The Pigeon Detectives

The Pigeon Detectives
Background information
OriginRothwell, West Yorkshire, England
GenresIndie rock[1]
Years active2004–present[2]
LabelsCooking Vinyl, Dance to the Radio
MembersMatt Bowman (vocals)
Oliver Main (guitar)
Ryan Wilson (guitar)
Dave Best (bass guitar)
Jimmi Naylor (drums)
Paul Spooner (drums, 2004)
Websitewww.thepigeondetectives.com

The Pigeon Detectives are an English indie rock[1] band from Rothwell in Leeds, West Yorkshire, who formed in 2004.[3] The band have released six albums from 2007 to present.

They performed at the Reading and Leeds Festivals in 2006, where they were tagged "the band most likely to leap to the main stage in 2007" in an NME review.[4] The band returned to the festival in 2007 and performed on the main stage in 2011.

  1. ^ a b "Pigeon Detectives Plan New Single: New Material Planned". Clash. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
  2. ^ "StudentPunch.com Meets The Pigeon Detectives". 29 March 2011. Archived from the original on 13 December 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2014 – via YouTube.
  3. ^ BBC Leeds, LOCAL BANDS: The Pigeon Detectives, November 2004
  4. ^ "Pigeon Detectives fulfil hype, but Zimmers on a roll". Reuters. 4 June 2007. Retrieved 7 June 2021.