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Arena is a British Progressive Rock band founded in 1995 by Clive Nolan and Mick Pointer . All of the band's lyrics are written by Nolan.

Musically the band's style ranges from symphonic to hard rock. Some of the band's recent albums have a similar sound to Nolan's earlier band, Shadowland .


PERSONNEL

  • John Carson - Vocals (1)

  • John Jowitt - Bass, Backing Vocals (2,3,4,5)

  • John Mitchell , Guitars (3 onward)

  • Keith More - Guitars, Backing Vocals (1,2)

  • Clive Nolan - Keyboards, Backing Vocals (all)

  • Cliff Orsi - Bass (1)

  • Mick Pointer - Drums, Backing Vocals (all)

  • Ian Salmon - Bass (6 onward)

  • Rob Sowden - Vocals (6 onward)

  • Paul Wrightson - Vocals (2,3,4,5)



DISCOGRAPHY

  • Albums

  • # Songs from the Lion's Cage ( 1995 )

# Pride ( 1996 )
# The Cry ( 1997 ) (includes reworked material from first 2 albums)
# Welcome to the Stage ( 1997 ) (live)
# The Visitor ( 1998 )
# Immortal? ( 2000 )
# Breakfast in Biarritz ( 2001 ) (live)
# Contagion ( 2003 )
# Contagious ( EP , 2003 )
# Contagium ( EP , 2003 )
# Radiance ( 2003 Acoustic version of Contagion material)
# Live & Life ( 2004 ) (Double Live CD + DVD)
# Pepper's Ghost ( 2005 )


# Smoke & Mirrors ( 2006 )


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