McQueen (band)

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McQueen are an rock band from Brighton, England who formed in 2004. They have released one album (Break The Silence) on Demolition Records. McQueen have toured all over Europe and played shows in the USA and Asia including headlining the Unite Festival in Vietnam in 2007 in front of a crowd of 15,000. Photo

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[edit] Line up

The current line up of McQueen is as follows:

  • Sophie Taylor - Bass
  • Leah Duors - Vocals
  • Hayley Cramer - Drums
  • Cat de Casanove - Guitars


Past members:

  • Hattie Williams - Bass
  • Gina Collins - Bass (Jan 07 - Sept 07)
  • Vicky Smith - Bass (Temporary stand in Dec 06, July 07, Dec07 & Jan 08)
  • Kat Bax - Bass (Oct 07 - Nov 07)

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

[edit] Break the Silence

Released 22 January 2007 on Demolition Records.[1]

Tracklisting:

  1. Neurotic
  2. Dirt
  3. Running out of Things to Say
  4. Break the Silence
  5. Numb
  6. Line Went Dead
  7. Blinded
  8. Bitch
  9. Not for Sale
  10. (Don't Know How To) Break It to You

[edit] EPs

You Leave me Dead/Like I Care Released 1 November 2004 on Furry Tongue Records[2]

[edit] Singles

  • Running Out of Things To Say Released 2005 on Furry Tongue Records

B-Side: Life Support ICU

  • Line Went Dead Released as a download only through Demolition Records 2007

[edit] Live Performances

Mcqueen started performing live in venues around their home town of Brighton in February 2004. By June of that year they had started to play at venues in London, and from there began touring the UK as supporting artist for various acts including Roxy Saint and The Holiday Plan.[3] Their first headline tour was a university tour in January/February 2005. They played seven UK university venues. 2005 also saw McQueen's first non-UK live performance, at Highfields Festival, Germany, where they performed alongside bands such as Foo Fighters, Queens of the Stone Age and Incubus.[4] Since starting out, McQueen have toured with high profile names such as W.A.S.P., Hanoi Rocks and Wednesday 13 and supported Aerosmith at Hyde Park Calling in June 2007. They undertook their first "proper" UK headline tour in January 2007 to promote the release of their debut album, and are set to follow it with a second headline tour throughout October and November 2007. In 2008 they also supported Velvet Revolver on various tour dates on their 2008 Revolution Tour.[5] They also supported HIM on their Down Under tour. [6]

[edit] Press Releases

Division Promotions (2006-12-15). "Debut album 'Break the Silence' released January 22nd 2007". Press release. Retrieved on 2007-01-22.

“

Leah Duor's confrontational strut comes across like she's ready to take on the whole world.
Their aim is to recreate pure Sunset Strip sleaze, an eyeliner smeared Duors'
whisky-sodden voice snarling over punchy rock n'roll.”
by Kerrang!

“

McQueen play filthy punk rock, chock full of the type of catchy riffs and anthemic choruses
that the music scene has been lacking so severely recently.”
by Big Cheese

[edit] References

  1. ^ Amazon Listing
  2. ^ Nation Review
  3. ^ Shows 2004
  4. ^ Shows 2005
  5. ^ Dates
  6. ^ KMW Productions

[edit] Further reading

Official Website Myspace Page Official site of Demolition Records Tour Diary Part 1 Tour Diary Part 2