Happy Mondays

The story

Happy Mondays are an English alternative dance band formed in Salford in 1980 by brothers Shaun Ryder (vocals) and Paul Ryder (bass), with Gaz Whelan (drums), Paul Davis (keyboard), and Mark Day (guitar). Mark "Bez" Berry later joined the band onstage as a dancer and maracas player. Rowetta joined the band as a vocalist in 1990, initially credited as a guest vocalist, and performed with them until 1993 and again from 2012 until December 2024. They were originally signed to Tony Wilson's Factory Records label.

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Stories

Beyond the records: books, other lives and interviews, from the band and its members.

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Records

• Wrote For Luck (Mella Dee Remix) · 2026 · EP · remix
• Loose Fit (Shadow Child Remix) · 2026 · EP · remix
• The Factory Singles · 2025 · compilation
• Hallelujah (Daniel Avery Remix) · 2025 · Single · remix
• Hallelujah (Ewan Pearson Remix) · 2020 · Single · remix
• The Early EP's · 2019 · EP · compilation
• Double Double Good: The Best of Happy Mondays · 2012 · compilation
• Live at Brixton Academy: 10.05.2012 · 2012 · live
• Call the Cops: Live in New York 1990 · 2012 · live
• The Platinum Collection · 2005 · compilation
• Step On · 2005 · live
• Greatest Hits · 1999 · compilation
• Loads · 1995 · compilation
• The Peel Sessions · 1995 · compilation, live
• Double Easy: The U.S. Singles · 1993 · compilation
• Live · 1991 · live
• The Peel Sessions · 1991 · EP · live
• The Peel Sessions: 1989 · 1990 · EP · live

Records from MusicBrainz, completed with the release lists of Deezer. Sleeves from the Cover Art Archive and the same lists.

Members

• 1989 to 1992
  Rowetta
• Bez
• Paul Davis
• Mark Day
• Shaun Ryder
• Gary Whelan
• Gaz Whelan
• Paul Ryder
• Julie E Gordon
• Mark Berry
• Dan Broad
• Kavin (Kav) Sandhu
• Che Beresford
• Rowetta Idah
• Firouzeh

Members past and present, each with their own page. From MusicBrainz and Discogs.

Also plays on

Records by other artists with Happy Mondays in the credits, from the song and record credits of MusicBrainz and Discogs. Their own bands are above.

Playlists with Happy Mondays in them: Sonic Architects selections and Pause & Record tapes from linr listeners, Deezer’s editors and curators, radio shows on Mixcloud and ListenBrainz playlists. Every tile opens on linr first, with the original one link away.

If you like Happy Mondays

• The Charlatans3 sources agree
• The Stone Roses3 sources agree
• Primal Scream3 sources agree
• Inspiral Carpets3 sources agree
• James3 sources agree
• Pulp3 sources agree
• Suede3 sources agree
• The La's3 sources agree
• Black Grape2 sources agree
• New Order2 sources agree
• Northside2 sources agree
• Flowered Up2 sources agree

Where the listeners of ListenBrainz, Last.fm and Deezer agree, with the circle of Happy Mondays’s own bands. A source that names other people with the same name is left out.