associated_acts years_active label article_title background genre origin name
planb 1980 -- 1983 empty dogma , greasy pop del webb explosion
 group_or_band pop soul rock adelaide , south australia del webb explosion
del webb explosion

del webb explosion was a seven-piece band cast in the mold of british soul revivalists dexy 's midnight runners .
-lrb- they -rrb- were active in adelaide for only 20 months from 1981-1983 with their first gig at the union hotel on the 7 december 1981 .
a brass based pop band with strong british soul influences , the band was founded in adelaide , south australia , by peter flierl who had just returned from a trip to the uk with an incredibly strong impression having been left by the sounds of dexys midnight runners and the very recently formed splinter group from that ensemble , the bureau .
the band 's name was provided by early del webb guitarist , gerry barrett , and was named after american construction magnate and real estate developer , delbert eugene webb .
the ` explosion ' just seemed to follow .
