Catfish And The Bottlemen
Band form
2010
Catfish and The Bottlemen (Formed 2010) Catfish and The Bottlemen is a Welsh Indie Rock band consisting of the members, Van McCann, Johnny 'Bondy' Bond, Benji Blakeway, Bob Hall, Bill Bibby. They are better known for their singles, "Kathleen" and "Cocoon".
Formation: Lead singer Van McCann was born via an IVF treatment in Australia, and moved to Wales as a child. He started a band with the eldest brother of his best friend, Bill bibby, and Benji Blakeway, in 2010. They rehearsed by playing covers of the Beatles, and performing in the car parks of gigs, such as Kasabian.
Music Career: Communion records signed the band in 2013. Their first three singles, "Pacifier", "Rango", and "Homesick" were released in 2013. The band went on to sign with Island Records in 2014. They released their single "Kathleen" soon after. Zane Lowe aired all of their singles as his choice for "hottest record in the world". MTV ranked "Kathleen" at number one on their hottest tracks in April 2014. Reading and Leeds, Latitude, Kendal Calling, and Ibiza Rocks, are a few of the summer festivals the band performed at in 2014. Their debut album, "The Balcony" was released in September 2014. It charted number 10 in the UK album charts, in September 2014. At the BBC Music Awards, they won the BBC introducing award.
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Catfish And The Bottlemen perform in Hall 4 at the SECC - Glasgow, United Kingdom - Sunday 13th November 2016
Catfish And The Bottlemen performing live onstage at the Bournemouth International Centre. The band are promoting their second studio album 'The Ride' which was released in May of this year. - Bournemouth, Dorset, United Kingdom - Sunday 6th November 2016
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By Holly Williams in Music / Festivals on 12 June 2015
From Kendrick Lamar to Slayer, this year is definitely one of the best.
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By Holly Williams in Music / Festivals on 23 April 2015
More acts have been announced for the Wales festival.
All headliners for Wales' Festival No. 6 have now been announced, with Metronomy now heading the bill with Grace Jones and Belle & Sebastian. Further new acts have also been added to the line-up, while many more acts are yet to be announced.
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By Holly Williams in Music / Festivals on 26 March 2015
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