Tigress consists of vocalist Katy Jackson, guitarists Tom Harrison and Sean Bishop, bassist Jack Divey and drummer Joshua Coombes.
They gained traction after becoming one of the finalists for the Red Bull Bedroom Jam competition in 2011, which allowed them to perform at a number of high profile festivals that summer, including Sonisphere and Download.
[3] As The Hype Theory, they released their debut album Glory Days on 10 October 2011,[4] and its follow-up Captives on 27 May 2013, both through Small Town Records.
[5] On 27 August 2015, the band announced that they had officially changed their name to Tigress with immediate effect, and would subsequently no longer perform any material released as the Hype Theory.
It was co-produced by You Me at Six guitarist Max Helyer and John Mitchell at Outhouse Studios in Reading and mixed by Romesh Dodangoda.
The band's first show was performing at the Vans Warped Tour UK kick-off party at the Brooklyn Bowl in London on 14 September 2015.
In support of the Human EP release, 2016 saw Tigress go out on a short headline tour in June which included a sold-out show in the band's hometown of Chelmsford.
This was followed by a set at The Great Escape Festival in Brighton, performing with Green Day at British Summer Time in Hyde Park[11] and a tour of Russia and Eastern Europe with Billy Talent.
In October 2017, Tigress showcased at the BBC Music Introducing conference Amplify, supported The One Hundred in London and performed at 2Q Festival in Lincoln.
February 2018 saw Tigress open for Japan's Man With A Mission in London, followed by an appearance at Spring Break Festival in Poland on 21 April.
In early October 2019, Tigress went on a headline tour of the UK playing shows in Glasgow, Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham and London.
The band played alongside Don Broco, Deaf Havana, Yonaka, Hot Milk, Stay Free, Lizzy Farrall, Rob Lynch, Lacey, Enter Shikari, As It Is, Fatherson, Trash Boat, Roam, The Dangerous Summer and Wargasm.
In April 2021, Tigress announced their debut album, Pura Vida, produced by Adrian Bushby and mastered by Harry Hess, followed up by the release of single "Disconnect".
Tigress and Bleak Soul were scheduled to perform in Brighton, Leeds and London, but were unable to do so, due to members of their touring party testing positive for COVID-19.
In late 2024 Joshua Coombes, the drummer of Tigress, joined and started appearing on the Staying Relevant Podcast with Pete Wicks and Sam Thompson as Digital Josh.