THE FOLD presents a night of quality music from 'Hot Chip' at the GPO, Galway on Saturday 22 March.

Hot Chip formed in 2000, however some of the members had already been friends before the formation. Alexis Taylor and Joe Goddard first met at Elliott Secondary School in Putney, where they claim to have had an impromptu wrestling match on the school playground. They went on to become good friends and began making music together at the age of 17.

After years of self-releasing records, they signed with Moshi Moshi in 2003. Their debut LP 'Coming On Strong' was released in 2004 and they soon started working on their second album. In the meantime, they signed a US record deal with the Dance-Punk label DFA Records who re-released their debut album in late 2005.

In 2006, Hot Chip released their second album, 'The Warning'. Now signed to EMI in the UK, the band gained much more mainstream appeal as well as the attention of critics. The album was shortlisted for the 2006 Mercury Music Prize and was Mixmag's Album of the Year 2006.

The band is also well-known for their live shows, because they often reinvent their songs on stage, creating a completely different sound to what might be the official version. Recent festival appearances include Glastonbury, Sónar, Benicassim, Electric Picnic, Bestival, Lovebox, the Reading and Leeds Festivals, the Summer Sundae festival and the Big Day Out and Splendor In The Grass (2007) in Australia.

Tickets, €15, and are available from Redlight Records on 091-568340. Doors open at 10pm and there will be a limited number of tickets available on the door.

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