The Kast Off Kinks

The Kast Off Kinks
From left: John Gosling, John Dalton, Mick Avory, Dave Clarke.
Background information
Origin	London, England
Years active	1994–present
Associated acts	The Kinks
Website	Official website
Members	Mick Avory Jim Rodford Ian Gibbons Dave Clarke
Past members	John Dalton John Gosling

The Kast Off Kinks are a band composed of members formerly in the band The Kinks. They mostly tour Europe and attend reunion for fans and for charity, such as the Leukemia Research Fund. They have put out one EP, The Archway EP, in conjunction with The Kinks' fan club.

Members

Current members

• Dave Clarke: lead vocals and lead guitar
• Jim Rodford: bass guitar/vocals (member of The Kinks 1978-1996)
• Ian Gibbons: keyboards and vocals (member of The Kinks 1979-1989 and 1992–1996)
• Mick Avory: drums and percussion (member of The Kinks 1964-1984)

Former members

• John Dalton: bass guitar and backing vocals (member of The Kinks 1966, 1969–1976, 1978)
• John Gosling: keyboards and backing vocals (member of The Kinks 1970-1978)

Dalton and Gosling both retired from The Kast Off Kinks in 2008, but Dalton does still appear with the band.

Guest musicians

The first bassist for The Kinks, Peter Quaife, played at various shows with the band before his death in 2010. The Kinks' drummer from 1984 to 1996, Bob Henrit, has also performed with the band. At Kinks fan conventions in 2007, 2008 and 2009, The Kast Off Kinks were joined on stage for a few songs by The Kinks' main songwriter and frontman, Ray Davies.

Former Kinks backing singers Debi Doss and Shirlie Roden also perform regularly with The Kast Off Kinks, and Ray Davies' first wife, Rasa Davies, has made occasional guest appearances as backing vocalist. Mark Haley finally guested with the band at the 2011 fan convention in London and again in 2012 in both London and Utrecht.

Annual shows

• Kinks Fan Club Konvention, North London
• Dutch Kinks Preservation Society, Utrecht, Netherlands
• Music At The Crossroads Festival, Hook Norton, England

External links

• Official Kast off Kinks website
• Kast off Kinks fansite
• The Official Ray Davies Web Site