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CITY TO CITY

Introducing... Bad Touch

Signed to Marshall, the Norwich rockers bring the feelgood factor to live performance
Bad Touch in Norwich: (l-r) Stevie Westwood, Pete Lance, Dan Seekings, Brad Newlands and Michael Bailey

AS they gather round the corner table in Norwich’s Gonzo’s restaurant, it would be hard to mistake the exotic ensemble of big hair, bold hats, flouncy shirts and leather trousers sported by the various members of Bad Touch as belonging to anything other than a rock’n’roll band. “We have always wanted to be a feelgood rock band,” says lead singer Stevie Westwood. “You can be a sexy, moody rock band, or you can be a feelgood rock band. We are definitely the second.”

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