Morning Parade (Formed 2007-2014)
Morning Parade were an alternative rock band from Essex, which consisted of the 5 members Steve Sparrow (lead vocals, piano and guitar), Phil Titus (bass), Chad Thomas (guitar), Ben Giddings (piano/synths), and Andrew Hayes (drums).
The band broke up on December 4th 2014.
Formation: Sparrow and Titus met at school in Harlow.
Sparrow met Thomas at college, in 2003.
The three became part of a band called 'Anotherstory'.
The band was an experimental rock band.
They split in 2007, causing Sparrow to tour the local scene of Harlow.
During this, he met Hayes and Giddings.
Music Career: After numerous gigs, a record label approached the band.
They eventually signed to Parlophone in May 2010.
The band went on tour in 2011 in the UK.
They then toured Europe with The Wombats.
They also performed at V Festival.
They performed on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno in 2012.
In 2012 they toured with The Smashing Pumpkins around the US.
They released an album on 5th March 2012.
On 4th December 2014, the band announced they were splitting via Facebook.
Biography by Contactmusic.com