The Housemartins
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| Origin | Kingston Upon Hull |
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| United Kingdom | |
| Hull | |
| England | |
| United Kingdom | |
| Members | Paul Heaton |
| Fatboy Slim | |
| Dave Hemingway | |
| Stan Cullimore | |
| Hugh Whitaker | |
| Ted Key | |
| Chris Lang | |
| Justin Patrick | |
| Genres | Indie Pop |
| Jangle | |
| Also known as | The Fish City Five |
| Associ act | The Beautiful South |
| Fatboy Slim | |
| Freak Power | |
| Songs | BuildThe People Who Grinned Themselves to Death · 1987 Happy HourNow That's What I Call Music 7 · 1986 Think for a MinuteLondon 0 Hull 4 · 1986 View 25+ more |
| List | BuildThe People Who Grinned Themselves to Death · 1987 |
| Happy HourNow That's What I Call Music 7 · 1986 | |
| Think for a MinuteLondon 0 Hull 4 · 1986 | |
| Albums | London 0 Hull 4 |
| Five Get Over Excited | |
| The Housemartins Christmas | |
| Career start | Kingston upon Hull, United Kingdom |
| Skos genre | Alternative/Indie |
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| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 1387974 |
About The Housemartins
The Housemartins were an English indie rock group formed in Hull who were active in the 1980s and charted three top-ten albums and six top-twenty singles in the UK. Many of their lyrics conveyed a mixture of socialist politics and Christianity, reflecting the beliefs of the band.
Paul Heaton buys drinks for fans attending TRNSMT
... Heaton, formerly of the Beautiful South and The Housemartins, is set to appear on the main stage at TRNSMT on Friday...
Paul Heaton pays for fans' drinks to mark Scarborough gig
... The Housemartins had two successful albums and a number of hit singles, including a cover version of Caravan of Love which topped the UK charts in December 1986...
Paul Heaton buys drinks for fans attending TRNSMT
Singer Paul Heaton is putting money behind five Glasgow bars so fans attending Scotland's biggest Music Festival can " have a drink on him".
Heaton, formerly of The Beautiful South and The Housemartins , is set to appear on the main stage at TRNSMT on Friday.
About 50,000 revellers are expected to attend the opening day of the Glasgow Green event.
On Social Media Heaton said the gesture was a Thank You during what he dubbed " the cost of greed crisis".
A post shared on The Singer 's Twitter and Facebook accounts said: " Paul is leaving some money behind The Bar at a few local pubs near to Trnsmt Festival so that some of you can have a drink on him tomorrow afternoon (or until The Money runs out, or The Bar runs Dry ! ). "
This isn't the First Time Heaton, who now performs as solo artist, has treated his fans.
In 2022, to mark his 60th birthday he paid for 60 drinks for those attending Neighbourhood festival and since then has carried on The Tradition .
Heaton shot to fame with The Housemartins in the early 80s. The Hull-based band had two successful albums and A Number of hit singles, including a cover version of Caravan of Love which reached Number One in the UK charts in December 1986.
After The Band split he formed The Beautiful South in 1988, which became one of the biggest-selling UK acts of all time, releasing 15 albums over nine years.
The pubs involved in his Glasgow drinks giveaway are:
TRNSMT starts on Friday with Britpop legends Pulp, Sam Fender and The 1975 headlining over the weekend.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
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