Snap Scene: Brian Mannix and The Androids, Kingston Arts Centre Pop Up Bar 5th Feb 2021

Brian Mannix burst on to the Australian music scene in a blaze of ‘Pop Punk’ glory as the lead singer of 1980s band Uncanny X-Men, and in 2006 performed in the Countdown Spectacular and at the 2006 AFL Grand Final. Uncanny X-Men are known for their hits such as “The Party”, “How Do You Get Your Kicks?”, “50 Years” and “Everybody Wants to Work”.

Mannix is also known for his television work appearing as a regular on the ABC1 television quiz show Spicks and Specks, also Channel 7’s Dancing with the Stars as a contestant and as a regular on Australian cultural icon, Hey Hey it’s Saturday.

The Androids brought their own brand of Pop Punk to the early naughties and had a huge international hit with Do It with Madonna, followed by two more top 20 hits and touring the world playing to packed houses as headliners and as support to PINK (performing 40 sold-out stadium shows in 2007), KISS, The Darkness and many more.