Liverpool band the Stands was formed by Scouse legend
Howie Payne after his previous band,
The Big Kids, parted ways. (Howie Payne's brother Sean Payne and Russ Pritchard of
The Big Kids would go on to form
The Zutons with Dave McCabe, Boyan Choudhury, and Abi Harding.) The Stands first came to national attention after Noel Gallagher of
Oasis saw the Stands play at the Zanzibar Club in Liverpool. The core quartet of
Howie Payne (vocals, guitar), Luke Thomson (guitar), Dean Ravea (bass), and Steve Pilgrim (drums) was complete in 2002, and the Echo Label (Chrysalis) emerged as v…
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