The Pigeon Detectives are a Leeds based Indie-Rock band formed in 2004 by Matt Bowman among four other friends who all attended the same school. After releasing a few singles from their up and coming debut album, Wait For Me, they were asked to feature at Reading & Leeds Festival in 2006. The performance left critics from NME stunned, dubbing them as, “The band most likely to leap to the main stage in 2007”. Which they fulfilled as they were asked to perform on the NME Stage at Glastonbury.

The band retained the buzz after their headliner by releasing their highly anticipated debut album Wait For Me, featuring some of their most famous songs to date, with the labels, Dance To The Radio and V2 Records. The singled helped play their part into boosting traction to PD with, “I’m Not Sorry” and, “I Found making it into the UK Charts—selling over 200,000 copies. Certifying their debut album as platinum in. Wait For Me led to a vigorous tour with big bands such as Kaiser Chiefs and The Holloways.

After a year break the band moved, releasing their second album Emergency in May 2008. Retaining a positive reception from critics.

Three years later the boys returned with a statement introducing their third studio album named Up, Guards and at ‘Em!, with the help of producer, Justin Gerrish. The album was their first album to be recorded outside of the UK—recorded in New York, Up, Guards and at ‘Em! was released mid-2011 and peaked at 30th in the UK Charts making it their third consecutive album which appeared in the UK Top 40. The success of the album led to another appearance on the main stage at the Reading & Leeds festival where they appeared among acts such as The Strokes and Pulp.

Even though their music rapidly decreased in popularity, it has not stopped them to go on and release a further two albums, including a special Ten-year anniversary for “Wait For Me”. The first album was We Met At Sea which came after a two-year break. The second album, which came out in 2017 which was titled Broken Glances.

LINEUP
Matt Bowman – vocals/co-lyrics
Oliver Main – guitar/lyrics
Ryan Wilson – guitar
Dave Best – bass
Jimmi Naylor – drums/backing vocals