Blackpool Lights are an indie rock band founded in Kansas City, Missouri, by former Get Up Kids guitarist Jim Suptic, bassist Brian Everard, and drummer Billy Brimblecom. The band released their debut album This Town's Disaster on June 20, 2006. They were Spin Magazine's Artist of the Day on June 19 2006.[LINK: http://www.spin.com/features/band_of_the_day/2006/06/060619_blackpoollights/] [1] In September of 2007, the bands Myspace page announced that Chris Clark had been added as lead guitarist and that Billy had decided to leave the band. Both Billy and Brian are former members of the Kansas City band The Creature Comforts. Billy left the band on good terms, though no explanation for his departure has been given. Jerad Meadows filled in on the drums for the bands tour with The Forecast. The band supported Social Distortion and Supersuckers on various tours in fall 2006.

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