Major Major (band)

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Major Major
Origin	Liverpool, England
Genres	Indie rock
Years active	2006–2011
Labels	Unsigned
Members	Conor Clarke Neil Owen Louis Cooper James Knight
Website	majormajor.co.uk

Major Major were an English indie rock band from Liverpool, England.^[1][2]

History

On 4 January 2008, Major Major became the first band to perform at the Liverpool Echo Arena, where they supported The Farm in front of ambassadors for European Capital of Culture 2008.

The group reached the final of Now That's What We Call Culture on 8 August 2008, which was held at the Liverpool Echo Arena. The band reached the final after progressing through heats judged by Phil Redmond and Jennifer Ellison.

Glastonbury 2009

Major Major became the first confirmed act for Glastonbury Festival 2009,^[3] after winning the Rockstar Bands competition on 5 September 2008.^[4] The competition was backed by the Glastonbury Festival organiser Michael Eavis and Peter Gabriel. As winners of the competition, they also played a live set at the Pilton Equinox Party on Friday 18 September – along with Franz Ferdinand and The Ting Tings.^[5]

Band members

• Conor Clarke – Vocals and guitar
• Neil Owen – Lead guitar and vocals
• Louis Cooper – Bass guitar and vocals
• James Knight – Drums
• Liam Dobie - Drums

Track listing

Promo CD 1

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Elephant in the Room"	2:39
2.	"Lady Salsa"	2:22
3.	"Now You've Done it"	2:40
4.	"Play the idiot"	3:22
5.	"Colours"	3:08
Total length:		14:34

Promo CD 2

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Window Shopping"	0:00
2.	"Talk in Your Sleep"	0:00
3.	"Heart Attack"	0:00
4.	"Who's Who"	0:00
5.	"Lights Out"	0:00
6.	"Made up my Mind"	0:00
7.	"Poser"	0:00
8.	"Were Coming Alive"	0:00
Total length:		00:00

References

1. "Major Major". Archived from the original on 25 September 2005. Retrieved 22 August 2005.
2. "Unsigned: Major Major". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
3. "First act for Glastonbury 2009 announced | NME.COM". NME. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
4. "First act confirmed for Glastonbury Festival 2009 - winner of last weekend's Rockstar competition announced". Archived from the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 23 September 2008.
5. "Franz Ferdinand play 'Glastonbury party' drummer-less | NME.COM". NME. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2020.