Marsupilami were an English progressive rock band active in the early 1970s . Their name was taken from a famous Belgian comics character created by Belgian artist André Franquin . In 1969 , the band toured with Deep Purple , and played at the opening of the Isle of Wight Festival when King Crimson withdrew . They released two albums , '' Marsupilami '' ( 1970 ) and '' Arena '' ( 1971 ) , on Transatlantic Records . The albums were reissued on Cherry Red Records in 2007 . The band briefly reunited for gigs in 2011
Isle of Wight Festival
Isle of Wight Festival 1969
Marsupilami (band)