The Mel Outsider Reformation

A rock and roll concert by Lancashire band The Mel Outsider Reformation, returning to the John Peel Theatre after their 2024 show.

The Mel Outsider Reformation return to the John Peel Theatre following their 2024 concert, fronted by the former East Lancashire rock and roll singer Mel Outsider, who previously led Brit blues rockers The Outsiders UK. The new Lancashire-based line-up features Matt Pawson on bass and musical direction, Liam McCartan and Dan Arnold on guitars, Karl Francis on drums, Barney Williams on keys, Andy Morell leading the horns, and backing vocalists Hayley Gaftarnick and Ellie Coast. Their album, produced by Mark Jones in Accrington and mastered by Grammy winner Mark Phythian, has been described as a rock and roll 'Dante's inferno' for the 21st century.