The Stranglers

"The Stranglers came on stage and we stood in awe of them. There was a semi circle arc in front of the stage and nobody would go any closer." - U2



"Before a big night out, I get together with my friends. We put music on - something like The Stranglers or The Velvet Underground - and have a drink while trying on different outfits. It's sometimes the most fun part of the evening" - Kate Moss



First forming in 1974 the band’s straight talking approach gave them notoriety later embraced by the punk movement of ‘77. This led to their debut single 'Grip' and their legendary first album Rattus Norvegicus. The band’s career has featured 24 top 40 hits including ‘Peaches’, ‘No More Heroes’, ‘5 Minutes’, ‘Duchess’, ‘Something Better Change’, ‘Always the Sun’, ‘Strange Little Girl’, ‘Walk on By’, culminating with their ultimate classic ‘Golden Brown’.



As well as 24 top 40 singles the band have charted 18 top 40 albums with worldwide sales of over 16 million.



After re-signing to EMI in 2004 their last 2 albums 'Norfolk Coast' and ‘Suite XVI’ have been hailed as their best for 20 years with hit singles ‘Big Thing Coming’ and ‘Long Black Veil’ achieving chart success and a new single out on EMI in 2010 heralding 5 decades of hits.



The band recently performed at T in the Park, the V Festivals, Isle of Wight, Hyde Park, Oxygen and set out on a sell out UK tour on 26th Feb including the Hammersmith Apollo followed by dates in Europe and Japan and appearances at key major festivals.



The new album ‘Decades Apart’ will feature tracks from all 5 decades of the bands career and is released on EMI on March 1st 2010.



For news and updates, visit the band’s official site www.stranglers.net