The Jubilees
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The band
The band formed in January 2004 in the LincolnshireLincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
market town
Market town
Market town or market right is a legal term, originating in the medieval period, for a European settlement that has the right to host markets, distinguishing it from a village and city...
of Sleaford, named after the Jubilee Rooms which was one of the rooms in their local village hall.
The band comprised four members, Dan Hare (lead vocals and guitar), Mark Ward (keyboards and backing vocals), Gaz Sutton (bass) and Chris Tuck (drums).
The band first released a self titled 6 track demo CD in 2005 which was written, recorded, mixed and produced by the band. They released a full length album 'Hide & Seek' in October 2006 composed of eleven tracks, including Hide & Seek, Insomniac and One In A Million.
The band gigged all over the country and got through to the finals of the 2007 Road To V competition, for which previous winners have included Bombay Bicycle Club
Bombay Bicycle Club
Bombay Bicycle Club are a British indie rock and folk band from Crouch End, London. The band comprises: Jack Steadman , Jamie MacColl , Ed Nash and Suren de Saram ....
and The Young Knives
The Young Knives
Young Knives are an English indie rock band from Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire. The name is based on a misunderstanding of "young knaves", which was found by the band when rummaging through a book....
.
The Jubilees received interest from several record companies, including EMI
EMI
The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...
and Sony Records but split up before singing a record deal. Dan Hare went on to join the re-formed 22-20s
22-20s
22-20s are an English rock band formed in Sleaford, Lincolnshire. The band originally disbanded in December 2005 but reformed in 2008 and released Shake/Shiver/Moan in 2010....
in 2008 as second guitarist and backing vocalist.
Hide & Seek
- Hide And Seek
- Insomniac
- Secret
- One In A Million
- Haven't You Heard
- You Are The Light
- Sworn Enemies
- Frustration
- Safe Hands
- Better Off Dead (Over my head)
- Don't Turn Around