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Bio:
"Super group" formed in August 1979 following The Dream Dates Tour which featured the
Boy Scoutz (with Carol Walters), Fabulous Fabrics
(with Mick Nolan) and The Sinners (with Tony Pugh & Bernie Walsh). Nolan was
also a Sinner at some point. The name new heroes is a reference to a
Neal Adams comic strip.
The practiced for a few months before commencing live gigs in 1980, making some impact.
They played all original material apart from some songs supplied by ex
Horslips Charles O'Connor.
A single was planned for Guided Missile
(who released the Defenders single) but this fell through.
A tour was organised in February 1980.
The band then moved to London for a year but failed to make a breakthrough. They split and returned to
Dublin where Nolan, Pugh & Walsh formed Ghostdance.
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