The Motorhomes
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The Motorhomes was a Swedish rockband from Jönköping
Jönköping
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 that was created in 1997. They released two albums: Songs For Me (And My Baby) (1999) and The Long Distance Runner (2002).

Their biggest hit was “Into the Night” from the first album. This song was played very frequently on Swedish radio stations. The Motorhomes got to feature as the warmup band for Suede (band)
Suede (band)
Suede are an English alternative rock band from London, formed in 1989. The group's most prominent early line-up featured singer Brett Anderson, guitarist Bernard Butler, bass player Mat Osman and drummer Simon Gilbert. By 1992, Suede were hailed as "The Best New Band in Britain", and attracted...

 on their Scandinavia
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Scandinavia is a cultural, historical and ethno-linguistic region in northern Europe that includes the three kingdoms of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, characterized by their common ethno-cultural heritage and language. Modern Norway and Sweden proper are situated on the Scandinavian Peninsula,...

n tour. They also played famous festivals in England
England
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 such as the Reading Festival.

The band split up in 2004 after the singer Mattias Edlund decided to quit for personal reasons.

Members

  • Mattias Edlund (voice)
  • Adam Starck (guitar)
  • Peder Claesson (drums)
  • Petur Mogensen (bass)
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