Gallops are a British experimental rock and electronica band from Wrexham, Wales, that formed in 2007.
Their first demo was home recorded and titled "Crutches"; this gained the attention of BBC Introducing in the UK within a couple of months of the band forming.
[1] In 2010, the band headlined the BBC Introducing stage at Reading and Leeds Festivals[2] In the same year they released a self-titled EP/7" double A-side and their track "Miami Spider" was used in an O2 television commercial in Germany.
In 2011, Gallops toured extensively and performed well-received showcases at South by Southwest[3] in Austin and The Great Escape Festival in Brighton.
In April 2012 they performed at Kaikoo Popwave festival in Tokyo alongside OOIOO, Envy and Melt-Banana before their headline tour of China in July.