May 2011, Featured Artist

(All our playlists will include The Last Republic tracks)

The Last Republic is one of the bands selected by Get Ready to ROCK! for additional promotion in 2011.

THE LAST REPUBLIC

The Last Republic are many people's tip to become the next big band to emerge from Wales. With soaring, bittersweet vocal melodies set against a sonic landscape of distorted grandeur, The Last Republic's anthems for a generation and call-to-arms manifesto question the industrial illusion and the perceived progress of the modern world.

The Last Republic formed in 2008, after meeting at the infamous rock venue The Duke of Wellington in Neath, South Wales. After gigging their way around Wales' and London's club circuit, they forged a reputation as a 'must see' live act and soon scored their first big break after entering Virgin Media's 'The Road To V' competition.

After weeks of TV coverage and seeing off competition from over 3500 bands, The Last Republic followed in the footsteps of The Young Knives and Bombay Bicycle Club to win the competition. Receiving 20,000 votes in the final, the band earned the right to play on The Main Stage at the V Festival alongside the likes of Oasis and The Killers in front of 10,000 people each day.

Despite overtures from the music industry's old guard, The Last Republic opted to accept an attractive offer of specialist music business investment in order to remain independent.

The band's debut album 'Parade' was released in 2010, and a new single 'Fear' is released on May 30 2011.


Tour dates (May 2011) with The Alarm

5th Hull, The Adelphi
6th Darwen, Library Theatre
7th Newcastle, The Academy
8th Edinburgh, The Liquid Room
10th Southampton, The Brook
11th Wolves The Robin 2
12th Sheffield O2 Academy
14th Nottingham The Rescue Rooms
16th Cambridge The Junction
17th Oxford O2 Academy
19th Bristol O2 Academy
20th Brighton Concorde 2
21th London O2 Academy Islington
22nd Birmingham O2 Academy
24th Liverpool O2 Academy
25th Glasgow O2 ABC
26th Whitehaven Civic Hall
27th Manchester Academy 2
28th Gloucester Guildhall

The Last Republic will also be appearing at the Bearded Theory Festival on May 13th

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The Last Republic website