"When we first started out," remembers James, "we just wanted to make music and have fun. We had absolutely no idea that we would have even a small amount of the success that has come our way already... and we're still only just getting started!"
Bradley Will "Brad" Simpson (born 28 July 1995, from Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands). He sings lead vocals and plays guitar. He met James Daniel McVey (born 30 April 1994 from Bournemouth in Dorset) via YouTube, and the duo began writing together.
James, for those that don't know, plays lead guitar and sings backing vocals. They needed a drummer and found Tristan Oliver Vance Evans (born 15 August 1994, from Exeter in Devon).
He was discovered on Facebook and became the third member of the as yet un-named group. But the group was not to be completed without the addition of bass player Connor Samuel John Ball (born 15 March 1996 in Aberdeen, Scotland but later moved to Warwickshire) via a mutual friend!
The Vamps were born!
Wake Up
"Wake Up" is their second album under their own label with the carrier single wake up. It is aptly named because they want their fans to wake up and enjoy their songs once again after a brief period of hiatus. Wake Up includes 18 songs and a very special free concert DVD from The Vamps recent sold out, headline shows at the O2 Arena.
The Vamps Wake Up World Tour at Mall of Asia Arena happened last January 30, 2016 with Before You Exit and special guest: The Tide - First time in Manila! It's #3LOGYinMANILA presented by Music Management International (MMI Live)
Connor wasn't able to join the cebu mall show at Robinson's galleria due to a knee injury which he got during their show in Hong Kong. He had to go home after the Manila concert and won't be in the rest of the tour.
Plans for 2016
They plan to do more writing and do more music for this year. For their record label, they plan to sign up more artists.
The Vamps label is a joint venture with the lads' record label EMI/Universal, and according to the boys they will be responsible for A&R – discovering and developing new talent, signing them, and working closely with the artist to write and produce their music. "Hopefully," says Connor, "We will be taking the acts on tour and supporting them along the way, it's our way of giving something back to other artists who are trying to make it."
Their first signing to the label is American teen guitar band The Tide. "We helped Tide member Austin Corini put the band together," reveals James, "and they are going to be so great, I really hope the fans will get behind and support them the same way that they have supported us."
Brad reveals, "We are so excited for the future, and that just makes us want to get even better at what we do. Making music is what we set out to do, and making more music is what we're going to keep on doing."
For The Vamps World Tour schedule, check out this link http://www.thevamps.net/world-tour/
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