Grouplove
Jul 11, 2011
Grouplove is an American Indie Rock band which was formed in 2009 by Hannah Hooper (Vocals), Christian Zucconi (Lead Vocals, Guitars), Sean Gadd (bass), Andrew Wessen (guitars) and Ryan Rabin(drums).
Grouplove began when Hannah Hooper and Christian Zucconi forged a friendship with the latter three members while attending an artists' residency on the island of Crete. Before returning to their homelands, they began hashing out plans to meet up again and put some of the music they had been working on to tape. When back in the United States they recorded the material at drummer Ryan Rabin's home studio. As a result, their first EP was released in 2010.
The band has since toured in the US as the opening act for Florence and the Machine and has several UK tour dates. The band recently announced the upcoming release of their highly anticipated debut album, Never Trust A Happy Song which will arrive in stores and online on September 13th. The album was produced by the band's own Ryan Rabin and comes on the heels of their acclaimed, self-titled EP released earlier this year. The lead single "Colours" officially impacts on August 9th.
Grouplove's summer schedule is already packed with high profile appearances all over the world, beginning with the UK's Glastonbury Festival. After playing a number of European shows and festivals, the Los Angeles-based quintet return stateside to treat hometown fans to a free, outdoor concert on July 21st as part of the KCRW-sponsored "Also I Like to Rock" series at The Hammer Museum. Other summer festival appearances include stops at Lollapalooza in Chicago and Outside Lands in San Francisco.
Upcoming Summer Tour Dates
- 7/10 Oxegen Festival Dublin, Ireland
- 7/21 Hammer Museum Los Angeles, CA
- 7/30-31 Splendour in the Grass Festival Woodford, Queensland AUS
- 8/6 Lollapalooza Chicago, IL
- 8/12-14 Outside Lands San Francisco, CA
- 8/27 Reading Festival Reading, England
- 8/28 Leeds Festival Leeds, England
- 9/22 Wiltern Theater Los Angeles, CA (w/ Two Door Cinema Club)
- 9/23 The Warfield San Francisco, CA (w Two Door Cinema Club)
- 9/24 House of Blues San Diego, CA (w/ Two Door Cinema Club)
