Cats in Space (styled CATS in SPACE - The Band) is a British

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band formed in

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, in 2015 by guitarist Greg Hart and drummer Steevi Bacon. Following the band's inception, vocalist

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, keyboardist Andy Stewart, bassist Jeff Brown, and second guitarist Dean Howard were recruited to complete the official lineup. In mid-2019, vocalist Paul Manzi announced he would leave the band to join

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after the first half of ‘The Narnia Tour’. Soon after Manzi’s departure from the band, Mark Pascall joined the band as their new lead vocalist. After the tour, the band parted ways with Pascall. He was then replaced by Jeff Wayne's ''War of the Worlds'' stage show vocalist, Damien Edwards.

History

Cats in Space began to work on their debut album ''Too Many Gods.'' The band released their first single from the album on 24 August 2015 via YouTube, named "Mr. Heartache". Cats in Space announced their second album, the follow-up to ''Too Many Gods''. Track two, "The Mad Hatter's Tea Party" (which the band had previously showcased on the 2017 Thunder support tour) was released on 21 July 2017, as a music promo on YouTube.

Tours and Shows

Cats in Space made their debut appearance at London's The Half Moon,

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, on 6 January 2016. They made subsequent appearances leading them to accept their fourth show at the Stone Free Festival on Sunday 19 June 2016. Their fifth performance was at The Ramblin' Man Fair, on the new Rising Stage at

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, Maidstone, Kent, on 24 July 2016. The line up featured many classic rock bands including Whitesnake, Europe, Thin Lizzy, Thunder, Airbourne, and Black Stone Cherry. Thunder UK Tour March 2017 In December 2016, UK rock band Thunder announced that a studio album entitled '' Rip It Up'' would be released on 10 February 2017. This would also coincide with a number of live dates. Cats in Space was confirmed on 23 January 2017 as the official UK tour support. British Summer Time (BST) Hyde Park, London, UK On 27 March 2017, Cats in Space were added to the Phil Collins BST Hyde Park concert line-up. The concert took place on 30 June 2017. Fairport Cropredy Convention 2017 On 12 August 2017, the band played an hour-long set to an over 20,000 capacity at the Fairport's Cropredy Convention. Deep Purple Long Goodbye UK Tour 2017 An announcement was made onstage on the final night of the Scarecrow headline tour that Cats in Space had been added to the whole UK leg of the

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2017 arena tour. Status Quo - Plugged in Live and Rockin' Winter UK Tour 2017 Cats in Space opened ten dates for

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on their Plugged In Live and Rockin' tour. Bonnie Tyler - The London Palladium, UK 2019 Cats in Space opened for

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on 18 September 2019 at The

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. Blue Öyster Cult - UK Tour 2022 Cats in Space opened for

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. Firefest Festival (2024) In November 2023 it was announced that Cats in Space would perform at Firefest Festival (10 Years After) to be held in the UK at

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on 11-13 October 2024. The band were followed on the Saturday night by Touch and Robin McAuley.

Members

Current

* Greg Hart – guitars / backing vocals / synth * Steevi Bacon – drums / percussion / backing vocals * Dean Howard – guitars / backing vocals * Jeff Brown – bass guitar / backing vocals * Andy Stewart – piano / keyboards / synths * Mick Wilson – co-lead vocals/backing vocals and additional instrumentation * Damien Edwards – lead vocals / backing vocals

Former

– lead vocals / backing vocals * Mark Pascall – lead vocals / backing vocals

Discography

Studio albums

* ''Too Many Gods'' (31 October 2015, Harmony Factory Records) * ''Scarecrow'' (25 August 2017, Harmony Factory Records) * ''Day Trip To Narnia'' (1 March 2019, Harmony Factory Records) * ''My Kind of Christmas'' (6 December 2019, Harmony Factory Records) * ''Atlantis'' (27 November 2020, Harmony Factory Records) * ''Kickstart the Sun'' (29 July 2022, Harmony Factory Records) * ''Time Machine'' (2024) Esoteric Recordings CHERRY RED RECORDS (25 October 2024)

Live albums

* ''Cats Alive!'' (23 February 2018, Harmony Factory Records) * ''Fire In The Night'' (5 July 2024, Harmony Factory Records)

References

External links

Official site
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