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Big Life Management Indie Label
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Sunderland UK
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Fugazi, Shellac, Queen, Kate Bush, John Cale, The Minutemen, The Band, Velvet Underground, Chet Baker, Will Oldham, Captain Beefheart, Bruce Springsteen, Tom Waits.... Anyone with a decent story to tell really.

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Me, Myself, and I
The Futureheads formed in the early 2000's, in Sunderland. More specifically, in Barry's garage with the line-up of Jaff (Bass, Vocals), Barry Hyde (Guitar, Vocals), Ross Millard (Guitar, Vocals), and Dave Hyde (Drums, Vocals)

Third album ‘This Is Not The World’ was recorded in 3 weeks in the summer with super-producer Youth at his studio ‘Space Mountain’ in the Sierra Nevada mountain range in Andalusia. About as far away atmospherically as you can get from the bleak Scarborough farm in which they recorded ‘News And Tributes’, the band couldn’t help but be influenced by Youth’s enthusiasm, and describe the album as one of ‘defiance, optimism and joy.’

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  • Futureheads Charity Plectrum Auction

    While in the studio recording their forthcoming new album, The Futureheads signed a guitar plectrum and wrote an accompanying message for the Ben Sherman VIP Plectrums Campaign.

    You can bid to win the beautifully framed plectrum on ebay (see link below).

    All profits from the sale will go to Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy and in Singapore, The Straits Times School Pocket Money Fund.

    Link - http:/ /cgi.ebay.co.uk/Ben-Sherman-VIP-Plectrums-FUTUREHEADS-Music-Memorabilia_W0QQitemZ250512158156Q
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  • Split Festival, Sunderland

    SPLIT FESTIVAL, SUNDERLAND
    Hi everyone! The Futureheads have an AMAZING gig coming up. We're playing in Sunderland on Sunday October 4th. It's gonna be brilliant, we're headlining a Sunderland music festival, so also on the bill are the incredible Field Music and Frankie and the Heartstrings. Plus other local acts Beak and Sea of Glass. It's gonna be a great day with other events on too. You can buy tickets here or from Hot Rats Records in Sunderland, RPM in Newcastle, or indeed from Ashbrooke Cricket Club itself.

    The gates will open around about 1pm and we’ll be going on early evening around about 8-9. It’s an outdoor gig, in a marquee incase it rains. There’s gonna be food stalls, drink, great bands, jugglers, fire breathers, fireworks. All sorts of crazy stuff going on. Should be a great day and an important gig for Sunderland – we’re looking to making at a yearly thing if the festival is a success.

    So yeah, get on your dancing shoes and get down! We’ll playing some of our very newest songs that we’ve just recorded and will be on our next album come the Spring – so this is the only chance you’ll get to hear them live before then. I’ll be in touch again as more acts are announced and times are properly sorted. We’ll be keeping this website updated for latest news.

    See you in the pit!!
    Jaff

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  • FUTUREHEADS - NEW BOOTLEGS / UK STREET TEAM WANTED

    We're pleased to make 2 new Futureheads live bootlegs available for you to download. The first was recorded at The Crocodile Cafe, Seattle back in 2004, while the second was recorded earlier this year at The Great Hall in Cardiff.

    Track listings are:
    Live @ The Crocodile Cafe, Seattle (2004) - Le Garage / Robot / The City Is Here For You To Use / Trying Not To Think About Time / Stupid & Shallow / Picture Of Dorian Gray / Alms / Meantime / A To B / First Day / He Knows / Carnival Kids / Decent Days & Nights / Hounds Of Love / Man Ray / Piece Of Crap

    Live @ Cardiff Great Hall (02-05-08) - Decent Days & Nights / Broke Up The Time / Area / This Is Not The World / Radio Heart / Skip To The End / Everything’s Changing / The Beginning Of The Twist / Hard To Bear / Hounds Of Love / He Knows / Carnival Kids / Man Ray

    Both are just $10 and are available to sample and download via the link on the myspace.

    STREET TEAM
    With the UK tour kicking off next week we're looking for people to come down to the shows and give us a hand putting up posters, collecting email addresses and running the merch. In exchange for helping out you and a mate will get free tickets to the show.

    If you fancy it drop us an email to competitions@biglifemanagement.com with your name, a contact mobile number, and details of which show you would like to come to.

    TOUR TICKETS
    In case you are yet to get your tickets to the upcoming tour you can do so either via our our website or Crowd Surge.

    November:
    29th - London Astoria
    30th - Whitehaven Civic Hall
    December:
    2nd - Glasgow ABC 2
    3rd - Glasgow ABC 2
    5th - Birmingham Academy (Ramshackle club)
    6th - Oxford Academy (Transformation club)
    7th - Norwich The Waterfront
    8th - Cardiff Dub 29
    9th - Cheltenham Dakota Club
    12th - Sheffield Academy (Pet Sounds club)
    13th - Leeds Academy (Pet Sounds club)
    15th - Cork Cyprus Avenue
    16th - Limerick Dolan’s Warehouse
    17th - Dublin Academy
    19th - Gateshead The Sage
    20th - York The Duchess

    NEW SINGLE
    On December 8th The Futureheads will release 'I Wouldn't Be Like This If You Were Here' as a download only single. The track was recorded at the same time as the bands third album 'This Is Not The World'. Ahead of its release you can exclusively hear the track via the bands myspace page.

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  • Laurra.
    Laurra.

    jam packed full of AWESOMENESS:)

    15 weeks ago
  • McLovin
    McLovin

    goooood job lads! no1 fan ere

    16 weeks ago
  • ChannelFlip
    ChannelFlip

    Come check out our show where Eleanor Conway interviews the Futureheads..

    Enjoy.!

    18 weeks ago
  • 'Holliday
    'Holliday

    come to glasgow please :) xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

    31 weeks ago
  • Chas
    Chas

    safc ftm

    38 weeks ago
  • The Back Room Promotions
    The Back Room Promotions

    Amazing band we love nearly all you guys songs,

    Check out this brand new music profile!!:) :)

    43 weeks ago
  • Nicole White
    Nicole White

    love themmmmmmmmmmmmmm

    43 weeks ago
  • Daniel Considine
    Daniel Considine

    Class band. Learning area and decent days and nights now.

    44 weeks ago
  • B E T H
    B E T H

    saw them in cheltenham a few weeks ago. really great gig. hounds of love! :)

    46 weeks ago
  • Ellie Jones.
    Ellie Jones.

    Saw Them Supporting Foo Fighters :D

    47 weeks ago
  • Dani Vallier
    luv Dani Vallier

    BEST GIG THIS YEAR at the acadamy in dublin!!!!

    have a simply wonderful christmas time boys!! :D

    x

    47 weeks ago
  • Sarah Leavy
    luv Sarah Leavy

    saw ya at dolans, was brilliant!!!!! hope to see ye again soon!

    48 weeks ago
  • Spooky Collins
    luv Spooky Collins

    Unreal in Cork the other night, nicest guys in the world too!
    Cheers lads!
    P.S. That Rob guy was a dickhead!

    48 weeks ago
  • John Paul Collins
    John Paul Collins

    Lets Twist.Hope ye have good laugh in Dolans.I missed tickets this time but i will try harder in Feb.Play every gig like its the last.My band armchairpilots are playing up the road in cuba Galway where ye did dj.Saw ye blow away FOO FARTERS in POINT once,they were cheesey-peas and the crowd wrer dead,it was like they were watchin a movie standin up lifeless.BET Dolans rocks.

    48 weeks ago
  • Mérkéh
    Mérkéh

    Saw you guys at Dakota Club in Cheltenham, and you were awesome! :D

    49 weeks ago
  • Karen M
    luv Karen M

    Fantastic night at Abc2 in Glasgow on Tuesday. Can't wait for you to come to Glasgow again. Thanks for a fab night.

    50 weeks ago
  • Laura Bennie
    luv Laura Bennie

    Great Gig at the ABC on wed guys!!!!!
    and Ross thanks again for giving us one of your plectrum’s
    made my night :D :D

    50 weeks ago
  • Guf
    luv Guf

    Tuesday night at the ABC was brilliant.

    Well done. :D

    50 weeks ago
  • Mark Houlihan
    Mark Houlihan

    Just amazing last night in the abc2 and so was johnny foreigner

    50 weeks ago
  • McYarr
    McYarr

    amazing gig at ABC2 last night
    as was the dj set in O'Couture!
    got a setlist and a plec
    well happy
    :D
    would go again tonight, but im working
    :(

    YARR!!!

    50 weeks ago