We had a few ideas and had an online web-vote and Wasted Days won. We got it from one of our songs, 'Rock and Roll Scandal' which is on our current cd!

Yes, our number one priority is to play live music, and bascially we are up for any gig, anywhere! We have been gigging frequently over the past few months which has been really good. We mainly play in and around Newcastle and Durham.

In 2004 we're looking to expand and focus on the rest of the UK...the obvious cities..London, Manchester, Liverpool, Glasgow etc for gigs as we are slowly getting a fan base and will be excellent to expand and simply spread the word!

Every gig has a different story, each are different and its good to compare crowd reactions to each gig we play! Its cool meeting new friends along the way too!

We feel that mp3's and the internet are the gateway for unsigned bands to get recognised these days and get the recognition they diserve.
Much of the music industry today is a joke. Most of the decent, talented bands are being ignored for the "pop-idol" / "fame academy" junk. We cant stand the thought of people who get instant fame, songs, videos, albums, arena tours for simply winning a competition, and bands who play in the corner of pubs for years, writing their own material, sorting their own gigs, saving money for studio time, get hardly no credit at all.

The major labels are losing money because of mp3's but it now means music is much more accessable. If people in the US and Australia download Wasted Days songs it would rock!!

Yeah without a doubt. We would have to be careful as there with all the contract clauses etc.

Some bands, when they break through and sign to a major label get accused of 'selling out' which is wrong. Getting signed simply proves bands are successful and talented, and if Wasted Days had the opportunity we would have a serious think about it. After all, thats one of the major reasons why we started the band in the first place.

The band first formed way back in the summer of '99, at the time only Matt could play an instrument. The idea was there and since then the band have grown into what you see now. We started gigging in 2001, under the name everAfter and at that time we played as a three piece. We were mainly a covers band who played anywhere from barns to in the corner of pubs. We played our last gig under that name in March 2002 at Durham Rowing Club, and due to an unfortunate incident involving bubble wrap and Tom's wrist, everAfter didn't play anymore gigs that year. The band looked finished, there was no spark left, until in November after a round of drinks in the local pub we decided to ask Rich to join the band. After a string of failed singers/2nd guitarists, he gave the band a new lease of life and helped develop a heavier, rockier sound...and so there it is, the story of so many wasted days and the band that sprung up from them.

Each member has a fairly unique taste in music which helps the band have a pretty unique sound.

Bands like AC/DC, Led Zeppelin, Oasis, The Who, Feeder, Ash, Hell is for Heroes, Biffy Clyro, Vex Red etc

Newcastle is cool but i guess London is the place to be!

Ibanez RG270, Epiphone SG, Gibson Flying V, Fender Stratocaster, Fender Jazz bass, Tanglewood Warrior 2, Westfield P-Bass, Laney Amp, Fender Roc Pro Amp and Fender M80 Bass Amp, Premier Signia drumkit, Zildjian Cymbals and Vic Firth Sticks

Fender M80 bass amp

more info @ www.wasteddays.co.uk

Thanks!