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The group is comprised of lead vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Jack Steadman, guitarist Jamie MacColl, drummer Suren de Saram and bassist Ed Nash. The group’s principal songwriter Jack Steadman met Jamie MacColl when he was 15 and the two initially began writing and performing under the name The Canals. The two were later joined by a keyboardist and played together in a school assembly; however their lineup change seemed to be in constant flux until 2006. By this time the band had a stable lineup and settled with the name Bombay Bicycle Club, a titled derived from a popular Indian restaurant chain in Britain.
The band steadily acquired a fan-base playing frequent gigs around the greater London area and soon after made a breakthrough in their career by winning Virgin Mobile’s “Road to V” competition. Things really started picking up for the band after that accolade. The next year the group received high praise from renowned music journalism publication NME and were offered multiple recording contracts; however they ended up self-releasing their debut EP, “The Boy I Used to Be”. The group recruited Arctic Monkeys and Adele producer Jim Abiss to help them with that release and used him yet again for their follow up “How Are We”. This EP made it to No. 2 on the indie charts.
By this time the group had produced enough material to headline a show and tour alongside the group The Young Knives. Their first two EPs also grabbed the attention of the talent buyers of the Reading and Leeds Festivals earning them a spot on Carling Stage.
It wasn’t until 2008 that the band really seemed to come into the spotlight full force. By this time the members of the group finished up their college schooling and were able to focus all their attention on music. This is the year they would sign to Island records and plant the seeds, which would grow into their highly anticipated debut album “I Had the Blues But I Shook Them Loose”. The album whose title is taken from the A Tribe Called Quest track “After Hours” went all the way to 46 on the UK Official Album Charts.
The group continuously built a bigger name for themselves. They released the song “Ivy & Gold” on 9 May 2010 and the following week it hit 56 on the singles charts. This song would appear on their highly successful sophomore release “Flaws” which came out approximately 2 months later. The album skyrocketed to number 8 on the UK Albums Chart and before the years end it was deemed Silver by the British Phonographic Industry. Interestingly enough the album was acoustically recorded and some of its highlights were cover songs of obscure folk musicians such as 70s singer-songwriter John Martyn and freak-folk artist Joanna Newsom.
The band went back to their electric roots with their third full length release “A Different Kind of Fix” and introduced Lucy Rose as their backing vocalist for that album. The track “How Can You Swallow So Much Sleep” ended up in the incredibly popular movie “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse” boosting their popularity even more.
On 3 February 2014 the band put out their fourth LP “So, Long See You Tomorrow”. This album marks a departure in the groups guitar based song writing structure and hones in on sample based electronica. The album is also a creative response to Steadman’s travel through India, Japan and Turkey and henceforth features ample use of world music sounds. The release of "So Long, See You Tomorrow" marked their biggest success to date, hitting #1 in the UK charts.
Críticas en vivo
The evening started with quite a repetitive performance from Sivu then next up was Peace. I was disappointing that they weren’t on stage for very long so didn’t get to play much from ‘Lovesick’ but that’s just because they were the supporting act which is also why the crowd weren’t 100% up for their performance. Then at 9pm BBC were on and opened with Overdone, at the beginning of the set, we were next to guy who had clearly already had something to drink and 5 songs in, Lucy Rose joined the band to perform Lights out words gone when he described Rose’s vocals as beautiful. About half way through the second guest was introduced by guitarist Jamie MacColl saying ‘this man bought me one of my very first guitars’ and invited Pink Floyd’s Dave Gilmour to the stage. Together they performed BBCs Rinse me down followed by Pink Floyd’s Wish you were here. Then for one of the last songs Rae Morris was the last guest to be invited on stage to perform Luna, but she might as well have not of been there as the crowds singing was so loud you couldn’t even hear the lead vocals. To end their set BBC performed a prolonged version of So long, see you tomorrow which is when the confetti bombs went off and covered everyone in little strips of yellow and gold tissue paper. But that wasn’t enough, so the bands exit from the stage was followed by humongous amounts of stomping and cheering. After what felt like forever, BBC came back on to perform What If. Then MacColl said ”As you may know this is the last gig at this venue, so for the next four minutes let’s try and give it a fitting farewell, okay?” which is when they performed Carry Me and everyone went mental.
Bombay Bicycle Club did a phenomenal job at giving everyone a performance they wouldn’t forget with pyrotechnics and a flashy light show along with huge amounts of energy and amazing guests. Although it is a shame that Earls Court is to be demolished and redeveloped, BBC put on an amazing last gig there, and I thank them for it.
CiaraZM
I saw them in Manchester. I hadn't had any sleep the night before and had to travel to Manchester. I was exhausted and feeling alienated among all these young folk. Bombay Bicycle Club come up on stage and the last 4 years I've had in the UK as a foreigner listening to this what-I-thought-prototypically-young-British-band make sense. I felt completely energized and enjoyed myself so much. And everyone was enjoying themselves so much. A mad 'Overdone' started the thrill, the candid 'Lights Out Words Gone' comes up and I feel at home seeing this band live. I had been so lovingly obsessed with that song. 'Your Eyes' completely overwhelming with how absolutely beautiful it is and I think, ends, with such a hypnotic guitar journey. They played so many songs, they played the older acoustic tracks setting an even more beautiful atmosphere. The use of lights on stage was incredible. Hearing Shuffle and Always like this was such a joy. Then catharsis had to hit me hard with Evening/Morning and hearing the best sound in the world - that live bass. Oh that bass, Ed.
Video projections telling looping stories and then the drum party started. What If, Carry Me, So Long See You Tomorrow, Feel. Jack looked like he'd turned into Thom Yorke hitting those drums. There was magic in the air and everyone knew it and the beautiful O2 Apollo was full of joy. Such and amazing vibe and oh, the visual effects and the pyrotechnics! An amazing, amazing night and show and such an amazing band. World class act, young and excellent, I'll never get enough.
ramona-ciucan
A good friend first introduced me to these guys and I was hooked straight away. I went to see them live at the Apollo in Manchester and was just blown away!
I love their music but live it took it to another level. I understood their music more and the message it delivered to a keen, energised audience. As a band they are so versatile; playing indie music to folk. Amazing!
Appealing to a wide audience, the crowd made up a nice mixture of people which is lovely to see.
I would highly recommend seeing them to hear the stunning folk pieces to the upbeat indie tracks. I would definitely try and get there early, get to the front: the place to be if you want a good jig, sing along and dance around - never had such a laugh and genuinely had a scream as we were fully immersed in the music and the band's general splendour.
You need to go and see these; mega!!! Stephstephxo
Stephstephxo
Enjoyable gig despite awful sound and possibly the most uncomfortable seats ever. Highlight was dave film our of Pink Floyd playing lap steel and then performing Wish you were here. Bbc are such a varied band in musical styles that coherency is a challenge and the change from dancy pop to full on radioheadesque alt rock can be an aural challenge. I'd like to see them manage the set better to showcase their styles. They were better at Reading, but still an enjoyable gig ( Peace were also great but too brief in support) lifted by the Pink Floyd bonus.
andrew-osborn-1
Sounded amazing , couldn’t get a good view as the venue was over packed. Little bit disappointed with the set length and there were some major songs that didn’t get played. Band could also have interacted with the audience more, it’s felt like they were in a rush to get the performance over and done with and didn’t have an encore, but they still performed brilliantly, one of the best sounding live bands I’ve seen.
rosie-smith-9
I was slightly skeptical about this concert as I'm not sure how much I dig the new album. But they were great! They put in a great energy and didn't come across as going through the motions. They were clearly having a good time and the audience fed off that, which then the band fed off of and it went from there. Definitely recommend checking them out live.
ebevis75
Beautifully uplifting set with welcomed blasts from the past, exquisite harmonies and orgasmic melodies! A little gutted not to hear from my favourite Bombay Album, ‘Flaws’, but understand the style and set up may not have felt appropriate.
Great support acts which set up the main act very well.
maanikchadda
BBC was amazing! They sound excelent live, the visual effects were amazing. They played TONS of songs, TONS! From new to old then back to new. I would love seeing them again it was definitely worth every penny. I've never danced so much at a concert before. Bbc music ia definitely unique #earcandy
apaynep
Absolutely amazing! This was one of the best shows I've ever been to. Fantastic energy, great set and a charismatic crowd. Couldn't have been better. In addition to that, The Big Moon were incredible as was Liz Lawrence. Would thoroughly recommend.
gsbaker
