A single from the EP, Something Good Can Work, immediately brought the band critical acclaim in addition to a record deal with label, Kitsune. Opting for the latter, the band released a self-funded debut EP entitled Four Words to Stand On in 2009. Having met at school, the band began performing as Two Door Cinema Club, a mispronunciation of Tudor Cinema Club in their hometown, in 2007 and soon faced a difficult decision - to continue their education or choose to pursue a career in music. Sharing both vocal and musical duties, the trio were initially influenced by the melodic rock of acts such as Death Cab for Cutie and Modest Mouse. Hailing from Bangor and Donaghdee in Northern Ireland, the three piece consists of Alex Trimble, Sam Halliday and Kevin Baird. Once in, the group was so excited to be playing a show after months sitting at home during the coronavirus pandemic, it took selfies of every moment, Baird said.With their unique brand of electro pop rock, Two Door Cinema Club have found a legion of fans in the UK, Ireland, America and beyond. The band, whose members flew to Barcelona, had no problems at the airport. The band’s equipment, traveling in a truck from London, cleared customs on the British side in 25 minutes checks at the border in France took only 10. “All the things we were worried about didn’t materialize,” said Baird, the bassist. Another band member, based in Belfast, was instructed to fly to Scotland for a visa appointment.ĭespite the band’s problems before traveling to Spain, Two Door Cinema Club’s show last Friday went off without a hitch. In June, a member of the band’s crew was rejected for a visa on a technicality related to his job title, so he had to reapply. It also seemed like a poor outcome for Britain, she said, because the country was losing companies and workers.įor Two Door Cinema Club, the main issue was visas, said Colin Schaverien, the band’s manager.
But Coldrick said this was not a viable solution: Trucks would also have to make longer journeys to pick bands up, increasing costs. Several British music trucking businesses have already moved some of their operations to Ireland to get around the rules. In June, she helped launch Let the Music Move, a campaign for the government to compensate artists for the new extra costs and renegotiate the tour rules.
“We’re all becoming increasingly despondent,” said Annabella Coldrick, the chief executive of the Music Managers Forum, a trade body. This was met with disdain: “Ah those infamous tours of mountainous Liechtenstein with its total lack of airport,” Simone Marie of the band Primal Scream wrote on Twitter. In June, Britain agreed to new trade deals that the government said would allow musicians to tour easily in Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein. Yet so far, there hasn’t been enough progress to appease musicians. “We must fix this,” he told lawmakers in March. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said his government is working “flat out” on the issue. Regardless of who is responsible, the issue has become an embarrassment for the British government. The furor over the regulations has led to a blame game between Britain’s government and the European Union over which side is responsible for the new barriers, and who made viable offers when negotiating the trade deal.
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