Trampolene (band)

Although Jones suffers from Crohn's disease resulting in regular hospital appointments for treatment,[9] the band began to play gigs across the country, gaining support from people such as Ray Davies of the Kinks, journalists Pete Paphides and Caitlin Moran, and musicians Carl Barât and Nick Hodgson.

[17] A line-up change in the Spring of 2015 saw Mr Williams leave the band and Jones' childhood friend Rob Steele join as Trampolene's new drummer.

Gigs during 2015 included supporting Carl Barât & the Jackals at the Scala, London,[25] headlining James Endeacott's 1965 Records night at the Amersham Arms, in New Cross,[26] a four-week Friday night residency at KOKO in Camden,[27] sets at Glastonbury and Isle of Wight festivals, supporting punk legends Buzzcocks,[18] a headline UK tour for This Feeling in association with XFM and Jack Rocks,[28] the Black Heart in Camden,[29] and finishing in December at Nambucca, on Holloway Road, London,[30] building a loyal following of fans along the way.

[34] Trampolene began a UK tour beginning in April 2016,[35] with headline dates across the country throughout the year including KOKO, Nambucca and The Water Rats in London, plus venues across the UK including Manchester, Leeds, Sheffield, York, Swansea, Dundee, Preston, Plymouth and the John Peel Centre for Creative Arts in Stowmarket.

Venues included Glasgow Barrowlands Ballroom, Manchester's Albert Hall and two nights at London's Hackney Empire (where Wayne joined him to sing harmony).

[40] Trampolene's "homecoming" show at The Scene Bar in Swansea on 30 September was reported in the South Wales Evening Post, particularly because a fan travelled from Japan to see them.

Jack Jones opened the shows with a solo music and spoken word set, before rejoining the stage as Doherty's lead guitarist.

Shows in Spring included Sioux club in Ghent, Belgium and a charity gig fundraising for Crohn's & Colitis UK in Swindon; Cardiff, Leeds and The Great Escape Festival in Brighton.

2017 shows included a headline tour across the UK, a series of summer festival dates including Isle of Wight and Reading, in association with This Feeling and Jack Rocks,[50] two shows supporting the Libertines in September, and five dates supporting Liam Gallagher of Oasis on his UK arena tour in December.

[51][52] The Beautiful Pain EP was released on 7 July, along with videos for the title track and "Saving My Life in A&E", both filmed and directed by Roger Sargent, which were premiered on Gigwise.

[56] It caused controversy when Facebook threatened to delete the band's account, as the album cover features a childhood nude photograph of Jack and his sister.

[60] The band recorded a live session at BBC Maida Vale studio which was broadcast on Huw Stephens show on Radio One 26 and 27 March.

[67] In May 2020 during COVID-19 lockdown, Trampolene and Peter Doherty recorded and released the single "Uncle Brian's Abattoir" to download and stream, with accompanying video filmed in Swansea and Normandy which was premiered on NME's website.

The band played a series of instore gigs and record signings the week following the release of Love No Less Than a Queen, at Rough Trade Bristol,[75] Banquet in Kingston, Jacaranda in Liverpool and Vinyl Whistle in Leeds.

[4] The first show of 2022, and Mr Williams' return as Trampolene drummer was supporting the Libertines at the Great Hall, Cardiff University on 19 February.

[4] Trampolene returned to Paris to play Supersonic in April 2022[79] and in May they supported Peter Doherty at London's KOKO, Birmingham Town Hall and Cambridge Junction.

The first single, "Thinking Again" from their third studio album Rules of Love & War was released for streaming and download on 13 October 2022 and was also included on the soundtrack of the video game NBA 2K23.

[81] In October, Trampolene were main support for the Libertines for five shows on their European tour, playing in Brussels, Paris, Cologne, Hamburg and Drammen.

[1] In April 2023, the band played their biggest UK headline tour to date, including sold out shows at Manchester's Yes, Rough Trade in Bristol and the iconinc 100 Club in London.

[8] They are described in the media as having "raw, unpolished talent...backed by squealing guitar riffs",[5] "supercharged indie rock" with "tons of attitude and loads of melody".

"[43] Music website Gigslutz adding "the raw combination of the spoken word united with a weightier expression of rock rhythm symbolised This Feeling’s manifestation of exciting new talent".