You Me at Six & The Swellers
Mon. 02/06 | 6:00PM @ Warehouse Live (map)
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- You Me At Six are a 5-piece pop punk band from Weybridge, Surrey who formed in 2005. The five piece played locally until early 2007 when spring support slots withSaosinat Leeds Cockpit (03.05.07) and laterParamoreat the Colchester Arts Centre (10.06.07) saw them attract media attention from the likes of Kerrang, Musicscoop and NME. In July 2007 they supportedTonight Is Goodbyeon their summer tour along withDeath Can Danceand then later that month were featured in Kerrang! magazine in their new music section. The group were then recruited as support for firstlyFightstaron their September tour and thenElliot Minorin October 2007. Following their return from those tours they headlined a special Halloween show at the Kingston Peel with support from notable local acts such asConsort With RomeoandWe Have A Getaway. In October of 2007 they released their debut single Save It For The Bedroom on Slam Dunk Records and then went on their first headline tour with support fromFlood of Redplaying six dates across the country. In December 2007 the band were announced as support for The Auditions February 2008 UK tour. You Me At Six were also nominated for Best British Newcomer at the Kerrang! Awards 2007, the category eventually went to Gallows, and headlined the London KOKO whilst playing Klub Kerrang. On December 10th 2007 the band added the B-side to their single Save It For The Bedroom, Youve Made Your Bed onto their official myspace. In November 2007 You Me At Six were signed by Slam Dunk Records, an independent record label who are producing and promoting the bands debut album Take Off Your Colours. The album was released in stores and for digital download on October 6 2008 which reached number 25 in the album charts the same week. They released a single the previous week on the 29th September entitled Jealous Minds Think Alike where they played an in store performance at Banquet Records in Kingston. The release of their debut album was accompanied by a promotional tour beginning October 15, in which they headlined the London Astoria, a venue which they had hoped theyd be able to headline before it is knocked down in 2009. They also played in several HMV stores around the country to promote their new album, the first being the HMV on Oxford Street, the day of the albums release. The songIf You Run from this album is also available to download for free from their website. On the 10th October they announced they would be supportingFall Out Boy, (along withBoys Like Girls) on their UK arena tour. In March 2009, You Me at Six headlined a tour in the UK doing seven dates from 6 March to 13 March, playing at Bristol, Birmingham, Manchester, Glasgow, Newcastle, Portsmouth and London. The tour was dubbed as the 777 tour, with support coming from Emarosa and The Spill Canvas. On May 24th they headlined Slam Dunk Festival, held at Leeds University. On 11 November 2009, Josh Franceschi announced via his Twitter account that their second album was completed, and would be released in early 2010. AbsolutePunk.net later announced the album would be titled Hold Me Down and we be released through Virgin Records on January 11, 2010. The band then announced shortly afterwards that their first single, The Consequence was available for free digital download from their official website.The Album was recorded in Reading as was their previous record Take Off Your Colours. Later, the band announced that the first official new single from Hold Me Down is titled Underdog. The song was later made available for free streaming on the bands myspace. The Swellers Similar Artists:Fireworks | Living With Lions | This Time Next Year | Man Overboard | Transit The Swellers are apunkquartet from Fenton, Michigan, formed in 2002. Their music is fast and melodic, drawing heavy influences from 1990s skate punk. The current lineup consists of Nick Diener (guitar & lead vocals), Jonathan Diener (drums & backing vocals), Ryan Collins (guitar) and Anto Boros (bass). They are signed toFueled By Ramen. The band played on the Vans Warped Tour in 2005 and had a short tour in Japan following the Japanese release ofThe Beginning of the End Again. The Swellers self-released their first two EPs (Long And Hardin 2002,End of Discussionin 2003) and in 2005,The Beginning of the End Againwas released on Search and Rescue Records (US) and Radtone Music (Japan). The band's debut full-length, entitledMy Everest, was released June 5, 2007 onSearch and Rescue Records. Since then the band has been touring nonstop around the U.S. and Canada with bands like Less Than Jake, Streetlight Manifesto, A Wilhelm Scream, Polar Bear Club, Crime In Stereo, Set Your Goals, Four Year Strong, Broadway Calls, Living With Lions and Fireworks. Twin Atlantic Similar Artists:The Xcerts | Sucioperro | LightGuides | Lower Than Atlantis | Francesqa Twin Atlantic are from Glasgow, Scotland and formed in early 2007. Twin Atlantic are: Sam McTrusty - Guitar/ Lead vocals Barry McKenna - Guitar/ Keyboard/ Cello/ Backing vocals Ross McNae - Bass/ Keyboard/ Backing vocals Craig Kneale - Drums Twin Atlantic have had a successful career thus far, having had the opportunity to take on lead support roles for many high profile bands. They have supported Aereogramme, Circa Survive, Biffy Clyro, Finch, The Fall of Troy, Thrice, Say Anything, The Smashing Pumpkins, Blink 182, The Gaslight Anthem, Taking Back Sunday, My Chemical Romance, Angels & Airwaves, Enter Shikari and The Subways. Through these suppport roles and several headline tours of their own they have built a strong and evergrowing fan base. Their debut,A Guidance from Colour - EP, was recorded with Romesh Dodangoda (Funeral for a Friend, Glassjaw, Kids In Glass Houses) at Long Wave Studios in Cardiff and it was released January 14th 2008. Prior to this the band's first singleAudience And Audiowas released on 24th December 2007 in digital format. The EP is now out of print but can still be purchased in digital format.What Is Light? Where is Laughter?was released on September 29th 2008 byKing Tuts Recordings. To celebrate this, the band played to a sold out crowd at King Tuts. They also performed two acoustic instore signings at the Glasgow Fopp stores whilst touring with The Subways, and in doing so gave a hint of new material and a cover of 'Fall At Your Feet' by Crowded House. Twin Atlantic spent a lot of time on the road during 2008, including a joint tour with The Xcerts. In the summer of 2008 the band played numerous festivals including - Rock Ness, Live At Loch Lomond, Connect, T In The Park and Belladrum.They rounded off the year with a secret, late night show at Glasgow Barfly, which has now closed it's doors. 2009 proved to be just as busy for the band. Having completed a small UK tour, with a sold out show at the QMU, Glasgow, the band played the SXSW festival in Texas, before travelling to LA to record their debut album. On their return from the US, they toured the UK again with many more dates to promote the album. Their debut albumVivariumwas released on 14 September 2009 with the album's first singleLightspeedreleased in June 2009 as a free download.You're Turning Into John Waynewas released as the first single proper on 7 September 2009. They are currently signed toRed Bull Records. Vivarium was recorded in Los Angeles in March 2009, produced by John Travis. After Vivarium they spent a lot of time working on new material, and travelling Europe and the US in high profile support roles. Summer 2010 consisted of playing mainstage of Rockness and Belladrum - Tartan Heart Festival. They then returned to the US to record their debut album "Free" which is set for release on Monday, 2 May. The first single "Edit Me" was released on Monday, 14 February and peaked at number 4 in the iTunes rock charts. Having just completed a small UK tour, they are back in Glasgow recording b-sides for the album and preparing for the album tour - including a headline show at the Glasgow Barrowlands on Friday, 6 May.
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