COVER DRIVE ANNOUNCE NOVEMBER UK DATES Support from DJ Ironik, Jade Ellis and Paighton

COVER DRIVE ANNOUNCE NOVEMBER UK DATES

Support from DJ Ironik, Jade Ellis and Paighton

Cover Drive return to the UK this November for a run of three headline shows stopping off in London, Manchester and Birmingham:

November 2013

Sunday 3rd O2 Academy2 Islington, London

Monday 4th Manchester Sound Control 2

Tuesday 5th O2 Academy3 Birmingham

Tickets are on sale now priced £8.50 regionally and £10 in London and are available from www.livenation.co.uk or www.ticketmaster.co.uk. VIP tickets are also available priced £25 (all tickets subject to per-ticket charge plus order processing fee).

Cover Drive are a band on a mission to bring the sunshine and sounds of their native Barbados to the world. In 2011 and 2012, the Bajan quartet, comprised of lead vocalist, Amanda, guitarist, Barry, bassist, Jamar and drummer/vocalist, T-Ray, successfully brought the sunshine-y feel good sounds of their Caribbean heritage to the UK music scene. Labelled Carib-Pop (a fusion of Caribbean music and mainstream pop music), three of Cover Drive's four singles hit the top 10 of the UK official chart.  They had a total of five top 40 hits on the UK Official Chart. Their #1 hit single, 'Twilight', had UK natives swaying their hips to the tropical vibes. The band's debut album reached #14 on the UK Official Chart. The band's success also earned them several nominations in 2012: one Soul Train Music Award, three 4 Music Honors Awards and six Barbados Music Awards. Their celeb friends include the likes of Emeli Sande, Jessie J and Ed Sheeran. And both their fellow Barbadian mega superstar, Rihanna and world chart-topper, Kelly Clarkson, have allowed them to share their stage as main support acts. Not too bad for four kids who formed a band just three years ago in a basement in Barbados, at the suggestion of drummer T-Ray's mom.

In 2013, while the band were been busy working on their sophomore album, their hit song, 'Turn Up The Love' with Far East Movement, which has over 60 million views on YouTube, went double platinum in Australia and made it onto President Barack Obama's inaugural playlist. The Bajans are still in shock, but wondering how many times President Obama would have mentioned their name in connection with the song.  The band are working closely with the US Embassy in the Eastern Caribbean on their 'No Witness No Justice' regional campaign and recently wrote and recorded a theme song for it. This past May and June, the band were featured on an episode of House Hunters International on HGTV. Last month, the band were featured on an episode of Britain's and Ireland's Next Top Model.  

Cover Drive were selected to do a US summer camp tour, Camplified, which they recently concluded.  They hit the road and travelled around the US for three weeks. "I cannot explain how amazing that experience was," Amanda shares. "Being on the road and playing your music for new potential fans,  sleeping in dodgy motels, Jamar's smelly socks, screaming fans…what a life!"   

Cover Drive have just released a music video for their new single, "Loveseick Riddim", which will be released on September 23, 2013.  

Cover Drive's debut album, 'Bajan Style' is out now and available worldwide.

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