The Farm (British band)

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The Farm
Promotional photograph of The Farm in 1992 L to R: Ben Leach, Carl Hunter, Roy Boulter, Keith Mullin (back row), Steve Grimes and Peter Hooton (front row)
Background information
Origin	Liverpool, England
Genres	Alternative rock, alternative dance, baggy, indie rock
Years active	1983 (1983)–1996 (1996), 2004–present
Labels	Produce, Sire
Members	Peter Hooton Steve Grimes Carl Hunter Roy Boulter Keith Mullin Ben Leach
Past members	Phil Strongman Andy McVann Anthony Evans Steve Levy George Maher John Melvin Bobby Bilsborough Howard Beesley David Peel

The Farm are a British band from Liverpool. Their first album, Spartacus, reached the top position on the UK Albums Chart when it was released in March 1991;^[1] Spartacus 30 was released in 2021 to commemorate the anniversary. Spartacus includes two songs which had been top 10 singles the year before.^[2][3] In 2012, they toured with their Spartacus Live shows and formed part of the Justice Tonight Band, supporting the Stone Roses at Heaton Park, Phoenix Park, Lyon and Milan. The Justice Collective had the 2012 Christmas number one with their recording of "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother".^[4]