Peter Coyle Original lead singer of THE LOTUS EATERS Plus very special guest support

Chris Layhe from THE ICICLE WORKS

This is a very rare chance to see and hear Peter Coyle from The Lotus Eaters up close and personal in a very intimate show. The show will feature classic songs from his career along with some new unheard songs. Tonight's gig will be a trio. He will be doing some signings and is looking forward to any questions you want to ask him.

The History Bit

The Lotus Eaters was formed in September 1982. Peter Coyle had previously been in the Jass Babies. Joined by ex-Wild Swans member Ged Quinn on keyboards, the Jass Babies were offered to record a session for John Peel in August 1982, but before they could fulfill their commitment the band broke up.

Coyle and Quinn then invited Jem Kelly to join them, extended the line-up with drummer Alan Wills and bassist Phil Lucking,and recorded the Peel session in October 1982 as the Lotus Eaters including the song "The First Picture of You". This led to the band being signed by Arista Records.

"The First Picture of You", produced by Nigel Gray, became an iconic song for the Lotus Eaters in 1983, giving them a UK hit single before the band had even played a live gig. The band recorded a second session for Peel in October 1983.

The band's debut studio album, No Sense of Sin, was released in 1984 on Arista subsidiary Sylvan Records, preceded by two further singles, "You Don't Need Someone New" and "Out on Your Own". Both of these songs hit the charts.

The Lotus Eaters toured extensively in the UK, France and Italy "It Hurts", their final single, charted in the Italian Top 5, but the band had already split up.

Peter recorded as a solo artist, releasing the albums A Slap in the Face for Public Taste and I'd Sacrifice Eight Orgasms with Shirley MacLaine Just to Be There, and went on to found dance company 8 Productions and the G-Love nightclub. As a songwriter/producer, he had success with Marina Van-Rooy's 1990 single "Sly One", and worked with a host of emerging artists on Liverpool's dance scene.

In 2001, the Lotus Eaters, comprising the duo of Coyle and Kelly, reformed after almost two decades, recording and releasing a new album titled Silent space on the Vinyl Japan label.

On 13 March 2009, the band announced a one-off concert to be held at the Liverpool Philharmonic Hall on 25 July. The gig, a performance of the album No Sense of Sin, featured Coyle, Kelly and Emmer accompanied by a string quartet from the University of Huddersfield.

In April 2009, Coyle and Kelly collaborated with Emmer, and announced that they were working with producer Steve Power on material for a new album called A Plug-in Called Nostalgia, which has yet to be released.

Peter has continued to Write, Record and tour The World over the last 2 decades. He is constantly recording new materials and can be seen on most of the 80's reunion festivals including the Rewind Festivals, Forever Young and Lets Rock. Peter has recently been working with Martin Ware of The Human League.

He has without doubt one of the most recognizable voices of the 80's and is a beautiful human being..

You don't want to miss this.

Chris Layhe is a singer-songwriter and guitarist. He is co-founder and bass player with The Icicle Works. In 1984 the Liverpool act charted in the UK Top 20 with the song Love Is A Wonderful Colour.

The Icicle Works also achieved success on the US Billboard Chart with the Top 40 entry, Bird's Fly / A Whisper To A Scream. The latter being featured in the sci-fi horror series Stranger Things.

Performing solo, Chris is set to release new material very soon .