One Night Only (band)
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Helmsley, England |
| Genres | Alternative Rock, Indie rock |
| Years active | 2003 - present |
| Labels | Vertigo (UK) |
| Members | George Craig - Vocals/Guitar Jack Sails - Keyboard Mark Hayton - Guitar Daniel Parkin - Bass James Craig - Drums |
| Past members | Kai Smith Sam Ford |
| Website | onenightonlyonline.com |
One Night Only is a British indie rock band from Helmsley, North Yorkshire formed in 2003.[1]
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.[2] 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[3] 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,[4] which became a popular venue in their early days. In 2005, keyboardist Jack "Fish" Sails joined the band.[5] 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 16 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. "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 No. 46. “Just For Tonight”, the second single to be released from their album, achieved better success, reaching No. 9 in the UK Singles Chart.[6] 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 No. 37 in the chart.[6] On 7 July 2008, a fourth single, a re-release of "You And Me", was released, charting at No. 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.
On 19 March 2010, it was announced via the band's email newsletter and MySpace that recording of their second album was finished. The band also announced the departure of drummer Sam Ford. George Craig's brother, James Craig, formerly of Joe Lean and the Jing Jang Jong, was announced as the band's new drummer in the same newsletter.[7]
The band also performed new songs off their new album during their 2010 Austin, Texas tour at the SXSW festival. Six new songs made their debut: “Chemistry”, “Anything”, “Forget My Name”, “Say You Don't Want It”, “Got It All Wrong” and “All I Want”. On 12 May 2010, the band made a ONO Wednesday about their second album photo shoot.
The first single taken from the new album was "Say You Don't Want It" which was released on 16 August. A music video was released to accompany the song, featuring Emma Watson.[8] On 22 August 2010 the song entered the UK Singles Chart at 23.[6] The album, which was self-titled, followed a week later on 23 August 2010.[9] It peaked at No. 36 in the UK Albums Chart.[6]
ONO Wednesdays
After the success of their Started A Fire tour in October 2008, the band released a video of themselves playing football onto MySpace. The success of this video influenced the band to release a video every other Wednesday, keeping the fans informed on what the band are up to. On the Week 20 (April 1) edition of the videos, a sample of a new song, “Tonight”, was used. On the Week 20 (3 June) edition, the band preview performances from a New York show for fashion label Burberry, including new songs “This Is a Hurricane” and “Live It Up” along with a long clip of the studio version of “This Is a Hurricane” from the beginning.
On 28 April 2010, at the end of their video “It's Alright — Live in Helmsley”, they played a clip of the final studio version of “Say You Don't Want It”. They have put the same teaser at the end of their latest videos.
No new videos have been released since the end of 2011.
We're getting a lot of tweets asking about where #onowednesdays have gone - we're making changes to all our sites at the moment.Info soon...[10]
All of the videos related to ONO Wednesday have been privated on their YouTube channel.
Band members
- Current
- George Craig – lead vocals, guitar (2003–present)
- Mark Hayton – guitar, backing vocals (2003–present)
- Daniel Parkin – bass (2003–present)
- Jack Sails – keyboards, backing vocals (2005–present)
- James Craig – drums (2010–present)
- Former
- Kai Smith – guitar (2003)
- Sam Ford – drums (2003–2010)
Discography
Albums
- Started a Fire (2008) No. 10 UK[6]
- One Night Only (2010) No. 36 UK[6]
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
UK[6] |
NL | |||
| 2007 | "You and Me" | 46 | - | Started a Fire |
| 2008 | "Just for Tonight" | 9 | 4 | |
| "It's About Time" | 37 | - | ||
| "You and Me" (rerelease) | 55 | - | ||
| 2010 | "Say You Don't Want It" | 23 | - | One Night Only |
| 2011 | "Can You Feel It Tonight" | - | - | Coca-Cola Original 2011 Europe Soundtrack |
| 2011 | "Can You Feel It Tonight / Vem Curtir Essa Noite" | - | - | Feat. NX Zero band of Brazil for Coca Cola Brazil |
References
- ^ Simpson, Dave (2007-11-03). "For One Night Only, Yorkshire town becomes international rock capital". London: The Guardian. Retrieved 2008-06-07.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "One Night Only". The Guardian. 2008-02-02. Archived from the original on 2008-05-06. Retrieved 2008-06-07.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "A punk pop band with a pubescent singer who's voice was showing its first signs of dropping..." MTV. 2008-02-12. Retrieved 2008-06-07.
- ^ Thrills, Adrian (2008-02-01). "One Night Only- a boy band with bite". London: Daily Mail. Retrieved 2008-06-07.
- ^ "Spanking New For 2008". MTV. 2008-01-08. Archived from the original on 2008-03-09. Retrieved 2008-06-07.
- ^ a b c d e f g Everyhit.com
- ^ Album 2 and Band Update at Myspace, Friday March 19, 2010. Retrieved March 21, 2010.
- ^ "'Say You Don't Want It' Official Video featuring Emma Watson - One Night Only". YouTube. 2010-06-25. Retrieved 2012-03-30.
- ^ "Buy One Night Only - One Night Only (With Play.com Exclusive Slipcase) online at Play.com and read reviews. Free delivery to UK and Europe!". Play.com. 2010-08-27. Retrieved 2012-03-30.
- ^ Twitter Announcement, 2011
External links
- Official website
- Template:MySpace
- One Night Only discography at Discogs