"Market Square Heroes" is the debut single by the British neo-prog band Marillion, released in October 1982 with "Three Boats Down from the Candy" as the B-side. The 12-inch single included an additional track, the 17:15-minute-long "Grendel".
Market Square Heroes
Aylesbury Market Square, the place that inspired the lyrics for "Market Square Heroes" and the scene of a one-off reunion performance of the song by Fish and Marillion in 2007.
Marillion are a British neo prog band, formed in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, in 1979. They emerged from the post-punk music scene in Britain and existed as a bridge between the styles of punk rock and classic progressive rock, becoming the most commercially successful neo-prog band of the 1980s.
Marillion in 2021 at Cambridge Corn Exchange. L-R: Pete Trewavas, Ian Mosley, Steve Hogarth, Mark Kelly, and Steve Rothery.
Fish performing live in 1983
Marillion performing live in 1986
Marillion in 2007, left to right: Steve Rothery, Steve Hogarth, Pete Trewavas (front row), Mark Kelly, Ian Mosley (back row)