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Q1. Where are you from?

Lucan, Dublin.

Q2. Musical influences?

Creedence Clear Water Revival, Canned Heat, Rory Gallagher, Led Zep, Thin Lizzy, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Doors.

Q3. What’s your song writing process?

Generally Our singer (Mal) comes down to the studio with a song or the bones of a song together and we would flesh it out, and arrange it. But sometimes a song comes out of a spontaneous jam!

Q4. Most bizarre gig experience?

We were touring Germany, and arrived in some tiny village, we played in a family run restaurant and the stage was a billiard table with a sheet of ply wood on top of it!! It was shaking the whole time!!

Q5. If you could share the stage with anyone, who would it be and why?

Probably John Fogerty, I just love the way he writes!

 

In their own words

Dublin rockers The Riptide Movement are riding the crest of a wave, in little over 18
months they have produced a top twenty debut album “What about the tip jars?” and
four successive Official Irish charting singles, and with cumulative sales of 20,000
copies, The Riptide Movement are a band on the rise.

Renowned for their phenomenal live shows, 2010 was a busy year on the live circuit
with a 30 date national tour, sold out shows at Whelan’s, supports with the Coronas,
Jack L, The Jim Jones Revue, Johnny Flynn, The Delorentos, Lissie, The Walls and The
Chapters , a 12 date UK tour including supports with the Doves, Frightened Rabbit,
Billy Bragg and James Yuill , and a 16 date German tour including sold out shows in
the “Warehouse” Hamburg and with superb performances on the festival circuit at
Electric Picnic, Ben & Jerry’s Sundae on the common, Indiependence, Sea sessions,
Glasgowbury, Templehouse and Vantastival. The Riptide Movement are a band that
must be seen live.

2011 will begin with a 5 date tour of Russia in January, the release of new
album “Hot Tramp” in February, a 7 date German tour in March that will include a
headline performance at “the loud and nasty” festival Hamburg, and a 20 date tour
of the U.S in April, which will include shows in New York, Nashville, Houston and
L.A.

“A Thrilling live proposition, that leaves crowds wondering how on earth they haven’t passed out!” Hot Press.

“An Awesome band, Hendrix himself would be shaking in his boots!” Eric Bell- Thin Lizzy.

“The Irish Rolling Stones, 5 stars!!”- Bee Hive City

 

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