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Original Post Punk drum machine band from Leeds. Started at the beginning, imploded, reborn for the 21st Century.

Once Upon A Time In Leeds, 1981. The March Violets strummed their first riff and scrawled their first set list. An impressive post-punk legacy ensued, including BBC sessions for John Peel and other DJs, along with huge indie chart success in the mid-’80s with singles such as ‘Crow Baby’, ‘Snake Dance’, ‘Walk Into The Sun’ and ‘Deep’. The band were subsequently snapped up by London Records for the 1987 release of ’Turn To The Sky’ – which featured in the John Hughes movie Some Kind of Wonderful – before splitting up later that same year.
They are delighted to welcome Mat Thorpe (bass, vocals), who joined the band in January 2024.

2024 has seen The March Violets sign to Metropolis Records & release their brand new album entitled ‘Crocodile Promises’.

“Fantastic, post-punk shrapnel guitar from founder member Tom Ashton and the strikingly scary, esoteric beauty of Rosie Garland. The songs clatter and grind around the drum machine and their powerful fug fills the room”
John Robb | Louder Than War

THE MARCH VIOLETS
Rosie Garland – vocals
Tom Ashton – guitar
Mat Thorpe – bass, vocals