The Lads
| The Lads | |
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| Origin | New Zealand |
| Genres | Pop Christian rock |
| Years active | 1993-present |
| Associated acts | Phil Joel |
| Website | theladsband.com |
| Members | |
| Steve King Mark Millard Eliott Richardson |
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| Past members | |
| Paul Cotton Bennett Knowles Chris White Matt Chapman Kristian Bennett Bjorn Bennett Tim Smith |
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The Lads are a New Zealand Christian rock/pop group that was formed in 1993. In early 2005 the band moved from New Zealand to Nashville, Tennessee.
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[edit] History
The Lads are an American-based New Zealand band active since the late 1990s. They have played at many church services, youth events, camps and high schools around Australia and New Zealand.[1] Before moving to America, they were a popular act at Parachute Music Festival, and performed at each festival, except for 2006, up until 2007. In August 2010 The Lads confirmed via Facebook that they will return to New Zealand for Parachute 2011. It will be their first New Zealand concert in four years.[2]
The founding members of The Lads were friends as children, growing up together at the same church in Wellington, New Zealand. They started out writing songs for fun, and became known as "Lads."[3] This quickly changed with the success of their second album, Arbor Day. The Lads had a string of number one hits on Christian radio in Australia and New Zealand, and were invited to headline all of the major Christian festivals throughout New Zealand and Australia. In 2000 their album Lost @ Sea won "Best Gospel Album" at the New Zealand music awards[4] and their 2002 their Album Marvel followed suit, taking out the prize again.[5] After their self-titled fifth album The Lads their focus began to shift towards a younger age group. In 2006 the band moved to America to try and break into a larger market.
[edit] Christianity
The Lads are a Christian band, writing both songs of praise and worship as well as contemporary music.
[edit] Band members
- Mark Millard
- Steve King
- Eliott Richardson
[edit] Former members
- Paul Cotton - Original Guitarist
- Bennett Knowles - Original Bass player
- Chris White - Original (and only) keyboardist
- Rimu Tahu (Royal Rumble) - Briefly replaced Paul Cotton for NZ Tour.
- Matt Chapman - Guitarist replacing Paul.
- Kristian Bennett - Bass, replacing Bennett. (Bjorn's older brother)
- Bjorn Bennett - Guitarist replacing Matt Chapman
- Tim Smith - Guitarist replacing Bjorn Bennett
[edit] Discography
| Date of Release | Title | Label | Charted | Certification | Catalog Number | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albums | ||||||
| 1993 | People I Regularly Associate With (P.I.R.A.W.)§ (demo) |
- | - | |||
| 1996 | Arbor Day | - | - | |||
| 1998 | Lost @ Sea | - | - | |||
| 2001 | Marvel | - | - | |||
| 2003 | Alive In Concert | - | - | |||
| 2005 | The Lads | - | - | |||
| 2007 | The All New Adventures of The Lads | - | - | |||
| 2007 | Creator | - | - | |||
| 2007 | Whoa | - | - | |||
| 2008 | Secrets of the Universe | - | - | |||
Only 2000 tapes were made.
[edit] DVDs
In 2005, the band released a live DVD called Alive in Brisbane.
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.muzic.net.nz/artists/35.html
- ^ http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Lads/6222228531
- ^ http://www.muzic.net.nz/artists/35.html
- ^ http://www.nzmusicawards.co.nz/2009/10/29/2000-winners/
- ^ http://www.nzmusicawards.co.nz/2009/10/29/2002-winners/
