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Press
"We first saw Durban Poison play in December 2004 in Glastonbury. We had been tipped off that a special young band was in town, and being the four core members of the Glastonbury Festival Unsigned Bands Panel, we felt we should go and check them out.
Quite Frankly we were all blown away by their sheer energy, presence and charisma, as well as their seemingly never-ending repetoire of scorching tunes!
In our opinion, Durban Poison are the best, most exciting young rock band to emerge in years, and we all look forward to seeing them play at Glastonbury 2007." - Glastonbury Festival
"In November 2004, they won the london heat of the Global Battle of the bands, and went on to come an impressive 3rd in the National Final, out of more than 200 bands. They were only 16 and 17 at the time, and had been playing together less than four months." - -
"The energy that comes from Durban Poison's performance is as infectious as I have seen in a long, long while, and a special mention must go to their lead singer/front man, 'Tate', who seems already to be an icon for todays youth, as well as a target for teenage girls! Truly, I have not been so excited over a new act for a very long while." - John Ratcliff, former manager/producer of Ah-Ha
"Durban Poison have built such an impressive following, it's easy to forget they still have an average of 18. With over 33'000+ hits on their myspace page, and over 43'000 plays of their killer track 'Pushing you away', think move over Arctic Monkeys, its time for some Durban Poison." - First light records
Freedom2Rock Ltd. are pleased to announce that Durban Poison have now been signed by the newly formed independant label, V8 Records. Having been closely monitored by various labels over recent months - including Sony, Rough Trade and several others, the boys have finally decided that V8 are offering the package best suited to their drive for independant success, and are now looking forward to a mutally creative and prosperous future. Their first single, the instantly infectious anthem 'The Garage Days', is due for release soon, and is hotly tipped by many in the industry to make an immediate and lasting impact on the national charts - Congratulations boys!" - Freedom2Rock Ltd
Discography
-The 1st single is due to be released soon.
-6 track demo EP 'deprived youth culture'.
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Bio
Durban Poison began life as a 3-piece, aged 15 with no bass player! The only motive behind the music was to live life and have a good time. Friday night would be the night that Tate's garage would be crammed up with as many people as possible and the boys would play their whole set, which at the time was only about 8 songs. Things have come a long way since then and now the band are a 4-piece, have around 30 songs and are playing where ever they can, sucking in new fans every where they go. The amazing thing is that they are still only 18 and things have only just started.
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