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Pop Will Eat Itself

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Friday, March 27, 2020
Headline Artist: Pop Will Eat Itself

Pop Will Eat Itself (also known as PWEI or the Poppies) was a band formed in Stourbridge, West Midlands, UK with band members from Birmingham, Coventry and the Black Country.

An early version of the band formed in 1981 under the name From Eden; members included Clint Mansell, Adam Mole, Chris Fradgley, Malcolm Treece and Miles Hunt . Graham Crabb was recruited (Graham being the only respondant to replace the 'piss poor' Miles Hunt on drums). After From Eden splintered into two bands (Treece and Hunt went on to form The Wonder Stuff) Mansell, Crabb & Mole formed Wild and Wandering, recruiting Richard March on bass. They eventually became Pop Will Eat Itself in 1986, taking the name from a quote in an NME article about Pop 'eating itself' suggesting that popular music continues to recycle ideas.

The band honed their songwriting skills with a string of catchy two-minute pop songs released on EPs both as Wild and Wandering and Pop Will Eat Itself. With the help of DJ...

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Pop Will Eat Itself (also known as PWEI or the Poppies) was a band formed in Stourbridge, West Midlands, UK with band members from Birmingham, Coventry and the Black Country.