Brighton 64

Brighton 64 formed in Barcelona in the fall of 1981, when Albert and Ricky Gil, brothers of actress Ariadna Gil, heavily influenced by the British mod scene, decided to join forces with several classmates and began rehearsing covers of The Who, The Jam, The Kinks, and Chuck Berry. Quickly embraced by Barcelona mods, they began playing at venues around the city such as Pub Boira and Salón Cibeles, culminating this first stage with an appearance on the TVE program “Musical Express” and a performance at Rock-Ola in Madrid. 

Barely a year after forming, the group recorded their first album, the maxi single 'Barcelona Blues', released in April 1983 by the independent label Flor y Nata Records. They presented the album at the Zeleste venue, proving that they had already become a benchmark in the powerful Barcelona independent scene of the 1980s. The following year, they released the single “Deja de tocar a mi chica” (Stop Touching My Girl), and immediately traveled to Rome to perform at a festival and make their debut abroad. 

The arrival of drummer Tino Peralbó led to the recording of the mini-LP 'Haz El Amor', released by Producciones Twins. Shortly afterwards, the addition of an old friend of the group, Jordi Fontich, as keyboardist stabilized the lineup, and the multinational EMI signed the group and released the EP 'La Casa De La Bomba' in 1986, which was a huge sales success and received heavy radio and television promotion. The album launch at Studio 54 in Barcelona was a success, and “La Casa De La Bomba” won Radio 3 listeners' award for best song of the year. 

The band combined an endless tour with the rushed and problematic recording of the LP 'El Problema Es La Edad' for EMI, which, despite containing great songs was undermined by the record label's lack of confidence, which damaged the musicians' morale. In September 1987, they performed before the largest audience of their career during the Mercè festivities in Barcelona, but internal tensions began to surface and the group ended up giving way to the Gil brothers' next project, Los Brigatones. 

In 1994, Brighton 64 held their first reunion in Barcelona (Sala Apolo) and Madrid (Sala Revolver), sharing stage with Los Flechazos, Los Negativos, Scooters, Los Canguros, and Kamenbert to celebrate the compilation album 'Mi Generación'. At the end of 2001, Albert, Ricky, Tino, and Jordi reunited to participate in the Purple Weekend festival in León, and Bip Bip Records released the live album 'Explosión Juvenil'. 

In 2003, Ricky Gil published the book "Bola y Cadena" (Milenio), in which he recounts the history of the band, and in 2006 Brighton 64 filled the La Paloma venue in Barcelona to capacity. At all these reunions, there has been a curious communion between the old fans and the new batch of fans who did not have the opportunity to see them live at the time. [SOURCE: WIKIPEDIA]