Lightcycle are an energetic, dark, melancholic, melodic four piece Rock/ Electro/ Indie band from Liverpool. They take their name from the 1982 film, TRON. The band combine influences ranging from Cream to Kraftwerk to create an original rock sound, and play regularly throughout Liverpool and the UK. The Carling Academy, The Cavern, Zanzibar, Studio, The University of Liverpool, Barfly and The Borderline (London) are some of the venues the band have played, and in March 2007 they supported Peter Hook of Joy Division and New Order at the Hard Rock Café in Manchester. After winning the University of Liverpool Battle of the Bands 2008, the band will be supporting touring bands at the University later this year. In November 2008, they supported The Wombats on the Irish legs of their '08 tour.
Lightcycle have been played on local radio stations, Juice FM and Radio Merseyside, as well as the national station, BBC Radio 6 Music and the band’s music has appeared a number of times in the Channel 4 TV series, Shameless.
MEET THE BAND
TOM CREW aka TC/Bobo/Optimus Prime – Lead Vocals/Keytar.
MIKE CREW aka The Oxton Creeper/Kryten – Guitars/Backing Vocals.
AL BROWN aka Buckers – Bass/Backing Vocals.
HARRY KOKELAAR aka Happy/H Bomb/Cockle Collector – Drums/Percussion.
MIKE HIDE aka Mickles/Hidey/The Ginger Retriever – Keyboards/Backing Vocals.
