ONE OF the most famous faces of the 90s music 'Madchester' scene is coming to Oswestry next month.

Mark Berry – known only to the world as 'Bez' – will be coming to the Holroyd Theatre at Weston Rhyn on Tuesday, November 15 in an event in conjunction with Booka Bookshop.

Renowned for his dancing along singer Shaun Ryder with the Happy Mondays and Black Grape, the 58-year-old will be promoting his book 'Buzzin: The Nine Lives of a Happy Monday'.

A spokesman for the bookshop, in Church Street, says the talk promises to cover much of his extraordinary adult life, from the band, to the drugs, to winning Celebrity Big Brother.

They said: "Join us for an evening with Mark Berry - forever known to the world as Bez, as he talks about his extraordinary life captured in his new memoir.

"Bez first came to prominence at the turn-of-the-1990s as the maraca-wielding dancer with 'Madchester' giants Happy Mondays.

"Neither an accomplished musician nor even a very good dancer, Bez was a prime candidate for fleeting celebrity, soon to sink into 'Where Are They Now?' obscurity.

"That, however, never happened, nor does it show any sign of happening.

"Through Black Grape, the second band he co-fronted with the Mondays' Shaun Ryder, and his ever-presence in the mass media, Bez's popularity has grown exponentially, his star rocketing ever upwards.

"When he bowled into Celebrity Big Brother in 2005, he ended up winning the series, as viewers came to understand his fundamental decency and sunny outlook.

"His adult life has been extraordinary: unbelievable scrapes with mortality, periods of financial ruin, and narcotic-strewn hi-jinx.

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"Written with the assistance of estimable rock and roll ghost writer, Andrew Perry, Buzzin: The Nine Lives of a Happy Monday, is the story of a bad lad who has turned his life good, tracing his passage from early-thirty-something casualty to middle-aged politician, eco-warrior and bee-aficionado.

"This is an event not to be missed."

There will be a question and answer session following the talk.

Tickets are £20 for one person and includes a signed copy of 'Buzzin' or £30 for two people with one copy of the book.

For tickets, head to https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/an-evening-with-bez-buzzin-the-nine-lives-of-a-happy-monday-tickets-434304355017

Anyone with accessibility/mobility requirements need to contact the Holroyd Theatre or Booka.