Happy Mondays Fun Facts, Quotes and Tweets
8th May 2015
Fact: Happy Mondays rocker BEZ polled just 703 votes in Britain's general election on Thursday (07May15) after standing as a candidate for the We Are the Reality Party. The low count means he has lost his $800 (£500) election deposit.
27th November 2014
Fact: Happy Mondays rocker Shaun Ryder will test his culinary skills during a one-off Christmas edition of reality cooking series Come Dine With Me. The frontman will compete against British celebrities including former soap star Helen Flanagan and Tv presenter Kirsten O'Brien to win the money prize, which will be donated to charity. A broadcast date has not yet been set.
19th November 2012
Fact: Happy Mondays frontman Shaun Ryder has travelled to South America to shoot a Tv documentary about Ufos.
10th July 2012
Tweet: "They're all sober. And Shaun is actually concentrating on his vocal. Very disappointing." Lily Allen isn't impressed with the reunited Happy Mondays during a performance on U.K. TV.
10th February 2012
Fact: Reformed British rockers Happy Mondays have added two extra dates to their comeback tour due to overwhelming demand. The new shows are in London and Dublin, Ireland. The trek kicks off in Newcastle, England on 03 May (12).
12th December 2011
Quote: "I won't say which members of the original line-up I've spoken to but there is a lot to look forward to next year." British rocker Shaun Ryder teases fans about plans to reunite the original line-up of his band, The Happy Mondays.
28th September 2011
Quote: "She invited him home but Bez actually got on more with Evil, her bodyguard. Bez was just... Evil was just so cool. He didn't know who Julia Roberts was." Happy Mondays star Shaun Ryder reveals his bandmate Bez unwittingly snubbed the Hollywood actress in the early days of her career.
26th September 2011
Quote: "It has its place and it makes good TV. There's no way that someone like me would have got through and got a break on a show like The X Factor in a million years." Happy Mondays frontman Shaun Ryder is pleased he found fame before the rise of singing reality TV shows.
10th January 2008
Fact: Happy Mondays, The Fratellis, INSPIRAL CARPETS and Fun Lovin' Criminals will all play at the Versus Cancer charity concert next month (23Feb08) at the MEN Arena in Manchester, England. Happy Mondays and Fun Lovin' Criminals will appear together onstage for a collaboration.
19th August 2007
Quote: "We'd like to dedicate a song to Tony but don't think he'd appreciate it." Happy Mondays pay tribute to late British music mogul TONY WILSON at England's V Festival on Saturday (18Aug07). Wilson died earlier this month (10Aug07) after a battle with kidney cancer.
17th August 2007
Fact: Happy Mondays have stepped into replace Amy Winehouse at this weekend's (17-19Aug07) V Festival shows in Chelmsford and Stafford, England. Rehab singer Winehouse pulled out of her slated performances late on Thursday (16Aug07), citing exhaustion.
19th July 2007
Quote: "My songs are f**king comic books, you know what I mean? We're not far removed from Spinal Tap, except we wear trainers instead of Cuban heels." Happy Mondays frontman Shaun Ryder compares the British band to mainly fictitious rockers SPINAL TAP.
5th June 2007
Quote: "There's all sort of stories about me. I've stopped listening to them. You've got to laugh at them really." Happy Mondays hellraiser and recovering heroin addict Shaun Ryder ponders his notorious past.
23rd April 2007
Quote: "(I) won't be using crack or heroin or whatever... It's f**king terrifying." Happy Mondays star Shaun Ryder's upcoming Coachella Festival show on Sunday (29Apr07) will be his first sober performance.
19th August 2005
Quote: <p>"F**k off on tour and until they're two. That's what I did first time around." Happy Mondays frontman Shaun Ryder reveals the secret to his code of parenting. </p>
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