Lady Pank
Lady Pank is a Polish rock band, started in 1981 in Wrocław by Jan Borysewicz and Andrzej Mogielnicki. One of the most popular groups in history of Polish rock. Its first hit was “Mała Lady Pank”.
Lady Pank garnered some attention in the United States in 1985, when MTV placed the video for the band's single "Minus Zero" on rotation. The title was somewhat changed for the English language release; the original Polish title “Mniej niż zero” means "less than zero".
The video for one of the band's greatest hits “Zawsze tam gdzie ty” is set on Chicago's 'L', the Quincy Station in particular.
Lineups and musicians
Jan Borysewicz and Janusz Panasewicz have been with the group since the beginning, and have maintained a specific and recognizable sound for the quintet. Most of the lead vocals are done by Panasewicz, and occasionally by Borysewicz.The original members of band were:
- Jan Borysewicz - solo guitar
- Janusz Panasewicz - vocals
- Paweł Mścisławski - bass guitar
- Edmund Stasiak - guitar
- Jarosław Szlagowski - drums
- Jan Borysewicz - solo guitar/vocals
- Janusz Panasewicz - vocals
- Kuba Jabłoński - drums
- Krzysztof Kieliszkiewicz - bass guitar
- Michał Sitarski - guitar
Live performances
In 1983 alone, the group performed live 369 times. After another three years the total number of live shows grew to over 800 — a record at the time in Poland.On 30 November 2000, Lady Pank played a jubilee concert in Wrocław, celebrating the group's 18th birthday.
In 2007, they were celebrating their 25th birthday and promoting the album Strach się bać during the tour.
In 2008, they started playing symphonic concerts with Orkiestra Symfoników Gdańskich.
In 2012, they played several symphonic concerts, celebrating their 30th jubilee.
In 2014–15 they went on an acoustic tour over Poland, recording material for the album Akustycznie.
In late 2015, they started their "The Best of" Tour.
In years 2016–2017 they played a tour, promoting their album Miłość i władza celebrating their 35 years on stage.
In 2018, they played LP1 Tour, promoting their album LP1.
In 2021, they started a tour promoting album LP40, celebrating their 40th birthday. The tour ended in Warsaw on 17 December 2022. On 22 June 2022 they recorded their "MTV Unplugged" concert.