ActionGroup was formed by Pete Boggon and Mark Donnelly in 2003 in Edinburgh. There was no grand plan as such, we both just wanted to write music and agreed it might be easier to work together than on our own. It took us another year or so before we began gigging and we've been through a few personnel changes on the way it has to be said. The music seems to shift constantly. Sometimes it's fast, sometimes sad, sometimes plain elated! We've got plenty of material to work on and our main focus is to release the music as soon as we can.
Photos of us performing live on BBC Radio 1!
REVIEWS & PHOTOSSCOTSMAN"...coming from an entirely different direction Action Group, a dance-punk sextet mixing Philly soul with fuzzy guitars to fleetingly brilliant effect"THE LIST"What they’re taking Action against isn’t defined, but one can only hope it’s the entourage of piss-weak bands who throw similar poses without a fraction of this lot’s guile and knowing assurance... Wonderful.â€"THE SKINNY"The shuddering tempo of Action Group, full of looping basslines and vicious full-bodied riffs, this frantic performance expertly pays homage to the swelling sound of Canadian experimentalists Broken Social Scene."SCOTCAMPUS"Specialising in back to basics indie with clever lyrics and inventive twists, Action Group is the perfect antidote to the three-chord wonders currently clogging the charts"PHOTOS of ACTION GROUP"CLICK for PHOTOS, scroll down past BIFFY CLYRO & MAXIMO PARK & there we are!"