Two Door Cinema Club | |
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![]() Two Door Cinema Club performing at the 2012 Bonnaroo Music Festival. From left to right: Sam Halliday, touring drummer Benjamin Thompson, and Alex Trimble. Kevin Baird is off the photo. | |
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Origin | Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland |
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Years active | 2007–present |
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Website | twodoorcinemaclub |
Two Door Cinema Club are a Irish indie rock band formed in Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland in 2007. The band is composed of three members: Alex Trimble (vocals, rhythm guitar, beats, synths), Sam Halliday (lead guitar, backing vocals), and Kevin Baird (bass, synths, backing vocals).
The band's debut album, Tourist History, was released on 1 March 2010 by French independent record label Kitsuné Music. In the United States, where the band are signed to Glassnote Records, the album was released on 27 April 2010. Tourist History was selected for the Choice Music Prize for Irish Album of the Year (2010) the following year.
The band's second album, Beacon, was released on 3 September 2012, debuted at number one on the Irish Albums Chart[5] and reached number two in the UK Albums Chart.
The band's third album, Gameshow, was released on 14 October 2016. The first single, "Are We Ready? (Wreck)", was released on 14 June 2016 and was debuted on Annie Mac's Hottest Record on BBC Radio 1. Two more singles, "Bad Decisions" and the title track, "Gameshow", were released prior to the album and are also included on the track list.
Their fourth album, False Alarm, was released on 21 June 2019 and featured the singles "Satellite" and "Talk". In the following years, they have become a frequent sight at festivals such as Reading and Leeds Festival and Glastonbury.