Black Wire formed in January 2003, and played their first gig within a month of forming, at the Leeds club night Pigs. They then went on to tour extensively playing with such bands as Bloc Party, The Libertines, Hard-Fi, The Cribs, Kaiser Chiefs and The Futureheads. Their début single, "Attack! Attack! Attack!", was awarded NME 'single of the week' tag, followed by positive reviews of subsequent releases. The start of 2006 saw a European tour taking in Italy, France and Germany, and also an American tour, which included San Francisco, Chicago, Los Angeles and New York. The band toured Europe once again in June 2007, with the London-based band Art Brut.
The title of Kaiser Chiefs hit song "I Predict A Riot" was based on a show by Black Wire in 2004, when the band once again played the Leeds nightclub, Pigs. Their intense performance caused a stage invasion, at which point security guards began ejecting members of both the audience and band, causing Kaiser Chiefs' drummer Nick Hodgson to exclaim "I predict a riot".[1]
Dan Wilson, having attended Art school, designed and drew the artwork for the first three singles.
Their eponymous début album was released in early 2005 on 48 Crash, a record label which they left in 2006, due to inconsistencies in the label's input and work ethic. They were working on new material set for release in 2007, but then disbanded in August of that year.
McCabe and Prescott performed under the name Lord Auch, while Wilson and Greatorex formed Televised Crimewave both disbanded in 2010.
In 2013, they reformed and played December gigs including the 13th at Birthdays (Dalston, London, UK). [2]
In 2020, they released previously unreleased songs recorded in 2006 as their second album Confetti through Bandcamp. [3]
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Black Wire reformed for a one-off gig supporting The Cribs in December 2013 at Leeds O2 Academy.[4]
"See The Blood", (limited edition AA sided Vinyl) 2007
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^Lynskey, Dorian and Dave Simpson (24 February 2006). "'Born Slippy was a greyhound we bet on'". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
^"Black Wire's Concert Listing – Free listening, concerts, stats, & pictures at Last.fm". Last.FM. Retrieved 2 October 2013.. Birthdays, Dalston, London, UK. Archived from the original on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
black, wire, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, december, 2007. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Black Wire news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2007 Learn how and when to remove this message Black Wire were an English post punk band formed in Leeds West Yorkshire EnglandBlack WireOriginMiddlesbrough Leeds Yorkshire EnglandGenresPost punkYears active2003 20072013Labels48 CrashMembersDaniel WilsonSi McCabeTom GreatorexDanny Prescott Contents 1 Members 2 History 3 Reunion 4 Discography 4 1 Albums 4 2 Singles 5 References 6 External linksMembers editDaniel Wilson vocals Si McCabe guitars backing vocals Tom Greatorex bass Danny Prescott drums History editBlack Wire formed in January 2003 and played their first gig within a month of forming at the Leeds club night Pigs They then went on to tour extensively playing with such bands as Bloc Party The Libertines Hard Fi The Cribs Kaiser Chiefs and The Futureheads Their debut single Attack Attack Attack was awarded NME single of the week tag followed by positive reviews of subsequent releases The start of 2006 saw a European tour taking in Italy France and Germany and also an American tour which included San Francisco Chicago Los Angeles and New York The band toured Europe once again in June 2007 with the London based band Art Brut The title of Kaiser Chiefs hit song I Predict A Riot was based on a show by Black Wire in 2004 when the band once again played the Leeds nightclub Pigs Their intense performance caused a stage invasion at which point security guards began ejecting members of both the audience and band causing Kaiser Chiefs drummer Nick Hodgson to exclaim I predict a riot 1 Dan Wilson having attended Art school designed and drew the artwork for the first three singles Their eponymous debut album was released in early 2005 on 48 Crash a record label which they left in 2006 due to inconsistencies in the label s input and work ethic They were working on new material set for release in 2007 but then disbanded in August of that year McCabe and Prescott performed under the name Lord Auch while Wilson and Greatorex formed Televised Crimewave both disbanded in 2010 In 2013 they reformed and played December gigs including the 13th at Birthdays Dalston London UK 2 In 2020 they released previously unreleased songs recorded in 2006 as their second album Confetti through Bandcamp 3 Reunion editBlack Wire reformed for a one off gig supporting The Cribs in December 2013 at Leeds O2 Academy 4 Discography editAlbums edit Black Wire 2005 Confetti 2020 Singles edit Attack Attack Attack 2004 The Face Limited Edition 2004 Hard To Love Easy To Lay 2004 Smoke And Mirrors 2005 Hung Up 2006 See The Blood limited edition AA sided Vinyl 2007References edit Lynskey Dorian and Dave Simpson 24 February 2006 Born Slippy was a greyhound we bet on The Guardian Retrieved 11 January 2022 Black Wire s Concert Listing Free listening concerts stats amp pictures at Last fm Last FM Retrieved 2 October 2013 Antidotes Black Wire Life Birthdays Dalston Birthdays Dalston London UK Archived from the original on 5 October 2013 Retrieved 2 October 2013 Black Wire Bandcamp Retrieved 14 April 2020 Black Wire Reform for Cribs Support Slot News DIY Archived from the original on 21 August 2013 Retrieved 21 August 2013 External links editBlack Wire Leeds Music Scene Black Wire on Myspace Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Black Wire amp oldid 1106272412, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
