Arena are a British The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe. It is an island country, spanning an archipelago including Great Britain, the northeastern part of Ireland, and many small islands. Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK with a land border, sharing it with neo-progressive rock band founded in 1995 by Clive Nolan Clive Nolan is a British musician, composer and producer who has played a prominent role in the recent development of progressive rock. He has been the regular keyboard player in Pendragon (1986–present), Shadowland (1992–present), Strangers on a Train (1993–1994) and Arena (1995–present), as well as writing lyrics for Arena and producing and Mick Pointer. Most of the band's lyrics are written by Nolan, though Pointer contributed lyrics to Sirens and other tracks on the first two albums.
Musically the band's style ranges from symphonic to hard rock. Some of the band's recent albums have a similar sound to Nolan's earlier band, Shadowland.
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New Album
The name of the upcoming album has been given as "The Tinder Box". Exact release date is still unknown, but Clive Nolan has stated that the writing process has begun.
Personnel
- John Carson - Vocals (1)
- John Jowitt - Bass, Backing Vocals (2,3,4,5)
- John Mitchell, Guitars (3 onward)
- Keith More - Guitars, Backing Vocals (1,2)
- Clive Nolan Clive Nolan is a British musician, composer and producer who has played a prominent role in the recent development of progressive rock. He has been the regular keyboard player in Pendragon (1986–present), Shadowland (1992–present), Strangers on a Train (1993–1994) and Arena (1995–present), as well as writing lyrics for Arena and producing - Keyboards, Backing Vocals (all)
- Cliff Orsi - Bass (1)
- Pope John Paul II Pope John Paul II , born Karol Józef Wojtyła (help·info) [ˈkaɾɔl ˈjuzεf vɔi̯ˈtɨwa]; (18 May 1920 – 2 April 2005) served as Pope of the Catholic Church and Sovereign of Vatican City from 16 October 1978 until his death almost 27 years later. His was the second-longest pontificate; only Pope Pius IX served longer. He was the only - Maracas, Oil (1,2,4)
- Mick Pointer - Drums, Backing Vocals (all)
- Ian Salmon - Bass (6 onward)
- Rob Sowden - Vocals (6 onward)
- Paul Wrightson - Vocals (2,3,4,5)
Discography
Albums
- Songs from the Lions Cage (1995)
- Pride (1996)
- The Cry (1997) (includes reworked material from the first two albums)
- Welcome to the Stage (1997) (live)
- The Visitor The Visitor is the third studio album by the British progressive band Arena, released in 1998. It is a concept album (1998)
- Immortal? (2000)
- Breakfast in Biarritz (2001) (live)
- Contagion (2003)
- Contagious EP (2003)
- Contagium EP (2003)
- Radiance (2003) (acoustic versions of Contagion material)
- Live & Life (2004) (double live CD + DVD)
- Pepper's Ghost (2005)
- Ten Years On (2006) (compilation)
- The Tinder Box (TBA)
Video/DVD
- Caught In The Act (2003) (live)
- Smoke & Mirrors (2006) (live)
External links
- Official site
- Arena at Allmusic Allmusic is a service of music guide, owned by All Media Guide. Allmusic was founded in 1991, by popular-culture archivist Michael Erlewine as a guide for consumers. Its first reference book was published the following year. AMG on the Internet predates the World Wide Web and was first available as a Gopher site
- Arena at MySpace MySpace is a social networking website with an interactive, user-submitted network of friends, personal profiles, blogs, groups, photos, music, and videos for teenagers and adults internationally. Its headquarters are in Beverly Hills, California, USA, where it shares an office building with its immediate owner, Fox Interactive Media, which is
- The Shattered Room Official Arena Forum
- The Cage Official Arena Fanclub
Categories: English progressive rock groups | British progressive rock groups | Musical groups established in 1995
