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Arena
Arena at "Baltic Prog Fest 2007" in Lithuania.

Arena are a British neo-progressive rock band founded in 1995 by Clive Nolan and Mick Pointer. Most of the band's lyrics are written by Nolan, though Pointer contributed lyrics to Sirens and other tracks on the first two albums.

Musically the band's style ranges from symphonic to hard rock. Some of the band's recent albums have a similar sound to Nolan's earlier band, Shadowland.

Personnel

  • Clive Nolan - Keyboards, Backing Vocals
  • Mick Pointer - Drums, Backing Vocals
  • John Carson - Vocals (1995)
  • Cliff Orsi - Bass (1995)
  • Keith More - Guitars, Backing Vocals (1995-1996)
  • John Jowitt - Bass, Backing Vocals (1995-1998)
  • Paul Wrightson - Vocals (1996-1998)
  • John Mitchell, Guitars (1997-)
  • Ian Salmon - Bass (2000-)
  • Rob Sowden - Vocals (2000-2010)
  • Paul Manzi - Vocals (2010-)

Discography

Albums

  1. Songs from the Lion's Cage (1995)
  2. Pride (1996)
  3. The Cry (1997) (includes reworked material from the first two albums)
  4. Welcome to the Stage (1997) (live)
  5. The Visitor (1998)
  6. Immortal? (2000)
  7. Breakfast in Biarritz (2001) (live)
  8. Contagion (2003)
  9. Contagious EP (2003)
  10. Contagium EP (2003)
  11. Radiance (2003) (acoustic versions of Contagion material)
  12. Live & Life (2004) (double live CD + DVD)
  13. Pepper's Ghost (2005)
  14. Ten Years On (2006) (compilation)
  15. The Tinder Box (TBA)

Videos/DVDs

  1. Caught In The Act (2003) (live)
  2. Smoke & Mirrors (2006) (live)
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