DUBLIN

2000 -

OVERVIEW Future Kings Of Spain is formed. Drummer Bryan McMahon and bassist Anton Hegarty had been friends since they were kids. Bryan had met singer/guitarist Joey Wilson about 10 years earlier through a mutual love of music and started a band. That long-forgotten outfit and many more since have fallen by the wayside, and it wasn't until January 2000 that the trio started to rehearse together in earnest, locking themselves away in an old Georgian house for eight months to hone their sound. When they emerged, they had somehow evolved into Future Kings Of Spain, the perfect vehicle for Joey's songs of love, fear, anger and hope. 2000 - Future Kings Of Spain formed - Play their first gig in support of J Mascis at the Temple Bar Music Centre 2002 - Release of their debut Single 'A Place For Everything And Everything In Its Place' [September] 2003 - Release of 'Face I Know' single [March] - Release of 'Your Starlight' single [June] - Release of their emponymously titled debut album [August] - Release of 'Hanging Around' single 2004 - Release of 'Le Debemos' EP 2006 - Future Kings Of Spain perform as part of the Hard Working Class Heroes Festival in Dublin [13 - 15 October] 2007 - Release of 'Guess' single [04 May] - Release of 'Kick In The Teeth' single [27 July] - Release of 'Nervousystem' album [28 September] - Release of 'The Perfect Wait B-Sides' album as a digital download [01 October] 2008 - Future Kings Of Spain are nominated in the Best Irish Band category in the Meteor Ireland Music Awards. They also received nominations in the Best Irish Album category for 'Nervousystem' and Best Irish Live Performance section for their Village concert - Release of 'This Is The End' single [15 February] - Release of 'Syndicate' single [04 July]