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Founded: 1980s

Headquarters: Las Vegas, USA

Website Link(s): http://www.blueman.com

Label(s)

• Virgin
• Lava
• Atlantic
• Blue Man Group Records

Genre(s)

• Experimental Rock
• Performance Art

RIYL

Band Members

• Matt Goldman
• Phil Stanton
• Chris Wink
• Seamus Sargent
• Chris Dyas
• Larry Heinemann
• Todd Perlmutter

Includes Members of

Band Biography

Blue Man Group (Blue Man, BMG) is a creative organization founded by Phil Stanton, Chris Wink, and Matt Goldman; it is centered on a trio of mute performers, called Blue Men, who present themselves in blue grease paint, latex bald caps, and black clothing. Blue Man Group's theatrical acts incorporate rock music (with an emphasis on percussion), odd props, audience participation, sophisticated lighting, and large amounts of paper. It is also noted for having a "poncho section" of the audience; in the front rows, audience members are provided with plastic ponchos in order to protect them from various food, substances, paints, and so on, which get thrown, ejected, or sprayed from the stage. The shows are family-oriented, humorous, energetic and often employ thought-provoking satire on modern life. Most of the humor breaks the fourth wall, for example, interrupting the show to ridicule latecomers in the audience.

Discography

Albums

• Audio (1999)
• The Complex (2003)
• Live At The Venetian, Las Vegas (2006)

EPs

• Last Train To Trancentral (2006)

Singles

• The Current (2003)
• I Feel Love (2004)
• Rods And Cones (Live) (2006)

Further Reading

• Official websites: General, UK, Netherlands, Germany, Japan
• Official Fan Website - Blue Man Library