Bombay Bicycle Club

Bombay Bicycle Club
Bombay Bicycle Club playing at the University of Nottingham
Background information
Origin	Crouch End, London, England
Genres	Indie rock,indie folk
Years active	2005–2016 (Hiatus)
Labels	Island Records A&M/Octone Records
Associated acts	The Ramona Flowers, Royal Canoe, Toothless
Website	bombaybicycleclubmusic.com
Members	Jack Steadman Jamie MacColl Suren de Saram Ed Nash

Bombay Bicycle Club are an English indie rock band from Crouch End, London, consisting of Jack Steadman (lead vocals, guitar, piano), Jamie MacColl (guitar), Suren de Saram (drums) and Ed Nash (bass). They are guitar-fronted and have experimented with different genres, including folk, electronica, world music and indie rock.

The band were given the opening slot on 2006's V Festival after winning a competition. They subsequently released two EPs and their debut single "Evening/Morning". Since then, the band has released four albums including So Long, See You Tomorrow which topped the album charts in February 2014. The band has toured worldwide as a headlining act, playing North America, Australia, Europe and the Far East.

Their 2014 tour finished on 13 December at Earls Court Arena, this concert being the final event ever to take place there before its demolition. Pink Floyd member David Gilmour played with the band on their song "Rinse Me Down" before a performance of Pink Floyd's Wish You Were Here. In January 2016, the four members announced that they would pursue solo projects. Ed Nash has since then been recording music under the name Toothless, and is intending to release his debut album in early 2017.

Steadman, MacColl and de Saram met at age 15, and began playing under the name The Canals after performing together in a school assembly, with an additional keyboardist. They switched between various aliases until they picked Bombay Bicycle Club, named after a (now defunct) chain of Indian restaurants in Britain. The line-up changed regularly until summer 2006, when Ed Nash joined the band after they met him at a funeral. Initially they played gigs at small London venues such as The Old Blue Last, Lark in the Park and Jacksons Lane (as well as winning Exeter's Got Talent 2009).