Echo and the Bunnymen

Echo and the Bunnymen, the Liverpool band whose neo-psychedelic, post-punk and new wave sound dates from the late 1970s, play the Floral Pavilion Theatre in Merseyside.

Echo and the Bunnymen are a British band playing neo-psychedelia, post-punk and new wave. Formed in Liverpool in 1978, the group released its first album, Crocodiles, in 1980. The band has long been associated with Ian McCulloch on vocals, Will Sergeant on guitar and Les Pattinson on bass, the core members whose names are closely tied to its records.

Among the group's best-known songs are "The Killing Moon", a single from the 1984 album Ocean Rain, and "Lips Like Sugar", taken from the self-titled album released in 1987. Both show the band's atmospheric guitar-led style, which drew on the post-punk scene of its home city while moving towards a more expansive sound.

The Floral Pavilion Theatre, on the seafront in New Brighton, hosts concerts and shows across Merseyside. The venue's programme makes it a fitting place to hear a band whose catalogue spans four decades of Liverpool music.