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Gene
Gene rose to prominence in the mid-1990s when they found themselves categorised by the UK music press as a Britpop band, drawing comparisons to The Smiths - largely because of the similarities to Morrissey in the demeanour and lyrical style of lead singer Martin Rossiter.
Gene's music was influenced by The Jam, The Smiths, The Style Council, The Faces and The Clash.
They scored the Top 20 hits "For the Dead", "We Could be Kings", and "Olympian", recording four Top 30 albums before splitting at the end of 2004.
Gene Tickets
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Mel Brooks' Young Frankenstein - The Musical
Hope Mill Theatre
Sun 12 Oct - Sun 30 Nov 2025
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Pyramid and Parr Hall
Thu 26 - Fri 27 Mar 2026
