The Crazy World of Arthur Brown at The Brickyard, Carlisle

Arthur Brownis synonymous with his 1968 hit Fire and the Hammond-driven Crazy World line-up which spawned it. However, his God of Hellfire burned out fast and, in 1970, he returned with a new project: the prog-festival freak-show Kingdom Come followed by a varied solo career. Those initial four band albums, by The Crazy World of Arthur Brown and by Kingdom Come are thrilling, as tend to be Browns cameos on other peoples projects.
Best known for his flamboyant theatrical performances and his powerful, wide- ranging operatic voice. He has been a major influence on a wide range of musicians due to his outstanding vocal ability and wild stage persona and concepts. He is considered a pioneer of shock rock and progressive rock and influential on heavy metal music.
He associated with Jimi Hendrix, The Who, Frank Zappa, Hawkwind, Klaus Schultze and Alice Cooper and made a cameo appearance in the cult film The Committee and also Tommy. His countless collaborations include The Alan Parsons Project, The Stranglers and The Prodigy.
His best-known single Fire hit number 1 in the UK singles chart and Canada, and a number 2 on the US Billboard Hot 100. The album The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown had top ten success on both sides of the Atlantic. Following Fire, the press would often refer to Brown as The God of Hellfire, in reference to the opening shouted line of the song.
Arthur shows no signs of stopping or slowing down and continues to record and release hugely inspiring music, including his most recent release Long, Long Road (2022) and the launch of his new multi-media show A Human Perspective.