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((Short description|English punk rock band))
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((Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians -->
| name                = Towers of London
| image               = Don TOL Az.jpg
| caption             = Lead singer Donny Tourette, 2005
| image_size          = 
| background          = group_or_band
| alias               = 
| origin              = [[Buckinghamshire]], England
| genre               = [[Independent music|rock, punk rock]]
| years_active        = 2004–2009, 2015–present
| label               = [[TVT Records]] (2005–2008)<br />Vibrant Records
| associated_acts     = The Tourettes, [[Day 21]], [[Medusa (band)|Medusa]]
| website             = 
| current_members     = Donny Tourette<br />Dirk Tourette<br />Tommy Brunette <br />The Rev<br />Snell <br />
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'''Towers of London''' are an English punk rock band, who formed in 2004. Their music mixes elements of rock and glam metal music with 1977 style British punk. The band have divided the opinions of the British music press since their emergence in early 2004. <ref>((cite web |url=http://www.drownedinsound.com/articles/917986 |title=DiS vs. Towers of London – bring it on |website=Drowned in Sound |access-date=4 January 2007 |archive-date=15 January 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070115155029/http://www.drownedinsound.com/articles/917986 |url-status=dead))</ref>

== History ==
In 2003, a band was formed named 'The Tourettes', featuring Dirk and Donny Tourette (real names Francis and Patrick Brannan);<ref>((cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/cambridgeshire/4336123.stm |title=Punk rocker denies damage charges |date=10 March 2005 |website=BBC News))</ref><ref>((cite web |url=http://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/leisure/cfuinterviews/display.var.1105442.0.oh_brother_donny_tourettes_in_the_house.php |title=Oh Brother, Donny Tourette's in the house |website=[[Bucks Free Press]]))</ref> the brothers had been playing together in [[rock band]]s since secondary school. The Tourettes played in a [[glam punk]] style, which has been described as "''a post [[Manic Street Preachers]] [[rock 'n' roll]] rush''".<ref>((cite web |url=https://www.amazon.com/Blood-Sweat-Towers-London/dp/B000FG822C |title=Blood Sweat & Towers |date=1 August 2006 |publisher=Amazon.com))</ref>

=== ''Blood, Sweat and Towers'' ===
The band signed to New York [[independent record label]] [[TVT Records]] in early 2005. Whilst on TVT, they released a string of singles; "On A Noose", "Fuck It Up", "How Rude She Was", "Air Guitar" and "I'm A Rat".

In mid-2005, Towers of London performed at two [[music festival|festivals]] in the United Kingdom: [[Reading and Leeds Festivals]] and [[Download Festival]]. The band's performance was received well, but due to fighting backstage after another group allegedly stole their property, they are now banned from returning to the Download Festival.<ref>((cite web |url=http://www.playlouder.com/news/+towersoflondon-0/ |title=Banned from Download |website=Playlouder.com))</ref> Lead singer Donny Tourette was brought before Cambridge Magistrates Court in June 2005, for criminal damage during a show at Cambridge Anglia Ruskin University in February 2005. He was ordered to pay £775 of compensation, court costs and fines.<ref>((cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/news/towers-of-london/20174 |title=TOWERS COURT DECISION – NME |date=13 June 2005 |website=NME))</ref>

In June 2006, Towers of London released their debut album ''[[Blood, Sweat and Towers]]''. It was produced by [[Stacy Jones (musician)|Stacy Jones]] and Bill Lefler. The album featured thirteen tracks, including the five singles they had released to date.

=== TV series and support dates ===
In the spring of 2006, the band travelled to New York City to join [[The Pogues]] as support for their annual U.S. Saint Patrick Day shows,<ref>((Cite news |url=http://bigtakeover.com/concerts/the-pogues-with-towers-of-london-nokia-theater-new-york-sunday-march-19-2006 |title=The Pogues with Towers of London – Nokia Theater (New York) – Sunday, March 19, 2006 |newspaper=The Big Takeover |accessdate=28 September 2020))</ref> at the [[Best Buy Theater]] in Times Square. The band also opened for [[Guns N' Roses]] on two of their 2006 summer UK tour dates, Dirk commented; "''Guns N' Roses? What more can you say? We're going to have it this weekend!''". During the summer of 2006 the band played on the main stage at the [[Reading and Leeds Festivals]]. [[Bravo (UK TV network)|Bravo TV]] aired a ten-part TV series about the band, after camera crews followed them for around for a year. The show, named simply ''The Towers of London'', featured footage of various performances including the 2005 [[Download Festival]] which saw them banned from the event. Various clips have already been released on the internet, one which shows members of the band assaulting a member of the public after being provoked.<ref>((cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8E0ArRDyXs&search=towers+of+london |title=Thanks for The Beer, Mate! Towers of London |date=12 December 2012 |via=[[YouTube]]))((cbignore))((Dead Youtube links|date=February 2022))</ref> The show launched on 19 October.

Dirk Tourette had an altercation with the American band [[My Chemical Romance]], in which he allegedly threw a lit [[cigarette]] at the band's drummer [[Bob Bryar]] at their in-store performance. Members of the band, who attended because of "''free booze''", got into a scuffle with My Chemical Romance's tour managers.<ref>((cite news |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/my-chemical-romance-137-1349570 |title=My Chemical Romance play eventful instore |date=12 October 2006 |work=[[NME]] | accessdate=3 January 2018))</ref>

In October 2006, Towers of London supported the [[New York Dolls]], on three of their UK tour dates in London, Liverpool and Glasgow. The band then released their fifth Single, "[[I'm A Rat]]", on 12 February 2007.

Donny Tourette joined ''[[Celebrity Big Brother 5 (UK)|Celebrity Big Brother 5]]'' on 3 January 2007, at the start of the series. He left the show after just 48 hours by scaling a wall to escape.<ref>((cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6236471.stm |title=Singer escapes from Big Brother |date=3 January 2018 |website=BBC News))</ref>

In 2007, Rev participated in the [[The Mighty Boosh|Mighty Boosh]] episode "Journey to the Centre of the Punk" as one of the members of Terminal Margaret band.

Following this, he also appeared on the comedy panel game show ''[[Never Mind the Buzzcocks]]''. During the episode, Tourette was the target of repeated jibes from host [[Simon Amstell]]. At one point he grabbed his crotch and said to Amstell, "This is what I think of you" to which Amstell replied "You think me a small penis?". Later, in an attempt to be controversial, Tourette began smoking. "Oh my God!", Amstell declared, "Donny is smoking! A cigarette you can legally buy in shops!". Tourette was branded "as punk as Enya" after losing his temper when the results were read out (Tourette's team had lost).

The band proceeded with a full tour of the United Kingdom in support of the "I'm a Rat" single. Towers of London had a lucky escape in February 2007, after a group of teenagers targeted the band with [[breeze block]]s. The five-piece were chatting to a group of fans after a gig outside York Fibbers when the incident happened. One of the teenagers was caught and handed over to the police.<ref>((cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/news/towers-of-london/26478 |title=Towers of London in brick attack – NME |date=15 February 2007 |website=NME))</ref>

=== Rev and Snell leave – New album ===
On 13 July, it was revealed by ''[[NME]]'' that The Rev and Snell had left the band because they believed 'their future is not with the band'. However, Towers of London would continue their tour throughout July, drafting in friends Kristian Marr and Aaron Attwood to fill the positions.

The band then retreated to prepare their second album, releasing four songs called "The Bible", "The Towers Waltz", "Naked on the Dancefloor" and "Start the Rupt" on their [[MySpace]] page. Towers of London auditioned for a new drummer and lead guitar player, meeting such musicians as Ben Taylor, (who went on to drum for the Towers at their comeback gig in Harlow), Julian Molinero from [[Medusa (band)|Medusa]] and guitarist Tom Earl (formerly of the hard rock groups Rope & Widow and Swallow This).

Former members Rev and Snell played with the electronic group [[The Prodigy]] as part of their live band throughout 2007. More recently, they formed a punk outfit, [[DAY 21]], with [[Jimmy Pursey]] and bassist Mat Sargent from [[Sham 69]].

The Rev went on to play with The Howling, before leaving that group and becoming the lead guitarist for the live incarnation of Ginger Wildheart's [[Hey! Hello!]] project.

Snell went on to play for The Loyalties, with [[Tom Spencer (musician)|Tom Spencer]] (ex-[[The Yo-Yos]]), [[Rich Jones (musician)|Rich Jones]] (ex-[[The Black Halos]], [[Amen (American band)|Amen]], [[Alec Empire]], [[Ginger (musician)|Ginger Wildheart]] Band, Michael Monroe) and Lee Jones (ex-Deadline). In 2019, Snell joined [[Medusa (band)|Medusa]] as their new drummer and recorded the album 'In Bed with Medusa' at [[Electrical Audio]], Chicago with engineer [[Steve Albini]].

=== ''Fizzy Pop'' ===
On 6 June 2008, the band played a comeback gig at Club Quattroz in Harlow, Essex. They used James Phillips (guitar) and auditionee Ben Taylor (drums) for the gig. The set consisted of four songs from their debut album, and a variety of brand new songs. A few months later, the band updated their MySpace with a selection of dates for mid October 2008, where a mini-tour would occur to coincide with their new album, ''[[Fizzy Pop]]'' (released 29 September). For this, the band dropped Taylor on drums, and took on another school friend.

"Go Sister, Go", a track from the album, was released as a single in early 2009.

=== 2009 events and 'Back to Basics' Tour ===
In January 2009, the band were scheduled to tour Europe again, starting with a warm-up at the Queens Hotel in [[Weymouth, Dorset|Weymouth]]. However, after only a brief stint in Europe, the band fell silent in May that year. In September 2009, Towers of London posted dates for a 'Back to Basics' tour. An acoustic set with Donny and Dirk Tourette was arranged for their first gig in early October. However, their next scheduled appearance at Rockfest was cancelled, due to problems beyond the band's control.

=== Present ===
13 years on from their debut album, ''Blood Sweat & Towers'', the Towers Of London reformed with the original line up with promise of a new album, which was planned to have been released in 2019.

In 2019, a [[documentary film]] titled "Towers of London: the Movie" was announced. It has since been renamed "F**K IT UP!".<ref name="Doc'n Roll">((cite web |url=https://www.docnrollfestival.com/films/fuck-it-up-towers-of-london/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221011181006/https://www.docnrollfestival.com/films/fuck-it-up-towers-of-london/ |archive-date=11 October 2022 |title=Doc'n Roll Film Festival – F**k It Up! Towers of London))</ref> It was set for its premiere in April 2022 at the Hot Docs Film Festival in Toronto but before the screening, the film was withdrawn for undisclosed reasons and all screenings were cancelled, including online.
In October 2022 it was announced that the documentary would have its European Premiere at the Doc n Roll Festival in London in November 2022 but was also withdrawn due to unknown reasons.<ref name="Doc'n Roll" />

== Band members ==
* Donny Tourette – Vocals (2004–2009, 2015–present)
* Dirk Tourette – Rhythm Guitar, Vocals (2004–2009, 2015–present)
* Tommy Brunette – Bass Guitar, Vocals (2004–2009, 2015–present)
* The Rev ([[lead guitar, vocals]]) (2004–2007, 2019–present)
* Snell ([[Drum kit|Drums]]) (2004–2007, 2019–present)
* Rocco (Drums) (2013–2018)
* Stevie (Guitar) (2013–2018)

== Discography ==
=== Albums ===
* ''[[Blood, Sweat and Towers]]'', June 2006, TVT Records
* ''[[Fizzy Pop]]'', October 2008, Vibrant Records
* ''[[Yet To Be – EP]]'', June 2022, Big Shades Productions

=== Singles ===
{| class="wikitable"
! rowspan="2" | Year
! rowspan="2" | Title
! colspan="1" | Chart Position
! rowspan="2" | Album
|-
! width="86" |  <small>[[UK Singles Chart]]</small><ref>((cite web |url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/towers%20of%20london/ |title=Official Charts Company |publisher=Official Charts Company))</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2005
| "On a Noose"
| align="center" | 32
| rowspan="5" | ''[[Blood, Sweat and Towers]]''
|-
| "Fuck It Up"
| align="center" | 46
|-
| "How Rude She Was"
| align="center" | 30
|-
| 2006
| "Air Guitar"
| align="center" | 32
|-
| 2007
| "[[I'm a Rat]]"
| align="center" | 46
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2008
| "[[Free Bird]]"
| align="center" | Not officially released
| ''[[iTunes]] Exclusive''
|-
| "Naked on the Dancefloor"
| align="center" | DNC
| rowspan="2" | ''[[Fizzy Pop]]''
|-
| 2009
| "Go Sister, Go"
| align="center" | DNC
|-
| 2017
| "Shot in the Dark"
| align="center" | DNC
| TBA
|}

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [https://www.myspace.com/towersoflondon Towers of London at MySpace.com]
* [((AllMusic|class=artist|id=p703922|pure_url=yes)) Biography] at [[AllMusic]]
* ((discogs artist|Towers Of London))
* [https://www.nme.com/news/towers-of-london/29686 Towers of London lose two band members]
* [https://www.fuckitup.co.uk/ F**K IT UP! Towers of London documentary]

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