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The Daves

kickin balls in a concrete playground...

About Me


THE DAVES.

Raw, honest indie rock n’ roll from a bunch of hardworking British lads with an incredible ability to pen an addictive chorus line – The Daves debut single, ‘Not in England’ hits the UK on May 19th. This is premium British talent akin to the likes of Oasis and The Stones and with a bunch of live dates set from March 14th, The Daves are seriously on track to follow the success of their predecessors.

The Daves are: Jim (singer), Pete (guitar) and brothers Johnny (bass) & Dave (drums), all East London lads born within the sound of the ref’s whistle at Upton Park. Brought together as kids by their passion for football, the boys cemented their friendship through the usual antics of East End teenagers. Blagging their first proper gig in Belgium at the age of 16 under the name of ‘Snatch', they played Oasis, Beatles and Stones covers to a crowd of 1,000 drunken English footie fans.

The band’s real break came when they met Aziz Ibrahim (Stone Roses, Ian Brown, Weller) who was so impressed by their raw talent that he invited them to play Glastonbury, where they left a Friday night crowd awe struck with their performance.

The Daves’ first recordings were captured during the 2007 ‘Tequila Sessions’ and collated into a mini-album called ‘Forever Happy’. It didn’t take long before the powers at Warner Chappell in Los Angeles were summoning the boys for serious chats, opening the doors to meetings with the likes of producer Kevin Shirley (Led Zeppelin & Iron Maiden) and spending precious studio time in Malibu music studios. This led to their track ‘April’s Shower’ being included on the album ‘Riot on Sunset’ – a compilation of all the best new breaking bands in LA and California.

But it was at a ‘Big Arm’ gig that they met producer and engineer, John Pennington (Moby, Happy Mondays and Inspiral Carpets) who offered to mix ‘Not in England’ and ‘Left Behind’. Later mastered by John Astley (The Who, Led Zeppelin, Bowie, Clapton).

The Daves are pure British talent gagging to be unleashed to the UK audience. Representing all the working class heroes in this country these boys understand what it’s like to live on the sharp end of life and their music promises to touch and ignite a passion in every blue-collared Brit out there.

‘Not in England’ - released in the UK on May 19th on Ambush UK. Formats include: iTunes digital single with exclusive acoustic track, digital single to all digital formats, CD exclusive mix plus a 7” signed and numbered with an exclusive B-side produced by John Pennington.

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Member Since: 6/2/2006
Band Website: welovethedaves.com
Band Members: Jim (vocals) Pete (Guitar) Johnny (Bass) Dave (Drums)
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Record Label: AmbushUK
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

THE DAVES ON THE BEEB.......!

You can have a read about us on the BBC.......sweeeeet. http://www.bbc.co.uk/london/content/articles/2008/04/28/lond oncalling_daves_feature.shtml   And on Gary Crowley's hompage......   http...
Posted by The Daves on Fri, 02 May 2008 04:29:00 PST

GARY CROWLEY SHOW - BBC LONDON 94.9FM. Sat 26 Apr.

THE DAVES feature on Gary Crowley's 'London Calling' on BBC London 94.9 FM.....A music show with big names. Recent guests include David Bowie, Paul McCartney, Alice Cooper and Ozzy Osbourne. Listeners...
Posted by The Daves on Sat, 26 Apr 2008 08:58:00 PST

THE DAVES IN SCOTLAND, NOT IN ENGLAND @ THE BOX, GLASGOW SATURDAY NIGHT APRIL 19TH........

Glaswegians! Get yourselves down to The Box this Saturday night on Sauchiehall Street... Gonna be a blinder! We can be found on the eve of the gig somewhere on Loch Lomond, taking in the scenery - roc...
Posted by The Daves on Tue, 15 Apr 2008 03:15:00 PST

THE DAVES STUDIO SESSION RECORDING NEW SONG..

Sunday, clear skies, currant bun 'avin it, the backstreets of Manchester, a warehouse, a studio in it.. 'Did you ever think it would be as hard as this?' is our new one, we're in John Pennington's (E...
Posted by The Daves on Sun, 24 Feb 2008 09:15:00 PST

2008 UK TOUR WARM UP GIG - LIMITED TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW!

BUY TICKETS TO THE DAVES UK TOUR WARM UP GIG  @ TOMMY FLYNN'S ON FRIDAY 25TH JANUARY... LIMITED NUMBER OF £4 TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW!!! CLICK HERE TO BUY......http://www.wegottickets.com/event/2471...
Posted by The Daves on Tue, 18 Dec 2007 11:01:00 PST

NOT IN ENGLAND - 1st AIRPLAY!

'Not in England' got it's first airplay on BBC Essex on Friday evening - opening up the 'Introducing' show - which is fuckin blindin' cos that's still only the original demo version.Thanks to Mik...
Posted by The Daves on Sun, 16 Dec 2007 08:38:00 PST

THE DAVES ON MTV/FLUX

MTV have put some footage of the OXJAM gig at 93 Feet East on their website.....Have a butchers by clicking on this link:THE DAVES 'Here She Comes' - live at OXJAM...
Posted by The Daves on Thu, 22 Nov 2007 04:20:00 PST

APRILS SHOWER IN LA!!

'April's Shower' has been selected to go on the US compilation album - 'RIOT ON SUNSET 6'.  The album showcases music from the best new bands being heard on the West Coast and as a resu...
Posted by The Daves on Thu, 22 Nov 2007 04:05:00 PST

XFM WINNERS!!

WE FUCKING WON!   THE DAVES ARE THE XFM UPLOADED ARTIST OF THE WEEK! Massive thanks to everyone who voted for us......we were all fuckin' buzzing when April's Shower blasted out the rad...
Posted by The Daves on Fri, 14 Sep 2007 04:47:00 PST

THE DAVES ON XFM TUESDAY NIGHT!!!!

We've just been chosen by XFM to be one of their featured artists of the week! They'll be playing 'April's Shower' on Tuesday 11th Sept between 7pm and 9pm.  You can then go to www.xfmuploaded.co...
Posted by The Daves on Mon, 10 Sep 2007 05:25:00 PST