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Artist images 35 more. The View , listeners Related Tags indie rock indie british The View is the name of two bands: 1. A five-piece alternative pop-rock band from Sydney, Australia, now known as Planet of the Stereos. The View Dundee, Scotland have been active in the music scene since early , supporting more renowned acts including Babyshambles, Primal Scream and The Undertones.

The band initially based themselves at The Bayview pub in the Menzieshill district of Dundee, not too far from their native Dryburgh. From this pub, the band took their name. Shortly after they moved to The Doghous… read more. The View is the name of two bands: 1. A five-piece alternative pop-rock band from Sydney, Australia, now known as Planet of … read more. The View Dundee, Scotland ha… read more.

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Wednesday 25 March Thursday 26 March Friday 27 March Saturday 28 March Monday 30 March Tuesday 31 March Wednesday 1 April Thursday 2 April Friday 3 April Saturday 4 April Sunday 5 April The band also hold a reputation for their live performances with regularly sold out tours in Scotland. The View are also regular fixtures at music festivals throughout the UK; they have played at Scotland's largest festival— T in the Park —a record eight times, with organiser Geoff Ellis saying, "The View can play every year under my watch, if they want to.

The View initially formed around a cover band at school, playing their own versions of bands such as Squeeze and the Sex Pistols. The deputy head teacher of St John's stated that he knew the band would go far and he told them to push for a record deal.

The View entered the school talent contest four times but were only successful twice. The band continued to tour small venues around their hometown, and after their second billed gig at The Doghouse, they were signed to local independent Dundee record label Two Thumbs, [9] and released the self-titled The View EP in early The NME reported the fans' chant of "The View, the View are on fire" could be heard ringing loudly around the packed tent. In mid the band began a UK wide headline tour.

During this tour the band played their first headline show in Scotland at the Liquid Room on 1 September , they then went on to play dates with other major acts and feature in the MTV2 Gonzo tour. In mid, they began to record their debut album, with Owen Morris , [18] who had previously produced albums by Oasis and The Verve. The union prompted the band to be called 'The Underground View'.

In , the band performed shows in Australia and performed "Same Jeans" on the talk show Rove Live. Instead of waiting on-stage to shake hands with the host, the band immediately left the stage, leaving Rove McManus with a simple pat on the back from Steven Morrison. The single is dedicated to a pair of blonde hairdressers from Dundee who go by the name "wasted little DJs". The girls set the trend for hairstyles in Dundee, and many of the band's female fans sport the same unique hairstyle.

It became their most successful single to date, reaching No. The band announced a national tour in April to mark the album release.

Tickets for the entire UK tour sold out within 1 hour. They supported Mando Diao through Europe in summer and fall. Prior to this they played a sell out tour of Britain including Newcastle University. Qty: 1 2 3 Qty: 1.

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