page_title: The Bats (New Zealand band)
hierarchical_section_title: The Bats (New Zealand band)
caption_attribution_description: English: Guitarist/singer Robert Scott, drummer Malcolm Grant, bassist Paul Kean and guitarist Kaye Woodward perform onstage as The Bats at Nivara Lounge, Hamilton, New Zealand, 6 March 2020
context_page_description: The Bats are an influential New Zealand rock band formed in 1982 in Christchurch by Paul Kean, Malcolm Grant, Robert Scott and Kaye Woodward. Though primarily a Christchurch band, The Bats have strong links to Dunedin and are usually grouped in with the Dunedin sound musicians that emerged in the early 1980s. The band has retained the same four members from 1982 to the present day.
context_section_description: The Bats are an influential New Zealand rock band formed in 1982 in Christchurch  by Paul Kean (bass), Malcolm Grant (drums), Robert Scott (lead vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards) and Kaye Woodward (lead guitar, vocals).  Though primarily a Christchurch band, The Bats have strong links to Dunedin and are usually grouped in with the Dunedin sound musicians that emerged in the early 1980s. The band has retained the same four members from 1982 to the present day.
caption: The Bats perform at Nivara Lounge (Hamilton), March 2020. L-R Robert Scott, Malcolm Grant, Paul Kean, Kaye Woodward
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