Stereophonics: High Times and Head Lines
by Mike Black
Category: Music

On July 31st 1999, Stereophonics played to Swansea's Morfa athletics Stadium -- 50,000 tickets sold within 24hours... Melody Maker called it "astonishing" officially crowning them "the biggest band in Britain?" High Times and Headlines is the first and only biography of the Stereophonics, telling the remarkable tale of the band who: Went from being the first signing to Richard Branson's record label in 1996 to selling over a million records worldwide -- in just three years Supported the re-formed Who on their 1996 arena tour Were voted Best New Band of 1997 by Melody Maker readers and Best Newcomers at the 1998 Brit Awards Sold out 10,000 ticket show at Cardiff Castle in June 1998 within just a few days Played side by side with rock legends Aerosmith, Lenny Kravitz and the Black Crowes at Wembley Stadium in June 99 Who's second album 'Performance And Cocktails' entered the UK charts at No. 1 in Feb 99 displacing the Corrs, and selling 600,000 copies in its first four months of issue, staying 16 weeks in the Top 10, making it the year's sixth best-seller in the UK to August 1999 Stereophonics are widely acknowledged as the most popular UK three-piece since the Jam and are expected to tour the States at the end of the year