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My Passion Announce New Line Up

• 19th Aug 2010

My Passion are pleased to announce an addition to their current lineup.

21 year old Jamie Nicholls is the latest addition to the My Passion camp. With the band now having finished the recording of their second album, “Inside the Machine” (due for release later this year), and seeing the band grow, it was time for the live show to take a step up. With the current drummer Jonathan exchanging his drum riser for Synths and guitars whilst continuing his dual vocals with Laurence, Jamie will be taking up duty of drums and keeping the guys together.

Laurence. Vocals:
“We have always intended on bringing live synths into our performance, until now we really haven't been able to, with touring non stop from our first release. But with the depth of sound on our new album “inside This Machine” it is the perfect time to expand on what we have done previously and to do these songs justice.

Jonathan will be moving forward to join us wielding synths, guitars & his voice, plus a host of other electronic toys, he is one of those guys that can pick up anything and play it, and is a key songwriter in the band so has been waiting a long time for this opportunity. It wasn't until we met Jamie and invited him down to the recording of the new album that we knew we would be able to expand into a five piece. It was so important that anyone joining us was as good a friend as they were a drummer and Jamie just slotted right in as bloody brilliant at both. The phone call to ask Jamie about how he'd feel drumming for us came from Jonathan on the morning of April fools day, as you can imagine he thought we were playing cruel and evil joke, but by the afternoon we had him down at the studio!”

Despite the laid back attitudes of the band, they are hardworking as ever and excited as ever.

Jamie:
“It's hard to control my excitement at joining one of the fastest growing bands in the country! I can't wait to hit the stage as part of My Passion in October – it's going to be AMAZING!”

Fresh from appearing on the sold out a Kerrang! Relentless Tour in Jan/Feb 2010 alongside All Time Low, The Blackout, Young Guns, and a successful tour of the UK and Europe with Kill Hannah, My Passion are set to tour the UK on a headline tour in October. Dates as follows:

October 2010 w/Dead by April & Guests

Fri 1st Cyprus Avenue, Cork
Sat 2nd Academy 2, Dublin
Sun 3rd Auntie Annies (matinee), Belfast
Sat 9th Concorde 2, Brighton
Sun 10th Joiners, Southampton
Mon 11th Orange Box, Yeovil
Tue 12th White Rabbit, Plymouth
Thur 14th Clwb ifor Bach, Cardiff
Fri 15th Academy 2, Bristol
Sat 16th Academy 3, Birmingham SOLD OUT
Sun 17th Roadhouse, Manchester
Tue 19th Cockpit 2, Leeds
Wed 20th Academy 2, Newcastle
Thu 21st King Tuts, Glasgow
Fri 22nd Ironworks, Inverness
Sat 23rd Canteen, Barrow In Furness
Mon 25th Library, Lancaster
Tue 26th Academy 2, Liverpool
Wed 27th Rock City, Nottingham
Thu 28th Crauford Arms, Milton Keynes
Fri 29th Arts Centre Norwich
Sun 31st Underworld, Camden SOLD OUT

Tickets are available from local box offices…

My Passions new album “Inside the Machine” will be released in late 2010.

“Seven Birds” a track from the forthcoming album is available for free download at link