Genres Rock Labels Unsigned Genre Rock music Members Stuart Fletcher | Years active 2009 - Present Origin York, United Kingdom Record label We Could Be Astronauts Albums We Could Be Astronauts | |
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Associated acts The Seahorses, Hijak Oscar Website www.wecouldbeastronauts.com, WCBA Facebook, WCBA MySpace, WCBA Twitter Past members Mark Meilack
Alex Smith Similar Hijak Oscar, Mantra Vega, Boss Caine, Chris Helme, Morpheus Rising | ||
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We Could Be Astronauts are a British Rock band that formed in York in 2009. The band consists of Robert Hughes (vocals, guitar), Simon Himsworth (guitar, backing vocals), Stuart Fletcher (musician) (bass), Paul Heaney (guitar) and Dave Hartley (drums, backing vocals).
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Formation and early years (2009–2010)
In mid-2009 Dave Hartley (ex Hijak Oscar) and Mark Meilack (ex Hijak Oscar) were approached by Robert Hughes with a demo CD of 4 tracks.
Ex Idle Jack drummer Simon Himsworth and York-based guitarist Paul Heaney joined shortly after.
Mark left the band to move to Brighton to form a new band in October 2011. This opened a door for Stuart Fletcher (musician) who in the past played for The Seahorses, The Yards featuring fellow ex-Seahorse Chris Helme, and Rick Witter's current band, Rick Witter & The Dukes to join. He has also done session work for Happy Mondays, Saint Etienne, The Calling.
2011 to Present
In December 2011 the band supported Shed Seven at the O2 Academy Sheffield.
They were backed by York MP Hugh Bayley in the 2012 Rock The House competition.
The band played T In The Park festival on the BBC Introducing stage - Saturday 7 July at 18:30
They also played Stage 2 at Cambridge Rock Festival 2012
We Could Be Astronauts made it through to the International Finals of Surface Festival 2012 and played IndigO2#indigO2 in The O2 Arena (London) on 29 September 2012
They supported Benny Marchant at the Sheffield O2
Played the Hard Rock Cafe in Oslo
Discography
Current Plans
The band are currently booking a tour of the UK and writing their second album.
What's With The Name?
We Could Be Astronauts is based on a line taken from a One Eskimo song called Astronauts. The actual line is "We can be astronauts".
Press & Media Interest
We Could Be Astronauts have been aired on local radio stations as band of the week on Minster FM and part of the BBC introducing show on BBC Radio York
They have received the following reviews, interviews and features in print:
York Press - Rock The House Feature
York Press - Rock The House Feature
Soundsphere Mag
York Press - Surface Festival Feature
York Press - Charity Concert
One And Other - Charity Concert
One And Other - Charity Concert
One And Other - Bad For Lazarus Support Slot
Whisperin And Hollerin Review
Songs
Lost At SeaWe Could Be Astronauts · 2012
Astronauts Report: It Feels GoodWe Could Be Astronauts · 2012
Clockwok CemeteryWe Could Be Astronauts · 2012