Biography

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Rounder Records
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“A potent force in British rock music has arrived,” proclaimed MOJO in their 5-STAR review, and well, yes they have. Driven by the gritty, soulful vocals of Phil Campbell, the mastery of guitarists Paul Sayer and Luke Potashnick and a powerhouse of a rhythm section delivered by Nick Fyffe on bass and Damon Wilson on drums, The Temperance Movement is set to splash down stateside with the release of their 12-song, self-titled debut album on February 3rd, 2015 via Fantasy/Concord.

Live on arrival, the U.K. five-piece is bracing for maximum impact having just been selected as the next iHeartRadio On The Verge Artist, a six week program that begins on February 16th and includes on-air exposure as well as significant digital and social support across iHeartMedia's network.   The program is based on key tracks and artists that iHeartMedia's programmers are collectively passionate about and the highly successful program has proven instrumental in the development of emerging acts such as Banks, Iggy Azalea, Tove Lov, Royal Blood and many others.  The vote of confidence from iHeartMedia, the leading media company in America with a greater reach than any radio or television outlet, assures massive audience exposure for the anthemic first single, “Take It Back,” on radio stations across the country.
Electrifying fans of timeless, British-invasion song craft and superb musicianship, The Temperance Movement deftly fuse inspirations such as The Stones, Faces, Little Feat, Bobby Womack and acknowledged catalysts The Black Crowes, into their own authentic blast of blues’n’soul drenched rock’n’roll.  

Relentless gigging in the U.K. has already built the band a strong live rep, exemplified during the summer of 2014 when, at the special invitation of Mick Jagger, The Temperance Movement joined the Rolling Stones as opening act on dates in Berlin, Vienna, Zurich, and Dusseldorf.
Unabashedly enthusiastic about touring America, the band will play their first-ever American shows when they hit the U.S. for a slate of gigs with Atlanta rabble rockers Blackberry Smoke from February 18th through May 9th, 2015.  Their full U.S. tour is listed below.

As it turns out out, referencing the 19th century social movement that called for abstinence from alcohol in their name, was not the booze-soaked ironic gesture it might appear to be on the surface. "Phil had the name and when he said it we all just liked the sound of it," recalls Luke. "For us it has a broader meaning. It makes me think of living in a temperate society in the sense of people looking after each other. Trying to be a little bit better to each other, more understanding and kind, temperance in that sense. It fits with what we want to do, which is make music the right way, make it honest, make it true."
Welcome to The Temperance Movement.  

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The Temperance Movement U.S. Tour: 

     Feb 18    Ryman Auditorium    Nashville, TN            
     Feb 19    The Pageant    Saint Louis, MO            
     Feb 20    Uptown Theatre    Kansas City, MO            
     Feb 21    Fillmore Auditorium    Denver, CO            
     Feb 24    The Bourbon Theater    Lincoln, NE            
     Feb 26    Wooly's    Des Moines, IA            
     Feb 27    First Avenue    Minneapolis, MN            
     Feb 28    Boondocks    Springfield, IL            
     Mar 05    Rave    Milwaukee, WI            
     Mar 06    Joe's Sports Bar    Chicago, IL            
     Mar 07    The Fillmore Detroit    Detroit, MI            
     Mar 11    Meyer Theater    Green Bay, WI            
     Mar 12    Majestic Theatre    Madison, WI            
     Mar 13    Egyptian Room at Old National Centre    Indianapolis, IN            
     Mar 14    Mercury Ballroom    Louisville, KY            
     Mar 19    House of Blues Cleveland    Cleveland, OH            
     Mar 20    The Electric Factory    Philadelphia, PA            
     Mar 21    Carnegie Music Hall    Munhall, PA            
     Mar 22    Town Ballroom    Buffalo, NY            
     Mar 24    Higher Ground Ballroom    South Burlington, VT            
     Mar 26    State Theatre    Portland, ME            
     Mar 27    House of Blues Boston    Boston, MA            
     Mar 28    Webster Hall    New York, NY            
     Apr 08     The NorVa    Norfolk, VA            
     Apr 09     The National    Richmond, VA            
     Apr 10     The Fillmore Silver Spring    Silver Spring, MD            
     Apr 11     LC Pavilion    Columbus, OH            
     Apr 16     The Ritz    Raleigh, NC            
     Apr 17     The Fillmore Charlotte    Charlotte, NC            
     Apr 18     House of Blues Myrtle Beach    North Myrtle Beach, SC            
     Apr 22     Music Farm Columbia    Columbia, SC            
     Apr 23     Music Farm    Charleston, SC            
     Apr 25     House of Blues Orlando    Orlando, FL            
     Apr 30     Emos    Austin, TX            
     May 01    House of Blues    New Orleans, LA            
     May 02    House of Blues    New Orleans, LA            
     May 07    House of Blues    Houston, TX            
     May 08    House of Blues    Dallas, TX            
     May 09    The Aztec Theater    San Antonio, TX         
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