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The Fins

'Foot Stomping Indie Rock'

About Me

..'Foot Stomping Indie Rock that makes you dance unitl you can't dance no more'
The Fins – Farnborough based 5 piece rock group have been actively gigging and writing since early 2005 and made a great impact on the underground circuit. After completing a tour with “The Rifles” The Fins are heading to new heights in 2008. Their Debut single “ADAPTOR” is released on CD and electronic download on the 6th October 2008, with a 10 date national tour to follow in October 2008, and a video to accompany the single.
Put simply, they are a band you cannot afford to miss.
Since their conception they have:
Completed Over 80 live shows including two tours reaching from Glasgow to Southampton, and a tour with The Rifles Performed with Reverend and the Makers, The Rifles, Alphabeat, Towers of London, The Futureheads, Mani (Primal Scream), Bez (Happy Mondays), Little Ze, Nizlopi, My Luminaries and You Me at Six
Gained industry interest from independent and major labels Music video ready for online and terrestrial air time, with another due for “ADAPTOR” Drawn over 3000 fans on myspace, facebook and have an extensive mailing list
Placed in the top 4 live recordings of the year (2006) The Eagle 96.4fm
The Fins – ‘immerse yourself in some rowdy, Foot Stomping Indie Rock’ The Mail August 2006
The Fins – ‘Very catchy tunes which stick in the mind’ podfestlive.com
The Fins – ‘quite simply joyous, guitar driven rock and roll and has mosh pit stamped all over it’ rockbeatstone.com

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Member Since: 8/31/2005
Band Website: thefins.co.uk
Band Members:
From left to right, Paul - Electric Guitar, James - Acoustic Guitar, Ryan - Lead Vocals, Lawrence - Drums, Rauf - Bass, Backing Vocals

Gigography since August 2005

01 Oct 2005 - The Tumbledown Dick - Farnborough
18 Oct 2005 - The Cellar Bar - Bracknell
14 Nov 2005 - The Grey Horse - Kingston
16 Nov 2005 - Farnborough College Of Technology Student Union
06 Dec 2005 - The Star Inn - Guildford
25 Mar 2006 - The Peel - Kingston
20 May 2006 - The Tumbledown Dick - Farnborough
26 May 2006 - The Maltings - Farnham
04 Jun 2006 - The Agincourt - Camberley
29 Jun 2006 - Jagz - Ascot
14 Jul 2006 - The Fighting Cocks - Kingston
29 Jul 2006 - The Summer Breeze Festival (with Nizlopi and My Luminaries)
26 Aug 2006 - The Half Moon - Putney
31 Aug 2006 - The Watershed - Wimbledon
12 Sep 2006- The Cellar Bar - Bracknell
20 Sep 2006 - The Wilde Theatre - Bracknell
21 Sep 2006 - The Railway Inn - Winchester
28 Sep 2006 - Vamps - Woking
29 Sep 2006 - Kingston- The Peel
07 Oct 2006 - The Tumbledown Dick - Farnborough
10 Oct 2006 - Sheffield Hallam University (with Little Ze)
11 Oct 2006 - The Shed - Leicester
12 Oct 2006 - Harry's Bar - Chorley
13 Oct 2006 - The Cavern Club - Liverpool
15 Oct 2006 - The Dry Bar - Manchester
27 Oct 2006 - The Clapham Grand - London
10 Nov 2006 - The Frog On The Front - Portsmouth
12 Nov 2006 - Unit 22 - Southampton
28 Nov 2006 - Cellar Bar - Bracknell
01 Dec 2006 - Clapham Grand - London
02 Dec 2006 - Brixton Jamm(Primal Scream end of Tour Party)- London
15 Dec 2006 - Bang Bar - Basingstoke
16 Dec 2006 - The Bolier Room - Guildford
04 Jan 2007 - The Wunderbar - Bath
30 Jan 2007 - The Cellar Bar - Bracknell
02 Feb 2007 - Enterprise - Camden
03 Feb 2007 - Dirty South (with Bez from Happy Mondays)- London
16 Feb 2007 - 12th Hour - Portsmouth
17 Feb 2007 - Tumbledown Dick - Farnborough
02 Mar 2007 - Brixton Jamm (Futureheads) - London
06 Mar 2007 - Filthys - Twickenham
09 Mar 2007 - Purple Turtle - Camden
05 Apr 2007 - Purple Turtle - Camden
04 May 2007 - Cafe de Paris - London
25 May 2007 - Jug and Jester - Leamington Spa
26 May 2007 - Hogans - Leigh
27 May 2007 - Darwen Music Festival
28 May 2007 - Harrys Bar - Chorley
29 May 2007 - The Attic - Accrington
30 May 2007 - Music Box - Manchester
31 May 2007 - Digital (with The Reverend and the Makers)
09 June 2007 - Tumbledown Dick - Farnborough
20 June 2007 - Turnmills - London
22 June 2007 - Dublin Castle - Camden
30 June 2007 - Party in the Park - Fleet
06 July 2007 - Boiler Room - Guildford
13 July 2007 - GUILFEST - 2007
27 July 2007 - Cafe de Paris - London
13 August 2007 - The Fly - London
30 August 2007 - The Criminal Club - Soho, London
29 September 2007 - The Tumbledown Dick - Farnborough
08 October 2007 - The Marquee - London
26 October 2007 - Cafe de Paris - London
19 November 2007 - Nambucca - London
21 November 2007 - Fleet High Street - Fleet
29 November 2007 - Digital - Newcastle
30 November 2007 - Barfly - Liverpool
01 December 2007 - Panic at the Barfly - Birmingham
16 December 2007 - Hobgoblin - Staines
24 January 2008 - Barfly - Camden
05 February 2008 - The Beat Club - Glasgow (supporting The Rifles)
06 February 2008 - Night and Day - Manchester (supporting The Rifles)
21 February 2008 - Clapham Grand - London
06 March 2008 - Hobgoblin - Staines
13 March 2008 - Light Lounge - Basingstoke
20 March 2008 - The Greenhouse Effect - Brighton
22 March 2008 - West End Centre - Aldershot
29 March 2008 - Cafe 1001 - London
25 April 2008 - Heineken Dahab Spring Festival - Egypt
26 April 2008 - Heineken Dahab Spring Festival - Egypt
27 April 2008 - Heineken Dahab Spring Festival - Egypt
29 May 2008 - Waterats - London
20 Jun 2008 - Tommy Flynns - Camden
04 July 2008 - Guilfest - Guildford

The Fin Fan of the Month this month is Ena Ayling!

Influences: Anything from the Beatles to The Foo Fighters and everything in between. Just think Rock! with Melody!

Sounds Like: Your new favourite band!
Record Label: Numerical Blue
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

YouTube Channel for the Fins!!!

HTML clipboardSo we now have a youtube channel! For those of you who haven't seen the making of our "Another Piece Of The Pie" video should go check it out as its worth a watch! There will be more o...
Posted by The Fins on Mon, 21 Jul 2008 05:06:00 PST

More Press!!

More press from Guilfest read all about it here:http://www.gethampshire.co.uk/entertainment/music/s/203 1744_farnborough_bands_rock_guilfest...
Posted by The Fins on Thu, 10 Jul 2008 06:22:00 PST

Interview at Guilfest

So we thought you all might like to see the interview we had with the Surrey Advertiser on Friday, you can see it here:http://www.getsurrey.co.uk/entertainment/music/s/203152 7_local_talent_on_show_at_...
Posted by The Fins on Mon, 07 Jul 2008 02:59:00 PST

Express Fm - Thursday Night Treat

For those of you not able to make the Water Rats gig on Thursday night there is a special treat in store for you all!!! Express FM Unsigned Sessions are going to be the very FIRST station to Air our ...
Posted by The Fins on Wed, 28 May 2008 07:12:00 PST

The Fins Need You! -- Join Our Street Team!

The Fins want you! Do you think you have what it takes to be in our street team? Do you want to get access to new tunes and publicity material before the rest of the world? If the answer to these ques...
Posted by The Fins on Wed, 23 Apr 2008 04:18:00 PST

SAVE THE TUMBLEDOWN VENUE!!

Peeps, we urge you to go here:http://gopetition.com/petitions/save-the-tumbledown-ven ue.htmland sign the petition to save the Tumbledown Dick's venue from being scrapped.DO IT NOW!!!...
Posted by The Fins on Wed, 16 Apr 2008 05:03:00 PST

Tumbledown gig venue change & Tickets

The gig at the Tumbledown has been moved to the West End Centre in Aldershot. If you want tickets you can get them here....
Posted by The Fins on Tue, 04 Mar 2008 06:13:00 PST

New Music!

Hey there everyone! We have some new tunes up here on the myspace from our new cd. Hope you like them. Let us know what you think.
Posted by The Fins on Thu, 07 Feb 2008 04:53:00 PST

Interview and Vids from Podfest Live

We are included in April's Podcast Live blog.  Go there to check us out or watch below: ...
Posted by The Fins on Sun, 22 Apr 2007 02:20:00 PST

Please Sponsor us!! It's for Charity!

Hi Everyone,The Fins are taking part in Great Strides to raise money for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust. We will be walking 10k. Please sponsor us for this event by clicking on the graphic below or by clic...
Posted by The Fins on Tue, 03 Apr 2007 08:43:00 PST