The Rumble Strips

The Rumble Strips are an English band from Tavistock, Devon. The band take
their name from rumble strips, which are small, continuous lines of bumps
along the edge of a road. Having known each other since childhood, a precise
conception date for the band doesn't really exist. The current line-up has
been together since 2004 and are now based in London. The band are ... read more

Introducing...

The Rumble Strips have had a bumpy ride so far in their career. The quartet are all from near Exeter in Devon but were not in a band together back home in Tavistock. Instead they met through mutual friends in London.They almost didn't get very far at all with their lusciously romantic acoustic...

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The Rumble Strips speaks to Geoff Lloyd on the Hometime Show.
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Zoo Session

The Rumble Strips came in to perform three songs earlier this year, including their latest single 'Alarm Clock'. Check out the session here!Have you ever driven over some rumble strips? I hope you didn't drive over this lot. Either way talk about it here.

V Festival 2007

The dynamic Rumble Strips opened their lively set on the Virgin Union stage with their single, ‘Motorcycle’. The good-looking and charismatic lead singer; Charlie Waller’s Joey Ramone-esque note-perfect vocals punched the air to trumpet and sax ska accompaniment. The band performed as though...

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