X-Nico

3 unusual facts about Bombay Bicycle Club


Bombay Bicycle Club

The band also headlined the first Club NME in Paris at La Fleche D'or venue, they were supported by Bitchee Bitchee Ya Ya Ya, with DJ sets coming from South Central, Shitdisco and Vicarious Bliss.

The album included 11 acoustically recorded tracks, including "Swansea"; a cover of the Joanna Newsom song that appears on her album The Milk-Eyed Mender and "Fairytale Lullaby"; a cover of the John Martyn song that appears on the album London Conversation.

Lights Out, Words Gone

"Lights Out, Words Gone" is the second single by British alternative rock band Bombay Bicycle Club from their third studio album, A Different Kind of Fix.


Futuristic Retro Champions

They played support for such headliners as Kate Nash, Ladyhawke, The Vaselines, Bombay Bicycle Club, Charlotte Hatherley, Friendly Fires and Glasvegas, before eventually headlining their own shows.

Glasgow University Union

Well known bands have also played Daft Friday in recent years, including: Arcade Fire in 2008, Jack Penate in 2009, Bombay Bicycle Club in 2010, Frightened Rabbit in 2011, Basshunter in 2012 and Chvrches in 2013.

Hertfordshire Chorus

Recently, with an influx of new, younger members, the choir has branched out, with singers providing vocal support for Ray Davies in live gigs and his The Kinks Choral Collection album, Andrea Bocelli, Goldfrapp, Bombay Bicycle Club, Noel Gallagher, Faryl Smith and singing the lead track Zadok the Priest on the album "Pride of the Nation" by the Band of the Coldstream Guards.

NH7 Weekender

The festival was headlined by Karnivool, Seun Kuti & Egypt 80, Michal Menert, the Manganiyar Seduction and Bombay Bicycle Club.

The Feddens

On the band's Facebook page they state that they were influenced by the Arctic Monkeys, Bombay Bicycle Club, Dog Is Dead, Two Door Cinema Club, Foals, The Cure, The Smiths and local Gloucestershire band Los Campesinos!


see also