The Good, The Bad and The Queen

Made up of members Damon Albarn, Paul Simonon, Tony Allen and Simon Tong, The Good, The Bad & The Queen began life as the acclaimed 2007 album of the same name, a heartfelt tribute to London described by The Observer in a 5-star review as, “one of the most surprising and magical records for which Damon Albarn has ever been responsible.”

The record traced a journey from the English music hall tradition to West Africa and Afrobeat, zigzagging through the West Indies and its reggae and dub, back to England and London’s punk scene, all the while taking in a strand of British beat music from the ’50s right through to Britpop. The result was a record specific to a place and mood but with a background that was geographically wide-ranging.

Fresh from the release of their critically-acclaimed second album Merrie Land – “…a masterpiece – Album of The Year” (Sunday Times) and a recent run of sold out shows, The Good, The Bad & The Queen head back on tour in April, culminating with a very special hometown show at The London Palladium.