– Stereophonics – Live At T In The Park – July 12, 2015 – BBC 6 Music –
Stereophonics to help get your Thursday seatbelts fastened, broadcast live by the venerable BBC 6 Music on July 12, 2015. They came on just ahead of Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, so the audience was in the mood to get crazy.
Described as “classic UK rock delivered with whiskey vocals”, the band have been summarised as possessing a sound akin to the genres of alternative rock and “British traditional rock”. Stereophonics’ debut album, Word Gets Around, was released in August 1997 and charted at number six in the UK, aided by the singles “Local Boy in the Photograph”, “More Life in a Tramps Vest” and “A Thousand Trees”. The band reached mainstream success with the release of Performance and Cocktails (and its promotional singles “The Bartender and the Thief”, “Just Looking” and “Pick a Part That’s New”) in 1999 and have achieved a total of ten top-ten singles as well as one number one: “Dakota” (2005). Having sold around 10 million copies worldwide by 2016, Stereophonics are one of the most successful Welsh rock acts. Upon their release of Pull the Pin, they achieved five consecutive UK number one albums.
The band have also been praised for their live performances, which have landed them headlining slots at many of the UK and Ireland’s most high-profile music festivals, including Reading and Leeds in 2000, Glastonbury in 2002, V Festival in 2002, the Isle of Wight in 2004 and 2009, Oxegen in 2010, Tramlines Festival and TRNSMT in 2018, and Latitude in 2019. The band is part of the Cardiff music scene.
On January 30, 2025, the band announced their 13th studio album Make ‘Em Laugh, Make ‘Em Cry, Make ‘Em Wait which would be released on 25 April. The same day, they released their first single from that album, “There’s Always Gonna Be Something”, which peaked at 100 on the UK Official Singles Downloads Chart.
They also announced an extensive European tour this summer.
Another memorable weekend for Music in 2015.
Crank it up and stay tuned.
