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Build A Rocket Boys! Tour
Elbow are an English rock band formed in Bury, Greater Manchester, in 1990. The band consists of Guy Garvey (lead vocals, guitar), Craig Potter (keyboard, piano, backing vocals), Mark Potter (guitar, backing vocals), Pete Turner (musician), Pete Turner (bass guitar, backing vocals), and Alex Reeves (drums). They have played together since 1990, adopting the name Elbow in 1997. Reeves replaced original drummer Richard Jupp in 2016 as a touring and session musician at first, before becoming a full member in 2024. The band have released ten studio albums: ''Asleep in the Back'' (2001), ''Cast of Thousands'' (2003), ''Leaders of the Free World'' (2005), ''The Seldom Seen Kid'' (2008), ''Build a Rocket Boys!'' (2011), ''The Take Off and Landing of Everything'' (2014), ''Little Fictions'' (2017), ''Giants of All Sizes'' (2019), ''Flying Dream 1'' (2021) and ''Audio Vertigo'' (2024). Their studio albums, as well as their B-sides compilation ''Dead in the Boot'' (2012), all reached the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manchester Arena
Manchester Arena (currently known as AO Arena for sponsorship reasons) is an indoor arena in Manchester, England, immediately north of the Manchester city centre, city centre and partly above Manchester Victoria station in air rights space. Prior to the opening of Co-op Live, the arena had the highest seating capacity of any indoor venue in the United Kingdom, and is the List of indoor arenas in Europe, fourth-largest in Europe with a capacity of 21,000. The arena is one of the world's busiest indoor arenas, hosting music and sporting events such as boxing and swimming. Retrieved on 28 March 2008. The arena was a key part of Manchester's bids to host the Olympic Games in 1996 and Manchester bid for the 2000 Summer Olympics, 2000 and was eventually used for the 2002 Commonwealth Games. On 22 May 2017, the arena's foyer was the scene of Manchester Arena bombing, a terrorist attack carried out by a Suicide attack, suicide bomber, in which 22 people were killed and over 500 others ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Build A Rocket Boys!
''Build a Rocket Boys!'' is the fifth studio album by English rock band Elbow, released on 4 March 2011 in the UK. Coinciding with the UK release, the album was available digitally in the United States on 8 March and released in the physical format on 12 April. It is the follow-up to the highly successful ''The Seldom Seen Kid;'' like its predecessor, the album was self-produced by the band in Blueprint Studios, Manchester. The album was nominated for the 2011 Mercury Prize. It was supported by the Build a Rocket Boys! Tour. The first single, "Neat Little Rows", was released on 27 February 2011. The song received its first radio airplay on 13 January 2011. The video for the single was produced by The Soup Collective and filmed at Blueprint Studios where the album was recorded. It premiered on 31 January 2011. Background The album's title, track listing and cover art were "accidentally" revealed by frontman Guy Garvey on 22 December 2010. It is said to be influenced by Garvey' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivor Novello Award
The Ivor Novello Awards, named after the Welsh entertainer Ivor Novello, are awards for songwriting and Musical composition, composing. They have been presented annually in London by the The Ivors Academy, Ivors Academy, formerly called the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors, British Academy of Songwriters, Composers, and Authors, since 1956. Awards The awards are presented at two annual ceremonies known as The Ivors and The Ivors Composer Awards. *The Ivors take place each May and, as of 2020, are sponsored by Apple Music. They are recognised worldwide as the major platform for recognising and rewarding Britain and Ireland's songwriting and composing talents. The Ivors remain the only award ceremony in the musical calendar that is not influenced by publishers and record companies, but judged and presented by the writing community. *The Ivors Composer Awards take place each December and are sponsored by PRS for Music. They are broadcast by BBC Radio 3. The aw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One Day Like This (song)
"One Day Like This" is the second single from English band Elbow's fourth studio album, ''The Seldom Seen Kid'', released on 2 June 2008 on two 7-inch vinyl records and one CD single. On 21 May 2009, the song won the Ivor Novello Award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically. In October 2011, ''NME'' placed it at number 41 on its list of "150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years". After featuring in the 2012 Summer Olympics Closing Ceremony, the single peaked at No. 4 in the United Kingdom—a new high for the song and for the band. Background The song was a late addition to the album, after David Joseph of Universal Music requested a radio-friendly single. It took around two weeks to write and record. The chorus lyric "one day like this a year would see me right" had been in singer Guy Garvey's diary for several years before the song was written. Speaking in 2014 about the song, Garvey said, "We put the chords behind it and realised it was going to be the hook of all hooks. I was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mercury Music Prize
The Mercury Prize, formerly called the Mercury Music Prize, is an annual Music award, music prize awarded for the best album released by a musical act from the Music of the United Kingdom, United Kingdom or Music of Ireland, Ireland. It was created by Jon Webster and Robert Chandler in association with the British Phonographic Industry and British Association of Record Dealers in 1992 as an alternative to the Brit Awards. Format and eligibility Any album released by a British or Irish artist, or by a band where over 50% of the members are British or Irish, may be submitted for consideration by their record label. There is a fee for submission. Twelve submitted albums are shortlisted for the prize, chosen based solely on their musical merit and irrespective of how popular or successful an album or act that has been submitted may have been in the previous calendar year. The shortlist is chosen by an independent panel of musicians, music presenters, music producers, music journal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Official Charts Company
The Official UK Charts Company Limited (formerly Music Industry Chart Services Limited), trading as the Official Charts Company (OCC) or the Official Charts (formerly the Chart Information Network), is a British inter-professional organisation that compiles various official record charts in the United Kingdom, Ireland and France. In the United Kingdom, its charts include ones for singles, albums and films, with the data compiled from a mixture of downloads, purchases (of physical media) and streaming. The OCC produces its charts by gathering and combining sales data from retailers through market researchers Kantar, and claims to cover 99% of the singles market and 95% of the album market, and aims to collect data from any retailer who sells more than 100 chart items per week. The OCC is operated jointly by the British Phonographic Industry and the Entertainment Retailers Association (ERA) (formerly the British Association of Record Dealers (BARD)) and is incorporated as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billboard (magazine)
''Billboard'' (stylized in letter case, lowercase since 2013) is an American music and entertainment magazine published weekly by Penske Media Corporation. The magazine provides music charts, news, video, opinion, reviews, events and styles related to the music industry. Its Billboard charts, music charts include the Billboard Hot 100, Hot 100, the Billboard 200, 200, and the Billboard Global 200, Global 200, tracking the most popular albums and songs in various music genres. It also hosts events, owns a publishing firm and operates several television shows. ''Billboard'' was founded in 1894 by William Donaldson and James Hennegan as a trade publication for bill posters. Donaldson acquired Hennegan's interest in 1900 for $500. In the early years of the 20th century, it covered the entertainment industry, such as circuses, fairs and burlesque shows, and also created a mail service for travelling entertainers. ''Billboard'' began focusing more on the music industry as the jukebox ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UK Albums Chart
The Official Albums Chart is the United Kingdom's industry-recognised national record chart for album, albums. Entries are ranked by sales and audio streaming. It was published for the first time on 22 July 1956 and is compiled every week by the Official Charts Company (OCC) on Fridays (previously Sundays). It is broadcast on BBC Radio 1 (top 5) and found on the OCC website as a Top 100 or on ''UKChartsPlus'' as a Top 200, with positions continuing until all sales have been tracked in data only available to industry insiders. However, even though number 100 was classed as a hit album (as in the case of ''The Guinness Book of British Hit Albums'') in the 1980s until January 1989, since the compilations were removed, this definition was changed to Top 75 with follow-up books such as ''The Virgin Book of British Hit Albums'' only including this data. As of 2021, Since 1983, the OCC generally provides a public charts for hits and weeks up to the Top 100. Business customers can require a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dead In The Boot
''Dead in the Boot'' is a B-sides compilation album by English rock band Elbow, released in the UK on 27 August 2012. The title is a reference to the band's debut album ''Asleep in the Back'' and was suggested by singer Guy Garvey's sister Beckie.Announcement of album's release date and details on Elbow's official website, 17 July 2012 . Retrieved 30 August 2012. Reception The reviews for the album were mostly positive, with many reviewers commenting on the overall downbeat nature of the songs. '''' noted that "there is a strain of nocturnal lethargy that seems to run through Elbow's flips ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Audio Vertigo
''Audio Vertigo'' (stylised in all caps as ''AUDIO VERTIGO'') is the tenth studio album by British alternative rock band Elbow, released on 22 March 2024 via Polydor Records. It received acclaim from critics, and debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart, becoming the band's fourth number-one album in the UK. Composition and recording Singer Guy Garvey told '' Under the Radar'' that the record had been influenced by the Beastie Boys, Sly and the Family Stone, Jimi Hendrix, Cream and the Meters. The band members had all agreed that they wanted the record to have shorter tracks than on previous albums, and ones that focused on beats. Drummer Alex Reeves, who had asked to have more creative input on the record, started by creating drum patterns in his home studio along with keyboardist and producer Craig Potter, and sent them to the other band members to work on. The band spent two weeks at Migration Studios in Gloucestershire to work on writing the songs, and then relocated to t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flying Dream 1
''Flying Dream 1'' is the ninth studio album by British alternative rock band Elbow. It was released on 19 November 2021, through Polydor Records. Composition and recording ''Flying Dream 1'' was written remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic, with each band member composing music at their homes in Manchester and London and exchanging their ideas online with the other members. The songs were then completed and recorded at the Theatre Royal in Brighton while it was still closed and empty, as a result of the pandemic. Singer Guy Garvey stated that the writing of ''Flying Dream 1'' had been influenced by "patient, quiet, whole albums" by artists such as Chet Baker, Van Morrison, John Martyn, Kate Bush, PJ Harvey, Talk Talk and the Blue Nile. Critical reception ''Flying Dream 1'' received positive reviews from critics, with many noting that the album's focus on quieter songs, compared with previous albums. Steven Edelstone of '' Paste'' said, "It sounds like the band held a compet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
