Artist Information Biography Genre: Melodic indie rock Origin: Johannesburg Official Band Website: www.parlotones.co.za My Space site: www.myspace.com/theparlotones Management Website: www.sovent.co.za Band Members: Kahn Morbee (vocals, guitar), Glenn Hodgson (bass, piano, backing vocals), Paul Hodgson (guitar) and Neil Pauw (Drums) -The Parlotones have played over eight hundred shows and sold over 150 000 albums since 2005 The band has perforemed in SA, UK, Europe and the USA where the band has shared the stage with Kings of Leon, The Gossip, Violent Femmes, Jimmy Eat World, New Model Army, Evanescence, Staind, The Rasmus, UB40 and Collective Soul, Starsailor, The Wombats and Razorlight. Highlights include: The Live Earth concert (the largest festival ever stage) MSN named The Parlotones as on one 10 most memorable performances at Live Earth and likened seeing the Parlotones at this early stage of the career to seeing The Police in the late 70’s. 2006 Coke Fest The Parlotones played AFTER Metallica....how many indie bands can say Metallica opened for them? The 2009 South African Presidential Inaguration, Africa Day, SXSW (Texas, USA), MIDEM (France), St Gallens Festival (Switzerland) are among other memorable gigs. The Parlotones have won an astonishing array of awards 3  X MK Awards 2009 (Best Video, Best Animation, Best Serenade) - SAMA Awards 2009 (Best Music Video Of The Year)  -International Songwriting Competition (ISC) 2008 Music Video -You Awards 2009 - (Music Star  of The Year) - People's Choice Awards 2008 (Best Music Act) - Leisure Options 2008 (Best Band) - Loerie Kraft Award 2008  - You Awards 2007 (Best Band) - FHM Readers Choice 2007 - MK Awards 2007 (Best Video) - SAMA Awards 2006 (Best Rock Album) The Parlotones have a new album and a world tour As they release their new album "Stardust Galaxies", The Parlotones embark on their biggest international tour to date, In September 2009, The Parlotones World Tour kicks off in the United Kingdom. Then visits Europe, with concerts booked in countries where the singles off “A World Next Door To Yours” are currently emulating the success enjoyed in SA. The band then head ‘down under’ for The Parlotones' first Australian performance at  'One Movement for Music Perth' (OMFM) - a two day, priority music industry event for the Asia Pacific region which features 80 artists premièring their latest material, via unique 30-minute showcase sets, in a full outdoor festival setting.  The Parlotones will perform in: London, Reading, Bristol, Liverpool, Guildford, Portsmouth, Manchester, Derby, Glasgow, Amsterdam, Berlin, Munich, Hamburg, Hanover, Koln, Magdeburg, Bielefeld, Bochum, Stuttgart, Frankfort, Johannesburg, Cape Town, Lisbon, Zurich, Copenhagen, Dubai, Moscow and Perth. SA fans can catch their pride and joy live in concert at Cape Town's Grand West Arena and at The Coca Cola Dome in Johannesburg, where 19 000 fans will celebrate the end of the tour with Kahn, Paul, Glenn and Neil. TOUR DATES 29 Sept Plug and play - Reading 30 Sept Guildford Boilerroom – Guilford 1 Oct Scala – London 2 Oct The Cellars – Portsmouth 3 Oct The Cooler – Bristol 4 Oct The Masque – Liverpool 5 Oct Ruby Lounge – Manchester 6 Oct King Tuts – Glasgow 7 Oct Hare and Hounds – Birmingham 9 Oct University of Derby – Derby 10 Oct Bitterzoet – Amsterdam 12 Oct Rust - Copenhagen 18 Oct One Movement Music Festival – Perth 22 Oct Abart – Zurich 23 Oct 59:1 – Munich 24 Oct Muzikzentrum – Hanover 25 Oct Feuerwache – Magdeburg 26 Oct Luxor – Koln 27 Oct Uebel Und Gefaehrlich – Hamburg 29 Oct JZ Kamp – Bielefeld 30 Oct Zeche – Bochum 1 Nov Universum – Stuttgard 3 Nov Hirsh – Nurnburg 5 Nov Mashinenhaus – Berlin 7 Nov Sound City - Dubai 8  Nov Milk - Moscow 13 Nov  Grand West Arena - Cape Town 14 Nov The Coca Cola Dome – Johannesburg Instrumentation Kahn Morbee (vocals, guitar), Glenn Hodgson (bass, piano, backing vocals), Paul Hodgson (guitar) and Neil Pauw (Drums) Discography Radiocontrolledrobot Radiocontrolledrobit spawned 8 radio singles of which 5 went top 20 and the album achieved gold status in South Africa. A World Next Door to yours has achioeved Multi platinum status and is the bigggest selling rock album in SA of 2008. Links http://www.parlotones.co.za Official Myspace