''BBC Live'' is a live album by
Violent Femmes
Violent Femmes are an American folk punk band from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The band consists of founding members Gordon Gano (guitar, lead vocals) and Brian Ritchie (bass, backing vocals), joined by multi-instrumentalist Blaise Garza (joined 200 ...
recorded in May 1991 at
The Town & Country Club
The O Forum Kentish Town is a concert venue in Kentish Town, London, England owned by MAMA & Company, and originally built in 1934.
History
The venue was built in 1934 and was originally used as an art deco cinema. After the cinema was close ...
in London for
BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station owned and operated by the BBC. It specialises in modern popular music and current chart hits throughout the day. The station provides alternative genres at night, including electronica, dance, ...
's ''In Concert'' series, and broadcast on 20 July 1991.
BBC Genome Project - In Concert listing for 20 July 1991
/ref> It was released on Hux Records in 2005.
Track listings
Personnel
* Gordon Gano
Gordon James Gano (born June 7, 1963) is an American musician widely known as the singer, guitarist and songwriter of American folk punk band Violent Femmes.
Early life
Gano was born in New York City to actor parents Norman and Faye Gano, and gr ...
– vocals, guitar
* Brian Ritchie
Brian Ritchie (born November 21, 1960) is the bass guitarist for the alternative rock band Violent Femmes. Ritchie was born and raised in the United States and is currently a dual citizen of the U.S. and Australia, with his full-time residence i ...
– bass, backing vocals
* Victor DeLorenzo
Victor DeLorenzo (born October 25, 1954) is an American musician, actor and filmmaker who was the founding drummer for the folk-punk band Violent Femmes.
Biography
DeLorenzo was born in 1954, the son of Victor and Charlotte DeLorenzo, grew up in ...
– drums, backing vocals
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bbc Live (Violent Femmes Album)
Violent Femmes live albums
2005 live albums
BBC Radio recordings