The one occasion where the band was introduced as " The Alan Parsons Project " in a live performance was at Night of the Proms 1990 ( at the time of the group's break-up ), featuring all Project regulars except Woolfson who was present but behind the scenes, while Parsons stayed at the mixer except during the last song, where he played acoustic guitar.

Famed anarchist-punk band Crass played their last live show for striking miners in Aberdare during the UK miners ' strike ( 1984-1985 ).

* Tony Allen, drummer, played in Fela Kuti's band

At the height of their popularity the band consisted of singer Jimmy Somerville backed by Steve Bronski and Larry Steinbachek, both of whom played keyboards and percussion.

The band played regularly on a Tulsa, Oklahoma radio station, and added Leon McAuliffe on steel guitar, pianist Al Stricklin, drummer Smokey Dacus, and a horn section that expanded the band's sound.

Wills added a trumpet to the band inadvertently when he hired Everet Stover as an announcer, not knowing that he had played with the New Orleans symphony and had directed the governor's band in Austin.

The band played in this style on their first four albums: Bathory ( 1984 ), The Return of the Darkness and Evil ( 1985 ), Under the Sign of the Black Mark ( 1987 ) and Blood Fire Death ( 1988 ).

Among his various musical credits, Mumy has recorded and written songs with America, toured with Shaun Cassidy, and played in Rick Springfield's band in the film, Hard to Hold.

During the summer of 1943 – 44, he played for tips at the Maxwell Street market in a band with Earl Hooker.

The many in attendance chanted " Hey Bo Diddley " as a gospel band played the legend's music.

Love briefly played bass in Bjelland's group Babes In Toyland in 1987 before being ejected from the band.

In the summer of 2011, the band played at several festivals in Russia, and toured in Australia and Brazil in early 2012.

In 1980, he played keyboards and provided voice in the rock band Watt 4.

His bands have included Watt 4 ( 1980 ), in which he played keyboards and provided voice, Craig Charles and the Beat Burglars ( 1989 ), The Sons of Gordon Gekko ( 1989 ), where he wrote lyrics and also composed tunes for the band, and The Eye ( 2000 – 01 ), with whom he released the rock album " Giving You The Eye, Live at the Edinburgh Festival ".

On 17 March 2007 the band played a live show at their rehearsal studio in front of around fifty fans, friends and family.

In his teens, he played drums and sang back-up with a local band called The Teen Tones, which later went on to tour with such acts as Bobby Darin and Gene Vincent.

* Drum cadence, a work played exclusively by the percussion section of a modern marching band

The band played three performances in October 2010.

Due to the provocative name of the band, they sometimes played under pseudonyms, including " The DK's ", " The Sharks ", " The Creamsicles " and " The Pink Twinkies ".

The reference is to a lounge cover of the song, recorded by the band Nouvelle Vague, played during a scene in the Planet Terror segment of Grindhouse, although no rape takes place, and in fact the would-be rapist is killed by the would-be victim.

The band played under name " DK Kennedys " for a few concerts, but later reverted to " Dead Kennedys " permanently.

In addition, the band has played a reworked version of their song " MTV Get Off the Air ", re-titled " MP3 Get Off the Web ", with lyrics criticizing music piracy.

There were also underground discotheques in Nazi Germany patronized by anti-Nazi youth called the swing kids .. Jimmy Saville played records of big band music in dance halls in Leeds, England, during World War Two.

Arnaz, Jr. played the drums and, supported by the SNL band, Desi sang both " Babalu " and another favorite from his dance band days, " Cuban Pete "; the arrangements were similar to the ones used on I Love Lucy.

* Drum Major Academy, an annual clinic for drum majors and marching band members

In July 2005, the band — again including MacGowan — played at the annual Guilfest festival in Guildford before flying out to Japan where they played three dates.

The band was awarded the lifetime achievement award at the annual Meteor Ireland Music Awards in February 2006.

In his presentation to the American College of Sports Medicine's annual meeting in 2009, researcher and exercise physiologist Gary Granata presented research after studying members of the Avon High School Marching Black and Gold, noting " At the top levels of marching band and drum corps, you get a level of competition and athleticism that is equal to a division I athletic program.

The Honda Battle of the Bands is an annual marching band exhibition which features performances by HBCU bands.

Several colleges host annual independent competitions, many of which hold varying degrees of prestige, such as the Contest of Champions at Middle Tennessee State University, which is the longest running high school band contest in the United States.

In 2005, Cracker and Camper Van Beethoven started an annual three night " Campout " at Pappy and Harriet's Pioneertown Palace in Pioneertown, California, close to where Lowery and Hickman met, in which they and several other bands perform, including sets by Cracker and Camper band members performing their own music.

On April 30, 2011, Anthrax headlined in the Philippines for the first time in the annual Pulp Summer Slam along with Death Angel, Hellyeah and UAE's heavy metal band Nervecell.

* Hookah in the hills, an annual festival held twice a year at Poston Lake Music Park in the Spring and Fall, featuring the Columbus based band Ekoostik Hookah, as well as other local bands.

Riley was charged with abusive language for allegedly using profanity on stage while performing with the band Galactic in Downtown Norfolk, Virginia, in the city's annual Bayou Boogaloo Festival at Town Point Park in June 2008.

Some of the better-attended events include the annual Halloween Parade, the Harrison County Fair, summer Friday night band concerts, an annual reenactment of the Battle of Corydon and a long string of country and bluegrass performances.

* Joe Brewer, Musician and founder D. C. based rock band ; owner of Brewer's Arcade which has been featured on the annual Gateway Arts District open house tour

1891, and hosts many annual events that focus around the band stand and tree lined paths of the park.

On the first Saturday of October, Logan High School hosts its annual marching band festival, the Logan Fall Festival of Bands.

The annual Les Brown Big Band Festival, started March 2006 in Les ' hometown, features area big bands preserving the songs of the big band era.

In 1998, in addition to performing her own set, she performed a cover of " Sad Lisa " with rock band Phish at the annual Bridge School Benefit concert in California, hosted by Neil Young, after which McLachlan began an extended period away from recording or touring.

In 1982, the band received the Best British Newcomer award at the annual Brit Music awards, and Rushent also took Best Producer for his work on Dare.

In February, 1983 the band was nominated for the Best New Artist award at the 25th annual Grammy Awards ( though the award eventually went to Men at Work.

In 2003, the band began hosting the annual " 3 Doors Down and Friends " benefit concert, through the band's own charity The Better Life Foundation.

The band has recently been confirmed to perform at Wacken Open Air 2011, the 22nd edition of the annual German festival.

" Restoring the horn section, the band embarked on a brief farewell tour in 1995, culminating in a final annual Halloween performance at the Universal Amphitheatre.

The band gave its last concert in 2000 ( excepting a performance at an annual fan convention in 2001 ).

The festival was the first self-established festival hosted by the band, who seek to maintain it as an annual event.

On October 2, 2010, the band was one of the headliners at the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival, an annual free concert in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park.