Биография

Four mates from Yorkshire, The Slates are a young rising indie-rock band who are passionate about their song writing and eagerness to get a crowd bouncing. The Slates formed in summer 2019 with front man Louis Barnes, guitarist Joe Briggs, bassist Jude Wales and drummer Zak Oldroyd. The band have succeeded to have plays on the BBC, series’ on Channel 4, played at the O2 Academy, YNOT Festival 2022, Isle Of Wight Festival 2023, and have played all around iconic Yorkshire venues. The Slates released their debut EP ‘u wot?’, including summer anthems, ‘Hello, Don't You Know?’ and ‘Shield Your Drink’ in the back end of 2022 which has gained them traction up and down the UK, as well as surpassing 100,000 streams across platforms and selling out their first headline show in Leeds in September 2022. The Slates are set to release their brand new single ‘What Have You Done?’ on Friday 4th August . “The song is about self development, and getting over someone, and reflecting on what the effect they had on you was. We feel like this song is a huge message to so many people, and we want to share this song with as many people as we possibly can. Finding yourself and being yourself is so important to everyone and everything, and as a band, we feel like we’re constantly evolving to be better people and to write bigger messages in our songs.” What Have You Done? The Brand New Single Friday 4th August