Wade Bass guitar Martin Guitar/vocals Martin "Cito" Otto Vocals/guitar/flute Danny Drums and percussion

In 1997, a fusion of �The Electric Petals� and the �Eight Legged Groove Machine� created WONDERBOOM. 48 hours later, the band appeared live on Dali Thambo�s �People of the South� TV show. A week later, Wonderboom were on a national tour as the opening act for �Simple Minds�.

1998 saw the release of �Is It�; a self-financed six track EP. This yielded two top 10 singles: �She Cries� and �Jafta Rebel�. During the course of the year, Wonderboom toured and played at campus gigs and raves.

1999 and Wonderboom headlined all major South African festivals � OppiKoppi, Splashy Fen, Up the Creek, Hangklip, Easter Rock Festival, State of the Nation, Woodstock and Wingerdstock.

The group was signed to David Gresham Records and released the CD single �Something Wrong�. This reached #2 on 5FM. The band continued to tour during the course of the year.

The year 2000 - Wonderboom appeared together with �The Mission� at the Rand Easter Show and were personally chosen by �Live� as their opening act for their nationwide tour. Other highlights of the year included the group�s performance at the inaugural OppiKoppi Festival in Worcester (Cape Town) and their headline performance at Woodstock (the bottom line being their farewell gesture to the multitude of fans!). This was followed by the highly successful Mentos National Tour during December.

The year 2001 � Late January, Wonderboom appeared unplugged on the Steve Hofmeyer TV show. The band had no choice but to play unplugged as Danny was at Midem in France!

Hot from their kick-ass performance on the PowerZone stage at the Ice Festival in February, Wonderboom have been booked to headline the following concerts and festivals:

• �The Man Who Wrongs� Concert at The Doors, Gauteng on Tuesday 20 March.
• Southern Cross Music Festival in Mooi River, Natal on Friday 30 March.
• 5FM Easter Rock Festival on Saturday 14 April.
• Splashy Fen on Saturday 28 April.

Rated by the South African public as one of our best bands, this Johannesburg-based group is committed to creating songs which will carry them over the seas to international markets � proving that South African artists do have great musical talent.