Described by veteran radio presenter Richard Cartridge as "The next big thing" and USA Weekly News as "one of the best and unique bands for music, theatre and entertainment the UK has produced this century" The Bedlam Six are without peer on the British live music scene in terms of onstage energy, musical subtlety and lyrical gymnastics.

Formed in late 2006 by fidgety street-mime Louis Barabbas (originally under the name The Black Velvet Band), the group have in under three years racked up an incredible list of achievements: they have played with the likes of Supergrass, Motorhead, Chaz 'n' Dave, Sun Ra's Arkestra and Eliza Carthy; were given a rent free residency at the famous Hill Street Theatre for the duration of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival (for which they were nominated for a 100star Pick-Of-The-Fringe Award); have been commissioned to arrange works by John Cooper Clarke; are the youngest band (by at least a decade) to have played the mainstage at the legendary Bulldog Bash Festival; and are the only band in the history of the award-winning Solfest weekend to play two separate mainstage sets on the same day.

They recently won financial support from The Northern Residency Fund to release their first album "Found Drowned" (and have already written two follow-ups). They enjoy regular endorsement from a host of the BBC's best loved DJs (including Tom Robinson, Marc Riley, Andy Crane, Chris Hawkins and Sam Walker) and have received praise from the likes of The Mighty Boosh, Supergrass, Beat Poet biographer Barry Miles and The Hells Angels.

The Bedlam Six is Debt Records' in-house band and is made up of:

• Matthew Cleghorn
• Dan Watkins
• Biff Roxby
• Fran Lydiatt
• Tom Cleghorn
• Alison Cegielka
• Louis Barabbas

For more information visit www.bedlamsix.com.