Travis Tickets

Travis is a pop rock group originating from Glasgow in Scotland. The band is headed by Fran Healy, the lead singer and rhythm guitar player. Also in the band are Andy Dunlop, the lead guitarist and sometimes banjo player, Neil Primrose, the drummer and Dougie Payne, the bassist. Their name comes from the movie “Paris, Texas”, where the character played by Harry Dean Stanton was named ‘Travis’. This summer, the band will be playing at various music events, including the “Belladrum” and the “Norwegian Festival”. Be sure to catch the group live by grabbing Travis tickets.

Travisoriginally began as a Britpop band but has since ventured into soft and indie rock as well. They released their first ever album back in September of 1997 called “Good Feeling”. This album did particularly well in the UK, spending over nine weeks in the Top 100 albums, and debuting at number nine on the “UK Albums Charts”. The album was relatively well received; the singles, however, did not do as well commercially. Their top song, “All I Want to Do is Rock” only managed to crack number 39. Their success was lukewarm at most, and they needed something to catapult them into the mainstream. And so, it was with their follow up record, “The Man Who” that band began to have an identity in the music industry.

“The Man Who” was just what Travis needed to reintroduce themselves, pleasing their core fans and gaining new ones in the process. This album remained on the top spot for a long time, and spent a total of 104 weeks on the charts. This run continued onto their next album titled “The Invisible Band”. This too opened at number one where it stayed for a good four weeks. Altogether, it spent around 54 weeks on the charts. “12 Memories”, their next album did not manage to open at number one; however, it had a decent debut at number three and received a platinum certification. This album enjoyed an eleven week stay on the charts.

Later on, the band put together an album called “Singles” where they compiled some of their greatest hits. This record debuted in the top 5. Their following two records 2007’s “The Boy With No Name” and 2008’s “Ode to J. Smith” enjoyed similar chart success. By this time, they had proven not only with their style of music and status, but also with their longevity and chart performance that Travis is a band that is here to stay. Their fans can buy Travis tickets with the full knowledge that they would put on a great show each time, no matter where in the world they perform.

Other than their solo work, the band has been known to have a few high profile collaborative works in their portfolio as well. They have played alongside Sir Paul McCartney of the Beatles, the band Oasis, in particular with the members Jason Falkner and Noel Gallagher, and with Graham Nash from the Hollies. Traviswas also featured on “Tumble and Fall”, a single by Feeder. On this track, they played instruments and performed backup vocals towards the end. This collaboration was, in fact, the result of a pure coincidence since the two bands happened to be recording in studios next to each other at the same time. They have been known to surprise their audiences at various shows by pulling out guest performers.

Travis has also performed a cover of the Oasis track, “Half the World Away”. This cover was used as the theme music to “The Adam and Joe Show”. In the summer of 2007, the band also performed a tribute to the Beatles by recording their version of “Lovely Rita”. They got so dedicated to preserving the authenticity of the original song that they went as far as to travelling all the way to “Abbey Road Studios” to record the guitars so that they could create the same acoustics.

Audiences who want to know what the band sound like live before getting Travis tickets should definitely check out their live recording of the song, “Before You Were Young”, which they performed for the “Enough Project”. Their talent as competent live performers is at its best on the track, as is their philanthropic work for creating a better in Conga. Their live shows are one not to be ignored for fans have without question, never been disappointed.