Ellen and the Escapades

Ellen and the Escapades
Ellen and the Escapades
Background information
Origin	Leeds, England / San Francisco, [1] United States
Genres	Acoustic, Pop rock
Years active	2009–2015

Ellen and the Escapades were an acoustic/pop/rock band from Leeds, England. ^[2] In 2009, the band was chosen by BBC Introducing to perform at Reading Festival and Leeds Festival. ^{[2] [3]} The following year, Ellen and the Escapades won the Q Magazine/Glastonbury Emerging Talent Competition and performed on three of the festival's main stages. ^{[2] [1]}

The band received regular national radio play from BBC 6 Music and Amazing Radio. They have often also been played on BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio 2, as well as on XFM. Ellen and the Escapades played on The Black Isle Brewery Grassroots Stage on Saturday 4 August at the 2012 Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival near Beauly, Invernes-shire.

In February 2015, the band announced via their Facebook page that they would be breaking up. ^[4]

Releases

• "All The Crooked Scenes" (Single) – 2 April 2012 ^{[2] [5]}
• All The Crooked Scenes (Album) – 16 April 2012 ^{[2] [5]}
• "Without You" (Single Album Version) – 21 October 2012 ^{[2] [5]}
• "The Worlds Greatest" (Single) – 16 August 2012 ^{[2] [5]}
• "Lost Cause" (Single) – 2 June 2014 ^{[2] [5]}

References

1. Chris Salmon (15 April 2010). "First sight: Ellen and the Escapades | Music". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
2. "Ellen & The Escapades". Discogs. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
3. "Radio 1 – Reading & Leeds Festival – Ellen and the Escapades". BBC. 30 August 2009. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
4. "It is with a heavy heart that we say our... – Ellen and the Escapades | Facebook" . Retrieved 16 January 2017– via Facebook.
5. "Get millions of songs. All ad-free". Music.apple.com.