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The Mirror Trap is an alternative indie rock band from Dundee, Scotland. The band consists of Gary 'The Panther' Moore on vocals, Michael 'John' McFarlane and Paul Markie on guitars, Paul 'Drums' Reilly on drums and Ben Doherty on bass. The band have released two albums to date, 2011's ''The Last Great Melodrama'' and 2014's ''Stay Young''. They have supported fellow Dundee band The View and toured Russia with Placebo in the summer of 2014. == History == The band formed while studying music at Dundee College in 2009 and quickly made a name for themselves in support slots with The View. They recorded their first album ''The Last Great Melodrama'' in 2011 and the EP ''The Visible Hand'' followed in 2012. During this period they recorded a live session for the BBC with Vic Galloway.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00xmznj )〕 They also played the T Break Stage at T in the Park 2012. Former Dundee FC footballer and promoter Lee Wilkie spotted the band's talent and introduced them to Dave Mclean of Riverman Management. The two began to co-manage the band through Riverman Management who also represent Placebo. Wilkie and Mclean brought the Mirror Trap to the attention of Placebo and the band supported them at the HMV Picture House, Edinburgh on 25 April 2012.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.last.fm/event/3192460+Placebo+at+HMV+Picture+House+on+25+April+2012 )〕 In 2013 Brian Molko attended one of their small gigs in Dundee. Placebo were impressed with the band's performance and invited them to join them as support at a charity performance in Leeds on 8 November 2013.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.placeboworld.co.uk/news/placebo-reveal-guest-supports-leeds-charity-show-3 )〕 By the time the band recorded and released their second album, ''Stay Young'' they were offered the chance to support Placebo on a tour of Russia in the summer of 2014. The tour covered 8 venues in 13 days. It included a performance for 3000 fans at Krasnodar's Ice Palace. The band became an overnight success in Russia, provoking an outpouring of excitement and fan art on social media. In September 2014 Placebo announced that The Mirror Trap would be joining them at the 2014 iTunes Festival, performing at London's Roundhouse in Camden Town.〔http://www.roundhouse.org.uk/whats-on/2014/itunes-festival-2014/placebo/〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Mirror Trap」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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