Prime Circle are a South African rock band, based in
Johannesburg
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. The band has released 7 studio albums
and achieved either gold or platinum status in South Africa. The band has expanded its audience to England and Europe where they are represented by a German agent and have signed an international recording deal, performing at festivals and their own shows in Germany.
Early years
''Prime Circle'' was formed in the mining town of
Witbank
Witbank (), officially Emalahleni, is a city situated on the Highveld of Mpumalanga, South Africa, within the Emalahleni Local Municipality. The name Witbank is Afrikaans for "white ridge", and is named after a white sandstone outcrop where w ...
,
Mpumalanga
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in December 2001.
The band signed with independent local label, David Gresham Records in 2002, whose first two albums are considered to have defined the band's signature sound and style.
Since 2008, ''Prime Circle'' has been signed to
EMI Music South Africa.
Band members
Current band members
* Ross Learmonth – vocals, rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar, songwriter
* Marco Gomes – bass, songwriter
* Dale Schnettler – drums, backing vocals, acoustic guitar, percussion, songwriter
* Dirk Bisschoff – lead guitar, acoustic guitar, songwriter
* Neil Breytenbach – keyboards, songwriter
Past band members
* Gerhard Venter
Career landmarks
2016
* The single, 'Ghosts', reached the Top 150 of Germany's weekly airplay charts.
* Performed at ''Rock im Revier'' and ''Rockavaria'' in Germany.
* Performed alongside
Iron Maiden
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and
Iggy Pop
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at ''Rock in Vienna'' in Austria as part of their 30-day tour to promote their first official European release, ''Let the Night In'' ''(Deluxe Edition).''
* Headlined at
Kieler Woche, Hamburg Harley Days, (the biggest annual
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gathering in Germany) and the
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Festival in
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.
* Booked from July to September, to open as special guests for
The BossHoss at a series of German festivals.
* Invited to headline the Rock Auf Der Burg Königstein and the Pflasterfest in
Hameln
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, Germany.
Awards and nominations
Prime Circle have won several
South African Music Awards
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for their albums and music videos, including Best Music Video of the Year at the SAMA XXI category as well as nominated for the
MTV Africa Music Awards
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for Best Pop & Alternative Act and Best Music Video of the Year for their single DOORS off their album Let The Night In. The band was also nominated for Best Artist in African Rock at the All Africa Music Awards.
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Albums
''Hello Crazy World'' (2002)
Their July 2002 debut album, "Hello Crazy World" was a success in South Africa with the first single, "Hello" topping the national charts for 28 weeks.
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Retrieved on 12 June 2013
This was followed in 2003 and 2004 by "Let Me Go", "As Long As I Am Here", "My Inspiration" and "Same Goes For You" all topping the charts in 2003 and 2004. The album achieved platinum sales status.
The follow up album, "Live This Life" was already in the making and was released in 2005.
''Live This Life'' (2005)
Their second album "Live this Life" (October 2005 release) reached gold status early in 2006 and "Miracle", "Maybe Wrong" and "Way It Could Be" joined the title track of the album in chart success through to 2007 with a remake of "As Long As I Am Here" following on their heels. The two albums cemented their position as the biggest selling South African rock act of 2003/2004/2005/2006.
In 2007 the band performed internationally at the Dubai Desert Rock Festival with names like Prodigy, Iron Maiden and Robert Plant and later that year sharing the second 46664 stage with acts like Peter Gabriel, Live and GooGoo Dolls.
''Living in a Crazy World'' (DVD) (2006)
In July 2006, a DVD entitled ''Living in a Crazy World'' was released, which featured hits from their first two albums performed live at The Function Room in Johannesburg.
''Best of'' (box set) (2007)
In 2007 David Gresham Records released a CD / DVD Best of box set which followed the success of previous albums. The CD featured 17 tracks including some acoustic, live and remixed versions of previously released tracks and a new track, ''Moments'' which reached no.1 on many local radio charts.
''All or Nothing'' (CD and DVD) (2008)
Neil Breytenbach joined the band on the keyboards in July 2007 and pre-production of "All Or Nothing" commenced before the end of the year. Neil's arrival opened the band up to adding more keyboards to their songs, especially in live performances.
All or Nothing was released by the band's new record label, EMI Music South Africa in June 2008 followed in 2009 by a live DVD recorded during the launch of the album. The DVD release coincided with an international release of the ''
All or Nothing (Prime Circle album), All or Nothing'' CD.
In 2009 "All or Nothing" reached platinum status and charted with "Out Of This Place" and "All I Need", "Consider Me". The album was nominated for a SAMA in that year, and "Consider Me" brought another nomination for the band the following year.
2009 saw Prime Circle depart for a tour of Dubai, Bahrain and London and following on from the exposure gained from their performances around the 20/20 cricket series held in South Africa, embarked on a Hard Rock Cafe tour of India. Their first foray into Europe came that year with showcases in Berlin and Cologne.
In 2010 the band returned to India playing the Rock in India concert.
''Jekyll and Hyde'' (2010)
In early 2010 the band began work on their fourth studio album ''Jekyll & Hyde''.
Kevin Shirley mastered the tracks.
''Jekyll & Hyde'' was released in South Africa in September 2010 in derivatives: A single CD, a double CD featuring the live audio recordings from the "All Or Nothing" DVD and a CD/DVD pack featuring a documentary shot during the band's second tour to India.
The album's first single ''Breathing'', released in August went No. 1 on regional stations in the first week and repeated the chart topping success on national radio. The track topped the radio airplay charts for that year (most played).
''Evidence'' (2012)
In July 2012 the band entered the studio to record their fifth studio album ''Evidence'' which was released on 12 November 2012.
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The first released single from this album, "Time Kills Us All" played on radio for the first time on 28 September 2012 and just missed the top position on the KIA Take 40 SA 15 weeks later reaching position 2 but staying in the charts for 18 weeks.
In November 2012 the second single and title track of the album was released on national radio station, 5FM followed by a South African national "Evidence" tour.
On 7 February 2013 the band announced the dates for their return to Germany to launch the album in Europe. The band was barely back in South Africa before announcing that in June 2013 they would be opening for
3 Doors Down in Germany, Belgium, Netherlands and Switzerland during that band's Best of album tour.
''Let The Night In'' (2014)
The band released their sixth studio album entitled ''Let The Night In'' on 13 June 2014 under their own label. For the first time, the band visited countries like France and Spain in the initial leg of touring the album in June, and featured at Graspop in Belgium for the first time too. On their return to South Africa they embarked on their first ever arena tour of the country with 3 sold out dates at The Teatro, Montecasino, and their first appearance at the Grand Arena, Grand West. The first single from the album, "Gone" was released 21 May 2014. The song received critical acclaim with its rock/hip hop styling, receiving airplay on stations previously the preserve of more urban sounds and topping radio charts across South Africa. The second single, Doors, was released on 21 August 2014 immediately entering the charts on numerous radio stations. On 6 October 2014, the band returned to Europe for a month-long tour including Germany, Austria, Belgium, United Kingdom and for the first time, Italy.
''Keep Marching On'' (2017)
Prime Circle in association with RADA Unearthed, presented Keep Marching On.
''If You Don't You Never Will'' (2017)
The band released their seventh studio album entitled ''If You Don't You Never Will'' on 22 September under their own label Prime Records. The band took the album on the road, making their first stop in Australia before proceeding to Europe on the Head in The Clouds Tour. The tour continued in South Africa December 2017 into 2018 then continuing back to Europe February. They achieved number 1 with their first single "The Gift" in November 2017, then hit a second number 1 with their second single "Pretty Like The Sun".
''Live World'' (2019)
''Live World'' is Prime Circle's eighth album release which captures 25 live recordings done in several countries around the world over several years.
Concert tours
2007:
Dubai Desert Rock Festival
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, Dubai.
Headliners for Dubai Desert Rock Festival included the likes of
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The Bravery and more.
2010:
Rock 'n India, India.
2011: Reload Festiva
Germany.
Headliners ranged from
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,
Puddle of Mudd and more.
2012: Homelandz Festiva
UK.
2014:
Graspop Metal Meeting, Belgium.
Played on the main stage alongside headliners
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2016: Stage was shared with the likes of
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Slayer,
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Babymetal
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Iggy Pop
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Biffy Clyro
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Monster Truck
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Nightwish
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Shinedown
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Iron Maiden
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2016 UEFA Champions League Final, Milan.
* Live from the official football festival of the UEFA Champions Leagu
* Rock im Revier Festiva
Dortmund.
* Rockavaria Festiva
Munich.
* Rock in Vienn
Austria.
2017:
O2 Academy Islington, London.
2017: Snow Tunes Festiva
Australia.
Awards and nominations
Band members
;Current Members
* Ross Learmoth – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar, songwriter
* Marco Gomes –
Bass (instrument), bass, songwriter
* Dale Schnettler – drums, backing vocals, acoustic guitar, percussion, songwriter
* Dirk Bisschoff – lead guitar, acoustic guitar, songwriter
* Neil Breytenbach – keyboards, songwriter
Discography
Studio albums
* ''
Hello Crazy World
''Hello Crazy World'' is a 2002 album by South African rock band Prime Circle
Prime Circle are a South African rock band, based in Johannesburg. The band has released 7 studio albums and achieved either gold or platinum status in ...
'' (2002)
* ''
Live This Life
''Live This Life'' is a 2005 album by South African rock band Prime Circle
Prime Circle are a South African rock band, based in Johannesburg. The band has released 7 studio albums and achieved either gold or platinum status in South Africa. ...
'' (29 August 2005)
* ''
All or Nothing (Prime Circle album), All or Nothing'' (19 June 2008)
* ''
Jekyll & Hyde'' (9 September 2010)
* ''
Evidence
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'' (12 November 2012)
* ''
Let the Night In'' (13 June 2014)
* ''Let the Night In (Deluxe Edition)'' (13 May 2016)
* ''If You Don't You Never Will'' (22 September 2017)
Compilations, special releases and DVD releases
* ''
Hello Crazy World
''Hello Crazy World'' is a 2002 album by South African rock band Prime Circle
Prime Circle are a South African rock band, based in Johannesburg. The band has released 7 studio albums and achieved either gold or platinum status in ...
(Special Edition)'' (2003)
* ''
Hello Crazy World
''Hello Crazy World'' is a 2002 album by South African rock band Prime Circle
Prime Circle are a South African rock band, based in Johannesburg. The band has released 7 studio albums and achieved either gold or platinum status in ...
(Double Disk Edition)'' (2004)
* ''Living in a Crazy World'' (Live DVD) (26 June 2006)
* ''
Living in a Crazy World'' (CD/DVD) (2007)
* ''
The Best of Prime Circle
''The Best of Prime Circle'' is a greatest hits of the South African band, Prime Circle.
Track listing
CD
# Moments (3:28)
# Hello (3:43)
# Live This Life (3:40)
# As Long as I am Here afé d'Afrique Mix(4:21)
# Same Goes for You (4:18)
# ...
'' (5 October 2007)
* ''
All or Nothing (Prime Circle album), All or Nothing'' (Live DVD) (20 March 2009)
* ''All or Nothing'' (International Release) (19 June 2009)
* ''
The Ultimate Prime Circle
''The Ultimate Prime Circle'' is a 2010 compilation album by David Gresham Records released without the knowledge, consent or support of South African rock band Prime Circle. The album contains tracks from the band's first two albums, recorded w ...
'' (1 September 2010)
* ''Live World'' (29 November 2019)
See also
*
List of South African musicians
References
External links
*
Prime Circleon Facebook
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South African rock music groups
South African musical groups