33-487: Happy Monday may refer to Happy Mondays , an English alternative rock band Happy Monday System , public holidays shifted to Mondays in Japan Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Happy Monday . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to
66-724: A best of album, Double Double Good was released in July 2012, as well as a live recording of the band's May 2012 gig in Brixton . The band went on to play gigs in Chile and Argentina in May 2012 and then a number of European festivals in the summer of 2012, including Ireland's Sea Sessions, Scotland's T in the Park, the band were headliners at Camp Bestival in Dorset in July 2012 and they performed at
99-621: A sample - utilising a tape loop of African drumming. In 1987 three Australian bands ( the Party Boys , Chantoozies and Exploding White Mice ) each released their own cover version of "He's Gonna Step on You Again". The Party Boys' single was issued in May, and peaked at No. 1, for two weeks, in late July on the Australian Music Report chart while the Chantoozies version reached No. 36. The Party Boys released
132-429: A cameo role in the film as a gangster and Rowetta appeared in the film as herself. 2004 saw another re-formation, comprising original members Bez , Gaz and Shaun Ryder along with another group of musicians. Shaun Ryder recruited Kav Sandhu to join on guitar & bring in a new group of musicians. Kav brought on-board bassist Mikey Shine, keyboard player Dave Parkinson & guitarist Jonn Dunn. Dave Parkinson
165-598: A cover version in 1987 that reached No. 1 on the Australian Music Report , No. 92 in the United Kingdom and No. 10 on the New Zealand Singles Chart . The band also recorded a 12-inch single, "He's Gonna Step on You Again" (Stomp mix) with Nick Mainsbridge remixing, which was backed by "She's a Mystery". The Chantoozies released a version in 1987 as the second single from their debut studio album Chantoozies . The song peaked at number 36 on
198-686: A tight unit until the first incarnation came to an end in 1993. The band headlined the Friday night at Glastonbury Festival 1990. In November of that year, Paul McCartney commented in NME : "I saw the Happy Mondays on TV, and they reminded me of the Beatles in their 'Strawberry Fields' phase." Musically, the band fused indie pop guitars with a rhythmic style that owed much to house music , Krautrock , funk , and northern soul . Much of their music
231-548: Is a song originally performed by John Kongos , co-written by Kongos and Christos Demetriou , and first released in 1971 by Fly Records . It entered the UK Singles Chart on 22 May 1971 and spent 14 weeks there, peaking at No. 4. Covers of the song have been chart successes several times, including for Happy Mondays in 1990. It was cited in the Guinness Book of Records as being the first song to have used
264-845: The Isle of Wight Festival and Scarborough , then in July 2013 they played at the Warrington Music Festival and at Sandown Park Racecourse in Esher , Surrey . They played dates in Belfast , Crewe and Dublin in August 2013. In October 2013 they travelled to Spain to do gigs in Barcelona and Madrid then in November 2013 they kicked off a 16 date UK tour to celebrate 25 years since their second critically acclaimed album Bummed
297-815: The Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro , Brazil , and famously went to meet Ronnie Biggs in Brazil with Piers Morgan , who at the time was a writer for The Sun newspaper. The Mondays also influenced many bands around the Northwest and beyond, including the Stone Roses , Oasis , and the Charlatans . A multi-city US tour followed, with the group returning home early in May 1991. In 1991, they played to 30,000 people at Elland Road , Leeds , said to be
330-694: The 20,000 capacity Manchester Arena and two nights at Brixton Academy , and released a new single, a cover version of the Thin Lizzy hit "The Boys Are Back in Town". The single reached number 24 in the UK Singles Chart . They provided support for Oasis on their "Standing on the Shoulder of Giants" arena tour, played at the Fuji Rock Festival in Japan , numerous European festivals including T in
363-710: The 2000 break-up, and formed his own band Big Arm. That year, the Mondays released a live DVD of a show in Barcelona. The Mondays played a variety of festival dates in 2005 (including Global Gathering ), capping it off with a concert at the Manchester Arena. In June 2006, Happy Mondays performed in Liverpool , and on 30 July 2006 they were special guests at the Fuji Rock Festival. In August 2006,
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#1732773363761396-589: The Australian Kent Music Report . 7-inch single (K301) 12-inch single (X 14504) English band Happy Mondays covered the song in 1990, retitling it "Step On", with two different music videos. It was originally intended as a contribution to the Rubáiyát: Elektra's 40th Anniversary compilation for their US label Elektra, but they decided to keep it to release as a single, and instead covered Kongos's " Tokoloshe Man " for
429-587: The Embera. The band composed a track with members of the tribe for a performance, penning the track "Ooo La La to Panama". Although billed as the first original line-up recording since 1992, Paul Davis was not present, and no mention of him was made. Gaz Whelan confirmed on Twitter that Davis had left the band. The band toured Australia and New Zealand in February and March 2019, performing their 1990 album Pills 'N' Thrills And Bellyaches . On 15 July 2022,
462-520: The Happy Mondays' own Spike Island . By July that year, they revealed details of a fourteen track 'official bootleg' live album , Baby Big Head , recorded at the Elland Road concert. The official record label release, Live followed later in the year. Yes Please! followed in 1992, produced by Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth , recorded at Eddy Grant 's studio in Barbados . The album
495-860: The Machine , at the 2007 Coachella Music Festival in Indio, California . They were introduced by Tony Wilson. Bez missed the show because he could not get into the US due to "passport issues". The band then toured throughout the summer of 2007 including a trip to the Numusic Festival in Norway. They played Splendour in the Grass in Australia in July 2009, and the UK V Festival in August 2009. Happy Mondays toured
528-424: The Park and also toured Australia the same year. Although critically acclaimed and playing to sell-out crowds, the band once more ceased their activity in 2001 following the departure of bass player and founding member Paul Ryder. A fictionalised depiction of the band is featured in the 2002 film 24 Hour Party People , with Danny Cunningham as Shaun Ryder and Paul Popplewell as Paul Ryder. Paul Ryder himself had
561-521: The UK singles chart. By the late 1980s, the Happy Mondays were an important part of the Manchester music scene and personified rave culture. Numerous world tours meant the band had international success as well as massive success in their home country. The line-up of the band during this first and most important ten-year phase never changed, and the six original members Shaun Ryder , Paul Ryder , Gaz Whelan , Paul Davis, Mark Day, and Bez remained
594-612: The US and Canada with the Psychedelic Furs in late 2009 with Paul Ryder's son and Shaun Ryder's nephew Jake Ryder filling in for Gaz Whelan on drums. Happy Mondays appeared at the Wizard Festival in North-East Scotland in August 2010. This version of the band continued until 2010. Members Mikey Shine, Jonn Dunn & Dan Broad continued to back Shaun Ryder for his solo tour until 2011, surrounding
627-884: The V Festivals in August 2012. They then travelled to Majorca and Ibiza to play the Ibiza and Majorca Rocks events. The band announced in September 2012 that they were writing their first album with the original lineup in more than 20 years. The band played two nights at the Roundhouse , London and in Manchester in December 2012. They travelled to Dubai in April 2013 to perform and in May 2013 played gigs at Bristol 's Vegfest and one in Brighton . June 2013 brought gigs at
660-479: The band announced that they had completed their first album in fourteen years, with producers Sunny Levine and Howie B , and had signed to Sanctuary Records . A single "Playground Superstar", from the soundtrack for the football film Goal! , was released a few months prior to completion of the new album, Uncle Dysfunktional released in mid-2007. on Noel Gallagher 's label Big Brother Records . Happy Mondays performed before another re-formed act, Rage Against
693-451: The band announced via their Facebook page that Paul Ryder had died in the early hours of that morning. He was 58 years old. In March 2024 the band embarked on a UK tour with Inspiral Carpets as the support act. Prior to the tour, frontman Shaun Ryder stated that the band would be on hiatus for a few years following the tour. Current Former General Step On " He's Gonna Step on You Again " (also known as " Step On ")
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#1732773363761726-495: The band onstage as a dancer and maracas player. Rowetta joined as a second vocalist and percussionist in 1990. They were initially signed to Tony Wilson 's Factory Records label. The group's work bridged the Manchester alternative rock music of the 1980s and the emerging UK rave scene, drawing influence from funk , house , and psychedelia to pioneer the Madchester sound. They experienced their commercial peak with
759-657: The intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Happy_Monday&oldid=932864433 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Happy Mondays Happy Mondays are an English rock band formed in Salford in 1980. The original line-up consisted of brothers Shaun Ryder (vocals) and Paul Ryder ( bass ), Gaz Whelan (drums), Paul Davis (keyboard), and Mark Day (guitar). Mark "Bez" Berry later joined
792-434: The place of Day and Davis were Wags and a number of other session musicians including Ben Leach who had once been a member of The Farm , percussionist Lea Mullen, and rapper "Nuts". Also joining the new line-up was soul diva Rowetta Satchell (who sang back-up on Pills, Thrills, and Bellyaches, as well as Yes Please!, and who would go on to have solo success). The band toured extensively in the UK and internationally, selling out
825-503: The release of his autobiography. On 29 January 2012, Shaun Ryder announced on radio station Xfm that the band would return with the original and definitive lineup of himself, his brother Paul Ryder on bass, Gaz Whelan on drums, Rowetta as female vocalist, Mark Day on guitar, Paul Davis on keyboards and dancer Mark Berry. They appeared on ITV's This Morning , and were interviewed by Phillip Schofield . Shaun Ryder pronounced that amends had been made, friendships reinstated and that it
858-409: The releases Bummed (1988), Madchester Rave On (1989), and Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches (1990), with the latter going platinum in the UK. Happy Mondays disbanded in 1993, but have since reformed several times and released the reunion album Uncle Dysfunktional (2007). The band were signed to Factory Records after passing a demo tape to Phil Saxe, a trader at Manchester Arndale who
891-526: Was a commercial failure that bankrupted Factory Records. Happy Mondays disbanded in 1993, and Shaun Ryder and Bez formed Black Grape with ex- Paris Angels guitarist "Wags" (who would later go on to serve in the 1999–2000 reincarnation of the Mondays) and ex- Ruthless Rap Assassins star Kermit. Seven years passed, and in 1999 Happy Mondays re-formed, with founding members Shaun Ryder, Paul Ryder, Gaz Whelan and Bez but without Paul Davis and Mark Day. In
924-463: Was just like the old days, but without the madness. They did a 13-date UK tour in May 2012, most of which were sold out, and an extra date was added at London's Brixton Academy due to the demand for tickets. The tour included other shows at the Manchester Arena, plus other dates in Bournemouth , Glasgow , Dublin , Leeds , Sheffield and Nottingham . To coincide with the band's reformation tour
957-429: Was later replaced by Dan Broad. Backing singers on the first tour were Angie Brown and Ron Carroll . from 2004 to 2006 the band were managed by Danny Newman, MD at London Club Turnmills brother of London Club DJ Tall Paul. Rowetta's backing vocal role was now being performed by Julie E. Gordon who toured with the band until 2010. Paul Ryder was not present, having sworn to never perform with his brother again following
990-461: Was on friendly terms with Mike Pickering , a DJ at the Haçienda nightclub. Saxe became the band's manager. Their first release was the "Forty Five EP", often called the "Delightful EP" after its first track. It was released on Factory Records in September 1985. Their first album, Squirrel and G-Man Twenty Four Hour Party People Plastic Face Carnt Smile (White Out) , was released in 1987 and
1023-533: Was produced by John Cale . This was followed by two further albums: Bummed , in 1988, produced by Martin Hannett , and Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches , in 1990, produced by Paul Oakenfold and Steve Osborne . The latter, recorded at Capitol Studios in Los Angeles, went platinum in the UK, selling more than 350,000 copies. Singles " Step On " and " Kinky Afro " from this album both reached number 5 in
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1056-529: Was released, and the band plan to play most of the songs from that infamous album. The band signed to Creation Management in 2015. They have announced an international tour to coincide with the 25th anniversary of the Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches . In September 2015, the programme Singing in the Rainforest followed the band as they travelled to Panama to record a new song with an isolated tribe called
1089-552: Was remixed by popular DJs , emphasising the dance influences even further. In style and dress, they crossed hippy fashion and ideals with 1970s glamour. Sartorially and musically, the band helped to encourage the psychedelic revival associated with acid house . One of their most popular songs is "Lazyitis (One Armed Boxer)", featuring a surreal duet between Ryder and Karl Denver . In February 1991, Happy Mondays played in Rock in Rio 2 at
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