May 21: Ticket Stub #8: It Bites

Well, what a band they were! They were so tight!

This was an excellent gig - one of about fifteen at least that I saw in various venues, both headlining and also supporting others, such as Robert Plant.

This was for a standing gig at the Cambridge Corn Exchange.

The band was formed in the Lake District in 1982.

The line-up was Francis Dunnery, Bob Dalton and Dick Nolan who were joined by John Beck on keyboards (and red lipstick and top hat).

Here's Francis Dunnery talking about how the band came about:

In 1986, they had a Top 10 single with 'Calling all the Heroes' - you may remember this one. They were even on 'Top of the Pops'.

They were featured on an episode of the Channel 4 show Equinox, which showed the recording sessions for their album "Once around the World".

Here's another stub from March 1990 - second row seated this time, at Sheffield City Hall.

And here's one of my original T-Shirts from that time.... this is a classic logo, which was designed by 

It Bites - tour t-shirt - image by Alan Parkinson

Here they were in the 80's...

They were all set to tour the US with Jethro Tull, when Francis Dunnery announced that he was leaving....