Heavy Load (punk band)

This article is about the British punk band. For the Swedish heavy metal band, see Heavy Load (band).
Heavy Load
Origin Sussex, England
Genres Punk
Years active ~1996–2012
Members Simon Barker
Jimmy Nichols
Paul Richards
Michael White
Mick Williams

Heavy Load were a British punk rock band, described by The Sunday Times as "possibly the most genuinely punk band touring today".[1]

Its members met at Southdown Housing, a non-profit assisted-living community for people with mental health issues and learning disabilities, and were a mix of service users and staff.[2]

The band composed the theme for the BAFTA-nominated film Cast Offs and is itself documented in the film Heavy Load.

The band were also the founders of the charity Stay Up Late, a campaign seeking to improve the social lives of people with learning difficulties by calling for more flexible staff hours.[3] Stay Up Late is a national charity promoting full and active social lives for people with learning disabilities.

Heavy Load split in September 2012 with a final gig in London's Trafalgar Square as part of the Paralympic festivities.[4]

Band members

Albums

Title Date of Release
Wham 2011
Shut It 2008
The Queen Mother's Dead 2006

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External links

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