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WOW That's What I Call A Weekend! Ultimate 80's

Tattershall Lakes Country Park Lincolnshire, Lincoln

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Bearded Theory at Catton Hall
Bearded Theory
Thu 21st - Sun 24th May
11:00am - 11:00pm
Catton Hall, South Derbyshire
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Bezstock - Freight Island - Manchester at Freight Island
Bezstock - Freight Island - Manchester
Saturday 30th May
1:00pm - 11:00pm
Freight Island, Manchester
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Kaleidoscope Festival 2026 at Alexandra Park And Palace
Kaleidoscope Festival 2026
Saturday 11th July
1:00pm - 10:30pm
Alexandra Park And Palace, London
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Together Again Festival 2026 at Bolesworth Castle
Together Again Festival 2026
Fri 24th - Sun 26th July
9:00am - 11:45pm
Bolesworth Castle, Chester
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MCR ROCKS Family Festival 2026 at Clifton Cricket Club
MCR ROCKS Family Festival 2026
Saturday 26th September
12:00am - 10:00pm
Clifton Cricket Club, Manchester
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Biography

Mark Berry (born 18 April 1964), commonly known as Bez or Marky Mark (and occasionally credited as Bez "Bez" Bez), is a British dancer and percussionist. He was a member and the mascot of Salford band Happy Mondays, having been invited in by lead singer Shaun Ryder shortly after the band was formed. He is chiefly remembered for his bizarre style of dancing, and use of the maracas - the Mondays' second single was called "Freaky Dancin'" in tribute. He is reputed to have a high tolerance for hallucinogenic drugs. When asked by a music journalist why he took so many drugs he replied simply, "because it's my job".

After the Mondays broke up, Bez became a member of Black Grape, a group founded by Mondays band-mate Shaun Ryder, but he left in 1997 over artistic differences. In 1997 he had a feature on the BBC Two television programme The Sunday Show called "Science with Bez". When both faced large tax bills, he and Ryder reconciled and reformed the Happy Mondays in 1998.

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Mark Berry (born 18 April 1964), commonly known as Bez or Marky Mark (and occasionally credited as Bez "Bez" Bez), is a British dancer and percussionist. He was a member and the mascot of Salford band Happy Mondays, having been invited in by lead singer Shaun Ryder shortly after the band was formed. He is chiefly remembered for his bizarre style of dancing, and use of the maracas - the Mondays' second single was called "Freaky Dancin'" in tribute. He is reputed to have a high tolerance for hallucinogenic drugs. When asked by a music journalist why he took so many drugs he replied simply, "because it's my job".

After the Mondays broke up, Bez became a member of Black Grape, a group founded by Mondays band-mate Shaun Ryder, but he left in 1997 over artistic differences. In 1997 he had a feature on the BBC Two television programme The Sunday Show called "Science with Bez". When both faced large tax bills, he and Ryder reconciled and reformed the Happy Mondays in 1998.

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Kaleidoscope Festival returns with a mega 2026 lineup

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Kaleidoscope Festival returns with a mega 2026 lineup
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