Prime Circle

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Prime Circle
Origin Johannesburg, South Africa
Genres
Years active2000–present
LabelsDavid Gresham Records, EMI, Universal Music, Electro Mode, Virgin Records
Members
  • Marco Gomes
  • Dale Schnettler
  • Dirk Bisschoff
  • Neil Breytenbach
  • Gavin Edwards
Past members
  • Ross Learmonth
  • Gerhard Venter
Website www.primecircleband.com

Prime Circle are a South African rock band, based in Johannesburg. The band has released 8 studio albums [1] and achieved either gold or platinum status in South Africa. The band has expanded its audience to England and Europe where they are represented by a German agent and have signed an international recording deal, [2] performing at festivals and their own shows in Germany. [1]

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Early years

Prime Circle was formed in the mining town of Witbank, Mpumalanga in December 2000. [3] The band signed with independent local label, David Gresham Records in 2002, whose first two albums are considered to have defined the band's signature sound and style. [3] In 2008, Prime Circle signed to EMI Music South Africa. [4] From 2014 Prime Circle release Let The Night in, If you Don't you Never Will and Live World through with Electro Mode.

Career landmarks

2016

Awards and nominations

Prime Circle have won several South African Music Awards for their albums and music videos, including Best Music Video of the Year at the SAMA XXI category as well as nominated for the MTV Africa Music Awards for Best Pop & Alternative Act and Best Music Video of the Year for their single DOORS off their album Let The Night In. The band was also nominated for Best Artist in African Rock at the All Africa Music Awards.

In 2023 Afri-Indie awarded Prime Circle the Highest Honour: Rock Royalty Award

Concert tours

2007: Dubai Desert Rock Festival, Dubai.
      Headliners for Dubai Desert Rock Festival included the likes of Iron Maiden, Stone Sour, In Flames, Incubus, Prodigy, The Bravery and more.

2010: Rock 'n India, India.

2011: Reload Festival , Germany.
      Headliners ranged from Dropkick Murphys, Slash feat. Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators, Guano Apes, Puddle of Mudd and more.

2012: Homelandz Festival , UK.

2014: Graspop Metal Meeting, Belgium.
      Played on the main stage alongside headliners Black Sabbath, Carcass and Napalm Death.

2016: Stage was shared with the likes of Rammstein, Slayer, Anthrax, Babymetal, Iggy Pop, Biffy Clyro, Monster Truck, Nightwish, Shinedown, and Iron Maiden.

2017: O2 Academy Islington, London.

2017: Snow Tunes Festival , Australia.

Awards and nominations

YearOrganisationAwardNominatedResult
2005Johannesburg Choice AwardJohannesburg Choice AwardPrime CircleWon
FHMFHM AwardsPrime CircleWon
2009SAMA AwardsRecord of the Year"She always gets what she wants"Nominated
Best Rock Album – EnglishAll or NothingNominated
2010SAMA AwardsRecord of the Year"Consider Me"Nominated
Best Global Chart Live DVDAll or Nothing LIVE DVDNominated
2011SAMA AwardsRecord of the Year"Breathing"Nominated
Album of the YearJekyll & HydeWon
Best Duo or GroupPrime CircleNominated
Best Rock AlbumJekyll & HydeNominated
Best ProducerTheo Crous: Jekyll & HydeNominated
Best Album PackagingJekyll & HydeNominated
MKInternational Break Through ActPrime CircleWon
2012SAMA AwardsRecord of the Year"Turning in my sleep"Nominated
2013SAMA AwardsBest Rock AlbumEvidenceNominated
Best Video"Evidence"Nominated
Best ProducerTheo Crous: EvidenceNominated
2015Short&Sweet Music Video Awards [15] Best Rock Video"Doors"Won
SAMA Awards [16] Best Rock AlbumLet The Night InNominated
Best Producer of the YearDenholm Harding: Let The Night InNominated
Best EngineerBrendyn Rossouw: Let The Night InNominated
Music Video of the Year"Let The Night In"Won
MTN Africa Music AwardsVideo of the Year"Doors"Won
Best Pop & AlternativePrime CircleNominated [17]
All African Music Awards [18] Best African RockPrime CircleNominated
2018SAMA AwardsBest Rock Album"If you don't you never will"Nominated
Duo/Group of the yearPrime CircleNominated
2025Afri indi AwardsBest Rock Album"The World We Know"Won
Duo/Group of the yearPrime CircleWon
2025SAMA AwardsBest Rock Album"The World We Know"Nominated
Duo/Group of the yearPrime Circle

Band members

Current members
Former members

Timeline

Prime Circle

Discography

Studio albums

Compilations, special releases, Live Albums and DVD releases

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Prime Circle still getting around to writing new albums and touring | IOL Entertainment" . Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  2. ↑ "Prime Circle takes 'Pretty like the sun' on the road – Transafricaradio". Transafricaradio. 6 December 2017. Archived from the original on 1 August 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  3. 1 2 "David Gresham Record Company | The Rock Riff". therockriff.wordpress.com. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  4. ↑ "Prime Circle flying high | IOL Entertainment" . Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  5. ↑ "Prime Circle invests in dot2: South Africa's famous rock band fell in love with MA's console". DWR Distribution | Stage Lighting Equipment. 14 September 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  6. ↑ "ROCK IM REVIER – TAG 1: PRIME CIRCLE, POWERWOLF, GARBAGE, MANDO DIAO – metal-heads.de". metal-heads.de (in German). 27 May 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  7. ↑ apesmetal.com, Manuel Miksche -. "Prime Circle played the Olympiastadion at Rockavaria 2016 in Munich – APES METAL". www.apesmetal.com. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  8. ↑ "Rock in Vienna 2016". Festicket. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  9. ↑ "Prime Circle brings new album to PE". News24. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  10. ↑ "Programm | Prime Circle (ZAF) | LOGO Hamburg – Rock'n'Roll since 1974". www.logohamburg.de. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  11. ↑ UEFA.com. "Where and when: UEFA Champions Festival in Milan". UEFA . Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  12. ↑ "Metal-heads.de im Interview mit Ross Learmonth von PRIME CIRCLE – metal-heads.de". metal-heads.de (in German). 31 May 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  13. ↑ Zeitung, Taunus. "Rock auf der Burg in Königstein: Sturm auf die Festival-Festung | Taunus Zeitung" (in German). Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  14. ↑ Knop, Michelle (18 August 2016). "Partywochenende in der Hamelner Altstadt – Pflasterfest 2016". neue Woche (in German). Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  15. ↑ Short & Sweet "www.shortandsweetMVA.tv | Short & Sweet". Archived from the original on 6 April 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2015.. Retrieved on 2 April 2015
  16. ↑ SAMA 21 Nominees . Retrieved on 2 April 2015
  17. ↑ MAMA 2015 Nominees "MAMA 2015 - #MTVMAMA2015 Nominees Announced!". Archived from the original on 14 June 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2015.. Retrieved on 12 June 2015
  18. ↑ Afrima 2015 Nominees "Best African Rock". Archived from the original on 6 October 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2015.. Retrieved 2 October 2015
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