The Beat: Two Door Cinema Club

By Jaymee Pride

           

Alex Trimble, Sam Halliday and Kevin Baird make up Two Door Cinema Club.  They are an alternative indie pop/rock band from Bangor in Northern Ireland.  Halliday and Trimble met while attending Bangor Grammar School an all boys school for students aged eleven to eighteen, it is notable for its high exam scores.  They met Baird, their other bandmate while hanging out with friends.  They began playing together at the age of sixteen under the name of “Life Without Rory” and competed in a television show on the BBC, but they placed last. 

            Later, after their first attempt, they formed a band under a different name.  Their unique name came from Halliday’s mispronunciation of a local movie theater called Tudor Cinema and the trio has been known as Two Door Cinema Club since then.  They released their first EP titled  “Four Words to Stand On” in 2008 and from that the band got buzz from social media sites like MySpace.  The band has grown big enough to book and sell out international stages and festivals.  This summer they played Glastonbury in the UK and Lollapalooza in the US and Chile.  They are on their way to selling out the 02 Arena in London that holds about 20,000, all of the standing tickets have all ready sold out.  They are currently on their North American tour promoting their album “Beacon” that was released in September of last year. 

They are playing Water Street Music Hall in Rochester, NY October 12, 2013.  It is a show that I am fortunate to have tickets for.  The band sold out Water Street, which holds 1300 people.  Two Door Cinema Club are worth a listen.  Their catchy lyrics are sung by Trimble, backed by Baird’s bass and driven by Halliday’s lead guitar.  Their music is youthful and fun and their delivery and performances are great!