New Model Army & Ned's Atomic Dustbin in Scarborough

New Model Army are an English rock band formed in Bradford in 1980 around singer and guitarist Justin Sullivan. Their post-punk, punk and folk-rock catalogue includes the albums No Rest for the Wicked and Thunder and Consolation, and songs such as “Vagabonds,” “51st State” and “Green and Grey.” For their 30th anniversary in 2010, New Model Army played two-night retrospective concerts at the HMV Forum in London, drawing sets from across their recorded catalogue. In 2022 they presented Sinfonia at Berlin’s Tempodrom, performing arrangements of their songs with the Sinfonia Leipzig orchestra. Their recurring Christmas concerts have brought them back to the club room at Rock City in Nottingham, while European dates have also taken the band to Amsterdam’s Paradiso.

Ned's Atomic Dustbin are a British alternative-rock band formed in Stourbridge in 1987. Associated with the grebo scene, they built their sound around distorted guitars and an unusual two-bass lineup. Their best-known songs include “Kill Your Television,” “Grey Cell Green” and “Not Sleeping Around,” while their albums include God Fodder, Are You Normal? and Brainbloodvolume. Ned's Atomic Dustbin played Reading Festival in 1991 after the release of God Fodder. Following their breakup in 1995, they reunited for a 2000 concert at JB's in Dudley and later established the recurring Christmas-season Ned'smas shows at Wolverhampton's Wulfrun Hall. The band's live setup is a five-piece led by vocalist Jonn Penney, with separate bass parts played by Alex Griffin and Mat Cheslin.