Misty's Big Adventure were an English indie pop band, formed in 1996 in Birmingham by singer-songwriter Gareth Jones (AKA Grandmaster Gareth). Their music incorporated elements of jazz, lounge, psychedelia, 2 tone, pop and punk.
The band was composed of singer and sole songwriter Gareth Jones (AKA Grandmaster Gareth), bassist (and brother) Matt Jones, drummer Sam Minnear, guitarist Jonathan Kedge, trumpet player Hannah Baines, saxophone player Lucy Baines, keyboardist Lucy Bassett and dancer Erotic Volvo.
A long time fixture on the Birmingham experimental music scene, Gareth Jones formed the band in 1996 with his friend Sam Minnear. Originally called Misty's Big Adventure In The Snow, the name was taken from a story in the 1968 children's book 'The Magic Roundabout Annual'.
Their debut album, 'And Their Place In The Solar Hi-Fi System', was released in 2004, produced by Richard March of Bentley Rhythm Ace and Matthew Eaton of Pram. Their follow-up albums 'The Black Hole' (2005) and 'Funny Times' (2007) were produced by Brian O'Shaughnessy whose production credits include Primal Scream, Denim and The Firm.
Gareth occasionally toured as Misty's Little Adventure with a stripped down band, featuring himself on guitar, backed only by drums, trumpet and saxophone.
In 2019 the band released the 2LP & CD best of compilation 'The Young Person's Guide to Misty's Big Adventure'.
In April 2022 the band embarked on a short English tour. The first 2 dates of the tour in Birmingham & London were postponed due to illness, with the Birmingham show taking place on 14 May 2022. On 19 May 2022, it was announced via the band's official Facebook account that frontman Gareth Jones had committed suicide on 15 May 2022. The group have been on indefinite hiatus ever since.
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May 14, 2022
Hare and Hounds
Birmingham, England, United Kingdom1. Misty's Big Adventure
2. The Long Way Round
3. The Story of Love
4. The World Is Changed
5. Mundane Visions (Let Them Loose)
6. The Biggest Crooks
7. Has Anybody Got Anything I Can Put In My Mouth?
8. Elevator Escalator Stairs
9. Big Man
10. I've Often Been Fond of Ducks
11. Gaviscon Man
12. Ain't It Typical
13. Night Time Better Than the Day Time
14. Nothing's Wrong
15. Better Times
16. Two Brains
17. Fashion Parade
18. She Fills the Spaces
19. Just Another Day
20. Sitting in the Car in the Car Park
1. Smart Guys Wear Ties
2. I Can't Bring the Time Back
3. I Want a Biscuit (You Can't Have One)
4. Hey Man
5. Never Stops Never Rests Never Sleeps
April 22, 2022
Retro Bar
Manchester, England, United Kingdom1. Misty's Big Adventure
2. The Long Way Round
3. The Story of Love
4. The World Is Changed
5. Mundane Visions (Let Them Loose)
6. The Biggest Crooks
7. Has Anybody Got Anything I Can Put In My Mouth?
8. Elevator Escalator Stairs
9. Big Man
10. I've Often Been Fond of Ducks
11. Gaviscon Man
12. Ain't It Typical
13. Night Time Better Than the Day Time
14. Nothing's Wrong
15. Better Times
16. Two Brains
17. Fashion Parade
18. She Fills the Spaces
19. Shame About Your Feet
20. Just Another Day
21. Sitting in the Car in the Car Park
1. Smart Guys Wear Ties
2. I Can't Bring the Time Back
3. Never Stops Never Rests Never Sleeps
4. Hey Man
October 4, 2019
Retro Bar
Manchester, England, United Kingdom1. The Black Hole
2. The Long Way Round
3. I Can't Bring the Time Back
4. The Story of Love
5. The Biggest Crooks
6. Between Me and You
7. I Want a Biscuit (You Can't Have One)
8. Elevator Escalator Stairs
9. I See a Cloud
10. Big Man
11. I've Often Been Fond of Ducks
12. Atonement
13. Eat Blue Food(Dog Food Five cover)
14. Summer of Strangeness
new song15. Mundane Visions (Let Them Loose)
16. The World Is Changed
17. A Dog Like You
18. Smart Guys Wear Ties
19. Fashion Parade
20. Just Another Day
21. Crumpled Up Guy
22. Two Brains
23. Sitting in the Car in the Car Park
1. Never Stops Never Rests Never Sleeps
December 14, 2018
Hive
Manchester, England, United Kingdom1. The Long Way Round
2. I Can't Bring the Time Back
3. The Biggest Crooks
4. Pullerman
5. Mundane Visions (Let Them Loose)
6. The World Is Changed
7. Has Anybody Got Anything I Can Put In My Mouth?
8. Elevator Escalator Stairs
9. I Want a Biscuit (You Can't Have One)
10. Signs of Life
11. Nothing's Wrong
12. Big Man
13. I've Often Been Fond of Ducks
14. Same Time Tomorrow
15. Shame About Your Feet
16. Fashion Parade
17. Smart Guys Wear Ties
18. Just Another Day
19. The Story of Love
20. Two Brains
21. Never Stops Never Rests Never Sleeps
1. I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Year
2. 200 Twinkling Christmas Lights
3. I Want a Mince Pie (You Can't Have One)
4. Where Do Jam Jars Go at Christmas Time
5. Have Yourself a Psychedelic Christmas
6. Wombling Merry Christmas(The Wombles cover)
June 15, 2018
The Deaf Institute
Manchester, England, United KingdomJune 13, 2018
Hare and Hounds
Birmingham, England, United Kingdom1. King Kong
2. The Long Way Round
3. Feelings
4. Signs of Life
5. Mundane Visions (Let Them Loose)
6. The Biggest Crooks
7. I'm Waiting for You
8. I Want a Biscuit (You Can't Have One)
9. Gaviscon
10. Rennies
11. A Dog Like You
12. Fighting for My Life
13. Just Another Day
14. Big Man
15. I've Often Been Fond of Ducks
16. Can I Have Something To Put In My Mouth?
17. Same Time Tomorrow
18. Shame About Your Feet
19. Nothing's Wrong
20. The Story of Love
21. Two Brains
22. Never Stops Never Rests Never Sleeps
23. Fashion Parade
24. Hey Man
25. Tapeworm of Love(Brute Force cover)
December 24, 2017
Hare and Hounds
Birmingham, England, United Kingdom1. The Black Hole
2. Night Time Better Than the Day Time
3. The Long Way Round
4. Nothing's Wrong
5. The Biggest Crooks
6. Stuck on Level Nine
7. I Can't Bring the Time Back
8. I Want a Biscuit (You Can't Have One)
9. Two Brains
10. Fashion Parade
11. Big Man
12. I've Often Been Fond of Ducks
13. She Fills the Spaces
14. Egyptian Shumba(The Tammys cover)
with The Dumbettes15. A Dog Like You
16. Just Another Day
17. Never Stops Never Rests Never Sleeps
18. Where Do Jam Jars Go at Christmas Time
19. I Want a Mince Pie (You Can't Have One)
20. Have Yourself a Psychedelic Christmas
21. In the Bleak Midwinter(Harold Edwin Darke cover)
22. 200 Twinkling Christmas Lights
23. Wombling Merry Christmas(The Wombles cover)
July 2, 2017
The Racecourse
Northampton, England, United Kingdom1. I've Often Been Fond of Ducks
2. Big Man
May 30, 2017
Hare and Hounds
Birmingham, England, United Kingdom1. The Long Way Round
2. The Story of Love
3. Stuck on Level Nine
4. Night Time Better Than the Day Time
5. The Biggest Crooks
6. Everything's Odd
7. Evil
8. I Want a Biscuit (You Can't Have One)
9. Fashion Parade
10. Nothing's Wrong
11. Smart Guys Wear Ties
12. A Dog Like You
13. Elevator Escalator Stairs
14. Just Another Day
15. Hey Man
16. Two Brains
17. Tapeworm of Love(Brute Force cover)
18. Never Stops Never Rests Never Sleeps
December 24, 2016
Hare and Hounds
Birmingham, England, United Kingdom1. The Long Way Round
2. Stuck on Level Nine
3. The Biggest Crooks
4. I Want a Biscuit (You Can't Have One)
5. Egyptian Shumba(The Tammys cover)
with The Dumbettes6. Everything's Odd
7. Intense Blue Kangoo
8. Nom Nom
9. Big Man
10. I've Often Been Fond of Ducks
11. Smart Guys Wear Ties
12. Another Tesco
13. Just Another Day
14. Two Brains
15. Never Stops Never Rests Never Sleeps
16. 200 Twinkling Christmas Lights
17. Where Do Jam Jars Go at Christmas Time
18. I Don't Believe In Christmas
19. I Want a Mince Pie (You Can't Have One)
20. Walking in the Air(Howard Blake cover)
Instrumental21. I'm Gonna Spend My Christmas With a Dalek(Go‐Go’s cover)
22. Have Yourself a Psychedelic Christmas
23. Wombling Merry Christmas(The Wombles cover)
April 30, 2016
The Flapper and Firkin
Birmingham, England, United Kingdom1. Dear Jesus
2. Misty's Big Adventure
3. The Long Way Round
4. The Story of Love
5. Home Taping's Killing Music
6. The Biggest Crooks
7. I Want a Biscuit (You Can't Have One)
8. Crumpled Up Guy
9. We Do! Do We? We Do!
10. A Dog Like You
11. The Zoo Song
12. Atonement
13. Intense Blue Kangoo
14. Nom Nom
15. Big Man
16. I've Often Been Fond of Ducks
17. Biscuit Tin
18. I Can't Bring the Time Back
19. Fashion Parade
20. Another Tesco
21. Smart Guys Wear Ties
22. Bruce Willis
23. Two Brains
24. Microwave
25. Never Stops Never Rests Never Sleeps
1. Serious Thing
2. Night Time Better Than the Day Time
3. She Fills the Spaces
4. Just Another Day
5. Tapeworm of Love(Brute Force cover)
6. The Wising Up Song
December 21, 2015
Gullivers
Manchester, England, United Kingdom1. The Long Way Round
2. Stuck on Level Nine
3. Feelings
4. The Biggest Crooks
5. Everything's Odd
6. I Want a Biscuit (You Can't Have One)
7. Nothing's Wrong
8. Intense Blue Kangoo
9. Nom Nom
10. Big Man
11. I've Often Been Fond of Ducks
12. Elevator Escalator Stairs
13. Fashion Parade
14. Another Tesco
15. Evil
16. Just Another Day
17. Never Stops Never Rests Never Sleeps
1. 200 Twinkling Christmas Lights
2. I Want a Mince Pie (You Can't Have One)
3. I'm Gonna Spend My Christmas With a Dalek(Go‐Go’s cover)
4. Walking in the Air(Howard Blake cover)
Instrumental5. Where Do Jam Jars Go at Christmas Time
6. Have Yourself a Psychedelic Christmas
7. Wombling Merry Christmas(The Wombles cover)
1. Two Brains
August 22, 2015
The Flapper and Firkin
Birmingham, England, United Kingdom1. The Long Way Round
2. Stuck on Level Nine
3. Feelings
4. The Biggest Crooks
5. Everything's Odd
6. I Want a Biscuit (You Can't Have One)
7. Nothing's Wrong
8. The Black Hole
9. Intense Blue Kangoo
10. Nom Nom
11. Big Man
12. I've Often Been Fond of Ducks
13. Elevator Escalator Stairs
14. Smart Guys Wear Ties
15. She Fills the Spaces
16. Just Another Day
17. There's Always Something
1. Another Tesco
2. Fashion Parade
3. Two Brains
4. Never Stops Never Rests Never Sleeps
May 8, 2015
Hare and Hounds
Birmingham, England, United KingdomApril 4, 2015
The Green Room
Stockton-on-Tees, England, United KingdomDecember 24, 2014
Hare and Hounds
Birmingham, England, United KingdomDecember 19, 2014
The Deaf Institute
Manchester, England, United Kingdom1. The Long Way Round
2. Stuck on Level Nine
3. Feelings
4. On And Off
5. Nothing's Wrong
6. I Want a Biscuit (You Can't Have One)
7. The Biggest Crooks
8. Intense Blue Kangoo
9. Nom Nom
10. Big Man
11. I've Often Been Fond of Ducks
12. Egyptian Shumba(The Tammys cover)
with The Dumbettes13. When I'm With You
14. Just Another Day
15. There's Always Something
16. Never Stops Never Rests Never Sleeps
1. Bruce Willis
2. Walking in the Air(Howard Blake cover)
Instrumental3. Where Do Jam Jars Go at Christmas Time
4. I Want a Mince Pie (You Can't Have One)
5. I'm Gonna Spend My Christmas With a Dalek(Go‐Go’s cover)
6. Have Yourself a Psychedelic Christmas
7. Wombling Merry Christmas(The Wombles cover)
1. Two Brains
2. Fashion Parade
October 25, 2014
The Actress and Bishop
Birmingham, England, United KingdomJuly 22, 2014
Symphony Hall
Birmingham, England, United KingdomJune 13, 2014
Club Academy, University of Manchester Students' Union
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