White Light Parade are a Post-Punk/Alternative Rock band

Rock Band

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 from Leeds/Bradford, West Yorkshire, England

West Yorkshire

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. The band originally consisted of Danny Yates (Lead Vocals/Lead Guitar), Jono Yates (Vocals/Rhythm Guitar), Nici Todd (Drums) and Tom Emmett (Bass). The band has recently recruited Biz (Keys/Synths/Samples) and Lloyd Swaine (Lead Guitar), taking the band forward into a new direction and leaving Danny to concentrate on being the front man of the band.

WLP* are signed to London independent record label, Split Records.

The band has supported and toured the UK and Europe with bands such as: Fightstar

Fightstar

Fightstar are an English alternative rock band from London. They formed in 2003 and their lineup comprises lead vocalist, guitarist and keyboardist Charlie Simpson, guitarist and vocalist Alex Westaway, bass guitarist Dan Haigh and drummer Omar Abidi...

, The Subways

The Subways

The Subways are an English alternative rock / indie rock band. Their debut album, Young For Eternity, was released on 4 July 2005 in the UK and February 14, 2006 in the U.S. Their second album, All or Nothing, was released on 30 June 2008 and their third album Money and Celebrity debuted on the...

, Twin Atlantic

Twin Atlantic

Twin Atlantic are an alternative rock band from Glasgow, Scotland. The band is composed of Sam McTrusty , Barry McKenna , Ross McNae and Craig Kneale ....

, Ash

Ash (band)

Ash are an alternative rock band that formed in Downpatrick, Northern Ireland in 1992. The band has sold 8 million albums worldwide.-Band beginning, Trailer and 1977 :...

, Volbeat, The Enemy

The Enemy (UK band)

The Enemy are an English rock band formed in Coventry in 2006, signed to Warner Music Group . In June 2007, The Enemy played twice at Glastonbury Festival, first in the 'Guardian Lounge' on Saturday and then the much larger 'Other Stage' on Sunday. They also headlined on the Saturday night of T in...

, & Kasabian.
They have also played Sold Out shows including The Cockpit in Leeds and were also on the bill for Bingley Music Live

Bingley Music Live

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 alongside members from The Jam

The Jam

The Jam were an English punk rock/New Wave/mod revival band active during the late 1970s and early 1980s. They were formed in Woking, Surrey. While they shared the "angry young men" outlook and fast tempos of their punk rock contemporaries, The Jam wore smartly tailored suits rather than ripped...

 and The Bluetones

The Bluetones

The Bluetones were an English indie rock band, formed in Hounslow, Greater London, in 1993. The band's members were Mark Morriss on vocals, Adam Devlin on guitar, Scott Morriss on bass guitar, and Eds Chesters on drums. A fifth member, Richard Payne, came on board between 1998 and 2002...

, playing to thousands of people.

WLP* released their Limited Edition

Special edition

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 debut single 'Wait For The Weekend' in February 2008, it charted at a very respectable #17 on the Official UK Indie Chart, as well as receiving critical acclaim and support from XFM.

The follow-up single 'Turning All The Lights Down', released in May 2008, broke into the top 10 of the Official UK Indie Chart placing at #6 and spent 3 weeks in the top 40. The single received support from Huw Stephens on BBC Radio 1.

'Riot In The City', the b-side

A-side and B-side

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 to their debut single, is featured on multi-million selling Rockstar Games

Rockstar Games

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 video game

Computer and video games

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, Grand Theft Auto

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 IV.

The band's debut album 'House Of Commons' was released on 25 May 2009, produced by Pete Miles (The King Blues

The King Blues

The King Blues are a punk band from London, England, credited for fusing ska and folk together with influences from punk rock and hardcore punk. Tariq Ali described the band's sounds as 'rough, radical music that should unsettle the rulers of this country. A new generation of musicians are...

), with strong support from; SkySports, BBC Radio, XFM, Kerrang!, RockSound & Big Cheese.

WLP* have collaborated with Sonic Boom Six

Sonic Boom Six

Sonic Boom Six are a five-piece rock band from Manchester, United Kingdom. Their eclectic sound combines different elements of several genres and has been described by Kerrang! as "taking ska, pop, grime, dubstep, punk and metal apart, then rebuilding them as a hyperactive hybrid"...

 and Itch

Itch

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 from The King Blues

The King Blues

The King Blues are a punk band from London, England, credited for fusing ska and folk together with influences from punk rock and hardcore punk. Tariq Ali described the band's sounds as 'rough, radical music that should unsettle the rulers of this country. A new generation of musicians are...

on the b-side 'Rebellion Call'. The band can be heard regularly on SkySports over highlights and introductions to programmes, games and matches etc.

White Light Parade* are currently working on songs and recording demos for their next album, in among playing shows showcasing new material over the coming months.

Discography

Singles:

Wait For The Weekend Official UK Indie Charts #17

Turning All The Lights Down Official UK Indie Charts #6

Wake Up

We Start Fires

Albums:

House Of Commons (2009)