YFriday

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YFriday

Background information
Origin	Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Genre(s)	Alternative rock Christian rock
Years active	1994–present
Label(s)	Survivor Records
Website	www.yfriday.com
Members
Ken Riley Gav Richards Danny Smith Dez Minto

YFriday are a British Christian rock and worship band from Newcastle upon Tyne. The current band members are Ken Riley (vocals and guitars), Gav Richards (keyboards, guitars and backing vocals), Danny Smith (bass guitar and backing vocals) and Dez Minto (drums).

1 Band history
2 Discography
- 2.1 Albums
3 Gear
4 External links
5 Gallery

[edit] Band history

The group was formed in 1994 and were originally a evangelistic outreach band known as WhyFriday?. They often play at The Newcastle City Hall at the monthly IXth Hour events. In summer 2006 they were heavily involved with NE1

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

June 1999 - Rain Maker
2001 - Open
September 2003 - Revolution
2003 - Songs of Heaven (EP)
April 2006 - Universal

[edit] Gear

Ken Riley: Gibson and Fender Guitars; Vox, Fender and Marshall Amplification; Pedaltran; T.C. Electronic Effects; Senheiser and Sure in-ear-monitoring.
Danny Smith: Fender basses; Ashdown Amplification.
Gav Richards: Apple Computers; Korg Keyboards; Fender Guitars; Marshall Amplification.
Dez Minto: Jalapeño Drums; Sabian Cymbals; Aquarian Drumheads; Shaw Drumsticks.