Tonight were an English five piece new wave band, from Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England.[1] They were active from June 1977 to January 1979 and had a hit single, "Drummer Man", in February 1978.
Tonight along with The Rich Kids, were the first acts to be described as power pop, a new UK music genre term in 1978, initially mentioned by Charles Catchpole, in the Evening Standard, 'Rock Notes' section, on 17 January 1978.[2] Tonight scored the first hit for the power pop movement in February 1978, with "Drummer Man" reaching No. 14 in the UK Singles Chart.[3] Their next single "Money (That's Your Problem)" charted reached No. 66;[3] but two more singles were released plus an album was recorded.
Lack of further successes leaves them labelled as a one-hit wonder. The previously un-released Tonight album, Drummerman, was finally released in 2010, on Angel Air Records. The original album was shelved by WEA in 1978.