| Biography | "Little Egypt" were formed in 1992 with front man, Nick Rossi, son of Francis Rossi. More recently, Kieran Rossi has joined the band on bass so the Quo connection grows ever stronger. Here I give a brief history of the band and the links presented below discuss other aspects of the band in more detail.
The band initially based themselves in the North of England, gigging regularly in and around Middlesborough. It was not long, though, before they relocated to London and embarked on the pub and club scene in order to try to gain a following. 1993 was spent gigging and writing material - the year being even more noteable for giving the band their first big chance, a support slot for Quo's "Just For The Record" tour. This nationwide tour would be "Little Egypt"'s first opportunity to play to large crowds and hopefully gain a following of their own.
After the successful support slot, the band spent 1994 recording their debut album "Eyes of the World" and also supporting major British rock band Magnum on their "Rock Art" tour in Germany. They also helped Quo again, this time acting as support at the one-off "Appointment" gig at the Royal Albert Hall on March 30th, in the presence of Prince Charles.
Since then, no new recorded material has surfaced from the band, although some new songs have appeared in their live sets over the last couple of years. It is their live work which has formed their mainstay since the release of "Eyes of the World" - through support slots with Peter Green and again Quo (on their Scandanavian and German tours in 1996), as well as numerous small gigs of their own and a 1997 German tour. |