The group performing at Pattern, during The Great Escape Festival in Brighton
Background information
Origin
Merthyr Tydfil, Wales
Genres
Punk rock
alternative rock
Years active
2014–2019
Labels
EMI, Big Machine Records
Members
Brad Griffiths
Elliot Jones
Jarvis Morgan
Tom McCarthy
Pretty Vicious were a Welsh rock band originally from Merthyr Tydfil, Wales formed in 2014. The group received attention from publications including NME[1] and Paste.[2] The band signed to Big Machine Records[3] in 2018. Singles "Move" and "Are You Entertained" were released under the label. [4] Their debut album Beauty of Youth was released on 12 July 2019.[5]
In a statement issued on 23 October 2019, the band announced that they would be splitting up[6] and then re-emerge as a new group in 2020,[7] without frontman Brad Griffiths, who took a break from performing with the band in 2019, with health issues.[8]
The band's last show took place at 17 January 2020, with Himalayas member Joe assisting in the show.[9]
^Soghomonian, Talia (29 August 2015). "These Two Bands Want To Be The Next Oasis. Are Pretty Vicious Or DMA's Reading 2015's Best Gallagher Substitute?". NME. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
^"Pretty Vicious: The Best of What's Next". Paste Magazine. 13 January 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
^"Big Machine Records on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
^"High Fives and Stage Dives". Retrieved 30 October 2018.
^"Pretty Vicious on Twitter". Twitter. 12 July 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
^"Pretty Vicious announce split". NME Music News, Reviews, Videos, Galleries, Tickets and Blogs | NME.COM. 23 October 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
^"Pretty Vicious will come to an end and reemerge next year 'under a new guise and with another singer'". Live4ever Media. 23 October 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
^Vicious, Pretty (17 January 2020). "Last ever show tonight under the name Pretty Vicious... it's gonna be one to remember. Get down to the Globe in Cardiff tonight and have a dance with us, it's gonna be fun X (Massive thank you to Joe from @himalayas_band for stepping in and singing for us tonight)". Twitter. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
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