Biography

The Frames started life in the mid to late 90s, out of a weekly social/jam session at Rich Bitch studios in Birmingham.

In fairly short order, a giggable set evolved, and so occasional live performances were given, on a fairly ad-hoc basis. The enthusiastic audience reactions and inevitable re-bookings soon led to the Zimmermen, then more latterly Pete Zimmer and the Frames, becoming a well known name on the West Midlands pub/club rock and blues circuit.

Over time, we re-visited our back catalogues of songs we had written ourselves over the years, and re-worked them before introducing them into the live set. Along with completely new material written in recent years, the Frames now has a repertoire of around 20 original tracks, in addition to the extensive list of classic and more obscure covers from all the usual suspects.

As often happens, people come and go for various reasons, however, the current line-up boasts some of the most accomplished musicians in the country. Band members have played with the likes of Eric Clapton, Billy Idol and Phil Collins, to drop a few household names, and the band has worked alongside such well known acts as Stan Webb, 9 Below Zero, Trevor Burton and Steve Gibbons.

Still writing, still gigging, take the opportunity to check this highly polished band out at a venue near you soon!