DUBLIN

1999 -

OVERVIEW Disillusioned by bland bands getting away with murder, La Rocca formed in Cardiff in 1999. The 4 members of La Rocca hatched a plan to fuse melody, noise and energy to win over the worlds ears. Songs were written, shows were played and people began to pay attention. The notebooks of singer / guitarist Bjorn Baillie quickly became the starting point for the vast majority of La Rocca's material. Bjorn's tales of late nights, good times and loves lost, together with the frenetic bass and drums of Simon Baillie and Alan Redmond and the manic yet beautiful backdrop of Nick Haworths keyboard soon combined to give La Rocca their unique sound. La Rocca take their name from the neon sign outside the nightclub of ill-repute they worked in while in college and the band made their debut release on last summers 'Commemoration and Amnesia' compilation album, along with Manic Street Preachers, Catatonia and Super Furry Animals. The band performed at both the Witness Festival and 'In The City' music convention in Summer 2000. This was followed up in October 2000, with the release of debut single 'Dependence Theme'. The band head to the states in March 2001 for a performance at the South by Southwest music convention in Texas. This will be followed by the release of the second single - 'This Life'. 1999 - Band formed 2000 - Release of 'Dependence Theme' single 2001 - La Rocca represent Ireland at the SXSW Festival in Austin, Texas 2002 - Release of 'Are You Sure?' E.P. 2003 - Release of 'Sing Song Sung' single 2004 - Future Kings Of Spain are chosen to represent Ireland at the SXSW festival in Austin, Texas. 2006 - Release of 'Sing Song Sung' E.P. in the US [10 January] - Release of 'The Truth' album in the United States [08 August] 2008 - Release of 'The Truth' album in Ireland [22 February] - Release of 'OK Okay' album in the United States [30 September]