One Night Only biography
One Night Only is a British indie rock band from Helmsley, North Yorkshire formed in 2003.
History
One Night Only formed in summer 2003, consisting initially of Mark Hayton, Daniel "Pob" Parkin, Sam "Gunner" Ford and Kai "Kai" Smith. The band did not have a vocalist until George Craig, a friend of Ford's brother, joined in a practice. He was asked to be the vocalist, but insisted on playing guitar as well. Smith then left the band. Contrary to some reports, they did not start out as a Beatles cover band - they initially played songs by bands such as Blink-182, New Found Glory and The Beatles, as well as some of their own material.
The name, One Night Only, came about when asked to play a gig. They did not have a name at the time and so came up with One Night Only, intending the title to, literally, last for only one night, however the name stuck to this day. They performed their first gig on 12 December 2003 in Kirkbymoorside Memorial Hall, which became a popular venue in their early days. In 2005, keyboardist Jack "Fish" Sails joined the band. The band has appeared on The Friday Night Project, performing their third single "It's About Time". George Craig also appeared on Hollyoaks, performing an acoustic version of the same song.
In 2007, the band toured with Milburn and The Pigeon Detectives. Their first headline tour started in January 2008, ending in March. Their biggest headline tour to date took place in Autumn 2008. They also played at several festivals, including Isle of Wight, Oxegen and Glastonbury.
The band have done a subsequent tour, supported by Northern Irish rock trio General Fiasco, Onlookers and other bands, at venues such as the Lincoln Engine Shed and The Astoria.
They start their new tour on April 16th in Liverpool.
Started a Fire (2007-2008)
Their debut album
Started a Fire was recorded at RAK Studios in St John's Wood, London from August to September 2007. The album was produced by Steve Lillywhite more famously known for his work with U2 having recently been asked to return to help out with their latest album
No Line on the Horizon.
"You and Me" was their debut single, released in October 2007. It failed to break into the Top 40 of the UK chart however, peaking at #46. "Just For Tonight", the second single to be released from their album, achieved better success, reaching #9 in the UK Singles Chart. The single was released in 28 January 2008, with the album being released a week later on 4 February 2008. "It's About Time" was the third single to be released on the 28 April 2008. It failed to reach the success of "Just For Tonight", peaking at #37 in the chart. On 7 July 2008, a fourth single, a re-release of "You And Me", was released, charting at #1 for 5 weeks in the UK Indie Chart.
One Night Only (2008-2010)
The band are said to have written over 25 new songs since releasing
Started a Fire. Originally due to be released in the summer of 2009, the self-titled album was finally released late August 2010. It was originally set to include new songs such as; "Intention Confidential", "A Thousand Dreams" and "Daydream" which were performed on their tour in October as well as "Live It Up" and "Hurricane" which had clips shown in a web video uploaded by them. None of these songs made the final tracklist, although "Daydream" and "Hurricane" were recorded as a B-side and an iTunes bonus track, respectively.
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