It Bites

It Bites formed in Cumbria in the early 1980s, and achieved chart success in 1986 with their top 10 UK hit single 'Calling All The Heroes'. The band released three albums on Virgin Records – 'Big Lad In The Windmill' (1986), 'Once Around The World' (1988) and 'Eat Me In St Louis' (1989) before the band broke up following the departure of their original frontman Francis Dunnery.



Nearly 20 years later, and to meet considerable public demand, the three remaining band members – John Beck (keyboards), Bob Dalton (drums), and Dick Nolan (bass) – decided to reunite, along with new vocalist/guitarist John Mitchell, a well-respected guitarist and songwriter as well as a lifelong fan of the band.



Their fourth studio album 'The Tall Ships' – their first in nearly 20 years – was released in 2008, and has earned the band a whole new group of fans, as well as bringing back some old ones too.



Lee Pomeroy, who plays bass for Take That and Rick Wakeman amongst others, joined the band in place of Dick Nolan in 2009, and they have just finished a UK tour as well as a few dates in Japan (with Nathan King from Level 42 playing bass in Lee's absence).



A new album is in production.



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