When Jones went on holiday the band played a gig without him, which resulted in Jones leaving the band and Jones and Cable going their separate ways. In 1986 the band recorded a demo under the name "Zephyr". Cable recalls he was the one who suggested that Jones be the singer, as his dad was a singer back in the sixties who supported Roy Orbison. Later, Jones invited Paul Rosser and Chris Davies to play on bass guitar and keyboards, respectively. After some time practising in Jones' dad's garage, Nicholas Geake joined in on guitar. Jones heard Cable played drums so asked if he wanted to jam together. Kelly Jones and Stuart Cable lived on the same street in the Welsh village of Cwmaman. History Formation and early years (1986–1991) The band is part of the Cardiff music scene. The band have also been praised for their live performances, which have landed them headlining slots at many of the UK and Ireland's most high-profile music festivals, including Reading and Leeds in 2000, Glastonbury in 2002, V Festival in 2002, the Isle of Wight in 20, Oxegen in 2010, Tramlines Festival and TRNSMT in 2018, and Latitude in 2019. Upon their release of Pull the Pin, they achieved five consecutive UK number one albums. Having sold around 10 million copies worldwide by 2016, Stereophonics are one of the most successful Welsh rock acts. The band reached mainstream success with the release of Performance and Cocktails (and its promotional singles " The Bartender and the Thief", " Just Looking" and " Pick a Part That's New") in 1999 and have achieved a total of ten top-ten singles as well as one number one: " Dakota" (2005). Stereophonics' debut album, Word Gets Around, was released in August 1997 and charted at number six in the UK, aided by the singles " Local Boy in the Photograph", " More Life in a Tramps Vest" and " A Thousand Trees". A successful compilation album, Decade in the Sun, was released in November 2008 and charted at number two on the UK Album Chart.ĭescribed as "classic UK rock delivered with whiskey vocals", the band have been summarised as possessing a sound akin to the genres of alternative rock and "British traditional rock". Stereophonics have released twelve studio albums, including eight UK number one albums.
The group previously included Stuart Cable (1992–2003) and then Javier Weyler (2004–2012) on drums. The band consists of Kelly Jones (lead vocals, lead guitar, keyboards), Richard Jones (no relation) (bass guitar, harmonica, backing vocals), Adam Zindani (rhythm guitar, backing vocals), Jamie Morrison (drums, percussion) and touring member Tony Kirkham (keyboards). Stereophonics are a Welsh rock band formed in 1992 in the village of Cwmaman in the Cynon Valley, Wales.
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