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Pint Shot Riot
Pint Shot Riot at The Red Lion, NYC. March 2011
Background information
Origin	Coventry, England
Genres	Indie Rock
Years active	2007–present
Labels	Life in the Big City Records
Members	Richard 'Rocket' Emerson Rob Clements David 'Baby Dave' Page Chris 'Mini Rocket' Connoll
Website	www.pintshotriot.co.uk

Pint Shot Riot are an indie rock band from Coventry, England. Their line-up consists of Richard 'Rocket' Emerson (guitar / vocals), Chris 'Mini Rocket' Connoll (drums / backing vocals), David 'Baby Dave' Page (bass) and Rob Clements (lead guitar / backing vocals).

History

Pint Shot Riot's line-up was completed in January 2007 when, after a successful rehearsal, guitarist Rob Clements joined cousins Richard Emerson and Chris Connoll and their new-found bass player David Page. The name of the band was derived from an observation made by Emerson who, when using predictive text to message a friend, noticed that the three words are all entered using the same numerical combination and, according to Page, "it just seemed a perfect fit". In the summer of 2007, the band appeared on the BBC Introducing stage at Glastonbury Festival and released their début single "Punches, Kicks, Trenches & Swords" through their own Life in the Big City label the following October.

In July and October 2008, the band released the singles "Start Digging" and "Holes" and also signed a publishing deal with the EA Games / Nettwerk Music Group later in the year.

March 2009 saw the release of their first EP, Round One, comprising the three earlier singles and their B-sides plus an acoustic version of the new track "Not Thinking Straight". In October 2009, the full band version of "Not Thinking Straight" was featured on the soundtrack for EA Sports, FIFA 10 computer game. A Redanka remix of the band's next single, "Nothing From You", would also be included on a computer game soundtrack, this time on the soundtrack for Electronic Arts' game Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit.

In June 2010, to coincide with the 2010 FIFA World Cup, the band recorded and released "Viva England", a charity single for the Homeless World Cup charity. Also that summer, the band made their second appearance at Coventry's Godiva Festival, following up a performance at the event a year earlier. In May 2012, "Viva England" was re-released with a new 'Extra Time' version for UEFA Euro 2012, again with all proceeds going towards the Homeless World Cup charity.

The band's début album, Spell It Out, was released in March 2011. The record's single "Twisted Soul" featured on the soundtrack for FIFA 12, and also appeared on the BBC's Final Score bulletin.

The album's release coincided with a performance at an official South By Southwest Festival showcase in Austin, Texas, and soon after they began a West Coast US tour. Their year of sporadic US touring ended with a show at New York's CMJ Music Marathon, when the group appeared at the Brooklyn Bowl with The Duke Spirit.

Discography

Albums

EPs

Singles

Nothing from You

The song "Nothing from You" was remixed by Redanka.

Use of Tracks

• "Punches, Kicks, Trenches & Swords" featured in the computer games The Sims 3 and Ricky Hatton's walk on music in Fight Night Round 4.
• Not Thinking Straight was used in FIFA 10 and Need for Speed: Nitro.
• "Treacle Town" and the band were featured in the trailer for the computer game Army of Two.
• "Somebody Save Me" was used on Soccer AM during their Championship goals round-up.
• Twisted Soul was included on the EA Sports for FIFA 12.
• The radio edit of the Redanka Remix of "Nothing from You" was featured on Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit. The actual remix clocks in at 4:11, and the original song clocks in at 7:58.

References

1. ^ "Review: Pint Shot Riot @ Whisky A Go-Go, CA". Live4ever. 10 May 2011. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
2. "Pint Shot Riot!'s Baby Dave Interview – "A Gaming Music Generation" |". Gamercenteronline.net. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
3. "BBC Glastonbury 2007". BBC. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
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6. "Interview with Pint Shot Riot". Fifplay. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
7. "Soul survivors: Pint Shot Riot new single..." upshot.co.uk. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
8. "Official World Cup Song for England Team Worth Supporting: "Viva England" by Pint Shot Riot". Homeless World Cup. 26 September 2010. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
9. Godiva 2009: Saturday Main Stage (4 July 2009). "Coventry and Warwickshire - In Pictures - Godiva 2009: Saturday Main Stage". BBC. Retrieved 5 September 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
10. "Pint Shot Riot - Viva England". Music-News. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
11. "Pint Shot Riot - Spell It Out". RoomThirteen. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
12. "Pint Shot Riot to Spell It Out!". Coventry Telegraph. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
13. "FIFA 12 Soundtrack - Pint Shot Riot – Twisted Soul". sweetpatch.tv. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
14. "Pint Shot Riot are glad to be back in Coventry". Coventry Telegraph. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
15. "Live4ever @ SXSW Festival – Day Two: Live4ever's Two Fingered Salute". Live4ever Ezine. 18 March 2011. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
16. "Live4ever Media announce The British Rock 'n' Roll event of SXSW 2011". music-news. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
17. "Review: Pint Shot Riot @ Brainwash Cafe, SF". Live4ever Ezine. 6 May 2011. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
18. "Review: Live4ever's Official CMJ Showcase". Live4ever Ezine. November 2011. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
19. Alex Knott (11 May 2012). "Pint Shot Riot – Viva England - Music Review". Frost magazine. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
20. mickice (July 2009). "Beyond the Game: Fight Night Round 4 - PlayStation Universe". Psu.com. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
21. "EA SPORTS Blogs". EA Sports. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
22. "Need for Speed NITRO Goes Gold - EA News". Electronic Arts. 19 October 2009. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
23. "Les groupes musicaux d'EA Artwerk". Xboxgamer.net. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
24. "Week 30 Music Section". Soccer AM. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
25. "Twisted Soul - Pint Shot Riot". Fifplay. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
26. "Need for Speed Hot Pursuit (2010) soundtrack at RacingSoundtracks.com". racingsoundtracks.com. Retrieved 24 February 2024.

External links

• Official website

• English indie rock groups
• Musical groups from Coventry
• Musical groups established in 2007