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'''Deep End''' was a short-lived [[Supergroup (music)|supergroup]] founded by [[guitarist]] [[Pete Townshend]] of [[The Who]] and featuring [[David Gilmour]] of [[Pink Floyd]].<ref name="Mabbett-3">{{Cite book | publisher = Omnibus | isbn = 9781849383707 | last = Mabbett | first = Andy | title = [[Pink Floyd - The Music and the Mystery]] | location = London | date = 2010 }}</ref> The group also included drummer [[Simon Phillips (drummer)|Simon Phillips]], bassist [[Chucho Merchan]], percussionist [[Jody Linscott]], keyboardist [[John Bundrick|John 'Rabbit' Bundrick]], harmonica player [[Peter Hope Evans]], vocalists [[Billy Nicholls]], [[Cleveland Watkiss]], and [[Chyna (singer)|Chyna]], and a brass ensemble called [[The Kick Horns]].<ref name="Mabbett-3" /><ref>[http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/store/artist/album/0,,176653,00.html Artist Direct listing]</ref>
'''Deep End''' was a short-lived [[Supergroup (music)|supergroup]] founded by [[guitarist]] [[Pete Townshend]] of [[the Who]] and featuring [[David Gilmour]] of [[Pink Floyd]].<ref name="Mabbett-3">{{Cite book | publisher = Omnibus | isbn = 9781849383707 | last = Mabbett | first = Andy | title = [[Pink Floyd - The Music and the Mystery]] | location = London | date = 2010 }}</ref> The group also included drummer [[Simon Phillips (drummer)|Simon Phillips]], bassist [[Chucho Merchan]], percussionist [[Jody Linscott]], keyboardist [[John Bundrick|John 'Rabbit' Bundrick]], harmonica player [[Peter Hope Evans]], vocalists [[Billy Nicholls]], [[Cleveland Watkiss]], [[Chyna (singer)|Chyna]], and a brass ensemble called the [[Kick Horns]].<ref name="Mabbett-3" /><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/store/artist/album/0,,176653,00.html |title=Artist Direct listing |access-date=24 August 2010 |archive-date=24 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924013400/http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/store/artist/album/0,,176653,00.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>


==Performance history==
==Performance history==
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In 1985, the group performed two concerts for the [[Double O (charity)|Double O]] charity at [[London]]'s [[Brixton Academy]] (a third was cancelled due to poor ticket sales).<ref name="Mabbett-2">{{Cite book |edition=Updated |publisher=Omnibus |isbn=0711941092 |last1=Miles |first1=Barry |first2=Andy |last2=Mabbett |title=Pink Floyd the visual documentary |year=1994 }}</ref> The concerts were later released as the albums ''[[Deep End Live!]]'' (1986) and ''[[Live: Brixton Academy '85]]'' (2004).<ref name="Mabbett-3" /> The band also performed a concert at the [[MIDEM]] trade fair in [[France]] and appeared on ''[[The Tube (1982 TV series)|The Tube]]''.<ref name="Mabbett-2" /> Townshend's daughter [[Emma Townshend|Emma]] performed as a guest vocalist at the London concerts.<ref name="Mabbett-2" />


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Many of the same musicians and vocalists also appeared with Townshend for later tours and performances and also with [[the Who]] for selected engagements.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0273738|title=The Lifehouse Concert|website=[[IMDb]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0127356/|title = The Who Live, Featuring the Rock Opera Tommy|website = [[IMDb]]}}</ref>
In 1985 the group performed two concerts for the [[Double O (charity)|Double O]] charity at [[London]]'s [[Brixton Academy]] (a third was cancelled due to poor ticket sales).<ref name="Mabbett-2">{{Cite book
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| edition = [Updated ed.] | publisher = Omnibus | isbn = 0711941092 | last = Miles | first = Barry |author2=Andy Mabbett | title = Pink Floyd the visual documentary | location = London | date = 1994 }}</ref> The concerts were later released as the albums ''[[Deep End Live!]]'' and ''[[Live: Brixton Academy '85]]''.<ref name="Mabbett-3" /> The band also performed a concert at the [[MIDEM]] trade fair in [[France]] and appeared on ''[[The Tube (TV series)|The Tube]]''.<ref name="Mabbett-2" /> Townshend's daughter [[Emma Townshend|Emma]] performed as a guest vocalist at the London concerts.<ref name="Mabbett-2" />


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In August 2016, it was announced that a Deep End appearance on the German television show ''[[Rockpalast]]'' from 1986 would be released on CD and DVD.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ultimateclassicrock.com/pete-townshend-face-the-face-dvd/|access-date=5 August 2016|title=Pete Townshend to Release 1986 'Face the Face' Concert on DVD/CD|date=4 August 2016 |publisher=Ultimate Classic Rock}}</ref>
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Many of the same musicians and vocalists also appeared with Townshend for later tours and performances and also with [[The Who]] for selected engagements.<ref>https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0273738</ref><ref>https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0127356/</ref>

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In August 2016, it was announced that a Deep End appearance on the German television show ''[[Rockpalast]]'' from 1986 would be released on CD and DVD.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ultimateclassicrock.com/pete-townshend-face-the-face-dvd/|access-date=5 August 2016|title=Pete Townshend to Release 1986 'Face the Face' Concert on DVD/CD|publisher=Ultimate Classic Rock}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 02:52, 6 August 2024

Deep End was a short-lived supergroup founded by guitarist Pete Townshend of the Who and featuring David Gilmour of Pink Floyd.[1] The group also included drummer Simon Phillips, bassist Chucho Merchan, percussionist Jody Linscott, keyboardist John 'Rabbit' Bundrick, harmonica player Peter Hope Evans, vocalists Billy Nicholls, Cleveland Watkiss, Chyna, and a brass ensemble called the Kick Horns.[1][2]

Performance history

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In 1985, the group performed two concerts for the Double O charity at London's Brixton Academy (a third was cancelled due to poor ticket sales).[3] The concerts were later released as the albums Deep End Live! (1986) and Live: Brixton Academy '85 (2004).[1] The band also performed a concert at the MIDEM trade fair in France and appeared on The Tube.[3] Townshend's daughter Emma performed as a guest vocalist at the London concerts.[3]

Many of the same musicians and vocalists also appeared with Townshend for later tours and performances and also with the Who for selected engagements.[4][5]

In August 2016, it was announced that a Deep End appearance on the German television show Rockpalast from 1986 would be released on CD and DVD.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Mabbett, Andy (2010). Pink Floyd - The Music and the Mystery. London: Omnibus. ISBN 9781849383707.
  2. ^ "Artist Direct listing". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
  3. ^ a b c Miles, Barry; Mabbett, Andy (1994). Pink Floyd the visual documentary (Updated ed.). Omnibus. ISBN 0711941092.
  4. ^ "The Lifehouse Concert". IMDb.
  5. ^ "The Who Live, Featuring the Rock Opera Tommy". IMDb.
  6. ^ "Pete Townshend to Release 1986 'Face the Face' Concert on DVD/CD". Ultimate Classic Rock. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.


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