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| name = Prime Circle | image = File:Prime_Circle_Live.jpg | image_size = 300 | landscape = no | caption = Prime Circle performing live on-stage | background = group_or_band | origin = Witbank, South Africa | genre = {{hlist|Alternative rock|hard rock|pop rock|post-grunge}} | label = David Gresham, EMI, Prime Records | years_active = 2000–present | website = {{URL|http://www.primecircleband.com}} | current_members =
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}}Prime Circle is a South African rock band, based in Johannesburg. The band has released 7 studio albums[1] and achieved either gold or platinum status in South Africa. The band has expanded its audience to England and Europe where they are represented by a German agent and have signed an international recording deal[2], performing at festivals and their own shows in Germany.[1] Early yearsPrime Circle was formed in the mining town of Witbank, Mpumalanga in December, 2001.[3] The band signed with independent local label, David Gresham Records in 2002, whose first two albums are considered to have defined the band's signature sound and style.[3] Since 2008, Prime Circle has been signed to EMI Music South Africa.[4]Band membersCurrent band members
Past band members
Career landmarks2016
Awards and nominationsPrime Circle have won several South African Music Awards for their albums and music videos, including Best Music Video of the Year at the SAMA XXI category as well as nominated for the MTV Africa Music Awards for Best Pop & Alternative Act and Best Music Video of the Year for their single DOORS off their album Let The Night In. The band was also nominated for Best Artist in African Rock at the All Africa Music Awards. Acts performed with
AlbumsHello Crazy World (2002){{Main|Hello Crazy World}}Their July 2002 debut album, "Hello Crazy World" was a success in South Africa with the first single, "Hello" topping the national charts for 28 weeks.[17] This was followed in 2003 and 2004 by “Let Me Go”, “As Long As I Am Here”, “My Inspiration” and “Same Goes For You” all topping the charts in 2003 and 2004. The album achieved platinum sales status.[17] The follow up album, “Live This Life” was already in the making and was released in 2005. Live This Life (2005){{Main|Live This Life (Prime Circle album)}}Their second album "Live this Life" (October 2005 release) reached gold status early in 2006 and “Miracle”, “Maybe Wrong” and “Way It Could Be” joined the title track of the album in chart success through to 2007 with a remake of “As Long As I Am Here” following on their heels. The two albums cemented their position as the biggest selling South African rock act of 2003/2004/2005/2006.[18] In 2007 the band performed internationally at the Dubai Desert Rock Festival with names like Prodigy, Iron Maiden and Robert Plant and later that year sharing the second 46664 stage with acts like Peter Gabriel, Live and GooGoo Dolls. Living In A Crazy World (DVD) (2006)In July 2006, a DVD entitled Living in a Crazy World was released, which featured hits from their first two albums performed live at The Function Room in Johannesburg. Best of (box set) (2007)In 2007 David Gresham Records released a CD / DVD Best of box set which followed the success of previous albums. The CD featured 17 tracks including some acoustic, live and remixed versions of previously released tracks and a new track, Moments which reached no.1 on many local radio charts.[19] All or Nothing (CD & DVD) (2008){{Main|All or Nothing (Prime Circle album)}}Neil Breytenbach joined the band on the keyboards in July 2007 and pre-production of “All Or Nothing” commenced before the end of the year. Neil's arrival opened the band up to adding more keyboards to their songs, especially in live performances. All or Nothing was released by the band's new record label, EMI Music South Africa in June 2008 followed in 2009 by a live DVD recorded during the launch of the album. The DVD release coincided with an international release of the All or Nothing CD. In 2009 "All or Nothing" reached platinum status and charted with “Out Of This Place” and “All I Need”, “Consider Me”. The album was nominated for a SAMA in that year,[20] and "Consider Me" brought another nomination for the band the following year.[21] 2009 saw Prime Circle depart for a tour of Dubai, Bahrain and London and following on from the exposure gained from their performances around the 20/20 cricket series held in South Africa, embarked on a Hard Rock Cafe tour of India.[22] Their first foray into Europe came that year with showcases in Berlin and Cologne.[23] In 2010 the band returned to India playing the Rock in India concert[24] Jekyll & Hyde (2010){{Main|Jekyll and Hyde (Prime Circle album)}}In early 2010 the band began work on their 4th studio album "Jekyll & Hyde". Kevin Shirley mastered the tracks.[25] "Jekyll & Hyde" was released in South Africa in September 2010 in derivatives: A single CD, a double CD featuring the live audio recordings from the "All Or Nothing" DVD and a CD/DVD pack featuring a documentary shot during the band's second tour to India. The album's first single Breathing, released in August went no.1 on regional stations in the first week {{citation needed|date=April 2013}} and repeated the chart topping success on national radio.[26] The track topped the radio airplay charts for that year (most played).{{citation needed|date=April 2013}} Evidence (2012){{Main|Evidence (Prime Circle album)}}In July 2012 the band entered the studio to record their fifth studio album "Evidence" which was released on 12 November 2012.[27] The first released single from this album, "Time Kills Us All" played on radio for the first time on 28 September 2012 and just missed the top position on the KIA Take 40 SA 15 weeks later reaching position 2 but staying in the charts for 18 weeks.{{citation needed|date=April 2013}} In November 2012 the second single and title track of the album was released on national radio station, 5FM followed by a South African national "Evidence" tour. On 7 February 2013 the band announced the dates for their return to Germany to launch the album in Europe. The band was barely back in South Africa before announcing that in June 2013 they would be opening for 3 Doors Down in Germany, Belgium, Netherlands and Switzerland during that band's Best of album tour. Let The Night In (2014){{Main|Let The Night In (Prime Circle album)}}The band released their 6th studio album entitled Let The Night In on 13 June 2014 under their own label. For the first time, the band will be visiting countries like France and Spain in the initial leg of touring the album in June, and will feature at Graspop in Belgium for the first time too. On their return to South Africa they embarked on their first ever arena tour of the country with 3 sold out dates at The Teatro, Montecasino, and their first appearance at the Grand Arena, Grand West. The first single from the album, "Gone" was released 21 May 2014. The song received critical acclaim with its rock/hip hop styling receiving airplay on stations previously the preserve of more urban sounds and topping radio charts across South Africa. The second single, Doors, was released on 21 August 2014 immediately entering the charts on numerous radio stations. On 6 October 2014, the band returned to Europe for a month-long tour including Germany, Austria, Belgium, United Kingdom and for the first time, Italy. Keep Marching On (2017)Prime Circle in association with RADA Unearthed, present Keep Marching On. RADA Unearthed is a project established to support the musical arts. RADA Unearthed caters for all artists from all genres of music, whether you are an aspiring singer songwriter, an established artist, or a DJ wishing to make a mark. If You Don't You Never Will (2017){{Main|If You Don't You Never Will (Prime Circle album)}}The band released their 7th studio album entitled If You Don't You Never Will on the 22nd of September under their own label Prime Records. The Band Took the Album on the Road making their first stop in Australia then proseding to Europe on the Head in The Clouds Tour. The tour Continued in South Africa December 2017 into 2018 then continuing back to Europe February. They Achieved number 1 with their first single "The Gift" in November 2017, then hitting a second number 1 with their second single "Pretty Like The Sun" Concert tours2007: Dubai Desert Rock Festival, Dubai.Headliners for Dubai Desert Rock Festival included the likes of Iron Maiden, Stone Sour, In Flames, Incubus, Prodigy, The Bravery and more. 2010: Rock 'n India, India 2011: Reload Festival [https://reload-festival.de/], Germany . Headliners ranged from Dropkick Murphys, Slash feat. Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators (band), Guano Apes, Puddle of Mudd and more. 2012: Homelandz Festival , UK 2014: Graspop Metal Meeting, Belgium. Played on the main stage alongside headliners Black Sabbath, Carcass and Napalm Death. 2016: Stage was shared with the likes of Rammstein, Slayer, Anthrax, Babymetal, Iggy Pop, Biffy Clyro, Monster Truck, Nightwish, Shinedown, and Iron Maiden
2017: O2 Academy Islington, London 2017: Snow Tunes Festival , Australia Awards and nominations
Band members
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Compilations, special releases and DVD releases
See also
Notes and references1. ^1 {{Cite news|url=https://www.iol.co.za/entertainment/music/local/prime-circle-still-getting-around-to-writing-new-albums-and-touring-11329877|title=Prime Circle still getting around to writing new albums and touring {{!}} IOL Entertainment|access-date=2018-08-01|language=en}} 2. ^{{Cite news|url=http://www.transafricaradio.net/index.php/2017/12/06/29418/|title=Prime Circle takes 'Pretty like the sun' on the road - Transafricaradio|date=2017-12-06|work=Transafricaradio|access-date=2018-08-01|language=en-US}} 3. ^1 {{Cite web|url=https://therockriff.wordpress.com/tag/david-gresham-record-company/|title=David Gresham Record Company {{!}} The Rock Riff|website=therockriff.wordpress.com|language=en|access-date=2018-08-01}} 4. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.iol.co.za/entertainment/music/prime-circle-flying-high-970870|title=Prime Circle flying high {{!}} IOL Entertainment|access-date=2018-08-01|language=en}} 5. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.rollingstone.co.za/opinion/item/2724-prime-circle-s-ross-learmonth-the-rolling-stone-interview|title=Prime Circle's Ross Learmonth: The Rolling Stone Interview - Rolling Stone South Africa|last=Coetzer|first=Diane|website=www.rollingstone.co.za|language=en-gb|access-date=2018-08-01}} 6. ^{{Cite news|url=http://dwrdistribution.co.za/prime-circle-invests-dot2-south-africas-famous-rock-band-fell-love-mas-console/|title=Prime Circle invests in dot2: South Africa’s famous rock band fell in love with MA’s console|date=2016-09-14|work=DWR Distribution {{!}} Stage Lighting Equipment|access-date=2018-08-01|language=en-US}} 7. ^{{Cite news|url=https://metal-heads.de/konzertberichte/rock-im-revier-tag-1-prime-circle-powerwolf-garbage-mando-diao/|title=ROCK IM REVIER - TAG 1: PRIME CIRCLE, POWERWOLF, GARBAGE, MANDO DIAO - metal-heads.de|date=2016-05-27|work=metal-heads.de|access-date=2018-08-01|language=de-DE}} 8. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.apesmetal.com/en/pictures/prime-circle|title=Prime Circle played the Olympiastadion at Rockavaria 2016 in Munich - APES METAL|last=apesmetal.com|first=Manuel Miksche -|website=www.apesmetal.com|access-date=2018-08-01}} 9. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.festicket.com/festivals/rock-in-vienna/2016/|title=Rock in Vienna 2016|website=Festicket|language=en-gb|access-date=2018-08-01}} 10. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/Local/PE-Express/Prime-Circle-brings-new-album-to-PE-20150622|title=Prime Circle brings new album to PE|work=News24|access-date=2018-08-01|language=en}} 11. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.logohamburg.de/programm-detail.php?datum=2017-10-03&quelle=home|title=Programm {{!}} Prime Circle (ZAF) {{!}} LOGO Hamburg – Rock'n'Roll since 1974|website=www.logohamburg.de|language=en|access-date=2018-08-01}} 12. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/newsid=2365591.html|title=Where and when: UEFA Champions Festival in Milan|last=UEFA.com|work=UEFA.com|access-date=2018-08-01|language=en}} 13. ^{{Cite news|url=https://metal-heads.de/behind-the-scenes/metal-heads-de-im-interview-mit-ross-learmonth-von-prime-circle/|title=Metal-heads.de im Interview mit Ross Learmonth von PRIME CIRCLE - metal-heads.de|date=2016-05-31|work=metal-heads.de|access-date=2018-08-01|language=de-DE}} 14. ^{{Cite news|url=http://www.taunus-zeitung.de/lokales/hochtaunus/vordertaunus/Sturm-auf-die-Festival-Festung;art48711,2177461|title=Rock auf der Burg in Königstein: Sturm auf die Festival-Festung {{!}} Taunus Zeitung|last=Zeitung|first=Taunus|access-date=2018-08-01|language=de}} 15. ^{{Cite news|url=http://www.neue-woche.com/nachrichten-hameln/partywochenende-pflasterfest-2016|title=Partywochenende in der Hamelner Altstadt - Pflasterfest 2016|last=Knop|first=Michelle|date=2016-08-18|work=neue Woche|access-date=2018-08-01|language=de-DE}} 16. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.iol.co.za/entertainment/whats-on/durban/prime-circle-is-ready-to-rock-915727|title=Prime Circle is ready to rock! {{!}} IOL Entertainment|access-date=2018-08-01|language=en}} 17. ^1 George Herald Newspaper . Retrieved on 12 June 2013 18. ^Pe Express Newspaper . Retrieved on 12 June 2013 19. ^Bands.co.za {{cite web |url=http://www.bands.co.za/primecircle.htm |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2016-02-04 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923181955/http://www.bands.co.za/primecircle.htm |archivedate=23 September 2015 |df=dmy-all }}. Retrieved on 12 June 2013 20. ^Media24 News website . Retrieved on 12 June 2013 21. ^Media24 News website . Retrieved on 12 June 2013 22. ^MIO news website . Retrieved on 12 June 2013 23. ^Eventful Website . Retrieved on 12 June 2013 24. ^Radio & Music . Retrieved on 12 June 2013 25. ^MIO News Website . Retrieved on 12 June 2013 26. ^Music Review website . Retrieved on 12 June 2013 27. ^Rolling Stone . Retrieved on 12 June 2013 28. ^Short & Sweet {{cite web |url=http://shortandsweet.tv/music-video-awards/ |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2015-04-01 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150406023910/http://shortandsweet.tv/music-video-awards/ |archivedate=6 April 2015 |df=dmy-all }}. Retrieved on 2 April 2015 29. ^SAMA 21 Nominees [https://www.channel24.co.za/Music/News/These-are-all-the-2015-Sama-winners-so-far-20150419]. Retrieved on 2 April 2015 30. ^MAMA 2015 Nominees {{cite web |url=http://mama.mtv.com/news/nominations-are-revealed-for-18-july-showstopper/ |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2015-06-11 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150614004855/http://mama.mtv.com/news/nominations-are-revealed-for-18-july-showstopper/ |archivedate=14 June 2015 |df=dmy-all }}. Retrieved on 12 June 2015 31. ^Afrima 2015 Nominees {{cite web |url=http://www.afrima.org/index.php/voting/contenental-categories/continental-categories/best-african-rock |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2015-04-01 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151006101305/http://www.afrima.org/index.php/voting/contenental-categories/continental-categories/best-african-rock |archivedate=6 October 2015 |df=dmy-all }}. Retrieved 2 October 2015 External links
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