The Band of Holy Joy
Artist

The Band of Holy Joy

Type
Band

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The Band of Holy Joy is a UK musical group, active since 1984. Its first album, More Favourite Fairytales, was released in 1984, the same year the band became active.

Next date in London: 18 November at The Horse Hospital.

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Latest album
Scorched Jerusalem (2025)
Active since
1984

About — The artist

The Band of Holy Joy are an English band formed in New Cross, London, and initially active between 1984 and 1993, releasing several albums. In 1992, they abbreviated their name to Holy Joy. They reformed in 2002, under their original name, releasing a new album called Love Never Fails. They concentrated on other musical projects during 2003 to 2006. The band began performing live again in 2007 and since 2017 have released a number of albums on Tiny Global Productions, including Funambulist We Love You, Neon Primitives, the critically acclaimed Dreams Take Flight and Fated Beautiful Mistakes, and their latest release Scorched Jerusalem in 2025.

Text adapted from the Wikipedia article “The Band of Holy Joy” (en), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Discography

  • More Favourite Fairytales 1984
  • When Stars Came Out to Play 1987
  • More Tales From the City 1987
  • Manic, Magic, Majestic 1989
  • Positively Spooked 1990
  • Tracksuit Vendetta 1992
  • Love Never Fails 2002
  • Paramour 2010
  • How to Kill a Butterfly 2011
  • Easy Listening 2014
  • The North Is Another Land 2014
  • The Land of Holy Joy 2015
  • Funambulist We Love You 2017
  • Neon Primitives 2019
  • Dreams Take Flight 2021
  • Fated Beautiful Mistakes 2023
  • Scorched Jerusalem 2025

Upcoming venues

Next date: Wed 18 Nov · The Horse Hospital Book now from £13