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Paul Menel And The Essentials are a progressive Rock Band formed by the former vocalist from IQ between 1985 and 1989. Paul featured on the most successful IQ albums namely Nomzamo and Are you sitting ComfortablY?
2022 MARKS THE 35th anniversary of the release of NomzamO.
PAUL AND HIS BAND WILL BE PLAYING TRACKS FROM THEIR LATEST ALBUM, SPARE PARTS FOR BROKEN HEARTS, Along WITH THE ENTIRETY OF NOMZAMO (HEADLINING SHOWS ONLY) AND A SELECTION OF OTHER IQ CLASSICS.
Vocals
Paul Menel
(Ex IQ Vocalist 85-89/Great Outdoors/PMB
Drums;
Fudge Smith
(ex Pendragon)
Bass:
Jordan Brown
(ex Hayley Griffiths Band, Rube Goldberg Machine)
Guitar:
Gareth Cole
(Fractal Mirror, Bardic Depths, Drifiting Sun)
Guitar
Marcella Arganse
(Mr Punch, Ubi MAIOR)
Keys;
Iain Jennings
(Mostly Autumn, Breathing Space, The Tower Radio)
Bannerman's Edinburgh 4th April*
The Forum Darlington 5th April#
Old School House Barnsley 6th April**
The Corporation Sheffield 7th April#
The Old Cold Store Nottingham 8th April#
45 Live Kidderminster 22nd April+
The Musician Leicester 2nd May**
The Musician Leicester 27th - 29th May##
Prog For Peart The Northcourt Abingdon 2nd July
The Northcourt Abingdon 19th August
Prog in the Park
Special appearance by Graeme Murray@Krakatoa
Special appearance by Alan Reed@Bannermans
+ Support from That Joe Payne
* Support from The Maria Hall Band
# Support from The Tirith
++ Joint headline show with The Dame
## Supporting Mr Punch
*Support from Del Scott Miller
## Caroline Mclavy