5 Girls
5 Girls are an all girls rock band formed in 1993 and active through the mid-1990s, originally featuring Renee Dawson (vocals), Amy Lomas (bass, backing vocals), Vicki Pollard (guitar, backing vocals) and Katrina Batt (drums, backing vocals), formed by friends from Hamilton Girls High.
They produced two tapes, Fingered (with the catchphrase "Get Fingered by 5 Girls") and ITN (= 'In The Nude'). However, they were best known for their song (and Greg Page produced video), Food. With the band taking on a more hard-core sound, Renee Dawson left the band and went on to Loose New Romans.
After Vicki Greetis (nee Pollard) was asked to play at a girl’s night performance, the band reformed for a reunion gig in November 2016 at the Wintec End of Year Party gig. The band have continued to gig since this time, including supporting Shonen Knife at Nivara Lounge in 2017. The band plays as both a 3-piece (minus Dawson), playing primarily their older noisier songs, and as a 4-piece, playing newer countryish-tinged songs. The band is now based in Raglan.
Releases
- No Doubt appeared on the 1993 compilation They came to take us alive
- Dr Ruth appeared on the 1994 compilation Atrocities One
- ITN Glamour appeared on 1995 compilation The Fridge
External Links
Published Articles
- 5 Girls article by Matt Gould, Nexus, 17 October 1994, P26-27
- 'Only Stopping for Blood or Food': An Interview with ‘5 Girls’ by Ian Duggan, Hamilton Underground Press, 8 November 2017 [1]
