Tokyo Police Club

Tokyo Police Club
From left to right: Josh Hook, Greg Alsop, David Monks and Graham Wright.
Background information
Origin	Newmarket, Ontario, Canada
Genres	Indie rock, post-punk revival, alternative rock
Years active	2005–present
Labels	Universal Music Canada Paper Bag Memphis Industries Saddle Creek Dew Process Mom + Pop Music Dine Alone Records (Canada)
Website	tokyopoliceclub.com
Members	David Monks Graham Wright Josh Hook Greg Alsop

Tokyo Police Club is an indie rock band from Newmarket, Ontario, Canada. It consists of vocalist and bassist David Monks (born January 21, 1987),keyboardist Graham Wright (born February 16, 1987),guitarist Josh Hook (born May 11, 1987), and drummer Greg Alsop (born March 20, 1985).

Tokyo Police Club formed in 2005 while playing for fun in a basement after the four had disbanded from a previous group called Suburbia. The band started to gain attention and played some small shows throughout the Toronto area. Tokyo Police Club were asked to play in the Pop Montreal festival, and soon after they signed with Toronto label Paper Bag Records; Monks and Alsop dropped out of college to become professional musicians.

Since their formation the band has appeared in numerous festivals. In 2006 they appeared at Edgefest and the inaugural Osheaga Festival; however, could not play that year due to other conflicts. In 2007, they performed at Coachella, Lollapalooza, Bumbershoot, the Glastonbury Festival, and the Reading and Leeds Festival. In 2008 the band played the Roskilde Festival, the Rock am Ring-Festival, and Street Scene. In 2010, the band played the Bonnaroo Music Festival. They also played at San Francisco's 2010 Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival.