Biography

Section 25 originally formed in Blackpool, England in November 1977. Initially they were a duo of brothers Larry and Vincent Cassidy. After several re-incarnations from 2020 the band are now a duo again - just like they started! Consisting of founding member Vincent Cassidy and long time collaborator Steven Stringer. Section 25 create a fantastic live show. The band released 3 albums on Tony Wilson's iconic Factory Records. Mentored by Joy Division and New Order they have also been produced by Ian Curtis, Bernard Summer and Martin Hannett. Extensively sampled by the likes of The Shamen, Orbital and Kanye West, the band have an impressive post-punk pedigree.

S25 have performed all over the world in their 47 years and are perfect for festivals to club venues. Live they are ready to explore the band's rich Factory Records back catalogue... from a Northern Industrial/Heavy Dance viewpoint.

Vin Cassidy: "We experiment with vocals, electronics and percussion effects, non-rock guitar and keyboards."

Tony Wilson: "Those clever bastards from Blackpool"

Peter Hook:"There were only three bands that ever made money on Factory and S25 was one of them."

Jon Savage: "Section 25 have evolved from obdurate nihilists into post-punk pioneers."

Booking Information: Contact Vincent

Email: section25_management@hotmail.co.uk

Phone: 07956 522310

Section 25 Instruments

Archive list of instrumentation prepared by Larry and Jenny. This list is more relevant to the recordings from Beating Heart onwards.

Instruments Used Live

Synthesisers

Roland Juno 60
Roland SH101
Polymoog
Micromoog
PRO1

Drum Machines

Roland TR-808
Roland TR-303 Bassline

Percussion

Premier drum kit

Guitar

Ovation solid body Preacher acoustic guitar
ARIA Pro 2 Bass

Amplification

2 x Selmer Treble/Bass amps
VOX AC30 combo
Marshall 100W amplifier & 4x12 cabinet
McGregor amps
Peavey

Mixing

12 into 2 mixing desk

For Recording

Synthesisers

Roland Jupiter 8
Emulator (New Order's)
Roland Prophet
Drum Machines
DMX drum machine
Interesting Trivia

Larry took a Peavey bass cabinet and took out the speakers then replaced them with 2x24" Gauss speakers each with 400W capacity for a better sound.

The VOX was Larry's first combo amp which he subsequently blew up by putting bass through at too loud volume!

The Roland TR-808 default sounds were replaced with better drum sounds. That is all except one sound; the default cow-bell; "Fucking good cow-bell that was!" said Larry.