New Hope Club

New Hope Club
Background information
Also known as NHC
Origin England, United Kingdom
Genres
Years active 2015–present
Labels Steady Records
Hollywood Records
Associated acts The Vamps, The Tide, Sabrina Carpenter, Tini Stoessel
Website newhopeclubofficialmerch.com
Members
  • Reece Bibby
  • Blake Richardson
  • George Smith

New Hope Club is a British pop trio formed in 2015 and consisting of Reece Bibby, Blake Richardson and George Smith. Their debut EP, Welcome to the Club, was released on Steady Records/Hollywood Records on 2 May 2017. They had two songs included on the soundtrack of the 2018 film Early Man, "Good Day" and "Tiger Feet".

History

George Smith and Blake Richardson formed New Hope Club in October 2015.[1] As a member of the boy band Stereo Kicks,[2] Reece Bibby appeared on the eleventh season of The X Factor in the UK in 2014, finishing fifth.[3] Stereo Kicks broke up in July 2015 after failing to land a record deal;[4] in November 2015, Bibby joined New Hope Club.[5][6] Bibby, Smith, and Richardson are all originally from Northern England.[7][8] New Hope Club's first recording was a cover of "Wake Up" by The Vamps in October 2015.[9] In December 2015, The Vamps signed the band to their label Steady Records, a subsidiary of Virgin EMI Records.[2] They were the second band signed to the label, after The Tide.[2]

The band have supported The Vamps on two of their tours (2017, 2018) and performed a song each night ('Cecilia') on the Wake Up Tour (2016)

New Hope Club's debut 4-song EP Welcome to the Club was released on Hollywood Records via Steady Records on 5 May 2017.[8][10] The video for "Perfume" was released in January 2017, and the video for "Fixed" was released with their EP.[10] The band spent 10 weeks on the Billboard Next Big Sound chart, peaking at number 5 on 16 September 2017.[11] At the 2017 Teen Choice Awards, they were nominated for Choice Next Big Thing.[12]

The band released the fourth and final music video of their EP, for the song "Water", on 6 October 2017.

A Christmas song called "Whoever He Is" was released along with a video on 1 December 2017.

The band played their first ever headline shows[13] at the O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire, in London, on the 1st and 2 June 2018. The shows were sold out and they were supported by Max & Harvey and RoadTrip

Band members

  • Blake Richardson, born 2 October 1999 – vocals, guitar, piano
  • George Smith, born 9 March 1999 – vocals, guitar, piano
  • Reece Bibby, born 13 August 1998 – vocals, bass, drums, guitar. He was formerly a member of the X Factor group, Stereo Kicks.

Touring

New Hope Club opened for The Vamps on their 2016 UK tour,[2] and for their tour of the UK and Ireland in the spring of 2017.[14] They regularly performed "Oh Cecilia (Breaking My Heart)" with The Vamps during that tour.[1] They also opened for Tini Stoessel on her 2017 Got Me Started Tour in Germany.[15] They have also opened for Sabrina Carpenter on her North American summer 2017 De-Tour,[16] and opened yet again for The Vamps on their fall 2017 tour in Australia.[17] In August 2017, they performed at Arthur Ashe Kids' Day at Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York City.[18] They had their first headline tour in Asia starting with 3 shows in Manila, Philippines on 19 January 2018 to 21 January 2018. The tour included two shows in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 23 January 2018 and 24 January 2018, one show in Singapore on 25 January 2018 and the last in Bangkok, Thailand on 28 January 2018.

Headline shows

  • O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire, London - First Headline shows: 1 & 2 June 2018

Supporting act

  • The Vamps – Wake Up World Tour (Special Guest in UK and Ireland, Supporting Act in Spain and Italy) (2016)
  • The Tide – Click My Fingers Tour (UK) (2016)
  • Tini Stoessel – Got Me Started Tour (Germany) (2017)
  • The Tide – Put the Cuffs on Me Tour (Birmingham) (2017)
  • The Vamps – Middle of the Night Tour (UK, Ireland, South America, Australia and Asia) (2017)
  • Sabrina Carpenter – The De-Tour (North America) (2017)
  • The Vamps – Night & Day Tour (Europe and North America) (2018)
  • The Vamps – Four Corners Tour (Europe) (2019)

Discography

Extended plays

Title Notes
Welcome to the Club

Singles

Title Year Album
"Perfume" 2017 Welcome to the Club EP
"Make Up" Non-album single
"Fixed" Welcome to the Club EP
"Water"
"Fixed" (Brad Simpson Remix) Welcome to the Club EP (Asia Special Edition)
"Whoever He Is"
"Good Day"[19] 2018 Early Man: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
"Tiger Feet"[20]
"Start Over Again" Non-album single
"Medicine" Non-album single
"Crazy" Non-album single

Music videos

Title Year Director(s) Ref.
"Perfume" 2017 Dean Sherwood [21]
"Make Up" [22]
"Fixed'" Ed Rigg [23]
"Water" Dean Sherwood [24]
"Fixed (Brad Simpson) Remix" Joshua Tanner [25]
"Whoever He Is (Christmas Song)" Dean Sherwood [26]
"Good Day" 2018 [27]
"Tiger Feet" (lyric video) Chris Philips [28]
"Tiger Feet" Dean Sherwood [29]
"Start Over Again" [30]
"Medicine" [31]

References

  1. 1 2 Nicola Craig, "Artist 101: New Hope Club," Celebmix, February 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Lewis Corner, "The Vamps have signed new band New Hope Club to their record label," Digital Spy, 8 December 2015.
  3. ↑ Tania Willis, "Stereo Kicks are the latest act to be voted off X Factor… after losing out to Lauren Platt in sing-off," Daily Mail, 30 November 2014.
  4. ↑ "Stereo Kicks". facebook.com. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  5. ↑ Kristine Hope Kowlaski, "Take a Listen: Reece Bibby Starts a New Band After Stereo Kicks' Breakup," Twist, 13 November 2015.
  6. ↑ Brie Hiramine, "'X Factor' Boy Band Member Starts Another Group After Leaving His Old Band," J-14, 13 November 2015.
  7. ↑ "Meet Hollywood Record's British Band New Hope Club," Just Jared Jr., 7 May 2017.
  8. 1 2 Shawna Hudson, "Find Out All About British Boy Band New Hope Club," Sweety High, 8 May 2017.
  9. ↑ "Six Quick Questions For New Hope Club," essentiallypop.com, 25 April 2017.
  10. 1 2 "New Hope Club Announce Debut EP," Jammerzine, 3 May 2017.
  11. ↑ New Hope Club Chart History, Billboard. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  12. ↑ "Teen Choice Awards 2017: The Complete Winners List!" perezhilton.com, 14 August 2017.
  13. ↑ "New Hope Club on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2018-06-11.
  14. ↑ Hayley Smith, "Interview: New Hope Club Hit The Road With The Vamps For UK Arena Tour," United By Pop, 27 April 2017.
  15. ↑ "New Hope Club to Tour in Germany for the First Time," Juice or Cider, 17 March 2017.
  16. ↑ "New Hope Club Will Tour America With Sabrina Carpenter This Summer," Juice or Cider, 27 April 2017.
  17. ↑ "The Vamps Are Bringing Their Huge World Tour To Aus This Year," themusic.com.au, 2 June 2017.
  18. ↑ Rachael Ellenbogen, "New Hope Club Dishes On New Music, Songwriting Process And Dream Collaborations," International Business Times, 1 September 2017.
  19. ↑ "Good Day - New Hope Club". Vevo. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  20. ↑ "Tiger Feet - New Hope Club". Vevo. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  21. ↑ https://www.vevo.com/watch/new-hope-club/perfume/GBUV71602233
  22. ↑ https://www.vevo.com/watch/new-hope-club/make-up/GBUV71700046
  23. ↑ https://www.vevo.com/watch/new-hope-club/fixed/GBUV71700411
  24. ↑ https://www.vevo.com/watch/new-hope-club/water/GBUV71701498
  25. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ceAuP8NAIw
  26. ↑ "George Ezra 'Barcelona' by Ben Reed". PromoNews.com. 1 December 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  27. ↑ https://www.vevo.com/watch/new-hope-club/whoever-he-is-(christmas-song)/GBUV71702090
  28. ↑ https://www.vevo.com/watch/new-hope-club/tiger-feet-(lyric-video)/GBUV71800043
  29. ↑ "'Tiger Feet' by New Hope Club". Vevo.com. 28 February 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  30. ↑ https://www.vevo.com/watch/new-hope-club/start-over-again/GBUV71800395
  31. ↑ http://vevo.ly/XwiaPM
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