The Lumineers were formed in 2005 by Wesley Schultz and Jeremiah Fraites. They are joined by three additional members, Neyla Pekarek, Stelth Ulvang, and Ben Wahamaki. In 2013, the band was nominated for two Grammy Awards, Best New Artist and Best Americana Album and two Billboard Music Awards, Top New Artist and Top Rock Artist.
The band has described their musical style as simple, the type of music that anyone with an instrument can play. The group has released two extended plays, The Lumineers and Winter plus one studio album The Lumineers. Their studio album was released on April 3, 2012 on the Dualtone label. It peaked at #2 on the music charts in the United States and in Canada. The Lumineers album also peaked in the top 10 in Australia, and the UK.
Upcoming North America tour dates include:
July 25 through July 28 – Floydfest 2013 – Floyd, VA
July 26 – Merriweather Post Pavilion – Columbia, MD
July 26 – Newport Folk Festival 2013 – Fort Adams State Park – Newport, RI
July 28 – XPoNential Music Festival – Camden Waterfront – Camden, NJ
July 27 – XPoNential Music Festival – Camden Waterfront – Camden, NJ
July
Ho Hey by The Lumineers is Billboard.com’s #1 Top Rock Song for the week ending 9/29/12. In addition, ‘Ho Hey’ was also #1 on the Alternative Songs chart and #17 on the On-Demand Songs chart for this week. ‘Ho Hey’ debuted at #90 and has spent 22 weeks on the Top Rock Song chart. […]
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