The Chameleons

The Chameleons are an English rock band formed in Middleton, Greater Manchester, in 1981. The band’s classic line-up consisted of bassist and vocalist Mark Burgess, guitarists Reginald Smithies and Dave Fielding and drummer John Lever.

The Chameleons: Arctic Moon

Manchester’s The Chameleons formed in 1981 (with a debut record Script of the Bridge in 1983), in an already crowded ‘Madchester’ music scene, such as The Smiths, New Order, Magazine, The Fall, and so on… but tragedy hit the band with the band manager’s death, so they agreed to break up in 1987.

Chameleons at recordBar, Kansas City MO (04 November 2024)

Chameleons keep their promises-- The recently-returned-to-action Manchester UK post-punk band (not the lizard) made good on their intent to return to downtown Kansas City ar recordBar, after a planned June appearance had to be scuttled day-of, after their van broke down en route from Denver, somewhere on the plains of Western Kansas.

Missing at recordBar, Kansas City MO (2024-06-13)

New Orleans Gothic rock support band Missing had traveled separately and were in town and set up, so took the stage to perform their thirty-five-minute set, as they normally would have. To the crowd that remained despite the bad news of the headliner, it was a positive experience to see the band play live, for their first time in Kansas City.