The Vamps (British band)

**The Vamps** are a British pop rock band consisting of Bradley Simpson, James McVey, Connor Ball and Tristan Evans. The band formed in 2012 and signed to Mercury Records (now ) in the November of the same year. They have released five studio albums.

## Members

- Bradley Simpson - lead vocals, rhythm guitar (2012-present)
- James McVey - lead guitar, backing vocals (2012-present)
- Connor Ball - bass, backing vocals (2012-present)
- Tristan Evans - drums, backing vocals (2012-present)

## Discography

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- **' (2014)
- **' (2015)
- **' (Night Edition) (2017) and **' (Day Edition) (2018)
- **' (2020)

## Awards and nominations

|Award|Year|Category|Work|Result|||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|4Music Video Honours|rowspan="3"|2013|Your Best Breakthrough|rowspan="5"|The Vamps|rowspan="8"|
|rowspan="2"|The Hot Hits Awards|Favourite New Artist|||||
|Best Group|||||||
|rowspan="3"|BBC Radio 1 Teen Awards|rowspan="15"|2014|Friday Download's Best Breakthrough Award|||
|Best British Group|||||||
|Best British Single|""||||||
|rowspan="2"|Melty Future Awards|Prix Spécial International|rowspan="3"|The Vamps|||
|UK Favourite Breakthrough|||||||
||The Freshest-Best New Artist|rowspan="10"|||||
|rowspan="2"|Teen Choice Awards|Love Song|"" (featuring Demi Lovato)||||
|Breakout Group|The Vamps||||||
|rowspan="7"||rowspan="2"|World's Best Song|""|||
|""|||||||
|rowspan="2"|World's Best Video|"Can We Dance"|||||
|"Wild Heart"|||||||
|World's Best Album|__||||||
|World's Best Group|rowspan="2"|The Vamps|||||
|World's Best Live Act|||||||
|Scottish Awards|2015|Scottish Fashion Icon of the Year|Connor Ball||||
|BBC Radio 1 Teen Awards|2016|Best British Group|The Vamps||||
|Teen Choice Awards|2016|Choice Song Group|"Wake Up"||||
|Teen Choice Awards|2017|Choice Music Group|The Vamps||||
|iHeartRadio Music Awards|2018|Best Boyband|The Vamps||||

## Tours

The Vamps supported McFly on their Memory Lane Tour in April and May 2013 and Selena Gomez at London's Hammersmith Apollo on 7 and 8 September 2013. In 2022, they did a tour of the UK and Ireland to celebrate their ten years in music.

### Headlining

- Meet the Vamps Tour (2014–2015)
- Wake Up European Fan-Fest Tour (2015)
- (2016)
- Middle of the Night Tour (2017)
- Night & Day: Up Close and Personal Tour (2017)
- Night & Day Tour (2018)
- (2019)
- Live at Hackney Round Chapel (2020, livestream)
- Cherry Blossom Tour (2021)
- The Vamps Barcelona Weekender (2022)
- Greatest Hits World Tour (2022–2023)

### Supporting

- McFly -  (2013)
- Selena Gomez -  (UK, 7 and 8 September 2013)
- Taylor Swift -  (shows in London, UK, February 2014)
- - Louder World Tour (show in Birmingham, March 2014)
- The Wanted -  (UK & Ireland, 12 to 31 March and 1 April 2014)
- Austin Mahone - Live on Tour (North America, July & August 2014)
- Little Mix -  (Europe)
- - Life in Colour Tour (Ireland, 2022)

## Infobox (musical artist)

- **name**: The Vamps
- **image**: The Vamps Wake Up World Tour London 2016.jpg
- **caption**: The Vamps performing at the O2 Arena in London during their Wake Up World Tour, in April 2016.
(L-R: James Brittain-McVey, Tristan Evans, Connor Ball and Brad Simpson)
- **origin**: England
- **years active**: 2012–present
- **current members**: * Bradley Simpson
* James Brittain-McVey
* Connor Ball
* Tristan Evans