Fools Dance

Fools Dance
Origin	Horley, Surrey, England
Genres	Punk rock, progressive rock, new wave
Years active	1983–1985
Past members	Stuart Curran Simon Gallup Paul Thompson Matthieu Hartley Ian Huller Gary Biddles J.J. Burnel Pete Gardner Ron Howe Campbell MacKellar Mark Wilson
Website	Fools Dance website

Fools Dance was a short-lived British rock band, formed in 1982 by Simon Gallup after he left The Cure due to a conflict with Robert Smith. Initially calling themselves The Cry, the band played their first gig at the Covent Garden Rock Garden on 19 April 1983. Although Fools Dance recorded a number of songs and played a number of gigs in their brief existence, they never released a full-length album. The only material they ever released were two EPs; a self-titled EP and They'll Never Know.

The band dissolved shortly after Gallup reconciled with Smith and rejoined The Cure in 1985. However, a Fools Dance Myspace page was put up in August 2006.

Line-up

The Cry

• Stuart Curran - guitar
• Simon Gallup - bass guitar
• Tot (aka Paul Thompson) - drums
• Matthieu Hartley - keyboards
• Ian Huller - vocals

Fools Dance

• Stuart Curran - guitar
• Simon Gallup - bass, lead vocals (on "The Ring")
• Tot (aka Paul Thompson) - drums (on "They'll Never Know")
• Gary Biddles - vocals
• J.J. Burnel - bass (on "They'll Never Know")
• Pete Gardner - drums
• Ron Howe - saxophone
• Campbell MacKellar - guitar, keyboards (on "They'll Never Know")
• Mark Wilson - bass (during short-lived relaunch in the late 1980s)

Discography

EPs

• Fools Dance (1985)
• They'll Never Know (1987)

Unreleased songs

• "Old Door"
• "Wonderful Weekend"
• "Sin"
• "Turn Me Back to Animal"
• "Spinning Around"
• "The Burn"
• "Remembrance Day"
• "Where Do You Sleep"
• "Snakeskin World"
• "Bowdiddly Song"
• "Turning Back"
• "Tapestry"
• "Canaries Out"

External links

• Tour Program
• Fools Dance at picturesofyou.us
• Interview with Gary Biddles
• Interview with Ron Howe
• Lyrics