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Formed in Toronto during 1980, Coney Hatch was named after the infamous psychiatric hospital in Muswell Hill, a suburb of London , UK (spelt Colney Hatch) that bassist <a href="spotify:artist:6X52y6AclT4moHRGTWHDZm" data-name="Andy Curran">Andy Curran</a>'s parents lived near before emigrating to Canada. In 1981, an ad was placed in the Toronto Star, looking for a singer/guitarist to join a working band with management.
Singer/guitarist <a href="spotify:artist:0P4ChRss5tzkG67g1DCeml" data-name="Carl Dixon">Carl Dixon</a> joined Andy, drummer Dave Ketchum, guitarist Steve Shelski, and on they went to release a Kim Mitchell-produced debut album in 1982, ‘Coney Hatch’ (certified Gold in Canada), that resounded through the rock world and launched the group’s career to rock fans around the world. They toured with some of the biggest names in rock such as Peter Frampton, Ted Nugent, Edgar Winter, Cheap Trick, and lengthy stints with opening for Judas Priest (27+ shows) and Iron Maiden (40+ shows).
In 2014, the Hatch line-up changed, adding lead guitarist <a href="spotify:artist:3GyulobYMarjGVq1DTx0Uj" data-name="Sean Kelly">Sean Kelly</a> (Lee Aaron, Nelly Furtado, Crash Kelly) to bring new life into those brilliant riffs. Coney Hatch toured with Steve Harris's British Lion in November 2018, rocked Germany's HEAT Festival, Hamburg's Summer Festival and opened Sweden Rock festival 2023, Bully Les Mines in France 2019, 2024, and two shows at the classic El Mocambo in Toronto. Their incredible live show at Germany's HEAT festival was recorded and mixed for release titled ‘Postcard from Germany’ includes two new studio tracks, “Heaven’s On The Other Side” and the single “It’s About A Girl.”
Singer/guitarist <a href="spotify:artist:0P4ChRss5tzkG67g1DCeml" data-name="Carl Dixon">Carl Dixon</a> joined Andy, drummer Dave Ketchum, guitarist Steve Shelski, and on they went to release a Kim Mitchell-produced debut album in 1982, ‘Coney Hatch’ (certified Gold in Canada), that resounded through the rock world and launched the group’s career to rock fans around the world. They toured with some of the biggest names in rock such as Peter Frampton, Ted Nugent, Edgar Winter, Cheap Trick, and lengthy stints with opening for Judas Priest (27+ shows) and Iron Maiden (40+ shows).
In 2014, the Hatch line-up changed, adding lead guitarist <a href="spotify:artist:3GyulobYMarjGVq1DTx0Uj" data-name="Sean Kelly">Sean Kelly</a> (Lee Aaron, Nelly Furtado, Crash Kelly) to bring new life into those brilliant riffs. Coney Hatch toured with Steve Harris's British Lion in November 2018, rocked Germany's HEAT Festival, Hamburg's Summer Festival and opened Sweden Rock festival 2023, Bully Les Mines in France 2019, 2024, and two shows at the classic El Mocambo in Toronto. Their incredible live show at Germany's HEAT festival was recorded and mixed for release titled ‘Postcard from Germany’ includes two new studio tracks, “Heaven’s On The Other Side” and the single “It’s About A Girl.”
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