• Guy Garvey - vocals
• Mark Potter - guitar
• Craig Potter - keyboards
• Peter Turner - bass
• Richard Jupp - drums

Elbow met ten years ago at sixth-form college in Bury, a little north of Manchester. Outsiders in a run-down, narrow-minded town, they bonded over U2, Jimi Hendrix, Bob Dylan and Red Hot Chili Peppers, eventually forming a band called Soft. For a while they played what Pete calls "chilled funk" and were, it's generally agreed, "shit". Relocating to Manchester itself - most of the band getting work at local underground venue The Roadhouse - they changed their name to Elbow ("the most sensuous word in the world," according to a nurse in Dennis Potter's television-series, The Singing Detective) and began to evolve a new sound, wherein driving organ, star-kissed guitars, Guy Garvey's fallen-angel vocals and tough grooves were merged into (sometimes eight-minute long!) songs. After a patient battle with the industry- they were inexplicably dropped by Universal in 1997, before being re-signed to indie label Uglyman- they released their debut album Asleep in the Back in 2001, which earned them a Mercury Prize nomination. Since then there has been 2002's Cast of Thousands and 2005's Leaders of the Free World, both seminal records which have sealed their reputation has the thinking man's Coldplay. They remain highly involved in Manchester's music scene, producing songs for I Am Kloot and (Brummie Manc wannabes) Editors.

Upcoming events

• Glastonbury Saturday, Sat 28 Jun at Glastonbury Festival with Biffy Clyro, Massive Attack, The Futureheads, British Sea Power, Manu Chao, The Raconteurs
• Latitude Festival Saturday, Sat 19 Jul at Southwold Henham Park with Sigur Rós, The Mars Volta, Seasick Steve

Releases

• The Seldom Seen Kid - album, out 17/03/2008 on Fiction. 1 review (read/post)
• Grounds For Divorce - single, out 10/03/2008 on Fiction. (post review)
• Forget Myself - single, out 29/08/2005 on V2. 1 review (read/post)
• Not a Job - single, out 23/02/2004 on V2. 1 review (read/post)
• Cast Of Thousands - album, out 18/08/2003 on V2. (post review)
• Fallen Angel - single, out 04/08/2003 on V2. (post review)
• Asleep In The Back/Coming Second - single, out 04/02/2002 on V2. 1 review (read/post)
• Newborn - single, out 01/10/2001 on V2. 1 review (read/post)
• Powder Blue - single, out 09/07/2001 on V2. 1 review (read/post)
• Asleep In The Back - album, out 07/05/2001 on V2. 1 review (read/post)

Past events

• Tue 15 Apr at London Brixton Academy. (post review)
• Mon 14 Apr at Nottingham Rock City. (post review)
• Sun 13 Apr at Manchester University. (post review)
• Sat 12 Apr at Sheffield Octagon at Sheffield University. (post review)
• Thu 10 Apr at Birmingham Academy. (post review)
• Wed 09 Apr at Bristol Colston Hall. (post review)
• Tue 08 Apr at Oxford Academy. (post review)
• Sun 06 Apr at Leeds Metropolitan University Union. (post review)
• Sat 05 Apr at Newcastle upon Tyne Academy. (post review)
• Fri 04 Apr at Glasgow ABC. (post review)
• Tue 12 Feb at London Porchester Hall. (post review)
• Mon 18 Dec at London Wembley Arena. (post review)
• Summer Sundae Festival, Fri 11 Aug at Leicester De Montfort Hall. 1 review (read/post)
• Wed 15 Feb at Nottingham Rock City. (post review)
• Tue 06 Sep at London Koko. 1 review (read/post)
• Fri 09 Jul at Manchester L.C.C.C at Old Trafford Cricket Ground. 1 review (read/post)
• Thu 19 Feb at London Brixton Academy. 1 review (read/post)
• Thu 04 Dec at Brighton Centre. 1 review (read/post)
• Sat 27 Sep at Cambridge Junction. 1 review (read/post)
• Sun 17 Aug at Edinburgh T On The Fringe. 1 review (read/post)
• Thu 18 Jul at Chelmsford V2002. 1 review (read/post)
• Tue 23 Oct at Norwich Waterfront. 1 review (read/post)
• Wed 16 May at Exeter Cavern. 1 review (read/post)

News

• 21/04/2008: Meltdown Festival: Massive Attack joined by Gang of Four, George Clinton, Grace Jones and many more
• 24/03/2008: Chart round-up: bite-size Bank Holiday edition
• 17/03/2008: Chart round-up: Merciless songstress conquers all; Nickelback remain a mystery to DiS
• 06/03/2008: Your bluegrass from your Elbow: Two Gallants join Garvey and co. for spring tour
• 25/02/2008: Guy Garvey, the Knife guest on new dEUS album
• 13/02/2008: Elbow make live return in London, confirm Glastonbury appearance
• 22/01/2008: Seldom Seen Kids: elusive Mancunians back with new record
• 06/07/2007: Cohesion Live: Elbow, Badly Drawn Boy, Graham Coxon line up for one-day fest
• 06/07/2007: T on the Fringe line-up announced
• 06/07/2007: Morrissey, Pixies, Cure to Move Manchester

Features

• 28/03/2008: A Month in Records: March 2008
• 10/03/2008: Singles Round-up (10/03/08)
• 04/03/2008: Heads, shoulders, hearts, Elbow: affecting chatter with Guy Garvey
• 06/07/2007: V Festival preview part 1: Saturday Chelmsford, Sunday Staffs
• 06/07/2007: V2002: Preview
• 28/08/2002: DON'T DROP THE BOMB!

Links

• The Elbow Rooms - official site

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