The Boo Radleys

Biography

English alternative rock band founded in Wallasey, Merseyside, England in 1988, disbanded in 1999 and reunited in 2020 without original member Martin Carr.

Though the central cast of characters has been the same all along, it seems as if there’s been three Boo Radleys. From nutty noise merchants to shoegazing dreampoppers to classic pop thoroughbreds gone Top 40 in the UK, it’s been a long and strange path to European stardom for this Liverpool group that has never managed to crack the US.

Members:
Rob Cieka: drums
Simon “Sice” Rowbottom: vocals/guitar
Timothy Brown: bass/guitar/keyboards

Ex members:
Martin Carr – guitar, vocals, keyboards (1988-1999)
Rob Harrison – drums (1988-1990)
Steve Hewitt – drums (1990)