Keane Tickets Continued
Keane is comprised of bandmembers Tim Rice-Oxley (piano,
bass, keyboards, backing vocals), Tom Chaplin (vocals, keyboards,
organ) and Richard Hughes (drums, backing vocals). Keane, who
started off as a cover band, name their biggest influences as The
Beatles, U2,
Oasis, REM, The Smiths, Radiohead, Queen, Pet Shop Boys and Paul Simon.
In February 2000, Keane released their first single, "Call
Me What You Like", of which 500 copies were produced at their home and
sold at the pubs where they played. Another single, "Wolf At The
Door", limited to 50 copies, followed a year later. This latter single
is Keane's most wanted item by fans and it has been valued for
over £1000. In October 2003, the single "This Is The Last Time"
was released in the UK and in the United States. This was the only
Keane single ever sold in the United States with about 4000
copies released within the two countries. After this single,
Keane signed to Island and released the single "Somewhere Only
We Know", which reached number three on the UK Singles Chart in
February 2004, a place only reached again by "Is It Any Wonder?" in
2006.
Keane's debut album, Hopes and Fears, was released
May 10, 2004 in the UK, debuting at number one on the UK Albums Chart.
The album went on to become the second-biggest selling album of the
year in the UK, losing the top spot to Scissor Sisters on the final day of the year by only 502
copies. Keane's latest album, Under the Iron Sea, was
released in 2006 and features the singles "Atlantic", "Is It Any
Wonder?" and "Crystal Ball".
