Byron Hare

Byron Hare are a five-piece pop rock band from Birmingham, England.^[1] The band formed in late 2013 as a three-piece, playing mostly art shows around Birmingham,^[2] before their debut live performance as a six-piece band on 9 May 2014.^[3]^[4]

From July 2014 to August 2015, the band consisted of Jodie Ollis, Greg Clarke, Glen Bibbs, Jay Dyer, Dan Knight and Kyle Halford, before becoming a five-piece with the departure of Dyer.

Byron Hare dissolved in October 2015, with four of the members forming the band "Shrinking Violets". Shrinking Violets broke up in June 2016, while the three founding members of Byron Hare relaunched the group, with the addition of Rob Smith on bass guitar and Jacob Hall on drums.

They played their BBC premiere on 31 July 2017.^[5]

Discography

Sleep On The Fire EP - 31/10/15 ^[6]
Byron Hare 1968 - 31/10/15
Serendipity (online)
Veealune (online)
Bonds (online)
To See Myself In Colour (online)
House Of Clowns (online)

References

↑ "Byron Hare". Facebook.
↑ "¿Dónde Está Santa Claus?". hfwas - Home for Waifs and Strays.
↑ "Live Review & Photo Gallery: Byron Hare + The Time Thieves + Abel Gray + The Hungry Ghosts @ The Sunflower Lounge - 09/05/2014 - Brum Notes Magazine". Brum Notes Magazine. 12 May 2014.
↑ Bentley, David (23 September 2014). "OxjamBrum: Redditch band Byron Hare headline free show at Death Or Glory Records Six-piece creative collective to perform alongside Electric Enquiry in free gig at new Redditch music store that supports local talent". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
↑ "Byron Hare's BBC Introducing session". BBC. 31 July 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2026. The band made their live debut headlining the Sunflower Lounge in Birmingham and have since played regular shows around the area. They played their first festival gig on the BBC Hereford & Worcester stage at LakeFest, where the keyboard player ended up lending his kit to Lee 'Scratch' Perry!
↑ "Redditch rockers release anticipated EP". Redditch Advertiser. 3 November 2014.

[1] "Byron Hare". Facebook.

[2] "¿Dónde Está Santa Claus?". hfwas - Home for Waifs and Strays.

[3] "Live Review & Photo Gallery: Byron Hare + The Time Thieves + Abel Gray + The Hungry Ghosts @ The Sunflower Lounge - 09/05/2014 - Brum Notes Magazine". Brum Notes Magazine. 12 May 2014.

[4] Bentley, David (23 September 2014). "OxjamBrum: Redditch band Byron Hare headline free show at Death Or Glory Records Six-piece creative collective to perform alongside Electric Enquiry in free gig at new Redditch music store that supports local talent". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 13 June 2026.

[5] "Byron Hare's BBC Introducing session". BBC. 31 July 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2026. The band made their live debut headlining the Sunflower Lounge in Birmingham and have since played regular shows around the area. They played their first festival gig on the BBC Hereford & Worcester stage at LakeFest, where the keyboard player ended up lending his kit to Lee 'Scratch' Perry!

[6] "Redditch rockers release anticipated EP". Redditch Advertiser. 3 November 2014.

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