016, UK rock band Thunder announced that a studio album entitled Rip It Up would be released on 10 February 2017. This would also coincide with a number of live dates. Cats in Space was confirmed on 23 January 2017 as the official UK tour support.[12] [13]

British Summer Time (BST) Hyde Park, London, UK

On 27 March 2017, Cats in Space were added to the Phil Collins BST Hyde Park concert line-up. The concert took place on 30 June 2017.[14] [15]

Fairport Cropredy Convention 2017

On 12 August 2017, the band played an hour-long set to an over 20,000 capacity at the Fairport's Cropredy Convention.[16]

Deep Purple Long Goodbye UK Tour 2017

An announcement was made onstage on the final night of the Scarecrow headline tour that Cats in Space had been added to the whole UK leg of the Deep Purple 2017 arena tour.[17]

Status Quo - Plugged in Live and Rockin' Winter UK Tour 2017

Cats in Space opened ten dates for Status Quo on their Plugged In Live and Rockin' tour.[18]

Bonnie Tyler - The London Palladium, UK 2019

Cats in Space opened for Bonnie Tyler on 18 September 2019 at The London Palladium.[19] [20]

Blue Öyster Cult - UK Tour 2022

Cats in Space opened for Blue Öyster Cult.[21] [22]

Firefest Festival (2024)

In November 2023 it was announced that Cats in Space would perform at Firefest Festival (10 Years After) to be held in the UK at Manchester Academy on 11-13 October 2024.[23] The band were followed on the Saturday night by Touch and Robin McAuley.[24]

Members

Current

Former

Discography

Studio albums

Live albums

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Growl. Rock 'n. Cats in Space 'Too Many Gods' Album, Video ROCKNGROWL.COM. www.rockngrowl.com. 24 August 2015 . Axel Wiesenauer. 24 August 2015.
  2. Web site: Rock Radio. Platinum Rock. Review – Cats In Space Platinum Rock Radio. platinumrockradio.com. Paul Nicholls. 29 August 2015. 27 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210127185033/http://platinumrockradio.com/review-cats-in-space/. dead.
  3. Web site: Damien Edwards, Singer, Bristol, UK. 2021-04-25. Mandy. en-GB.
  4. Web site: Cats In Space Announce The Release Of Debut Album 'Too Many Gods' For October 2015. Goldby. Steve. metaltalk.net. 25 August 2015 . 2016-07-19.
  5. Web site: Cats in Space 'Too Many Gods' Album, Video ROCKNGROWL.COM. www.rockngrowl.com. 24 August 2015 . 2017-08-03.
  6. Web site: Half Moon. 2016-08-08.
  7. Web site: Line Up. Stone Free Festival. 12 July 2016.
  8. Web site: Stone Free Festival 2016 Line-Up :: Clashfinder General. clashfinder.com. 2017-03-12.
  9. Web site: 12 New Acts Join Line Up For Ramblin' Man Fair - Stereoboard. Johnson. Laura. 2016-08-03.
  10. Web site: Ramblin' Man Fair Adds The Rising Stage Featuring Some Of The UK's Best Up And Coming Bands. Goldby. Steve. www.metaltalk.net. June 2016. 2016-08-04.
  11. News: Ramblin Man Fair 2016 Announces Full Lineup - Just Listen To This. 2016-07-01. Just Listen To This. 2017-03-08.
  12. Web site: THUNDER CATS. 2017-01-24. HRH Mag. 2017-03-08.
  13. News: Cats in Space will play with Thunder. RAMzine. 2017-03-08.
  14. Web site: Phil Collins Barclaycard presents BST Hyde Park. Park. Barclaycard presents BST Hyde. www.bst-hydepark.com. 2017-04-02.
  15. Web site: More acts announced for Phil Collins 30th June show! Barclaycard presents BST Hyde Park. Park. Barclaycard presents BST Hyde. www.bst-hydepark.com. 2017-08-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20170827132209/https://www.bst-hydepark.com/news/detail/more-acts-announced-for-phil-collins-30th-june-show. 27 August 2017. dead.
  16. News: Marillion, Richard Thompson confirmed for Cropredy 2017. 2016-12-12. Prog. 2017-08-14.
  17. News: Cats In Space to support Deep Purple on UK arena tour. Planet Rock. 2018-02-08. en.
  18. Web site: CATS IN SPACE TO SUPPORT STATUS QUO PLUS LIVE ALBUM ON THE WAY. Goldby. Steve. www.metaltalk.net. 2018-02-08.
  19. Web site: Bonnie Tyler Tickets, The London Palladium – Official Box Office. LW Theatres. en-GB. 2019-12-17.
  20. Web site: Gig review: BONNIE TYLER/Cats In Space – London Palladium, 18 September 2019. Andynathan. Get Ready to ROCK! News Reviews Interviews Radio. en-US. 2019-12-17.
  21. Hobson . John . 2020-06-12 . Don't Fear The Reaper by Blue Oyster Cult . Occupational Medicine . 70 . 5 . 354–355 . 10.1093/occmed/kqaa091 . 0962-7480. free .
  22. Web site: Blue Oyster Cult Previous 2022 Tour Dates . 2022-12-31 . www.blueoystercult.com.
  23. Web site: Fireworks Magazine - FaceAche. 26 September 2024.
  24. Web site: Firefest Festival . 11 September 2024 . FireFest-Festival.
  25. Web site: Cats in Space – My Kind of Christmas (2019, CD). Discogs.
  26. Web site: Cats in Space (2022,website). Cats In Space.
  27. Web site: Cats In Space: Time Machine, CD Edition . 2024-11-13 . www.cherryred.co.uk . en.

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