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.jpg) Two Door Cinema Club performing at the2012 Bonnaroo Music Festival. From left to right: Sam Halliday, touring drummer Benjamin Thompson, and Alex Trimble. Kevin Baird is out of frame. | |
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| Origin | Bangor,County Down, Northern Ireland |
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| Years active | 2007–present |
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| Website | twodoorcinemaclub |
Two Door Cinema Club are an Irishrock band formed inBangor, County Down,Northern Ireland in 2007. The band consists of Alex Trimble (vocals, rhythm guitar, beats, synths), Sam Halliday (lead guitar, backing vocals), and Kevin Baird (bass, synths, backing vocals).
The band's debut album,Tourist History, was released on 1 March 2010 by French independent record labelKitsuné Musique. In the United States, where the band are signed toGlassnote Records, the album was released on 27 April 2010.Tourist History was selected for theChoice Music Prize for Irish Album of the Year (2010) the following year.
The band's second album,Beacon, was released on 3 September 2012, debuted at number one on theIrish Albums Chart[5] and reached number two in theUK Albums Chart.
The band's third album,Gameshow, was released on 14 October 2016. The first single, "Are We Ready? (Wreck)", was released on 14 June 2016 and was debuted onAnnie Mac's Hottest Record onBBC Radio 1. Two more singles, "Bad Decisions" and the title track, "Gameshow", were released prior to the album and are also included on the track list.
Their fourth album,False Alarm, was released on 21 June 2019 and featured the singles "Satellite" and "Talk". In the following years, they have played regular slots at festivals such asReading and Leeds Festival andGlastonbury.
Trimble and Halliday first met while attendingBangor Grammar School; the pair later met Baird through mutual friends.[6][7] The three first performed as a band at the age of 16 onATL Rock School under the name Life Without Rory; the band finished in last place.[8] Life Without Rory recorded some demos before disbanding; including "Safe in Silence" and "Conscripted By Choice" that are still on the band's inactiveMySpace page.[9] Another song, "You Missed the Point" exists in live version and can be viewed onYouTube.[10][11]
After the demise of this first musical project, Trimble, Halliday and Baird decided to continue working together. In 2007, Two Door Cinema Club was established with the name inspired by Halliday's mispronunciation of the name of the localcinema, the Tudor Cinema.[12] Following an increased interest in the band, the three members declined their university places and commenced work on studio material.[7]
AnEP entitledFour Words to Stand On was released on 26 March 2008 and received attention on a number of websites. The EP was self-recorded and produced and was mixed and mastered by Ryan Mitchell. For the tenth anniversary of the EP, the band publicly released it in March 2018.[citation needed]
In July 2009, Two Door Cinema Club began recording its debut album at Eastcote Studios in London, with Eliot James. In September 2009, the band began mixing the record withPhillipe Zdar at Motorbass, Zdar's studio inParis.[13]
In January 2010, Two Door Cinema Club announced the track listing and details of the band's debut album in an interview withNME.[14] The album, entitledTourist History, was released on 26 February 2010 in the Republic of Ireland, 1 March 2010 in the United Kingdom and 27 April 2010 in the U.S. The album was also preceded by the singles "Something Good Can Work", "I Can Talk", which was also featured in the EA Sports game, FIFA 11, and "Undercover Martyn".
On 18 January 2011, Two Door Cinema Club appeared on the Americanlate night talk show,Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, performing the song, "What You Know", which later became their biggest hit of the record.[15]
In April 2012, the band's official account revealed that a second album was near completion. On 20 June 2012, the band announcedBeacon as the title of their second studio album, along with a release date of 3 September 2012 in the UK and 4 September elsewhere.[16][17]Jacknife Lee, responsible for producing artists such asU2,R.E.M.,Snow Patrol andBloc Party, produced the album.
On 19 July 2012, "Sleep Alone" was selected as the lead single fromBeacon and a "Sleep Alone"SoundCloud player was embedded on theNME site, allowing readers to listen to the single on 19 July 2012; however, the single was not officially released until 21 July.[18] The accompanying music video for the single was uploaded to the band's YouTube channel on 8 August.[19] "Sleep Alone" was also featured in theEA Sports game,FIFA 13.
In early October 2012, it was announced that the second single to be released fromBeacon was to be "Sun"; which was released on 18 November. The video for "Sun" had made its debut on the band's YouTube channel on 11 October 2012.
Following the release ofBeacon, the band released a four-part tour documentary entitledWhat We See. Filmed by Gregg Houston from Babysweet Sessions, a company that is friends with the band, the documentary accompanies the band members as they undertake a 2012 European summer tour prior to the release of the second album. Bassist Baird explained, in relation to the film: "Our good friends at Babysweet followed us around for a few weeks so our fans could get an idea of what life is really like for us on the road. Take a peek inside our average day."[20]
Two Door Cinema Club announced in December 2012 that they will be playing at the Scottish music festival,T in the Park 2013 in July 2013.[21]
On 8 August 2013, the band announced that a new EP entitledChanging of the Seasons was to be released.[22] Along with the news came a 30-second clip of the title track, which was set for release on 20 August and is the first single taken from the EP.[23] On 15 August,BBC Radio 1 premiered the single.[24] In an interview with theBBC on 18 July 2013, Trimble stated that the band had started work on its third studio album. He also mentioned that the band was aiming to release the album by early 2015. Trimble also announced that the band had leftKitsuné and signed with formerEMI subsidiaryParlophone Records.[25][26]
In January 2016, the band stated that new material, presumably its third album, would be released in 2016.[27] On 4 April 2016, the band announced the completion of its third studio album,Gameshow, via Twitter after announcing previously that it would be at Glastonbury in the summer.[28] Prior to the completion of the album, Two Door Cinema Club had played one of the songs named "Gameshow" from the album at a concert in Boston.[29]
On 14 June 2016, the album artwork was revealed. On the same day,BBC Radio 1 debuted a new song from the album called "Are We Ready? (Wreck)".[30] Prior to that, the band put the album up for pre-order. Two Door Cinema Club then released "Bad Decisions" as the second single off of the album, followed by the third and final single "Gameshow". On 6 July 2016, the band released a music video for "Are We Ready? (Wreck)", the song was also featured in the EA Sports game,FIFA 17.[31] On 14 October 2016, the band released their third studio album,Gameshow.[32]
In February 2019, the band released a teaser video on their social media, hinting to an upcoming release of a fourth album.[33]
On 18 March 2019, Two Door Cinema Club released "Talk", their first single from the fourth album.
On 24 April 2019, the band released "Satellite" and announced the new album,False Alarm.
Over the course of two months the band released two more singles from the album titled "Dirty Air" and "Once" before releasing the album on 21 June 2019.
During the band's May 2022 tour dates in Brazil, Two Door Cinema Club performed with unknown folk singer David Clements as the group's vocalist instead of Trimble. Trimble was not allowed to enter Brazil because he was unable to receive aCOVID-19 vaccine for medical reasons.[34][35]
On 16 June 2022, Two Door Cinema Club released the first single,"Wonderful Life" from their forthcoming fifth album,Keep On Smiling.[36]
On 28 July, after using lottery scratcher-themed posts to reveal the date, "Lucky" was released as the second single.
The album was released digitally by Lower Third Records/Prolifica Inc. on 2 September 2022, with a limited edition run of 5,000 vinyl albums being released on 4 November 2022 (in association with PIAS in Europe and Glassnote in North America).[36] As a protest to multi-format releases and album bundles,[37] which has seen many indie acts like The Wombats, Sea Power and Maximo Park drop out of the UK Top 75 Albums Chart from the Top 5 in their second week of release, the band decided to destroy their latest album's masters in a furnace, so it could never be issued on CD or re-issued in the future.
In September 2023, the group released a new single, "Sure Enough".[38]
In March 2024, the group released another new single, "Happy Customers".[39] Alongside the release, the band confirmed that the recent singles aren't currently a part of a larger album, as the format of album "feels very dated" according to Halliday.[40]
In July 2012, Trimble participated in the2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony, singing "Caliban's Dream", a song written byUnderworld's Rick Smith.[41] Trimble revealed in an interview that filmmakerDanny Boyle, who had been commissioned as the event's "ceremony chief",[41] had selected the singer for the role to sing at the ceremony.[citation needed]
Alex Trimble has also worked withAnteros on the making of their debut album as the second producer.
In December 2023, Trimble co-wroteAriel Pink's song "Rudolph's Laptop", about theHunter Biden laptop controversy, with Pink and ex-Mumford & Sons guitarist/banjoistWinston Marshall.[42]
In December 2009, Two Door Cinema Club was featured in theBBC'sSound of... 2010 – a poll compiled by 165 British "tastemakers".[43]
Tourist History was announced as the winner of theChoice Music Prize for Irish Album of the Year 2010 atVicar Street on 3 March 2011;[44][45] the band revealed that the award was its first.[46][47] They donated the prize money to Abaana, a Northern Ireland-based charity from their hometown.[48][49] Two Door Cinema Club also won the Breaking Woodie frommtvU.[50][51]
In the 2010Triple J Hottest 100, "Undercover Martyn" came in at number 21 and "I Can Talk" was at number 72.[52] In the 2012 Triple J Hottest 100,"Sun" came in at number 37 and "Sleep Alone" was at number 90.[53] In the 2013Triple J Hottest 100, "Changing of the Seasons" came in at number 71.[54]
Two Door Cinema Club has received several nominations for NME awards. In 2011, they were nominated the best new band, and their debut albumTourist History was nominated for best album. In 2012, they were nominated for the best live band. In 2014, they were nominated for the best British band.[55]
In the live performance arena, Two Door Cinema Club has opened for other musical acts, such asautoKratz,[56]Delphic,[57]Foals,[58]Phoenix andMetronomy. They opened forPhoenix during the band's 2010 U.S. tour.
Following the release ofTourist History, the band toured the UK and Ireland in March 2010. The band also played at severalMay Balls at theUniversity of Cambridge in June 2010, including theChrist's College andJesus College balls.
The band performed at numerous festivals in 2010, including theiTunes Festival, the Red Bull Bedroom Jam Futures Stage at T in the Park, the NME Stage atReading Festival andLeeds Festival, the main stage atOxegen, Southside Festival, Hurricane Festival, the Benicassim festival, theSplendour in the Grass Australian festival and the Electric Picnic festival in Ireland. A 2010 eastern tour involved the band performing in Australia, Japan, Korea, Indonesia, Singapore and Hong Kong.[citation needed]
On 13 January 2011, Two Door Cinema Club commenced a 2-week co-headlining tour of the U.S. and Canada with CanadiansTokyo Police Club; support came from bands such as Work Drugs andSomeone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin.[59]
Following a 2010 announcement, Two Door Cinema Club performed at theOrange Evolution Festival in 2011.[60] The band played at numerous other festivals including theGlastonbury Festival, theCoachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, theIsle of Wight Festival,Oxegen, the Parklife Festival,Lollapalooza, theReading and Leeds Festivals, theParedes de Coura in Portugal, theOpen'er Festival and the Virgin Mobile FreeFest inColumbia, Maryland.[61]
Following the summer festival season of 2011, the band toured again in the U.S. for three weeks and then worked on the second album in a home studio in Glasgow. The band then toured again in America in November and December 2011, before continuing onto the festival season.[citation needed]
In March 2012 the band appeared on tour inSouth Africa, playing at a promotional concert for5 chewing gum brand. They performed in two shows, one inJohannesburg and the other inCape Town, both being supported by local acts.[62]
Two Door Cinema Club completed two American tours in May and June 2012[63][64] and September 2012 and October 2012,[65] while also headlining the 2012 NME Awards Tour at the start of the year[66][67] and a brief UK/Irish tour in September 2012.[68]
In addition to Portugal's SW TMN Festival, the band performed at the 2012 Reading and Leeds Festivals, Bestival on the Isle of Wight, theBonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Tennessee, and the A Perfect Day Festival inVerona.[69]
Two Door Cinema Club embarked on a full UK & Ireland tour in 2013 that started inBelfast on 18 January, included a sellout show at Dublin's O2 Arena, and finished at London'sBrixton Academy on 8 February;[70] the band were supported byBastille andSwim Deep. The band then commenced a three-week European tour in Zurich, Switzerland, with support fromDog Is Dead andThe 1975, followed by their biggest ever London show atAlexandra Palace on 27 April. As of May 2013, four summer festivals are confirmed for 2013: Scotland'sT in the Park,[71] England's Virgin Media V Festival,[72] Portugal'sNOS Alive[73] and their fourth appearance at Glastonbury.[74][75] Two Door Cinema Club has also been mentioned within a list of supposedly fake band names in Jimmy Kimmel's Lie Witness News interviews at Coachella.[76] and Colombia's Estéreo Picnic.[77]
They were announced as being part of the line up at the Splendour in the Grass Music Festival at North Byron Parklands, in New South Wales, Australia. The Music Festival ran for three days starting from 21 July 2017.[78] On 7 April 2017 they also announced playing sideshows in Melbourne, Sydney and Perth, starting 19 July 2017, with tickets on sale on 11 April 2017.[79]
A European tour and North American tour were scheduled in 2022 but the band cancelled both while the band's bassist and synth player, Kevin Baird, dealt with health issues. Baird had previously announced that he had an "incurable autoimmune disease". He later announced that he was scheduled to have an operation in early October 2022.[80]
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