Mike Kerr (vocals/bass) and Ben Thatcher (drums) formed Royal Blood in Brighton, England, and released their self-titled double-Platinum debut album in 2014. Its thrilling and visceral sound of bass played like a lead guitar with thunderous drums immediately engaged a huge audience. Their reputation continued to explode with the similarly successful follow-up, 2017’s How Did We Get So Dark?
To date, Royal Blood have achieved four UK #1 albums, in the process selling over 2 million albums worldwide. Their acclaim has included the BRIT Award for “Best British Group” plus further accolades at the NME and Kerrang! Awards as well as a Mercury Prize nomination. What’s more, they’ve made a major international impact, hitting the Top 10 in a further seven territories and peaking at #2 on the US Alternative Album chart. Further US success has included three #1 hits at Rock Radio, plus four Top 20 records at Alternative Radio and commanding critical praise in influential media outlets such as Rolling Stone, Loudwire, Guitar World and many more.
The duo is just as big an attraction in the live arena. In 2017 they played three sold-out nights at London’s Alexandra Palace to a total of 30,000 people, in 2022 they sold out tours across the EU and USA, as well as a UK run which saw them sell out 9 arenas across the country. They’ve also hit festivals such as Coachella and Glastonbury, toured with Foo Fighters and Queens of the Stone Age, and headlined shows as far afield as Los Angeles, Tokyo and Sydney.
