| Name |
Glasvegas |
| Height |
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| Naionality |
Scottish |
| Date of Birth |
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| Place of Birth |
Dalmarnock, Glasgow, Scotland |
| Famous for |
Singing |
Glasvegas are a Scottish indie rock band from Glasgow. The band consists of James Allan (vocals), Rab Allan (lead guitar), Paul Donoghue (bass guitar) and Jonna Löfgren (drums). The band received critical acclaim for their debut album Glasvegas which was released in September 2008, reaching No. 2 in the UK Album Charts and was nominated for the Mercury Music Prize in September 2009.
The NME declared, "If The Libertines defined the start of the decade and Arctic Monkeys its middle, then Glasvegas are almost certainly going to define its end and beyond." Their debut album went on to enjoy success in the UK (where it went Platinum) and in Sweden (where it went Gold). The impact of the band in the UK and success of their debut album did not go unnoticed in North America, which saw the band tour an unprecedented six times between October 2008 and September 2009. The band have mentioned on many occasions during interviews of their commitment to making the breakthrough in the USA and Canada. On 14 December 2010, the band announced the appointment of a new drummer, Jonna Löfgren from Boden in Sweden. Glasvegas's second album Euphoric Heartbreak was released on 4 April 2011 reaching No.10 in the UK and No.1 in Sweden, receiving critical acclaim. The band then moved onto their biggest headline European tour to date in April/May 2011. The highlight of the tour came on 19 May 2011 when Glasvegas headlined and sold out the 3500 capacity Globans Annex in Stockholm. However the following day Sony notified the band that they would be terminating their contract. The Indie Rock band and their Major Label officially parted company on 4 August 2011.
On 24 November 2012 the band announced on their Facebook page that their 3rd album will be called Later...When The TV Turns To Static and is slated for release in sometime for Summer 2013. The band opened 2007 with a headline show at King Tuts Wah Wah Hut. In early February 2007 (with assistance from Alan McGee), the band made a video for one of their demos, "Daddy's Gone", which was shot in London and in Glasgow's East End. This early video helped pave the way for the song's popularity. In late February 2007, James Allan made the decision to post up all the band's demos on MySpace for free download. With MySpace at the peak of its popularity, these free downloads helped spread the word about Glasvegas and soon their gigs were selling out. On 8 March 2007, the band took time out to play a low key acoustic gig in Barlinnie Prison in Glasgow which attracted the attention of the Glasgow Evening Times. Glasvegas chose Sweden to showcase brand new demos from their (as yet untitled) third album and they announced a small run of dates in Sweden and the UK at the end of March, beginning of April. The band played to over 4,500 fans over four days in Sweden with visits to Malmo, Stockholm, Uppsala and Umea.
They also played three sell-out shows in London, Liverpool and Glasgow. In May they played the famous Camden Crawl in Koko, London as special guests of XFM. The band also announced on their official website that they had been invited to play in China with two dates, one in Shanghai and another in Beijing in May 2012. The band also played several major European festivals across the summer of 2012. During the summer of 2012 the band started the tracking and recording of all their demos at the Gorbals Sound Studios in Glasgow and the album was completed at the end of 2012. The band rounded off the year with a small intimate sell out tour of the UK in December called "The Crying Onion Tour" where they showcased several new tracks from their forthcoming album, Later...When The TV Turns To Static.
