They announced a spring tour back in November and sold out the dates in almost every city. I remember enjoying the set, but not to the point where it received praise in my top 10 power rankings from the weekend.įast forward to less than one year later and Walk the Moon is one of the most demanded bands in the country. I caught most of their set, along with 500-600 other people. The Ohio based group had an afternoon slot on the second smallest stage. I saw Walk the Moon for the first time in spring of 2012, playing at Big Guava Music Fest. 2014 saw the release of their sophomore album, “Talking Is Hard.” The release also had them doing the television show rounds as well as having them play summer music festivals all around the country. The song was named Song of the Summer by Esquire magazine, and was featured on various television ads and shows, like the popular teenage drama, Vampire Diaries. Their first record with RCA Records in 2012, “Walk The Moon” EP included most of the tracks from “I Want! I Want!” including their hit song “Anna Sun,” which received successful amounts of radio airplay, putting the band on the map. The band, who would perform with painted faces, started a tradition of having enough paint for the audience to throw about during their shows, making their live shows hugely popular.
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By 2011 they were touring as the support for various bands such as Panic! At the Disco, Weezer, and Grouplove. By the end of that same year, the band recorded and self-released their first album, “I Want! I Want!” gaining them a huge following that led to their signing with RCA Records.
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Originally from Cinncinnati, Ohio, keyboardist and lead vocalist, Nicholas Petricca started the band in 2008, and after a few lineup changes, the band solidified in 2010 with bassist Kevin Ray, drummer Sean Waugaman and guitarist Eli Maiman.