Gandalf Murphy began playing together while they were in high school. The lead singer used to listen to his mother's tape constantly as a teenager. The bassistdiscovered his love of music by listening to his father's record collection. Gandalf Murphy started playing at the college bar Apocalypse. The group harassed the local radio station to play their songs.

Gandalf Murphy were unsure about their music careers with the release of their debut single, and were relieved after their music began climbing the charts ad getting lots of play on the radio. A member of Gandalf Murphy started dating a girl whose sisterwas a record executive. She passed the single on to them and the band signed a record deal soon after.

Gandalf Murphy accepted they had finally made it when the band’s first fan club was started by Debra Brooks in 1983. After starting out with a handful of members in Urbana, the club took off exponentially, growing to over two thousand in just a few months.

Gandalf Murphy plans to spend some time apart after this next tour, allowing the group members to work on other projects. The group has just completed their most current release, and they are already plotting the next move. Gandalf Murphy's newest album is the group's first project since the band broke up three years ago.

The group has an obsession with Gas in Las Vegas and are sure to play a performance every year. TheSeats.com’s extensive website has everything from concert seating charts to tour schedules, making TheSeats.com the single best one-stop shop for Gandalf Murphy tickets.