a b "Inspiral Carpets reunite for 2023 UK tour". NME. 18 October 2022 . Retrieved 10 December 2022. Prior to 1983 the early incarnation of Inspiral Carpets was called The Furs formed in 1980 by Graham Lambert and played mainly Psychedelic Furs covers.

It was announced that Jake Fletcher will be touring with Inspiral Carpets in 2023 & Kev Clark [17] from Dub Sex will be on the drums for the tour. [ citation needed] In October 2022 the band announced they would be reforming and performing a live UK tour in March and April 2023. [16] YouTube video showing how the band recorded the theme tune to 8:15 from Manchester". YouTube. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021 . Retrieved 4 March 2018. This Is How It Feels’, released in 1990, is the jewel in the Manchester band’s crown and the ultimate club night closer. Those first few seconds are the starting pistol for groups of revellers to throw their arms around each other ready for that anthemic chorus.In March 1989, the band decided to form their own label called Cow Records, and then released the “Trainsurfing EP”, from this EP they released a handful of singles, with the song “Move” just missing the UK top 40. They signed a record deal with Mute Records and had their first top 40 success with “This is How it Feels”, which reached number 14 in the singles chart. It was part of their debut album “Life” which made it to number 2 in the album chart in 1990.

On 15 February 2023, the group also announced their return to Australia for the first time in 30 years that August, as well as their first shows in New Zealand. Hingley formed a new band, the Lovers, along with Jerry Kelly of the Lotus Eaters (which later featured Steve and Paul Hanley of the Fall), while Boon formed the Clint Boon Experience, releasing a string of singles on the Artful label. [2] Gill also formed a new band, Hustler, who eventually changed their name to Proud Mary after a song by Creedence Clearwater Revival. [ citation needed] Proud Mary signed to Noel Gallagher's Big Brother label some years later, while Walsh moved into production, largely working on techno and dance music. [2] Two of the band's roadies enjoyed musical success themselves: van driver Mark Collins joined the Charlatans in 1991 and drum technician Noel Gallagher joined Oasis. [2]Inspiral Carpets drummer Craig Gill dies at 44". BBC News. 20 November 2016 . Retrieved 22 November 2016.

The band also announced that longtime bassist Martyn Walsh would not be joining them on their forthcoming tour. [16] In February 2011, it was revealed that Tom Hingley was no longer part of the band, with the circumstances of his departure unclear. Band members indicated that Hingley had left of his own accord, with Clint Boon contradicting Hingley's suggestion that the band had split up [8] whilst Hingley later claimed that he had been fired by the band at a meeting. [9]

Stephen Holt – (born Stephen Edward Holt, on 14 October 1964) lead vocals (1983–1989, 2011–2016, 2022–present)