1984–1994: Early history and UK popularity Little Angels formed in
Scarborough, England in May 1984, under the name of Zeus and then to Mr Thrud in September 1985, settling on Little Angels during recording of the
Too Posh to Mosh mini-album at
Fairview Studios,
Willerby,
Hull in 1987. The founding members were
Toby Jepson (vocalist), Mark Plunkett (bassist), Dave Hopper (drummer) and the
brothers Bruce John and Jimmy Dickinson (guitarist and keyboardist respectively).
Michael Lee joined the band to replace Hopper on 16 August 1988. Their newly launched website for the occasion credits the meeting of the four founding members at
Michael Lee's funeral as the catalyst for this re-union, stating "
From the tragic death of their band-mate old friendships are rekindled." In an interview with EverythingRock, guitarist Bruce Dickinson stated that he doubted the reunion would be a permanent one, although his answer was not definitive. On 7 June, Little Angels played at the 2012
Sweden Rock Festival. The reunion culminated in a 9-date UK tour in December 2012 with venues including
Nottingham Rock City and
O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire. The Glasgow date had to be moved to a larger venue due to "phenomenal demand". Support came from fellow British band
Skin. Drummer Richardson could not perform on the second leg of the tour due to commitments with Skunk Anansie, and was replaced by Dominic Greensmith (formerly of
Reef). Similarly, Grant Kirkhope (trumpet) was unavailable. The reason given on stage by Jepson was that he was "living in California as a tramp". Little Angels were booked to play the
Isle of Wight Festival, supporting Bon Jovi, on 16 June 2013. On 9 May 2013 they issued a statement to say that this, in conjunction with warm up shows in Cardiff and Cambridge, would be the end of their reunion activities together. Drummer Richardson joined the band for these final three dates, but not trumpeter Grant Kirkhope.
2026 Reunion In January 2026, Jepson's personal and Little Angels’ own social accounts and website were updated to announce imminent tour dates under the title ‘Big, Bad and Back’ teasing a further re-union to be announced on 9 February 2026. On 9 February 2026, the announcement was made that Little Angels were again reuniting the
Jam-era line-up of Jepson, Plunkett, Richardson & the Dickinson brothers for the
Big Bad & Back Tour scheduled for November 2026, with
Luke Morley of
Thunder as support. The official Little Angels website currently shows dates from the 12th November 2026, starting in Glasgow, and finishing in London on the 28th. ==Discography==