China Crisis
Pop band from Kirkby · formed 1979
- Shows on record
- 10
- Rooms played
- 10
- Cities
- 10
- Releases
- 31
- Last show
- Aug 30, 2025Mountain Winery
About
China Crisis is a band from Kirkby, formed in 1979, tagged new wave, pop, synth-pop by its sources. Shows on record run from 2020 to 2025, across 10 rooms in 10 cities.
- China Crisis formed in 1979 — MusicBrainz
- Gary Daly: background vocals, guitar, keyboard, lead vocals, synthesizer — MusicBrainz
- Eddie Lundon: background vocals, guitar family, lead vocals — MusicBrainz
- Brian McNeill: member — MusicBrainz
- Dave Reilly: percussion, synthesizer (former member) — MusicBrainz
- Gazza Johnson: electric bass guitar (former member) — MusicBrainz
- Kevin Wilkinson: membranophone (former member) — MusicBrainz
- Derek Lovelady: member (former member) — MusicBrainz
- China Crisis has 25 release group(s) on MusicBrainz spanning 1982–2024 — MusicBrainz
- China Crisis is from Kirkby , Merseyside , England — Wikipedia
- China Crisis has 2 members: Gary Daly, Eddie Lundon — Wikipedia
- China Crisis plays New wave [ 1 ] — Wikipedia
- China Crisis plays synth-pop [ 1 ] — Wikipedia
- China Crisis has 257961 listeners on Last.fm — China Crisis on Last.fm
- China Crisis has released 10 recordings between 2012 and 2025 — China Crisis on Discogs
- China Crisis has 2 followers on Genius — China Crisis on Genius
The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.
Shows
10 on record · SongkickShows per year
- 20201 show
- 20259 shows
Where they play
10 rooms in 10 citiesRooms played most
- Arizona Financial Theatre · Phoenix1 show
- Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre at SDSU · San Diego1 show
- Duke Energy Center for the Arts - Mahaffey Theater · St Petersburg1 show
- MGM Northfield Park - Center Stage · Northfield1 show
- Microsoft Theater · Los Angeles (LA)1 show
Cities played
- Boston1 show
- Irving1 show
- Los Angeles (LA)1 show
- New Haven1 show
- New York (NYC)1 show
and 5 other cities
Releases
31 releases, 1982–2025Last Night From Glasgow Presents BBC Sessions 1982-1983
2025
China Greatness
2024 · Compilation
Demos
2022 · Compilation
Singles / B-Sides / Versions
2022 · Compilation
Live At Liverpool Philharmonic - 40th Anniversary 1982-2022
2022
Possible Pop Songs Live
2019 · Album
Scrapbook Vol. 2: Live At The Pavillion Theatre
2017 · Album
Scrapbook Vol. 2: Live At The Pavillion Theatre (Glasgow 1987)
2017
Autumn in the Neighbourhood
2015 · Album
It's Too Late
2015
Wishful Thinking: The Very Best of China Crisis
2014 · Compilation
Wishful Thinking (The Very Best Of)
2014
China Greatness Live
2014
Greatest Hits
2012 · Album
Ultimate Crisis
2012 · Compilation
Fine and Also Rare China
2007 · Compilation
Singing the Praises of Finer Things
2007 · Album
Scrap Book, Volume 1: Live at the Dominion Theatre
2002 · Album
The Best Songs
2002 · Album
The Best of China Crisis
1998 · Compilation
Wishful Thinking
1997 · Album
Acoustically Yours
1995 · Album
Warped by Success
1994 · Album
Diary: A Collection
1992 · Compilation
Collection: The Very Best of China Crisis
1990 · Compilation
Diary of a Hollow Horse
1989 · Album
Review Preview
1986 · Compilation
What Price Paradise
1986 · Album
Flaunt the Imperfection
1985 · Album
Working With Fire And Steel (Possible Pop Songs Volume Two)
1983 · Album
Difficult Shapes & Passive Rhythms, Some People Think It’s Fun to Entertain
1982 · Album
Lineup
- Gary Daly · background vocals, guitar, keyboard, lead vocals, synthesizer
- Eddie Lundon · background vocals, guitar family, lead vocals
- Brian McNeill
Former
- Dave Reilly · percussion, synthesizer
- Gazza Johnson · electric bass guitar
- Kevin Wilkinson · membranophone
- Derek Lovelady
Airplay
Photos, art and posters
Sources & corrections
| Source | Used for |
|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | Artist facts |
| Wikipedia | Artist facts |
| China Crisis on Last.fm | Artist facts |
| China Crisis on Discogs | Artist facts |
| China Crisis on Genius | Artist facts |
| KEXP | Airplay |
| Songkick | Show history |
| TheAudioDB | Photos, Logo |
| Last.fm | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
| Discogs | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
| Genius | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
| Wikidata | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.