801 were an English experimental rock supergroup originally formed in London in 1976 for three live concerts by Phil Manzanera (guitars, ex‑Roxy Music, Quiet Sun), Brian Eno (keyboards, synthesizers, guitar, vocals and tapes, ex‑Roxy Music), Bill MacCormick (bass and vocals, ex‑Quiet Sun, Matching Mole), Francis Monkman (Fender Rhodes piano and clavinet, ex‑Curved Air), Simon Phillips (drums and rhythm generator, later playing with Judas Priest, Mike Oldfield, as well as Toto), and Lloyd Watson (slide guitar and vocals). In 1976, while Roxy Music had temporarily disbanded, 801 (also referred to as The 801) came together as a temporary project and began rehearsing at Island Studios, Hammersmith, about three weeks before their first gig. The name of the band was taken from the Eno song “The True Wheel”, which appears on his 1974 solo album Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy). The refrain of the song — “We are the 801, we are the central shaft” — reportedly came to him in a dream (although it has also been noted that “Eight Nought One” acrostically spells his name). 801 performed three critically acclaimed concerts: in Norfolk, at the Reading Festival, and the final concert on 3 September at London’s Queen Elizabeth Hall. This last concert was recorded live and released as the album 801 Live.
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