Magnum are a British melodic rock band from Birmingham England. Formed in 1972, Magnum have undergone several changes in personnel over the years but the singer-songwriter core of Bob Catley andl the band split in December 1995. Magnum
Magnum began as the covers or house band at Birminghams famous Rum Runner night club (later the home of Duran Duran) before they began to develop their own style by playing Clarkin’s songs at a residency at The Railway Inn, in Birmingham’s Curzon Street in 1976. Dave Morgan figured in the original line up and later found success with ELO, later recording an independent album (the BC collection) with ELO keyboard player; Richard Tandy.
Magnum perfroming live at Rock City, Main Hall, Nottingham
Magnum are a British progressive rock band from Birmingham, England. Formed as a four piece by Tony Clarkin (guitar) and Bob Catley (vocals), in order to appear as the resident band at The Rum Runner night club Birmingham. Their breakthrough album came in 1985 with the gold certified album[2] On A Storyteller’s Night which featured the single “Just Like An Arrow”. This success continued in the following years with the Roger Taylor produced Vigilante in 1986, the Top 5, silver certified album Wings Of Heaven in 1988, which featured three Top 40 singles, and the Keith Olsen produced Goodnight L.A. reaching #9 in the UK Album Chart in 1990
Magnum have added 15 UK shows to their planned 2016 European tour.
Now they’ll perform across the UK in May, kicking off in Southampton on the 11th, before wrapping up the tour at Leamington’s Assembly Rooms on the 30th. They’ve also been confirmed for the Rock Of Ages festival in Seebronn, Germany, on July 31.
Guitarist Tony Clarkin wrote 25 songs for the follow-up to 2014’s Escape From The Shadow Garden but cut that number to 10 for the final tracklist, with a further three included on a bonus DVD to be bundled with the record.
Clarkin said: “It would have been too much of a shame to disregard them, particularly since our fans want to know after every release what happened to the rest of the material.”
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