Fools Dance

Fools Dance was a short-lived British rock band, formed in 1982 by Simon Gallup after he left The Cure due to a conflict with Robert Smith. Initially calling themselves The Cry, the band played their first gig at the Covent Garden Rock Garden on 19 April 1983. Although Fools Dance recorded a number of songs and played a number of gigs in their brief existence, they never released a full-length album. The only material they ever released were two EPs; a self-titled EP and They'll Never Know.

The band dissolved shortly after Gallup reconciled with Smith and rejoined The Cure in 1985. However, a Fools Dance Myspace page was put up in August 2006.

Line-up

The Cry

• Stuart Curran - guitar
• Simon Gallup - bass guitar
• Tot (aka Paul Thompson) - drums
• Matthieu Hartley - keyboards
• Ian Huller - vocals

Fools Dance

• Stuart Curran - guitar
• Simon Gallup - bass, lead vocals (on "The Ring")
• Tot (aka Paul Thompson) - drums (on "They'll Never Know")
• Gary Biddles - vocals
• J.J. Burnel - bass (on "They'll Never Know")
• Pete Gardner - drums
• Ron Howe - saxophone
• Campbell MacKellar - guitar, keyboards (on "They'll Never Know")
• Mark Wilson - bass (during short-lived relaunch in the late 1980s)

Discography

EPs

• Fools Dance (1985)
• They'll Never Know (1987)

Unreleased songs

• "Old Door"
• "Wonderful Weekend"
• "Sin"
• "Turn Me Back to Animal"
• "Spinning Around"
• "The Burn"
• "Remembrance Day"
• "Where Do You Sleep"
• "Snakeskin World"
• "Bowdiddly Song"
• "Turning Back"
• "Tapestry"
• "Canaries Out"

External links

• Tour Program
• Fools Dance at picturesofyou.us
• Interview with Gary Biddles
• Interview with Ron Howe
• Lyrics

• "Did You Know", 7 September 2007