Red Riders
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Sydney, Australia |
| Genres |
Indie rock Alternative rock |
| Years active | 2003-2011, 2017 |
| Labels |
Reverberation Ivy League Records |
| Associated acts | The Vines, Straight Arrows, Palms |
| Website | Official site |
| Past members | Matt Chapman Alexander Grigg Tom Wallace Adrian Deutsch Brad Heald |
Red Riders were an indie rock band from Sydney, Australia. After releasing two EPs and a single, the band released their debut album, Replica Replica in October 2006. The band announced that they would be splitting up via their Facebook page on 5 April, 2011.
Alexander Grigg and Adrian Deutsch first met at a Black Rebel Motorcycle Club gig in 2002. After discovering a common interest in music, and developing a number of songs, Deutsch asked childhood friend Mathew Chapman - who was then residing in New Zealand - to join and play bass, despite being a guitarist who had never played bass before. Chapman would later meet drummer Tom Wallace on a flight to Australia.
The band would play their first show at a backyard party in 2003, before plying their trade across the network of pubs and small venues of Sydney. They picked up support slots in early 2004 with The Sleepy Jackson and Jet. The band were then asked to be the national opening act for Franz Ferdinand's sold out Australian tour, before releasing their debut self-titled EP. The lead track, Tune In/Tune Out, would gain regular air play on JJJ, FBi, ZzZ, RAR and other community radio networks.
After signing with the Sydney-based label Ivy League, the band would release their second EP, The Plan A, in October 2005, and would embark on a national tour with Faker, taking them to larger stages and introducing them to new audiences.
After playing on what band members described as 'the dream Big Day Out line up' in 2006 with The Stooges, The White Stripes, Franz Ferdinand, Kings Of Leon and The Magic Numbers, the band would spend part of 2006 recording in Byron Bay, and would only be seen sporadically, including headlining the local stage at the Sydney June long weekend festival Come Together.
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