Marquee Moon was a band associated with the dark wave movement, formed in 1984 by Skid Byers, Hanzy Nischwitz, Nigel Degray, and Tom Petersen. They released their debut single, "Don't Go Out Tonight / Searching", that same year. The band's first album, Beyond the Pale, was released in 1985. Notable singles include "Here Today and Gone Tomorrow" (1986) and "Land of the Lonely" (1987). Marquee Moon continued to release albums throughout the late 1980s and early 1990s, including Strangers in the Monkey Biz (1986), Future Patrol (1989), and Angst + War (1992). In 1995, they released the album Desert House, followed by the compilation album titled 1985 - 1996, which was released in 1996. The band's breakup came after its appearance at the Bizarre Festival in Cologne in 1997.
