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S Club Live
Barrett, McIntosh and O'Meara performing live at ScotFest 2018.
Barrett, McIntosh and O'Meara performing live at ScotFest 2018.
Background information
Also known as
  • S Club 3
  • S Club Party
Genres
Years active2008–present
Associated actsS Club 7
Members
Past members

S Club Live (also known as S Club 3 or S Club Party) are an English spin-off pop group based in London with S Club 7 and S Club 8 former members. Originally, the group was founded by Bradley McIntosh, Jo O'Meara and Paul Cattermole. In February 2014, Tina Barrett joined them, but in May 2015, Cattermole left the group after the S Club 7 reunion. In August 2020, O'Meara left the group and was replaced by Stacey McClean in December 2021.

History[]

In 2008, Bradley McIntosh, Jo O'Meara and Paul Cattermole wanted to reform S Club 7, but the other four members were focused on their solo careers – Jon Lee and Hannah Spearritt in acting, Rachel Stevens in television and Tina Barrett was on a hiatus from her entertainment career.[1] The three artists decided to tour under the name of S Club 3, performing at nightclubs and festivals.[2][3] The first performances took place on 17 October 2008 at Tokyo Club, in Bradford.[4] On 12 November 2008, a bottle was thrown at O'Meara during their performance in Bradford; it left her with a severe cut to the head, requiring treatment at a nearby hospital. A 20-year old man was arrested and he said that did justice for her performance on Celebrity Big Brother where nearly 50,000 complaints were received about her and two other female contestants' alleged racist bullying towards Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty.[5]

On 12 November 2009, S Club 3 turned on the Mansfield Christmas Lights.[6] Between 2009 and 2011 the group continued to tour several British cities.[7] In 2012 the group toured Australia with Big Brovaz on The Ain't No Party Tour.[8] On 31 May they performed on television for the first time as S Club 3 in the Australian daytime show The Morning Show.[9] In February 2014, Tina Barrett joined the group and toured as a four piece renaming the group to S Club Party.[10] On 22 October, it was confirmed that all seven members of S Club 7 would reunite for the BBC Children in Need and a tour in May 2015.[11][12] After the S Club 7 full reunion tour, Cattermole decided to leave the spin-off group and O'Meara, McIntosh and Barrett continued to perform together as S Club 3.[13]

On 1 December 2017, the group announced on This Morning that the trio would release its first single, "Family", on 11 December. On 18 August 2019, during a performance in Falmouth, Cornwall, Spearritt joined S Club 3 for a special one-off performance.[14] On 6 August 2020, O'Meara announced online that she had left the group to focus on her second solo album.[15] British singer Amelia Lily was considered to replace her, but McIntosh and Barrett decided to stay as a duo and renamed the project as S Club Live.[16] In December 2021 Stacey McClean joined the group, McLean had previously been a member of S Club Juniors.

Discography[]

Singles[]

Title Year Album
"Family"[17] 2017 Non-album single

Members[]

Timeline

Concert tours[]

Headlining
  • S Club Live (2008–present)[18]
  • The Ain't No Party: Australian Tour (2012)[19][20]
  • S Club Party Tour (2014)[21]
Co-headlining

References[]

  1. ^ "SCORE feat S CLUB 3". Warwicksu. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  2. ^ "S Club 7 reform with three members". Digital Spy. 5 November 2008. Retrieved 5 November 2008.
  3. ^ "S Club 3: Powerhouse, Newcastle - 6 December 2008". YouTube. 6 December 2008. Archived from the original on 2012-11-18. Retrieved 12 October 2008.
  4. ^ "S Club Seven's Jo is glassed on stage at gig by thug". Mirror. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  5. ^ "Jo injured after bottle thrown". - 16 November 2008.
  6. ^ "S Club to turn on Mansfield Christmas Lights". - 7 October 2009.
  7. ^ "What Ever Happened to the Members of S Club 7?". Corrupt Camel. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  8. ^ "S Club Tour Dates". Yahoo Australia. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  9. ^ "S Club 7 (Almost) Reunited On Australian TV". Yahoo Rukkle. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  10. ^ "S Club 7 pop star to perform in Radcliffe". Bury Times. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  11. ^ "S Club 7 reunite for Children in Need". BBC News. bbc.com. BBC. 22 October 2014. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
  12. ^ Heller, Corrine (22 October 2014). "S Club 7 Reunion Planned, for a Great Cause—Check Out Details and Photos!". E! Online. eonline.com. NBCUniversal (NBCUniversal Cable). Retrieved 22 October 2014.
  13. ^ "FIVE, S CLUB 3 & BIG BROVAZ ARE LINKING UP FOR MASSIVELY NOSTALGIC 2019 AUSTRALIAN TOUR". Music Feeds. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  14. ^ Falmouth Week [@FalmouthWeek] (16 August 2019). "@sc3_official have finished their set and wow.. What a set. The crowd absolutely loved it.. @FalmouthWeek @SouthwestBars @piratefm t.co/q70CcgzGO5" (Tweet). Retrieved 31 December 2020 – via Twitter.
  15. ^ WIKI