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Adam And The Ants

Band, 1977-1982 GB, London
Alternative, Rock and Pop

Adam and the Ants were an English new wave band active during the late 1970s and early 1980s. The group, which lasted from 1977 to 1982, existed in two incarnations, both fronted by Adam Ant. The first, founded in May 1977, achieved considerable cult popularity during the transition from the punk rock era to the post-punk and new wave era and were noted for their high camp and overtly sexualised stage performances and songs. The final line-up of this first incarnation – Dave Barbarossa, Matthew Ashman and Leigh Gorman – left the band in January 1980 at the suggestion of then-de facto manager Malcolm McLaren, to form the instrumentalist personnel of the controversial Bow Wow Wow.

Members

	Chris Hughes dr *1954 GB
	Marco Pirroni g *1959 GB
	Leigh Gorman b *1961 GB
	Kevin Mooney b *1962 GB
	Matthew Ashman g, p 1960-1995 GB
	Gary Tibbs b *1958 GB
	Andy Warren b, voc *1958 GB
	Dave Barbarossa perc, dr *1961 GB
	Stuart Goddard voc *1954 GB
	Mark Ryan g 1959-2011 GB
	Terry Day dr GB
	John Beckett g GB
	Thomas Hardy g CA