| Fonda 500 | |
| Background: | group_or_band |
| Origin: | Hull, England |
| Genre: | Electropop |
| Years Active: | 1995–2023 |
| Label: | Record Mountain, Low Transit Industries |
| Associated Acts: | Bitmap |
| Current Members: | Simon Stone Matt Edible Ian Appleyard Bod Nicholas Broten |
Fonda 500 (aka F500 or Fonda500) are a British electropop band from Kingston upon Hull.[1]
Formed in 1995, Fonda 500 have been releasing albums since 2000. Their songs appeared on the soundtrack to the British comedy television programme, Teachers,[2] Colin Farrel film Intermission and E4's Skins (2010).
Their first two albums were released on Village Records (Hull), followed by a signing to Truck Records (Oxford) for No. 1 Hifi Hair. Gentle Electric (Nottingham) released Spectrumatronicalogical Sounds and the ABCDELP.
Their sixth album, Je m'appelle Stereo, was released on their own label Record mountain in 2008.[1] In 2014 they released 8-Bit Sound System, a limited edition cassette which rendered the entire of Eight Track Sound System into 8 bit. By 2018 the new album I Heart Fonda 500 was released by Record mountain, to be followed by the remix album "I Hate Fonda 500" in 2019.
The band announced a final performance in 2023.[3]