Courteeners are an indie rock band formed in Manchester, England in 2006. Courteeners consist of four members: Liam Fray, Michael Campbell, Daniel Conan Moores, Mark Cuppello. All five Courteeners members hail from the Middleton area of Greater Manchester. The Courteeners released their debut single "Cavorting" on 6th August 2007. Debut album of Courteeners, St. Jude, was released on 4th April 2008. Courteeners received Guardian First British Album Award in 2008. Courteeners have announced tour to UK in Jul 02, 2011
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By October 2008 Courteeners set off on a sell out tour of major venues across the UK including two nights at both Manchester Apollo, and London's Shepherd's Bush Empire. A first taste of Arena shows came with their December 2008 support slot on the Stereophonics' Decade In The Sun Tour. This saw them appear at huge venues such Manchester's MEN Arena, London's O2 Arena, and Glasgow's Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre.
In March 2009 the band made their US debut with a headline show at New York's Mercury Lounge, followed by a month touring the States as special guests of Morrissey on his 'Tour Of Refusal'. Over 18 dates included appearances at New York's famous Carnegie Hall, the Dallas Palladium and Albuquerque's Sunshine Theater. They completed their tour of America at the 2009 Coachella Festival in Indio, California performing on the Festival's Main Stage along with Paul McCartney, Morrissey, and Franz Ferdinand.
A UK Tour to coincide with the Falcon's release was announced in December 2009. The tour includes dates at London Brixton Academy, Blackburn King George's Hall and Blackpool Empress Ballroom. In August 2010, Courteeners announced a five date UK tour to take place in December. The tour includes the bands largest ever headline gig at the Manchester Evening News Arena.Courteeners Tickets are available at Sold Out Ticket Market on nominal rates.
Courteeners played to a packed out John Peel tent at the 2008 Glastonbury Festival. The summer also saw them playing major slots at V Festival,T In The Park, and many other festivals across Europe. A trip to Japan saw them playing with Kasabian and Primal Scream at the Fuji Rock Festival in Niigata Prefecture. In the UK the band played the 2009 Reading/Leeds Festival on the Main Stage along with Arctic Monkeys, The Prodigy, and Ian Brown. They also appeared at the 2009 T In The Park Festival as second headliners in the King Tut's Wah Wah Tent.Courteeners Tickets are available at Sold Out Ticket Market on nominal rates.
Courteeners' second album "Falcon" was confirmed for release on 22 February 2010. The album was recorded at ICP Studios in Belgium and produced by Ed Buller. The first song released from the album was "Cross My Heart and Hope To Fly" making its radio debut on Zane Lowe's BBC Radio 1 show as his Hottest Record In The World. Falcon's first official single "You Overdid It Doll" was released a week before the album's release on 15 February. This also saw its radio debut on BBC Radio 1's Zane Lowe show. Lowe, a big supporter throughout the band's career, once again made it his Hottest Record In The World. The album has also been noted as a much more polished and ambitious album than their debut, St. Jude.Achievements:In Falcon's first week it entered the top 10 in 6th place. Courteeners' album was well received by the British music press with NME awarding the album 8/10 and both Mojo & Q Magazines giving the album 4-star reviews.Courteeners Tickets are available at Sold Out Ticket Market on nominal rates.
Morrissey has mentioned his love for the Courteeners on numerous occasions. After seeing the Courteeners in Camden, Morrissey played their song "What Took You So Long" on American radio station KRCW, where he heaped praise on the band saying that "Every song was very strong and full of hooks and full of dynamics and I thought, 'this is great' and that so many groups in England, they're hyped and they're huge and they're all over the press and they don't really actually have any songs, they don't really have anything to offer ... but it's different with , they actually do have very good, strong songs." Morrissey added to his praise that "I think they will make it here and I think you'll come across them." On 30 December it was announced that the Courteeners would be joining Morrissey on his American tour in Spring in support of his new album Years of Refusal.Courteeners Tickets are available at Sold Out Ticket Market on nominal rates.
Courteeners are an indie rock band formed in Manchester, England in 2006. Courteeners consist of four members: Liam Fray, Michael Campbell, Daniel Conan Moores, Mark Cuppello. All five Courteeners members hail from the Middleton area of Greater Manchester. The Courteeners released their debut single "Cavorting" on 6th August 2007. Debut album of Courteeners, St. Jude, was released on 4th April 2008. Courteeners received Guardian First British Album Award in 2008. Courteeners have announced tour to UK in Jul 02, 2011.
