Departure Lounge with Snow Patrol
Episode 327, Aug 11, 2019, 12:19 AM
Over a twenty-five year career, Snow Patrol have carved out a unique place for themselves.
Since their 1998 debut, Songs for Polarbears, the band have racked up an impressive number of critical and commercial accolades, including over 17 million global album sales, 1+ billion global track streams, 5 UK Platinum Albums, an Ivor Novello award and have been nominated for a Grammy and Mercury Music Prize.
Snow Patrol’s album Wildness, their first studio album in seven years, was released last year reaching #2 in the UK album charts and going gold in the process.
The band recently performed to 35,000 fans in Bangor, Northern Ireland at their own festival Ward Park 3, which celebrated the music of Northern Ireland with all 11 artists on the bill from NI, and featured a career defining performance by the band, including a special guest appearance from Bono.
Ahead of their show in Melbourne, lead singer Gary Lightbody checked in with Stampsy and Andy to chat about the Snow Patrol legacy and how he prepared for his (10 second) appearance in Game of Thrones.
Since their 1998 debut, Songs for Polarbears, the band have racked up an impressive number of critical and commercial accolades, including over 17 million global album sales, 1+ billion global track streams, 5 UK Platinum Albums, an Ivor Novello award and have been nominated for a Grammy and Mercury Music Prize.
Snow Patrol’s album Wildness, their first studio album in seven years, was released last year reaching #2 in the UK album charts and going gold in the process.
The band recently performed to 35,000 fans in Bangor, Northern Ireland at their own festival Ward Park 3, which celebrated the music of Northern Ireland with all 11 artists on the bill from NI, and featured a career defining performance by the band, including a special guest appearance from Bono.
Ahead of their show in Melbourne, lead singer Gary Lightbody checked in with Stampsy and Andy to chat about the Snow Patrol legacy and how he prepared for his (10 second) appearance in Game of Thrones.