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The Ordinary Boys

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Together Again Festival 2026

Bolesworth Castle, Chester

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The Ordinary Boys are an English indie rock band formed in 2002 in Worthing, a seaside town in West Sussex, originally named Next in Line. They were influenced by mod revival and britpop music, as well as the bands Madness, The Specials, The Kinks and The Smiths. Their name derives from a Morrissey song, "The Ordinary Boys". The band consisted of members Samuel Preston (vocals, guitar), William J. Brown (guitar), James Gregory (bass), and Simon Goldring (drums), who replaced Charles “Chuck” Stanley in 2005.

Read more about The Ordinary Boys on Last.fm.

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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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Victorious Festival at Southsea Seafront
Victorious Festival
Fri 28th - Sun 30th August
11:00am - 11:00pm
Southsea Seafront
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FOMO Fest 2026 at Food Museum
FOMO Fest 2026
Saturday 5th September
11:00am - 10:00pm
Food Museum, Stowmarket, Suffolk
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Biography

The Ordinary Boys are an English indie rock band formed in 2002 in Worthing, a seaside town in West Sussex, originally named Next in Line. They were influenced by mod revival and britpop music, as well as the bands Madness, The Specials, The Kinks and The Smiths. Their name derives from a Morrissey song, "The Ordinary Boys". The band consisted of members Samuel Preston (vocals, guitar), William J. Brown (guitar), James Gregory (bass), and Simon Goldring (drums), who replaced Charles “Chuck” Stanley in 2005.

Read more about The Ordinary Boys on Last.fm.

User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License and may also be available under the GNU FDL.

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