The Kast Off Kinks

The Kast Off Kinks
From left: John Gosling, John Dalton, Mick Avory, Dave Clark.
Background information
Origin	London, England
Genres	Rock, pop, hard rock
Years active	1994–present
Associated acts	The Kinks
Website	kastoffkinks.co.uk
Members
Mick Avory Jim Rodford Ian Gibbons Dave Clarke
Past members
John Dalton John Gosling

The Kast Off Kinks are a band composed of members formerly in the British Invasion band The Kinks. They mostly tour Europe and attend reunion for fans and for charity, such as the Leukemia Research Fund. They have put out one EP, The Archway EP, in conjunction with The Kinks' fan club.

Members

• Dave Clarke: Lead Vocals/Lead Guitar
• Jim Rodford: Bass Guitar/vocals (member of The Kinks 1978-1996)
• Ian Gibbons: Keyboards/vocals (member of The Kinks 1979-1989 and 1992–1996)
• Mick Avory: Drums/Percussion (member of The Kinks 1964-1984)

• John Dalton: Bass Guitar/Backing vocals (member of The Kinks 1966, 1969–1976, 1978) (retired from The Kast Off Kinks 2008)
• John Gosling: Keyboards/Backing vocals (member of The Kinks 1970-1978) (retired from The Kast Off Kinks 2008)

The first bassist for The Kinks, Peter Quaife (member of The Kinks 1964-1966, 1966–1969), has played at various shows with the band, as has drummer Bob Henrit (member of The Kinks 1984-1996). At Kinks fan conventions in 2007, 2008 and 2009, The Kast Off Kinks were joined on stage for a few songs by The Kinks main songwriter and front man Ray Davies (member and founder of The Kinks 1964-1996).

Former Kinks backing singers Debi Doss and Shirlie Roden also perform regularly with The Kast Off Kinks, and Ray Davies' first wife, Rasa Davies, has made occasional guest appearances as backing vocalist.

Past Gigs

24 June 2011 - Metropol, Härnösand, Sweden

6 September 2008 - Kolbacks Folkets Park, Kolback, Sweden

Annual : Kinks Fan Club Konvention, North London

Annual : Dutch Kinks Preservation Society, Utrecht, Holland

Annual : Music At The Crossroads Festival, Hook Norton, UK

External links

• Official Kast off Kinks website
• Kast off Kinks fansite

Links To Kinks

• The Unofficial Kinks Web Site
• The Official Ray Davies Web Site