T. Rex (A Celebration of Marc and Mickey)

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T. Rex (A Celebration of Marc and Mickey) Formerly: Mickey Finn's T. Rex
Original Line-up, left to right: Dave Major, Alan Silson, Mickey Finn, Rob Benson, Tony Allday and Paul Fenton
Origin	Cambridge, England
Years active	1997–present
Genres	Glam Rock Classic Rock
Labels	Angel Air Records
Members	Rob Benson Alan Silson Graham Oliver Dave Major Tony Allday Paul Fenton Teri Sullivan
Past members	Mickey Finn (deceased)

T. Rex (A Celebration of Marc and Mickey) is a T. Rex tribute band formed in 1997 by former T. Rex member Mickey Finn. The band was originally known as Mickey Finn's T. Rex but changed their name in 2003 after the death of founding member Mickey Finn.

1 History
2 Recent Events
3 External links

[edit] History

[edit] Formation

In September 1997 Mickey Finn and Paul Fenton were invited to perform, along with Rolan Bolan at the Cambridge Corn Exchange to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Marc Bolan's death. While Fenton was never an official member of T. Rex during the 1970s he did contribute drumming on many of their albums. Finn and Fenton were overwhelmed with the support that that gig so they decided to reform T. Rex. The original line-up of the band was Mickey Finn (Congas), Paul Fenton (Drums) Alan Silson (Guitar), Dave Major (Keyboards), Tony Allday (Bass) and Rob Benson (lead vocals).

[edit] Early Touring and Albums

The band's first gig was at the Martin Schleyer Halle in March 1999. Shortly afterwards they embarked on a full scale tour of Japan. In 2002 the band released an album called Renaissance and a live DVD titled Back In Business.

[edit] Finn's Death

Mickey Finn died in January, 2003. The band decided to continue on without him and changed their name to T. Rex (A Celebration of Marc and Mickey). They also hired Graham Oliver as a second guitarist.

[edit] Recent Events

The band continues to tour today. Playing all of the classic T. Rex songs from the 1970s. The only member that had any connection to T. Rex is Paul Fenton, although he was never an official member of the group in the 70s. Teri Sullivan joined the band on August 1 as a background vocalist.