The Jacques

Not to be confused with Jacques (band) or Peter Jacques band.
The Jacques

The Jacques playing William's Green stage at Glastonbury Festival June 2015
Background information
Origin Bristol, England
Genres Indie rock/Britpop
Years active 2014 (2014)–present
Members Fin O'Brien, Elliott O'Brien, Will Hicks
Past members Jake Edwards, Oliver Edwards, Clint Trembath

The Jacques are a band from the Bristol area.[1]

The band was formed in early 2014, played at the Dot to Dot Festival[2] and GuilFest[3] and were then a support band for The Libertines show at Hyde Park.[4][5] They were signed at Hyde Park by The Libertines drummer Gary Powell for his 25 Hour Convenience Store label.[6]

They released their first four track EP, "Pretty DJ" in November 2014.[7][8] It gained airplay on 6 Music by Huey Morgan and subsequently on Radio 2.[9]

In 2015 they recorded the track Painkiller for BBC Introducing in the West.[10]

References

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  1. ↑ Mellen, Steve (5 November 2014). "Bristol's band of brothers The Jacques set to take music world by storm". Bristol Post. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  2. ↑ "Dot to Dot festival (Bristol) 2014". eFestivals. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  3. ↑ "The Jacques – Pretty DJ EP". Ringmaster Reviews. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  4. ↑ Cardwell, Mark (15 December 2014). "Bristol band Jacques: From school gigs to Hyde Park". Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  5. ↑ "The Jacques". Neil O'Brien Entertainment. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  6. ↑ "The Jacques". Noise Cannon. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  7. ↑ "New artist of the Day — The Jacques". Louder than War. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  8. ↑ "Rock & rollers The Jacques to premiere Libertines endorsed EP at The Magnet". Get into this. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  9. ↑ "Artist Spotlight – The Jacques – BBC 6 Music debut airing on The Huey Show – Who are The Jacques?". Martian PR. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  10. ↑ "The Jacques in session". BBC Introducing in the West. BBC. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
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