Vitus Dance

Vitus Dance was a new wave band from Bristol, active between 1979 and 1980 consisting of:
*Mark Byrne (guitar)
*Kearin Wright (drums)
*Kevin McFadden (guitar)
*Malcolm young (bass)
The band never released any records or were signed.
==Links to Peel==
Mark Byrne, the guitarist described how his group got the attention of Peel on the Bristol Archive Records website: 
"After a few months spent song writing and rehearsing we felt tight as a band and ready to rock. A weekly residency was blagged at local hotspot The Crown Cellar Bar which we were soon packing out.
Meanwhile I’d grabbed the attention of Swindon band XTC’s management team, which led to them taking us on and getting us gigs at the Bristol Locarno concert venue as second on the bill to LA punk stars The Dickies and soon after, UK power pop band The Records.
Studio time was booked at Sound Conception in Bristol with more local gigs played, including the well renowned Granary Club. DJ John Peel got to know about us and after hearing our studio demos, a recording session was booked for September 25th at BBC’s Maida Vale complex, which was broadcast nine days later.
After the tour, we decided to take some time out to write more songs. 1979 had been a great year and we felt that we’d achieved a lot in a short period of time. The gigs had been so full of energy and excitement. Generation X were awesome to watch and hang out with. The UB40 gig was promoted as a Punky Reggae Party and it truly was. The John Peel session was ace! All the recordings were done in one or two takes. We were booked in for a whole day at Maida Vale but were finished in a few hours and left the Sound Engineer to it. The band Madness, who like us were just starting out, happened to be in the next studio along the corridor and we enjoyed chatting together over cups of tea in the canteen.
As a bunch of guys, with our crew, we clowned around a lot and had wild times and fun. As far as I know there are only three surviving photographs of the band and they’re here in this archive. We travelled to Birmingham to do the shoot and after getting bored with the ‘all stand in a line’ format, started to mess around as usual, which then led to the chaotic photo being taken that typified us."
The band's session track, 'Disgusting' name checks John Peel and John Walters.
==Sessions==
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1. Recorded: 1979-09-25. First Broadcast: 04 October 1979
*Down At The Park / Disgusting / Inter City Living / I'm In Control (I Think) / Problem Parade
==Other Shows Played==
*None
==External Links==
*Bristol Archive Records
*Discogs
Category:Artists