Lostprophets were a Welsh rock band from Pontypridd, formed in 1997 by singer Ian Watkins and guitarist Lee Gaze. The group was founded after their former band Fleshbind broke up. They later recruited Mike Lewis on guitars, Stuart Richardson on bass and Mike Chiplin on drums.
Lostprophets performing in 2012
Stuart Richardson performing with Lostprophets at Leeds Festival 2007
Mike Lewis (left) and Jamie Oliver performing in 2007
Ilan Rubin with Lostprophets at the Leeds Festival 2007. Rubin left the group in early 2009.
Pontypridd is a town and a community in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, approximately 10 miles north west of Cardiff city centre.
Image: The Old Bridge, Pontypridd
Image: St. David's Foundation Hospice Care charity shop, Pontypridd geograph.org.uk 3437751
Image: Evan James and James James Statue (Close Up), Ynysangharad Park geograph.org.uk 421725
The drinking fountain in Taff St, Pontypridd, donated in 1895 by Sir Alfred Thomas, MP for East Glamorgan