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.

1 Band history
2 Band members
3 Discography
- 3.1 Albums
- 3.2 EP
4 Gear
5 External links
6 Gallery

[edit] Band history

The group was formed in 1994 and were originally an 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] Band members

Ken Riley - vocals and guitars
Gav Richards - keyboards, guitars and backing vocals
Danny Smith - bass guitar and backing vocals
Dez Minto - drums

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

Rain Maker (June 1999)
Open (2001)
Revolution (September 2003)
Universal (April 2006)

[edit] EP

Songs of Heaven (2003)

[edit] Gear

Ken Riley: Gibson and Fender guitars; Vox, Fender and Marshall amplification; Pedaltran; T.C. Electronic Effects; Sennheiser 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.