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Gary Whelan
- From
- Manchester, United Kingdom
- Since
- 1966–present
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- 0
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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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The group's work bridged the Manchester alternative dance music of the 1980s and the emerging UK rave scene, drawing influence from funk, house, and psychedelia to pioneer the Madchester sound. They experienced their commercial peak with the releases Bummed (1988), Madchester Rave On (1989), and Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches (1990), with the latter going platinum in the UK. Happy Mondays disbanded in 1993. They reformed several times and released the reunion album Uncle Dysfunktional (2007).
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Data from MusicBrainz, saved 13 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.