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It Bites

New album 'The Tall Ships' coming sooooooon

About Me

It Bites formed in Cumbria in the early 1980s, and achieved chart success in 1986 with their top 10 UK hit single 'Calling All The Heroes'. The band released three albums on Virgin Records – 'Big Lad In The Windmill' (1986), 'Once Around The World' (1998) and 'Eat Me In St Louis' (1989) before the band broke up following the departure of their original frontman Francis Dunnery.

Nearly 20 years later, and to meet considerable public demand, the three remaining band members – John Beck (keyboards), Bob Dalton (drums), and Dick Nolan (bass) – decided to reunite, along with new vocalist/guitarist John Mitchell, a well-respected guitarist and songwriter as well as a lifelong fan of the band.

The newly-reformed It Bites completed a successful tour of the UK at the end of 2006, which was followed by the release of a live album from the tour 'When The Lights Go Down' which features both old classics (including Kiss Like Judas, Still Too Young To Remember, Old Man And The Angel) as well as previewing songs from the forthcoming album.

To support the upcoming release of 'The Tall Ships' – their first studio album in nearly 20 years – It Bites will be touring across the UK and Europe in July, September and October 2008.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 3/31/2006
Band Website: itbites.com
Band Members: John Beck: keyboards
Dick Nolan: bass
John Mitchell: vocals / guitar
Bob Dalton: drums
Type of Label: None

My Blog

TOUR DATES JULY / SEP / OCT

The band will be hitting the road over the next few months to showcase songs from the upcoming album 'The Tall Ships' which has just been completed and is due for release shortly. Sat 12 July - Classi...
Posted by It Bites on Mon, 26 May 2008 02:04:00 PST

New songs!

Check out www.itbites.com for Part 2 of the interview with Bob Dalton, featuring clips of 2 new songs called 'Oh My God' and 'The Wind That Shakes The Barley' that are just about ready for record...
Posted by It Bites on Tue, 13 Nov 2007 05:03:00 PST

Gig In The Glen - Sat 16 June 2007

It Bites will be headlining the "Gig In The Glen" festival, taking place on Saturday 16 June 2007 at Pittencrieff Park, Dunfermline, Scotland. Check out www.myspace.com/gigintheglen for full deta...
Posted by It Bites on Mon, 21 May 2007 02:08:00 PST

New gig confirmed!

It Bites has been confirmed as the headline act for Sunday evening at this year's Summer's End festival at The Robin 2 in Bilston on 16 September 2007. Check out www.myspace.com/summersendfestival for...
Posted by It Bites on Wed, 04 Apr 2007 05:16:00 PST

New live CD for sale!

We now have the live CD for sale on the It Bites websites at www.itbites.com. The CD is compiled from the December 2006 shows and was mixed at Outhouse Studios by It Bites. We didn't have en...
Posted by It Bites on Tue, 13 Feb 2007 06:18:00 PST

THE IT BITES MYSPACE

As of today, this It Bites MySpace page is now run by the band's management. Thank you very much to Stephen who set it up and did some great work managing it over the past six months or so. The band w...
Posted by It Bites on Wed, 18 Oct 2006 03:48:00 PST

IT BITES IN CLASSIC ROCK MAGAZINE

Don't miss this month's edition of Classic Rock magazine (November 2006 - Alice Cooper cover) for an interview by Dave Ling, with John Beck and John Mitchell....
Posted by It Bites on Wed, 18 Oct 2006 03:42:00 PST

IT BITES TO REFORM, RECORD AND TOUR

It Bites is reuniting to record a new album and go on tour. The original line-up of John Beck on keyboards, drummer Bob Dalton, and bass player Dick Nolan, is to be completed by the addition of John M...
Posted by It Bites on Wed, 18 Oct 2006 03:39:00 PST