The Dung Beatles
Described by The British Beatles Fan club as “definitely not your average Beatles band”, since 2013 The Dung Beatles have carved out a unique reputation for performing the music of The Beatles with authenticity, passion and raw energy to sell-out audiences around the UK. Today, live shows draw on an incredible repertoire of over a hundred songs, including both hits and rarely heard album tracks, that have also made the band popular guests on BBC.
Introduced in 2019 by music entrepreneur David Stopps as “in my opinion, one of the top Beatles bands in the World”, The Dung Beatles celebrate The Fab Four’s virtuosity with faithful musical renditions of hits and album tracks from every year of the group’s commercial success.
Since their formation in 2013, highlights have included performing at The Cavern, Liverpool (twice!), live sessions on BBC, sharing the bill with Marillion, John Otway and Howard Jones at a sell-out charity concert in 2018, performing Abbey Road at the world-famous Friars Club, playing Towersey Festival main stage alongside Hothouse Flowers and The Selecter, and appearing on the same bill as Radio 1 DJ Annie Mac, performing to over 1,000 students at Trinity Hall Cambridge.
The band normally lines up as a five piece, but for special occasions and signature gigs, we may be joined by our four piece horn section.
Band Members:
Steve Hillier – Guitar, vocals
Phil Toler – Bass, vocals
Danny Prendergast – Guitar, vocals
Mike Ashton – Drums, vocals, percussion
Martin Kent – Keyboards, percussion
