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  Origin Rothwell , Leeds , England
  Genre Indie Rock
  Years Active 2002-present
  Label ''' Dance To The Radio '''
  URL ThePigeonDetectivescom
  Current Members Matt Bowman<br>Oliver Main<br>Ryan Wilson<br>Dave Best<br>Jimmi Naylor


The Pigeon Detectives are an English band from Rothwell , Leeds , who formed in 2002. They have been championed by such well known PJs as Steve Lamacq and Jo Whiley , and performed at the Reading and Leeds festivals in 2006, where they were tagged "the band most likely to leap to the main stage in 2007” in a NME review.

They supported Dirty Pretty Things whilst they toured in Spring 2006. In early November 2006 they supported fellow West Yorkshire band the Kaiser Chiefs , who are known to be fans of the band, on a number of occasions around Europe. On the 8th July, 2007, they played on the Radio 1 NME Stage in front of thousands at the Scottish festival T in the Park. The performance was televised and shown later that day on BBC3.

The Pigeon Detectives are signed to the label Dance To The Radio with whom their debut album, 'Wait For Me', was released on CD/12" Heavyweight Vinyl & Digital Download on the 28th May 2007. The album, recorded in the autumn of 2006, has been produced by Will Jackson (Kaiser Chiefs / Embrace) and mixed in part by Cenzo Townshend (Snow Patrol / Kaiser Chiefs / Bloc Party) and Steve Harris (The Automatic / U2).

The album leaked to underground music download sites across the internet on April 11 , 2007. The album charted straight in at Number 3 on The UK Top 40.

The band will support the Kaiser Chiefs on two of their November/December UK tour dates, these being on December 1 at the Manchester Evening News Arena and December 15 at Earls Court in London.

On the August 14 , 2007 the band appeared on the Jo Whiley show and preformed in the Live Lounge doing their current single Take Her Back and a cover of Avril Lavinge's Girlfriend.


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