Placer are a four piece band based in Glasgow. Last year the band embarked on their first tour, played the S.E.C.C. , released their first single and became a well recognised name throughout the West of Scotland.The band are renound for their great live shows and energetic music with crunching riffs and melodic hooks.They are a must see on the music scene.As melodic as Snow Patrol, as energetic as the killers with the musicianship of U2 and the looks of Take That thrown in for good measure, Placer are a band that you cant help but fall in love with.Placer are a progressive soft rock band with a kick ass edge, and energy is the life blood that pumps through every detail of their music; from the raw emotion of their lyrics, through strong funky bass lines to the high adrenaline guitar solo’s that’ll knock your socks off.The four piece Scottish outfit have played together for three years and have wowed audiences from Aviemore to Irvine.
The band draw influences from across the globe and through the eras listing, The Tea Party, The Who, Led Zeppelin and the rejuvenated rock and roll sound of Oasis as some of the great artists that inspire them individually and as a band.It’s their individual brilliance which collectively makes Placer the best band around.Lead vocalist and acoustic guitarist Jamie Campbell’s unique vocals ad soul and depth to already highly emotional lyrics.The work between Darren Miller, Bass and Alan Ralston, drums creates some of the cleverest and most diverse Rhythm and Bass lines, you will here in music today.And Lead Guitarist, Stuart Bell’s high octane fretwork would put even the world’s top guitarists to shame.Placer are a band for the here and now, they are a band for our generation. It’s time you found placer, time that you rocked to their sound, revelled in their energy and fell in love to their lyrics.It put quite simply- IT'S PLACER'S TIME!
