Flight 49 first formed in Llandudno, North Wales in September 2011. Four guys and one girl all with a similar vision of bringing a fresh and entertaining live rock music show to the local scene, already dominated by long established bands playing cliché covers. The mission statement was simple: “Just have fun! Because if the band is having fun, then the audience is more likely to have fun too”. The band quickly gained a following by gigging almost non-stop through the summer of 2012 finding themselves in the headlining slot for some of the area’s most prestigious music festivals (at one of which they performed in drag to raise money for charity). In early 2013 they supported Mentallica, Europe’s biggest Metallica tribute act at the Caged Asylum in Manchester. By this time they had already started to develop their own material and by the end of 2013, recording had started on a debut EP. Flight 49 are:Strong driving rhythm from Llion Broadbent on drums & Brian Merritt on bass. Crushing and melodic guitar harmony from brother-sister team Dave & Nikky Fox. Topped off with the silky-smooth distinctive vocal style of Jason Walker.