The Vamps (Australian band)

The Vamps
Background information
Also known as
  • Jon and the Vamps
  • Jon and the Australian Vamps
OriginAustralia
GenresPop rock
Years active1965 (1965)–1977 (1977)
Past membersMembers
Websitevampsoz.blogspot.com

The Vamps were an Australian all-female pop rock band formed in April 1965 by founding mainstay Margaret Britt on guitar.[1] Between 1965 and 1969 they toured extensively in Australia, New Zealand, South East Asia and the Pacific Islands, including six months performing at military bases in South Vietnam during 1967–1968. In 1969 they relocated to the United States, and performed there through to early 1975, before returning to Australia. In 1977 the Vamps were renamed Peaches and played in Australasia and the Pacific until they disbanded in 1980. As from 2014 Britt performs with Skyz the Limit.

  1. ^ Ian McFarlane, Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop, Allen & Unwin, 1999.