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FAQ - The Band
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Who are the band members and where do they live?
The members of Delirious? are:
Martin Smith - Lead vocals, guitars
Stuart Garrard - Guitars, backing vocals
Jon Thatcher - Bass
Tim Jupp - Keyboards
Paul Evans - Drums
(In May 2008 Paul Evans took over as the drummer in Delirious?
when original member Stewart Smith decided to leave the band)
Delirious? are from a small town called Littlehampton, which
is on the South Coast of England. See the About page for band
member details.
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Are any of the band members related to each other?
Many people think that there are two brothers in Delirious?,
you will even find that fact reported in media articles sometimes.
But the truth is that Stewart Smith and Martin Smith, whilst
sharing the same surname, are not actually brothers and are not
related by blood. However Stewart, Martin and Tim are
all married to Jon's sisters, making all four of them brothers-in-law.
Stu G is the only member of Delirious? who is not related to the other
members of the band.
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When and how did they become a band?
Delirious? started out as the house band for a youth event
called 'Cutting Edge' in 1992. In those days the band were
just known as the Cutting Edge band. By 1995 the band's lineup
was complete and in 1996 they decided to give up their day jobs
and go full time as a band. It was then that Delirious? was born.
See the Biography for the full story.
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Why is the band called Delirious?
When the five band members decided to go full time as a band
in 1996 they choose the name 'Delirious?'. Jon Thatcher explained
the choice of their name in an interview
where he said: "We opened the dictionary and read the
meaning of 'delirious' as 'wildly ecstatic, or enthused.
Leaving everything we were doing was quite a gamble at the
time, as well. But we decided that we wanted to invest our
lives in the band. And that's what we've done."
Jon went on to explain the question mark at the end of the
name: "The question mark kind of haunts us. We thought
it would be quite amusing at the time and add a bit of intrigue.
Now it's stuck and become part of the copyright."
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How can I contact the band?
Delirious? can be contacted via their record company, Furious? Records,
who are based in the UK. For e-mail, postal address, and telephone number,
please see the Contact page. Fan mail
can be sent to the record company, and the band have been known to reply to fans
in the past.
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What instruments do they play?
For a full list of the equipment the band uses, check out
the excellent Techsville on Delirious.co.uk.
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What albums have they released?
For a full list of the albums Delirious? have released, please
take a look at the Discography. There is a list of albums released
in the UK and albums
released in the USA.
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What singles have they released?
Delirious? have released many singles over the years, mainly in
the UK, with varying levels of chart success. For a full list and
details about each single, please take a look at the Discography's
Singles section.
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What videos/DVDs have they released?
The DVDs and Videos
section of the Discography gives a full list.
Delirious? released two videos on VHS PAL (UK format only)
called A View From The Terraces
and Pro-Mode.
This was followed by the release of a DVD called
Archive:d which contains all of
the footage from the two VHS videos, plus additional footage. The
DVD is region-free and will work on all DVD players.
In 2006 Delirious? released the Live CD/DVD Now Is The Time - Live At Willow Creek.
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When is the next concert near me?
Delirious? perform many concerts all over the world every year.
For a list of all the concerts currently known about, please
see the Tour Dates page.
If there are currently no concerts scheduled near you, please
keep checking back. The Tour Dates page is updated as soon as
new concerts are known about, often before they are officialy
confirmed by the band. Please remember that Delirious? have many
fans all around the world and can't play in every city, or even
every country, each year.
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How do they decided where to play/Why don't they play in my city?
Delirious? either do their own tours (usually in the UK, US
and sometimes in Europe) or they perform at various organised
events around the world. When Delirious? do their own tours
they promote themselves and receive all the tour profits
themselves. However they also have to pay all the tour costs
too, such as venue hire, equipment, transport, crew, food
etc. So whilst they keep the profits, the income is not guaranteed
as it is dependant on ticket sales. Therefore, on a tour
they will plan to go to places they haven't played at recently,
or places which in the past have sold well, in order to be
sure to cover the costs of putting on the tour.
When Delirious? perform at other shows and events, the show's
promoter will pay a fee for them to perform and will foot the
bill for the venue hire, any equipment, local crew, hotels and
transport. In return, the promoter receives any profit from the show.
So in these cases, Delirious? perform where ever the show they
have been invited to perform at happens to be.
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When will they release a new album/single?
In the past, Delirious? have typically released a new studio
album every two years. The band usually spend most of a year
recording an album, followed by a year touring the album.
In between studio albums, the band have released various live
albums and compilation albums. Having already released three
live albums, it is unlikely that they will release another one
in the near future.
Singles are generally released to help promote an album. In
the past, the band have released two or three singles from their
albums. However, singles are very expensive to release for a band,
and tend to have very little return. In recent years Delirious?
have leaned towards releasing singles as free MP3's, instead of
releasing CD singles in record stores.
Keep checking the News section of this site for updates on future
releases.
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Do their songs ever get played on the Radio?
In the UK there are very few Christian radio stations, so
Delirious? don't get very much radio play. When they have
released mainstream singles in the past, their songs have
received limited air-play on the radio.
In the USA, where there are a large number of Christian radio
stations, Delirious? songs are often played on the radio.
Recently the band also had success on German radio.
Many people have accused Radio 1, the biggest radio station
in the UK, of refusing to play Delirious? songs because they
are a Christian band. This is un-true. Radio 1 have played
Delirious? singles in the past, notably 'Promise' and 'Deeper'
which were playlisted when they were released as singles. Radio 1
have also proved that they are not against Christian artists by
playing songs by many other Christian groups.
Whilst it's perfectly acceptable to request that a radio station
plays a certain song, it is not advisable to bombard them with
persistent requests or to accuse them of prejudice, as this usually
has a negative affect.
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