Bus Station Loonies
| The Bus Station Loonies | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Plymouth, South-West England |
| Genres | Punk, anarcho-punk, pop-punk cabaret, punk pathetique |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Labels | Ruptured Ambitions, Campary Records, Beat Bedsit, Loony Tunes, Pumpkin Records, Helen of Oi! |
| Associated acts |
Oi Polloi Disorder Eastfield S Punk 3 Denada Profane Anarcho Folko Subhumans Citizen Fish Selwyn Froglet The Shy Teds The Waterboarders Husbands N Knives Harakiri Karaoke |
| Website | |
| Members | Chris Wheelie Tony Popkids Steve Poundpants Chris "The Machine" Mildren Ad Nauseum (tour bassist) Julie Knives (tour guitarist) |
| Past members | "Dirty" Gav Sanchez Sam Ladiesman Jessi Eastfield Dick Lucas Oliver Large'un Sean O'Porno Aaron Sweater Dr.Paul Tax Ben Dur Goz Hayter "Wild" Johnny Clipboard The World-Famous Nuf Dancin' Dave Worth Dave "Spider Baby" Jones Angus Old Yaga The Love Doctor |
The Bus Station Loonies are a 'cabaret punk' band from Plymouth, England. They have been described as a cross between Splodgenessabounds and Crass The band formed in 1995 in an attempt to put fun into the anarcho-punk movement. Original Loonies Tony Popkids (drums) and Chris "Felcher" Wheelchair (real name Chris Willsher b.1971 in Ilford, London) (vocals, keyboards, kazoo; ex-drummer with Oi Polloi, Disorder (band), Riot/Clone and DIRT, among others), sharing a mutual love of such U.S. punk outfits such as The Dickies, still continue with the band today, having recruited approximately 30 other band members over 18 years.
During their initial UK tour of April 1996, with contemporary punk bands PMT and The Filth, The Loonies were billed as "a vicious headbutt between Johnny Moped and Jello Biafra".
The band was featured in the UK's Channel 4 documentary, Punx Picnic. The Bus Station Loonies were the first band to set the official world record for the most concerts/gigs performed in 12 hours (25 different shows) on 29 Sept 2001 in and around Plymouth, Devon, UK raising money to buy musical equipment for pupils of the Dame Hannah Rogers (special needs) school in Ivybridge, Devon.
The band featured in the Guinness Book of World Records, until 2006, when the record was beaten.
Music journalist Mick Mercer's 1997 book The Hex Files: The Goth Bible, references The Bus Station Loonies for their 18-minute reggae rendition of The Sisters of Mercy composition, "Temple of Love". In October 2008, said version (from their debut album) was nominated on a live broadcast on BBC Radio 6 as 'one of the best cover versions of all-time' (The Music Week with Julie Cullen and Matt Everitt).
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