A short-lived
supergroup founded by
guitarists[?] Pete Townshend of
The Who and
David Gilmour of Pink Floyd in
1984, following the breakups of both of their bands. The group also featured bassist
Chucho Merchan[?], percussionist
Jody Linscott[?], keyboardist
John 'Rabbit' Bundrick[?], backing vocalists
Billy Nichols[?],
Cleveland Watkiss[?], and
Chyna[?], and a five-piece brass band called
The Kickhorns[?]. The group recorded the Gilmour solo album
About Face[?] and the Townshend solo album
White City: A Novel[?], and performed several charity concerts at London's Brixton Academy, which were later released as the album
Deep End Live![?] Deep End broke up in
1986 when Pink Floyd reunited, although members of the band continued to perform and record live with Townshend, and were featured on the Who's
1989 reunion tour.