Travis (band)

For other uses, see Travis (disambiguation).

Travis
Travis performing in Madrid, 2007
Travis performing in Madrid, 2007
Background information
OriginGlasgow, Scotland
Genres
Years active1990–present
Labels
MembersAndy Dunlop
Fran Healy
Dougie Payne
Neil Primrose
Past membersGeoff Martyn
Chris Martyn
Simon Jarvis
Catherine Maxwell
Websitetravisonline.com

Travis are a Scottish rock band formed in Glasgow in 1990, and composed of Fran Healy (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Dougie Payne (bass guitar, backing vocals), Andy Dunlop (lead guitar, banjo, backing vocals), and Neil Primrose (drums, percussion). The band's name comes from the character Travis Henderson (played by Harry Dean Stanton) from the film Paris, Texas (1984). The band released their debut album, Good Feeling (1997), to moderate success where it debuted at number nine on the UK Albums Chart[10] and was later awarded a silver certification from the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) in January 2000.[11]

The band gained greater success with their second album, The Man Who (1999), which spent nine weeks at number one on the UK Albums Chart, totalling 134 weeks in the top 100 of the chart.[10] In 2003, The Man Who was certified 9× platinum by the BPI, which represented sales of over 2.68 million in the UK alone.[11] Following this success, the band released their third album, The Invisible Band (2001). It matched the success of The Man Who, debuting atop the UK Albums Chart[10] as well as peaking at thirty-nine on the US Billboard 200.[12] A year following the release of The Invisible Band, the BPI awarded Travis with a 4× platinum certification for the album.[11] Subsequent releases, 12 Memories (2003), The Boy with No Name (2007), Ode to J. Smith (2008), Where You Stand (2013), Everything at Once (2016), 10 Songs (2020), and L.A. Times (2024), also achieved commercial success. In 2004, the band released their first greatest hits album, Singles.[10]

Travis have twice been awarded best band at the Brit Awards and were awarded the NME Artist of the Year award at that website's 2000 ceremony,[13] and in 2016 were honoured at the Scottish Music Awards for their outstanding contribution to music.[14]

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  5. ^ Cohen, Ian (2 August 2019). "The Band That Defined—and Shed—the "Next Radiohead" Label". The Ringer. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  6. ^ Peacock, Tim (21 June 2021). "'The Man Who': How Travis's Second Album Became A Hit". UDiscoverMusic.
  7. ^ Ryan, Jim (2 November 2020). "Travis Frontman Fran Healy On New Album '10 Songs,' Working With Bangle Susanna Hoffs And Animating His Own Music Video". Forbes.
  8. ^ Hart, Tina. "Caroline International Signs Travis Album Deal". MusicWeek.
  9. ^ Trefor, Cai. "TRAVIS ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM EVERYTHING AT ONCE + NEW SINGLE '3 MILES HIGH'". Gigwise.
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  11. ^ a b c "Certified Awards Latest News". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 17 September 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  12. ^ "Travis". Billboard. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  13. ^ "Blur's award hat-trick". BBC News Entertainment. BBC. 1 February 2000. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  14. ^ "Travis honoured for music contribution at Scottish awards ceremony". BBC News Scotland. BBC. 27 November 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2017.