On this day, 9 September 1992, alternative pop band, The Frank and Walters played Cardiff University with support provided by Radiohead.
From Cork city in Ireland. The band was founded in 1989 and named in honour of two eccentric Cork characters.
Signing for the Setanta label in 1991, the group debuted with the release EP1, and the lead track "Fashion Crisis Hits New York" became an indie hit. The follow-up EP EP.2 was released soon after, which was followed by the band's signing to the Go! Discs label, where The Frank and Walters partnered with producer Edwyn Collins to record the Happy Busman EP.
They found success in the UK, and, following a tour in support of Carter USM, an Ian Broudie radio edit of the LP song "After All" reached the Top 20 in the UK Singles Chart, peaking at No. 11. It reached No. 5 in the Irish chart. The group appeared on BBC Television's Top of the Pops in support of the single.
In September 2012 The Frank and Walters undertook a 20th-anniversary celebration tour marking their 1992 debut album Trains, Boats and Planes, and in May 2015 released a single titled "Look at Us Now".
The band embarked on a celebratory tour during October 2017, to mark 20 years since the release of their second album Grand Parade.
In March 2018, approximately 25 years after its original release, a cover of the Frank and Walters single "After All" featured in the TV series The Young Offenders, and subsequently charted at No. 2 in the iTunes downloads chart for Ireland. The band appeared and played the song in a later series of the TV show.
