The Chase

The Chase are a four piece band from Manchester. Frontman Stephen Scott is responsible for rhythm guitar as well as vocals, with Stephen Costelloe (bass), Lennox Fontana (lead) and Dave Shortt (drums) completing the lineup. The Chase play regular gigs in and around the city of Manchester, but gigs outside of Manchester are becoming more regular and have included Liverpool, London and Birmingham. The wealth of live experience the band has attained has resulted in The Chase moulding themselves into an irresistible live act playing good, honest and exciting music.
Highlights for The Chase include;
- C4's Teletext "Band of the Week” which described the Chase as:
“Easily capable of becoming a band of the people".
- Finalists in the 2005 National Student Music Awards ahead of 300 bands nationwide
- Radio appearances on All FM & Imagine FM
- "WGWYN" video made for SUTV & shown across the UK
- C4 using "Se7en" in National TV Ad Campaign
- "Se7en" video regularly playing on the BBC Big Screen
The Chase find inspiration in a number of sources and the dynamic of the band is such that all members are allowed to express their musical tastes, enabling them to incorporate influences form genres old and new, including Motown, Folk, Punk, Rock n’ Roll and Indie. This helps The Chase create a diversity in their songs that they believe is essential to achieve their aim of entertaining their audience through playing enjoyable, accessible and memorable music.

If we've asked you to be our friend, or you have made friends with us, then we'd love to hear from you. Let us know what you think of songs, videos and anything else you may need to shout out about. As of Autumn 2006 The Chase will be playing gigs all over Manchester and beyond, including some intimate acoustic sets. If you are a venue or event promoter please get in touch; we'd love to work with you and help put on a show. If you see us on your travels, say hello. Or maybe you can recommend/ask to us to play in a venue of your choice. Tell us your favourite songs, demand which ones weplay at our next gig. We are the people's band, and you the people are what makes this the best job in the world. See you soon.
Love, The Chase