6 – 8 Jul 2012, Balado, Kinross-Shire
Happy Mondays
Happy Mondays
Sun 8 Jul 2012 Radio 1 / NME Stage
Hallelujah! They're back at T

They were the other side of the Madchester coin from Stone Roses. Loose, shambolic, funky, and very naughty, with Sean Ryder's occasional nuggets of lyrical genius taking their sound beyond the merely groovy. Factory Records boss Tony Wilson hailed them the most important band in the world back in 1990. But he would say that.

Look beyond the hype, and the Mondays have some seriously good songs. Their T appearance away back in 1999 was legendary.

Can they top it in 2012? And can it really be true that Bez has retired from dancing?

They were the other side of the Madchester coin from Stone Roses. Loose, shambolic, funky, and very naughty, with Sean Ryder's occasional nuggets of lyrical genius taking their sound beyond the merely groovy. Factory Records boss Tony Wilson hailed them the most important band in the world back in 1990. But he would say that.

Look beyond the hype, and the Mondays have some seriously good songs. Their T appearance away back in 1999 was legendary.

Can they top it in 2012? And can it really be true that Bez has retired from dancing?