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Pete Bentham and The Dinner Ladies

About Me

This band is called the Dinner Ladies after my mum who was a Dinner Lady, wounded in action Oakfield School Widnes 1968. We play primitive Rock & Roll and sing about stuff.Here's our video for The Lorry Driver Song MyGen Profile GeneratorHere's a live video of us doing 'Hip Potater' at Rebellion Festival, Blackpool Winter Gardens 6th August 2009.

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Member Since: 11/01/2007
Band Website: Eh?
Band Members: Pete: Guitar & Vocals, Marigoldy: Bass & Vocals, Gabrielle Fray Bentos: Drums & Vocals.
Influences: Bands that wear matching outfits.
Sounds Like: "Kitchen Sink Punk Rock & Roll". Heidi Duff (Glasswerks)
Record Label: Free Rock & Roll
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Buy Our Debut Album 'The New Underground' Online Now.

Our debut album 'The New Underground' on Free Rock & Roll Records is now available online. Ten songs of Kitchen Sink Punk Rock & Roll for just £6 inc. P & P.Click Here To Buy Our debut album 'The New ...
Posted by on Thu, 27 Aug 2009 12:39:00 GMT

Liverpool Echo Feature: Pete's Top Five Songs.

Love Music Hate Racism: The inspiration behind Pete Bentham & The Dinner LadiesBy Jade Wright on Jan 25, 08 10:22 AM Sometimes music is more than just music. Sometimes its the unifying force that mov...
Posted by on Fri, 12 Jun 2009 08:02:00 GMT

Review from www.spoonfed.co.uk

There is something hopelessly loveable about Pete Bentham and the Dinner Ladies. Describing themselves as a Kitchencore band from Liverpool they are a pretty good garage rock band, a way more fun vers...
Posted by on Fri, 12 Jun 2009 07:54:00 GMT

We have embraced twitter and last.fm...

Pete Bentham and the Dinner Ladies have embraced the internet phenomenon that is twitter and last.fm.You can follow us on twitter at TWITTERfor all those 140 character updates we shall be throwing out...
Posted by on Tue, 28 Apr 2009 04:21:00 GMT

Review from www.liverpoolcultureblog.co.uk

Pete Bentham and the Dinnerladies dish out free rock'n'roll I've been meaning to write a blog about  Pete Bentham and the Dinnerladies for a while and every time I see them I make a mental n...
Posted by on Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:06:00 GMT

Pete on Liverpool Echo website talking about his Best Merseyside Song...

In the next of our series of guest columns in which musicians champion their favourite Merseyside songs, we have Pete Bentham (Of Pete Bentham & the Dinner Ladies) on Watching The Detectives by El...
Posted by on Sun, 18 May 2008 16:36:00 GMT

review from Vinyl Junkie Website

4.01.2008 Anti Racism Festival Party for Public Services/ Love Music Hate Racism.Magnet, Liverpool, 31st Jan 2008.As line ups go this is about as eclectic as its going to get. Four bands and a c...
Posted by on Sat, 26 Apr 2008 03:07:00 GMT

Recording our album and stuff.

Yesterday we recorded the backing tracks to our forthcoming mini-album which we hope to have out by end may/ early June. We put ten songs down which are The Boy With Magazines. The Che Guevara Thing, ...
Posted by on Mon, 03 Mar 2008 04:44:00 GMT

Interview with Pete in Liverpool Echo Jan 08

Sometimes music is more than just music. Sometimes it's the unifying force that moves mountains and changes people's lives.That's the aim behind the Love Music Hate Racism gig next week.Pete Bentham ...
Posted by on Wed, 13 Feb 2008 09:04:00 GMT

Review of gig at The Grey, Liverpool 13th Oct. 07

"This is the new underground" shouts Pete Bentham when he and his band The Dinner Ladies take to the stage. He just might be right, but it's also the title of one of their many witty songs of Kitchen-...
Posted by on Sat, 17 Nov 2007 07:53:00 GMT