From it comes singles Could Have Been Me and Kiss This. 4am - 6:30am, Welcome To The Black Parade Christina Fuoco-Karasinski  •  College Times. Get our facts about the band, including their names, where they were formed, who they've toured with, their live dates and new music here. Singer-songwriter Luke Spiller was raised in Bristol in a Christian family. “I can tell you they’re really unique and really fun and definitely quality, from what I can gather. We both bring the vision.” CT. About Us  •  Contact Us  •  AdvertiseCopyright © 2019 College Times Magazine. Christina Fuoco-Karasinski • College Times. The band have an unapologetic balls-to-the-wall, glam-meets-rock 'n' roll sound, with influences in the likes of Queen, The Darkness, The Rolling Stones, Aerosmith, Def Leppard and more. I love calling him up and hearing his response when I ask, ‘What are we doing?’, “Honestly, it’s very collaborative. Watch Dave Grohl's best Christopher Walken impresion: Celebrate 30 years of Chris Moyles in radio with his, Download 'Welcome To The Black Parade' on iTunes. I always knew of the music, but a few years ago I really started to dive into the back catalog and immerse myself in the catalog.”. “I’m still doing the same thing—fantasizing and imitating my heroes and now I get paid.”. Who are The Struts? (Along with Mercury, Spiller’s “Mount Rushmore” of style icons includes Elvis Presley, T. Rex’s Marc Bolan and the recently deceased David Bowie.) There wasn’t a huge amount of contemporary or even old school rock ‘n’ roll floating around the house,” he says. Binns and Thomas were replaced with bassist Jed Elliott and drummer Gethin Davies in 2012. I’m super excited for everyone to hear what we’ve been up to.”. His best-known songs included ‘Bohemian Rhapsody,’ ‘We … The lead singer's (Luke Spiller's) stage costumes were also designed by Zandra Rhodes who designed a lot of Freddie Mercury's and Brian May's stage costumes. The Struts are a four-piece consisting of lead vocalist Luke Spiller, guitarist Adam Slack, bassist Jed Elliott and drummer Gethin Davies. The shows have the feel of a revival, an ode to his preacher father and devoted Christian mother. “At the end of 2019, Spotify was telling me my top plays and streams. There’s still time. Tag a mate who should come along next time #BodyTalks #2018YearOfTheStruts pic.twitter.com/rtiZpymzTG. I’m really just buzzing to get back out and put on a good show, say hi to the fans and really get stuck in.”, The show may mark the debut of “a couple of cheeky new tracks,” which could appear on the follow up to 2018’s appropriately dubbed “Young and Dangerous.”. The band hve also released three EPs in the Kiss This EP (2014), Have You Heard... (2015) and Live and Unplugged (2017). Already, the U.K. rock outfit has played in front of 80,000 people in Paris as the opener for the Rolling Stones. Maybe a month later or so, he’s cut something up that’s rough and I try it on. “Does it look all right?” he asks, looking in the mirror. I’ve been called ‘the rock ‘n’ roll preacher.’ I guess it made its way more into the live show than the recording. The pair lived, wrote, and recorded together for nearly three years and then recruited mutual friends Jamie Binns and Rafe Thomas to play bass and drums. Download 'Welcome To The Black Parade' on iTunes. “Nothing’s really changed since I was 14 or 15,” says Spiller, who grew up in Bristol, England. He began playing in bands as a teenag… In the end, she designed a pair of tops for Spiller, including a shimmering, cobalt blue frock with hand-painted gold accents that the singer uses to end his sets. It all points to the larger ambitions Spiller has for both his band and himself — makeup and all. My Chemical Romance Brown’s previous work, which resides with New York’s Smithsonian Institute, includes outfits for AC/DC, Ozzy Osbourne, Judas Priest, Cher and Lady Gaga. He splits the audience in half and gets in the middle to encourage crowd participation. Other than Foo Fighters, The Stones and other bands they've supported on tour, The Struts are closer to the world of celebrity and pop music than you think. The Struts’ live show is enhanced by Australian costume designer Ray Brown. “If I could give you a visual example, it would kind of be like James Brown’s character in ‘The Blues Brothers’ preacher (the Rev. Unfortunately, if you're just reading this, the band have just finished playing their biggest headline UK shows to date at the likes of Manchester's Gorilla and London's KOKO venues as well as festival slots at the likes of Download 2018. The Struts’ lead singer has no shame about it. T he flamboyant Luke Spiller has been compared to Queen’s Freddie Mercury, the Rolling Stones’ Mick Jagger and Tim Curry.. Cleophus James). Find out everything you need to know about the band Dave Grohl has dubbed one of the best ever Foo Fighters support acts. Luke Spiller knows that the Struts are headed for big things. Incredibly excited to join the @FooFighters on the road again next month. “I still look and take inspiration from the same people—and finding new ones as well, newfound heroes,” Spiller says. We’re touching a lot of different people. Spiller couldn’t say too much about the new material but did say his voice ties it all together—as well as rock ‘n’ roll moments. “Fans can also definitely expect the usual acrobatics and everything that is very typical of the show—a lot of energy and crowd participation,” he adds. Listen to their One Night Only track here: Other than the Foos, The Struts opened for The Rolling Stones in front of a crowd of 80,000 in Paris in 2014 and were the support for their No Filter tour date last year in Lucca, Italy. Spiller’s ethos has long been a rock ‘n’ roll version of the adage, “Dress for the job you want.” The singer, 27, grew up in Bristol, England — “a really artsy place, you know, where anything goes” — where he enrolled in theater and began experimenting with makeup and women’s clothing as a teenager. The Struts are a four-piece consisting of lead vocalist Luke Spiller, guitarist … But when it comes to the stage, you have to bring a sense of occasion.”, In December, when the Struts opened a string of dates for Mötley Crüe, it enlisted another rock legend, the Australian designer Ray Brown, to make all new costumes. “I went through this unhealthy obsession with him for a solid six months,” he says of the late Walker. Apprehensive but sensing the need for “something big,” Spiller sent an email expressing his admiration to Rhodes, who responded right away.