Mega City Four

Mega City Four were an English indie rock band formed in Farnborough, Hampshire, who obtained popularity throughout the late 1980s and 1990s. The group consisted of guitarist and vocalist Wiz, his brother and rhythm guitarist Danny Brown, bassist Gerry Bryant and drummer Chris Jones. According to Uncut magazine, the group "earned a reputation across the globe as an exciting live band." In 2006 singer, Wiz tragically died from a blood clot in his brain.
==Links to Peel==
Peel obtained a copy of the band's debut single 'Miles Apart' / 'Running In Darkness' in the spring of 1988. 'Miles Apart' was voted by listeners into the 1988 Festive Fifty. Peel continued to play the band's material until the group split in 1996.
==Festive Fifty Entries==
*1988 Festive Fifty: Miles Apart #43
==Sessions==
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1. Recorded: 1988-07-19. First Broadcast: 02 August 1988. Repeated: 05 September 1988
*Severe Attack Of The Truth / Clear Blue Sky / January / Distant Relatives / Alternative Arrangements
2. Recorded: 1993-09-19. First Broadcast: 24 September 1993. Repeated: 01 October 1994
*Stay Dead / Clown / Prague / Slow Down
==Other Shows Played==
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*01 March 1988: Miles Apart (7") Primitive 009
*09 March 1988: Miles Apart (7") Primitive 009
*16 March 1988: Miles Apart (7") Primitive 009
*21 March 1988: Miles Apart (7") Primitive 009
*29 March 1988: Miles Apart (7") Primitive 009
*06 April 1988: Miles Apart (7") Primitive 009
*14 November 1988: Clear Blue Sky (7") Decoy
*17 November 1988 (BBC World Service): Distant Relatives (7" - Clear Blue Sky / Distant Relatives) Decoy
*22 November 1988: Distant Relatives (7" - Clear Blue Sky / Distant Relatives) Decoy
*20 December 1988: 'Miles Apart (7 inch)' (Primitive) FF #43
;1989
*06 June 1989: Paper Tiger (album - Tranzophobia) Decoy
*07 June 1989: Pride And Prejudice (album - Tranzophobia) Decoy
*12 June 1989 (BBC World Service): Paper Tiger (LP - Tranzophobia) Decoy
*13 June 1989: Pride And Prejudice (album - Tranzophobia) Decoy
*19 June 1989: On Another Planet (album - Tranzophobia) Decoy
*22 June 1989: Things I Never Said (album - Tranzophobia) Decoy
*23 June 1989 (BFBS): 'Occupation (LP-Tranzophobia)' (Decoy)
*12 July 1989 (BFBS): 'Occupation (LP-Tranzophobia)' (Decoy)
*25 July 1989: New Years Day (LP - Tranzophobia) Decoy
*11 October 1989: Cradle (7" - Awkward Kid / Cradle) Decoy
*18 October 1989: Awkward Kid (7" - Awkward Kid / Cradle) Decoy
*25 October 1989: Cradle (7" - Awkward Kid / The Cradle) Decoy 
*30 October 1989: Awkward Kid (7" - Awkward Kid / Cradle) Decoy 
*04 November 1989 (BFBS): Cradle (7" - Awkward Kid / The Cradle) Decoy
;1990
*21 February 1990: Finish (12" - There Goes My Happy Marriage) Decoy
*14 March 1990: Finish (12" - There Goes My Happy Marriage) Decoy
*26 April 1990: Awkward Kid (7" - Awkward Kid / Cradle) Decoy 
;1991
*25 May 1991: Miles Apart (album - Terribly Sorry Bob) Decoy 
*07 June 1991 (BFBS): 'Distant Relatives (7")' (Decoy)
*14 June 1991 (BFBS): Clear Blue Sky (LP - Terribly Sorry Bob) Decoy
*04 October 1991 (BFBS): 'Untouchable (single)' Big Life
;1992
*26 January 1992: Stop (7") Big Life
*02 February 1992: Stop (7") Big Life
*08 February 1992 (BFBS): Stop (7") Big Life
*16 February 1992 (BFBS): Stop (7") Big Life
;1993
*03 April 1993: Iron Skin (7") Big Life
*18 June 1993: ‘Wallflower (10 inch)’ (Big Life)
*03 July 1993 (BFBS): Wallflower (7") MEGA 6
*06 November 1993: ‘Prague (CD – The Peel Sessions)’ (Strange Fruit)
*13 November 1993 (BFBS): Prague (album - The Peel Sessions) Dutch East India Trading 
*26 November 1993: Distant Relatives (CD The Peel Sessions) Strange Fruit 
;1995
*05 May 1995: Skidding (7" split with The Refreshments) Gaga Goodies
;1996
*16 February 1996: ‘Android Dreams (CD - Soulscraper )’ Fire 
*01 April 1996: Android Dreams (CD - Soulscraper) Fire
*02 April 1996: The Dog Lady (album - Soulscraper) Fire
*03 April 1996: Skidding (album - Soulscraper) Fire
==External Links==
*Wikipedia
*Discogs
Category:Artists