Maximo Park
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Maxïmo Park is Newcastle-based indie rock band formed in 2000.
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[edit] Band Members
- Paul Smith - Lead vocals; Born March 13, 1979 in Billingham, England; He was an art teacher
- Archis Tiku - Bass; Born 1977 in Mumbai, India; Founding member of the band
- Lukas Wooller - Keyboards; Worked as a glass collector; Co-founder of the band
- Tom English - Drums; Former Field Music member.
- Duncan Lloyd - Lead Guitars; A care worker before the formation of Maxïmo Park
[edit] About
The band was formed in 2000. Archis Tiku and Duncan Lloyd performs in different pubs until they've met Lukas Wooller and decided to form Maxïmo Park. Paul Smith was discovered by Tom English's sister and Smith's then-girlfriend singing along Stevie Wonder's Superstition in a pub. They got they name Maxïmo Park from a havana meeting place called Maximo Gomez Park.
By 2004, they recorded a 7" red vinyl single in Fenham. The single, Graffiti was reached Steve Beckett of Warp Records and decided to sign the band. A year later, Maxïmo Park released their debut album A Certain Trigger which received a strong review and a solid fanbase in the UK. The success of the album resulted to a nomination in the 2005 Nationwide Mercury Prize.
Their new album was released on April 2007 following a tour which was sold out after an hour of its release on February 2, 2007.
[edit] Awards & Certifications
| Year | Certification | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Platinum (UK) | A Certain Trigger |
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Nationwide Mercury Prize for A Certain Trigger | Nominated |
[edit] Chart Toppers
| Year | Title | UK | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | The Coast Is Always Changing/The Night I Lost My Head | 63 | A Certain Trigger |
| 2005 | Apply Some Pressure | 20 | A Certain Trigger |
| 2005 | Graffiti | 15 | 'A Certain Trigger |
| 2005 | Going Missing | 20 | A Certain Trigger |
| 2006 | I Want You to Stay | 21 | A Certain Trigger |
| 2007 | Our Velocity | 9 | Our Earthly Pleasures |
[edit] News
[edit] Tours & Concerts
05/1/07 8:00A Guildhall Southampton, UK
05/2/07 8:00A UEA Norwich, UK
05/3/07 8:00A Academy Birmingham
05/5/07 8:00A Barrowlands Glasgow
05/6/07 8:00A Music Hall Aberdeen, UK
05/7/07 8:00A Manor Quay Sunderland
05/8/07 8:00A Stage 1 Northumbria
05/10/07 8:00A Astoria London
05/11/07 8:00A Shepherds Bush Empire London
05/12/07 8:00A Forum London
05/21/07 8:00A Temple Bar Music Centre Dublin
05/25/07 8:00A Capitol Hannover
05/26/07 8:00A Live Music Hall Koeln
05/28/07 8:00A Evolution Festival Newcastle
05/30/07 8:00A Sdf Bikini Toulouse
06/ 1/07 8:00A Primavera Sound Festival Barcelona
06/ 2/07 8:00A Rock Im Park Nurnberg
06/ 3/07 8:00A Rock Am Ring Adenau
06/ 5/07 8:00A Le Grand Mix Tourcoing
06/ 6/07 8:00A Olympic Nantes
06/ 7/07 8:00A BT 59 Bordeaux
06/ 8/07 8:00A Le Bataclan Paris
06/ 16/07 8:00P Campus Invasion Marburg
07/ 4/07 8:00A Super Bock Super Rock Lisbon
07/ 7/07 8:00A Oxegen Festival Dublin
07/ 8/07 8:00A T in the Park Kinross
07/ 11/07 8:00A Great Scotts Boston
07/ 12/07 8:00A Webster Hall New York
07/ 13/07 8:00A La Tulipe Montreal
07/ 14/07 8:00A Mod Club Toronto
07/ 16/07 8:00A Double Door Chicago
07/ 17/07 8:00A Varsity Theatre Minneapolis
07/ 19/07 8:00A Larimer Lounge Denver
07/ 20/07 8:00A Club Sound Salt Lake City
07/ 22/07 8:00A Chop Suey Seattle
07/ 23/07 8:00A Richards on Richards Vancouver
07/ 24/07 8:00A Doug Fir Lounge Portland
07/ 26/07 8:00A Popscene San Francisco
07/ 27/07 8:00A El Ray Theatre Los Angeles
07/ 28/07 8:00A Casbah San Diego
08/ 11/07 8:00A Summer Sonic Festival Tokyo
08/ 12/07 8:00A Summer Sonic Festival Osaka
08/ 14/07 8:00A The Zoo Brisbane
08/ 15/07 8:00A Metro Sydney
08/ 17/07 8:00A Prince of Wales Melbourne
08/ 18/07 8:00A Fowlers Adelaide
08/ 19/07 8:00A Amplifier Perth
08/ 24/07 8:00A Reading Festival Reading
08/ 25/07 8:00A Leeds Festival Leeds
10/16/07 8:00A E Werk Koln
10/17/07 8:00A GF 36 Hamburg
10/19/07 8:00A Columbiahalle Berlin
10/21/07 8:00A Schlachthof Dresden
10/22/07 8:00A Schlachthof Wiesbaden
10/23/07 8:00A Longhorn Stuttgart
10/24/07 8:00A Tonhalle Munchen
[edit] Announcements
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
 May 16, 2005 Warp records |
 April 2, 2007 Warp records |
[edit] Singles
| Date | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | The Coast Is Always Changing/The Night I Lost My Head | Warp Records |
| 2005 | Apply Some Pressure | Warp Records |
| 2005 | Graffiti | Warp Records |
| 2005 | Going Missing | Warp Records |
| 2006 | I Want You to Stay | Warp Records |
| 2007 | Our Velocity | Warp Records |
| 2007 | Books From Boxes | Warp Records |
[edit] Compilations & Live Releases
 January 9, 2006 Warp records |
 June 5, 2006 |
[edit] Other artists
[edit] Similar artists
[edit] Influences
[edit] Contemporaries
[edit] Trivia
- Maxïmo Park has done cover songs of John Lennon and was distributed with in a monthly music magazine in the UK.
- Lead vocalist, Paul Smith did a part in MTV Cribs and showed the band's villa in Ibiza.
- Maxïmo Park's single, Apply Some Pressure appeared in videogames such as Burnout Revenge, SSX On Tour and SingStar Rocks!
