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San Francisco, United States

At least four bands have operated as The Sleepers in the past two decades. A late 70’s punk group from San Francisco, a South African band formed in 2003, an eclectic music/comedy band from Minneapolis in the 90’s and a more recent bar band from Chicago ILL.

*The first known act called the Sleepers were a first wave San Francisco punk band that began in 1977 and featured lead singer Ricky Williams who also was briefly in Crime, Flipper and the Toiling Midgets, before he died of a heroin overdose.

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*Another group operating as The Sleepers are a band from Cape Town, South Afirca… Official Bio follows:

Formed in 2003, The Sleepers have gathered a rabid following with their incendiary live shows. They have cut their teeth playing regularly in and around Cape Town and have graced some of South Africa’s most renowned stages. The Sleepers sound is based on the interplay of light and dark. Heavy rhythms and driving guitars are juxtaposed against unconventional melodies and vocal harmonies. The Sleepers are also one of the few bands to have an equally engaging acoustic set.

They joined Headline Artists’ management in 2007, who manage and have managed some of Cape Town’s top acts like, Taxi Violence, Coal, Three More White Guys, Joshua Grierson, Ian Henderson, Andy Lund and the Mission Men and tonightwedie to name but a few.
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  • sobrevieviendo

    ricky williams is my new hero

    19 Aug 2012 Reply

  • fedexplanes

    lol 'cozynights' what a goon amirite. sf sleepers 4eva

    29 Jul 2011 Reply

  • Mediocretese

    Download the new Sleepers Live EP 'Luminaire One' for FREE from http://www.channel24.co.za/Music/FeaturesInterviews/Exclusive-Download-Luminaire-One-20100908

    14 Sep 2010 Reply

  • Esiotrot3

    I prefer the South African equivalent... www.thesleepers.co.za They're SOOOOO freaking great!

    28 Jul 2010 Reply

  • DZRTsurfer88

    re:the "original" SF Sleepers=>Ricky Sleeper~may he RIP~ was definitely the weirdest character that ever performed at any of the shows i produced in the '80s..and that is saying a lot. but man, when he was on, the Sleepers were one incredible act! no doubt about it & anyone who was immersed in the early '80s SF punk scene, will probably affirm that claim

    19 Aug 2009 Reply

  • MrColinP

    Added another band to the wiki and formatted it a little more clearly.

    14 Apr 2009 Reply

  • dvoodoo

    edited wiki to reflect chronology of groups operating as Sleepers

    27 Jan 2008 Reply

  • cirruswolf

    There is a Cape Town, South Africa based band called The Sleepers. They play progressive rock/metal in the vein of Tool etc. www.myspace.com/thesleepersdreamspace

    29 Dec 2007 Reply

  • LordSusan

    Hmm. I think last.fm may need ambiguity pages like wikipedia. So there are three the sleepers bands?

    23 Dec 2007 Reply

  • natRnatR

    cbmolloy: did you not read the bio? it does mention the San Francisco band from the 70s.

    17 Dec 2007 Reply

  • cbmolloy

    When I went into this page i thought it was the band from San Francisco. They should state that there's more than one band with the name The Sleepers.

    11 Apr 2007 Reply

  • cozynite

    The Sleepers are definitely not a South African band. They are a 4-chord rock band from Chicago. The band has been playing together as The Sleepers for the past 5 or 6 years -- I'd say that's pretty official.

    8 Mar 2007 Reply

  • natRnatR

    I don't know about official...there's a band in South Africa with the same name as the American band. Seems like a weakness of Last.fm

    21 Nov 2006 Reply

  • LordSusan

    It seems that there is some confusion with regards to the sleepers. There is another band by that name. Which band officially holds the name the sleepers?

    10 Sep 2006 Reply

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