40 years ago Big Audio Dynamite played their first ever English show at the legendary Sheffield Leadmill supporting The Alarm. At the weekend Greg and Leo and Dreadzone played there with The Orb , rhythm section keeping it live #40yearsofbad #sheffield #leadmill #dreadzone

Ace sets from Dreadzone and The Orb at the The Leadmill last night.
We can’t lose The Leadmill – it’s an integral part of Sheffield and its music scene.

Wishing Earl 16 from Dreadzone a happy birthday today! The band are on their way to play in Chester tonight with The Orb

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Greg Dread chats to Melody Maker, Dreadzone supporting Oasis at Knebworth '96. Courtesy nothingelseon

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Catching up with #totp from 1996..Dreadzone will always remind me of college & just being carefree & having fun 💕💕💕

Dreadzone! Barely a year goes past where I don't play their album 'Second Light' - such a superb mix of ideas and ridiculously under-referenced now. A total pleasure from start to finish. #totp

Football supporters may fondly remember “Little Britain” from its use as the intro for Football League Extra in the mid-late ‘90s. youtube.com/watch?v=TEiyL9… #TOTP

This piece from Carl Orff was the foundation sample for Little Britain .We couldn’t get permission for the sample so we replayed it but their publishers still refused use until our publishers met them for an agreement #littlebritain #germancomposer
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Dreadzone's Greg Roberts: “I was listening to Carmina Burana and there is one movement in it that changes to this strident string movement. I picked up on it, sampled it, looped it and put a bassline to it and that was it.” #TOTP

From 86 to 96

Dreadzone, Little Britain is an unequivocal banger.
What. A. Tune.
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Dreadzone for the new national anthem! I love this album #TOTP

Love a bit of Dreadzone #totp

Dreadzone Can I just shock you… I bought the single at the time! 😍

Just found out we are on the BBC4 TOTP reruns tonight from 1996 with our top 20 tune Little Britain, which is nice.. Ruth Husko is always the best for TOTP tweets #TOTP #bbc4 #littlebritain

Fight the power video made as part of this protest youtu.be/3uKj7Y0HMgM?si…

First pic of Big Audio Dynamite before they were named that . Taken by Josh Cheuse in the summer of 84. Celebrating 40 years of BAD this year #40yearsofbad #bigaudiodynamite #BAD40

On Record Store day why not have a look in our store online and grab one of the last of the 360 vinyl from this limited edition run of our first album or one of our other releases dreadzone.tmstor.es
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Great 3 day escapades in Southampton, Newport and Northampton with our friends Alex and Michael The Orb thanks for coming to the shows, brilliant response to the nights .Looking forward to the next instalment in May -Chester ,Lincoln and Sheffield

After a break we are back together for some rehearsals at Dread Central ahead of our shows with the The Orb this week