The Armada were a three-piece rock band based in Cork, Ireland fronted by Jeff Martin, formerly of The Tea Party.

The band was formed when Jeff Martin and Wayne Sheehy met in an Irish pub.

[3] Their debut album, The Armada, was released through the Kingdom Records website on 4 November 2008.

[4] By 2009, after Sheehy moved to Perth to join Martin and prepare for a tour, Jay Cortez was the band's bass player,[5][6][7] playing his first show in the band on 1 July 2009.

[8] Sheehy announced on Facebook in September 2010 that he left the band after its first tour, but stayed involved due to the release of the Live at WOMadelaide 2010 DVD.