The Tide were a band from
Los Angeles
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,
California
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formed in 2015. They were signed to
The Vamps' record label,
Steady Records, under
EMI Universal. They were the supporting act for The Vamps World Tour 2015, and again in 2016, along with other artists such as
Before You Exit
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In August 2009, they self-released their debut EP, ''A Short S ...
(USA leg),
Luke Friend
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(UK leg),
HomeTown (UK leg) and
Union J
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(UK leg). They also supported The Vamps in 2017.
Career
The band was formed when
the Vamps announced a secret project in late December 2014 and held auditions for a US guitarist and drummer aged 18–20 to form a band. Drew and Nate were in a previous pop-punk band called "All the Above" until they were given the offer to move on. The Tide started on February 25, 2015, consisting of 4 members: Austin Corini (born 26 December 1995) - lead vocals, Drew Dirksen (born 30 September 1996) - lead guitar and backing vocals, Levi Jones (born 21 November 1997) - bass guitar and vocals and Nate Parker (born 26 September 1996) - drum and backing vocals.
Like the Vamps, the band started uploading covers on
YouTube
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and gained a number of fans since then.
On February 18, 2015, the Vamps announced that they would be taking them on tour. The Tide have so far played shows across Europe in various countries such as
Spain
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Italy
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, the
United Kingdom
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, the
Netherlands
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, and
Ireland
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for The Vamps UK Arena Tour. The first show of the tour kicked off in
Glasgow
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, Scotland and the last show was in
Madrid
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, Spain on 24 March 2016.
The Tide toured the United Kingdom August - September 2016, with support acts of
New Hope Club
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(also signed to the Vamps' record label) and Josh Taylor.
The Tide released their debut single "Young Love" on March 25, 2016.
A second single, "Click My Fingers" was released on August 12, 2016.
Their first EP, ''Click My Fingers'' was released on November 15, 2016. Their third single "Put the Cuffs on Me" was released on March 31, 2017, supporting their headlining tour named 'Put the Cuffs on Me Tour'. Their fourth single "Naked" was released September 8, 2017, alongside digital pre-order for their debut album ''Young Love''. Their album was released on October 15, 2017.
Members Drew Dirksen and Levi Jones created a YouTube channel called Drew and Levi to film their daily lives.
Drew Dirksen and Levi Jones were an EDM pop duo called O.D.L. and toured the United Kingdom in March 2018. They have since disbanded.
Dirksen joined a new group called ROYLS and signed a record deal with
Big Noise.
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Discography
Extended plays
*2016: ''Click My Fingers EP''
Studio albums
*2017: ''Young Love''
Singles
Music videos
References
External links
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American pop music groups
Musical groups established in 2015
Vocal quartets
American boy bands
2015 establishments in California