Morning Parade

Essex, UK rockers, Morning Parade, will return to the U.S. in September as special guests of The Wombats for an extensive tour. Additionally, on August 20th, the band will make their network TV debut on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno. Morning Parade released their self-titled debut album in June which was quickly chosen as the iTunes Editor's Choice and "Headlights," the first single, is steadily climbing the Alternative radio chart. The band will join Civil Twilight in August for a west coast tour and support The Wombats in September and October.

Morning Parade performing in Hyde Park in London on July 27th as part of the Olympic Torch Relay.

Morning Parade has been consistently blowing away audiences this year with their spectacular live shows including dates as special guests of The Kooks in March, a six performance run at SXSW, and a tour with Walk the Moon in June. Heavily tipped at the beginning of 2011, Morning Parade side-stepped the hype-trap which many a new band has fallen into by rushing out a quick debut album and instead took their time to write the album they wanted to make whilst building a solid and loyal fanbase all across Europe. The result is a breathtaking statement of intent, demonstrating a depth of lyric and song writing which has become increasingly rare amongst many contemporary artists. It is a purposeful, heartfelt and honest collection of songs:

From the bristling and driving rhythms of "Us And Ourselves" to the feel good anthem "Under The Stars", the album takes you on an emotional rollercoaster, meandering between different textures and dynamics. The rousing no-holds barred rock'n'roll of "Blue Winter" and "Headlights" pack a considerable punch as album openers while the delicate ode to unrequited love that is "Monday Morning" juxtaposes with the life-affirming show-stopper "Born Alone."

2011 saw the band selling out UK and European headline tours, playing to packed out tents at V Festival, touring with the likes of 30 Seconds To Mars, The Wombats and The Kooks, supporting Biffy Clyro at Ibiza Rocks and sharing a stage with Coldplay at Rock am Ring.

TOUR DATES:

Supporting Civil Twilight:

• Aug 18: Dallas, TX / The Kessler
• Aug 21: Bakersfield, CA / KRAB Radio Festival*
• Aug 23: Los Angeles, CA / El Rey
• Aug 25: Seattle, WA / KNDD Radio Festival*
• Aug 28: Sacramento, CA / Harlows
• Aug 29: San Francisco, CA / Independent
• Aug 31: Portland, OR / Doug Fir

Supporting The Wombats:

• Sept 2: Portland, OR / Wonder Ballroom
• Sept 8: Lansing, MI / The Loft
• Sept 10: Rochester, NY / Water Street Music Hall
• Sept 12: Pawtucket, RI / The Met Cafe
• Sept 18: Minneapolis, MN / The Triple Rock Social Club
• Sept 21: Pontiac, MI / The Crofoot
• Sept 22: Columbus, OH / Newport Music Hall
• Sept 24: Charlotte, NC / Visulite Theatre
• Sept 27: Omaha, NE / The Slowdown
• Oct 1: San Diego, CA / House Of Blues
• Oct 2: Santa Ana, CA / The Constellation Room
• Oct 4: Sacramento, CA / Blue Lamp
• Oct 5: Oakland, CA / The New Parish
• Oct 6: Santa Barbara, CA / Velvet Jones
• Oct 7: Los Angeles, CA / Filter Culture Collide Festival
• Oct 9: Phoenix, AZ / The Crescent Ballroom
• Oct 15: Richmond, VA / The Camel
• Oct 16: Philadelphia, PA / Theatre Of The Living Arts
• Oct 17: Boston, MA / Paradise Rock Club

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