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Prior to their return to Lollapalooza, the band also performed twice at Bonnaroo, once in June 2007 and in 2009. In August 2009, Cage the Elephant played for the first time at Lollapalooza in Chicago, as well as San Francisco's Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival on August 30, 2009.
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The group made a national TV appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman, performing "Ain't No Rest for the Wicked" in July 2009. They appeared on Everybody Loves Lil' Chris in October 2008.
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It was also featured as ITunes' free single of the week for the week of April 12, 2009.Ĭage the Elephant appeared as a support act on tour with The Pigeon Detectives in early 2008, and for Silversun Pickups and Manchester Orchestra in 2009.
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Their single " Ain't No Rest for the Wicked" reached number 32 on the UK Singles Chart and was featured in the Gearbox Software video game Borderlands, as well as in the 2010 movie The Bounty Hunter. They released their eponymous debut album, Cage the Elephant, on Jin the United Kingdom and Apin the United States, Japan, Australia, and Canada, to mostly favorable reviews. with Jools Holland with Coldplay, Sia, Glen Campbell, John Mellencamp, and Amy LaVere (all of whom served as audience to the band). In 2008, they appeared on the British show Later. At the time, Lincoln Parish was only 16 years old, so in order to be able to move, his parents had to sign over parental guardianship to the band. They then moved to London, England, to the Leyton area on the outskirts of the city. Their first tour was as a support act for Queens of the Stone Age in Canada. The band signed with Relentless Records after showcasing at the 2007 South by Southwest music festival. Early years and Cage the Elephant (2007–2010) He hugged Shultz and kept repeating the sentence "You have to cage the elephant" over and over again. The band's name, according to lead singer Matt Shultz, came from an incident in 2006 when a mentally disturbed man approached the band after a show. Matt Shultz was also in an experimental punk band in middle school called Left Nostril. Members of Cage the Elephant had previously been involved in the band Perfect Confusion when they were in high school and released a self-titled LP in 2005. Matthan Minster formed a band called YOURS in 2010. Cage got to know him through their friendship with that band. Nick Bockrath is part of the band Nicos Gun and previously played bass with Morning Teleportation. Daniel Tichenor held a job at Lowe's and Jared Champion worked in a pet store. He left to work at a sandwich bar with Brad Shultz, who had previously worked in telemarketing. In an interview with the "Rock It Out!" blog for Consequence of Sound, he said he felt like if he did not quit that job, he would be stuck there for the rest of his life.
History Previous careers īefore he was a band member for Cage the Elephant, Matt Shultz worked in construction as a plumber.
Their fifth studio album, Social Cues, was released in 2019. The band released a live album, Unpeeled, in 2017. The band's fourth album, Tell Me I'm Pretty, was produced by Dan Auerbach and released in 2015. The band's third album, Melophobia, was released in 2013 as the band's concerted effort to find its own distinct musical identity. The band's second album, Thank You, Happy Birthday, was released in 2011 and was heavily influenced by punk rock as well as bands such as Pixies and Nirvana. Lincoln Parish served as the band's lead guitarist from their formation in 2006 until 2013, when he left on good terms to pursue a career in producing.
It was influenced by classic rock, '90s alternative, blues, punk rock and funk music. The band's first album was released to much success, spawning several successful radio singles and gained the band a large following in both the United States and the United Kingdom. The band currently consists of Matt Shultz (vocals), his older brother Brad Shultz (rhythm guitar), Nick Bockrath (lead guitar), Matthan Minster (guitar, keyboards), Daniel Tichenor (bass), and Jared Champion (drums). They relocated to England and settled in London in 2008, shortly before their self-titled first album was released. Cage the Elephant is an American rock band formed in 2006 in Bowling Green, Kentucky.