Maximo Park @ Billboard the Venue, Melbourne (12/03/2008)
UK five piece Maximo Park returned to Melbourne for a phenomenal performance at Billboard.
Maximo Park formed in 2000 when guitarist Duncan Lloyd, bassist and vocalist Archis Tiku, keyboardist Lukas Wooller and drummer Tom English began playing gigs in and around Newcastle, in England’s north.
Things finally fell into place when English’s girlfriend met vocalist Paul Smith while singing karaoke. Smith soon joined the band and it was only then that the band started to go places, as his energetic stage presence complemented the band’s hooky blend of indie-pop and new wave. Soon signing to Warp Records, the band released several singles, including Graffiti, The Coast is Always Changing and Apply Some Pressure, from debut album A Certain Trigger, which came out the following year.
After touring A Certain Trigger relentlessly, the band headed back into the studio to record the follow-up, Our Earthly Pleasures, which was released in April 2007. Preceded by the single Our Velocity, Our Earthly Pleasures showed a more mature and polished side to Maximo Park, as demonstrated on second single Books From Boxes.
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Event Reviews
Maximo Park @ Prince of Wales, Melbourne (17/08/2007)
With a second album full of hits and a live show to match, Maximo Park are an act not to be missed. Hopefully it won’t take them another two years to make it back down.
Maximo Park and Special Patrol @ Fowlers Live (18/08/07)
Walking through the doors of Fowlers Live I was expecting a high energy evening. I was disappointed that one of the first things I encountered was a sign that read “Operator Please will not be performing tonight due to illness.” Hmmmmmm it left me pondering who would be taking their place but as I entered the venue the familiar lyrics of current radio hit “Changing Emily” confirmed it was local band Special Patrol.
Maximo Park, The Silents @ Club Capitol, Perth (19/8/2007)
Maximo Park's Australian tour comes to a thrilling climax as it wraps up at Perth's Club Capitol.
Maximo Park, Little Lovers @ The Zoo, Brisbane, 14/08/2007
Maximo Park get the crowd pumping at their sold out show at the Zoo
Event Galleries
Maximo Park, Flamingo Crash
Maximo Park finish their latest tour at the Tivoli in Brisbane.
Playground Weekender 08
Three days of rain, sun, music and fun! Featuring Maximo Park, Ian Brown, The Wombats and many more.
Maximo Park
Maximo Park make their first visit to Perth in August to promote new album Our Earthly Pleasures.
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Maximo Park @ Fowlers Live
Maximo Park, Little Lovers @ The Zoo, 14/08/07
Maximo Park play to a sold out crowd at the Zoo, with their return to Australia after a two-year absence.
Features
Maximo Park: Pleasure at high velocity
After a thrilling rush of British ‘new-wave’ bands that appeared on Australian shores in 2004/2005, Maximo Park’s impact was not as great as it should have been. But they're back with a sophmore effort that is sure to establish them as England's strongest innovators of energetic post-rock. They're coming to Australia too.
Maximo Park Fire On All Cylinders
Ahead of the release of Maximo Parks debut album, A Certain Trigger, FasterLouder catches up with the band's lead singer Paul Smith to check the state of play.
News
Maximo Park lock in club shows
Maximo Park are heading back to Australia to play The Playground Weekender festival - and they've found time for sideshows in Melbourne and Brisbane.
Operator Please pull out of Maximo Park tour
Illness has caused Australia's hottest teens to cancel their upcoming appearances on Maximo Park's national tour.
Maximo Park sell out in Brissie, Sydney and Melbourne
Maximo Park fans have answered the call to action - selling out the band's gigs in Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne in record time.
Maximo Park change venue
Due to strong ticket sales, Maximo Park's August gig will now take place at Club Capitol.
Maximo Park return to Australia
Maxïmo Park will be making a long-overdue return to Australia this August.
International News
Full UK V Festival line-up revealed
With our own edition of the V Festival just around the corner, the line-up for its English parent has just been finalised. How does it measure up?
Carling's Reading And Leeds Weekender Festival Ticket Frenzy Moves For Increased Capacity
Following the recent line up announcement for one of Britain's most famous events, the Carling Weekender - which sees both the Reading and Leeds Festivals taking place at two different sites - tickets flew out of the door in record time for the three-day camping festival.
Releases
Maximo Park - I Want You To Stay
Maximo Park return with I Want You To Stay, a fantastic single that culminates and unleashes into a cacophony of noise.
Maximo Park - Missing Songs
British boys follow up debut album A Certain Trigger with a compilation of b-sides, previously only available on UK-released singles.
Maximo Park - Graffiti
Maximo Park are back with new single Graffiti.
Maximo Park - The Night I Lost My Head/The Coast Is Always Changing
The double A-side release from Maximo Park is a great release on all counts!
