Travis are a British alternative rock band consisting of Fran Healy on lead vocals, rhythm guitar, piano and banjo, Andy Dunlop on lead guitar, banjo, keyboards and backing vocals, Dougie Payne on bass guitar and backing vocals and Neil Primrose on drums and percussion.

Formed in 1990 in Glasgow, Scotland, the group were originally called Glass Onion (after The Beatles’ song of the same name) and released an EP under the name in 1993. A couple of years later they changed their name to Travis, after the character Travis Henderson from the film Paris, Texas, and signed to the record label Independiente, releasing their debut single All I Want to Do Is Rock in 1996.

Their debut album Good Feeling was released in September 1997. It was critically acclaimed and reached the Top 10 on the UK Albums Chart, producing the Top 40 singles U16 Girls, Tied to the 90’s, Happy and More Than Us. However, it was their second studio album that shot them to mainstream fame. The Man Who, released in May 1999, shot straight to number one in the UK – where it went on to over 2.7 million copies, being certified 9x platinum, and became the best-selling British album of the year – as well as reaching number two in Ireland and number eight in Australia. It produced four singles in total – Writing to Reach You, Driftwood, Why Does It Always Rain On Me? and Turn – which all reached the UK Top 20 and helped the group earn Best British Album at the 2000 Brit Awards.

After releasing the compilation album Singles, which produced the hit Coming Around, the group released their third studio album The Invisible Band in 2001. It was another big hit, reaching number one in the UK and the Top 40 in the US, and spawning the hit single Sing, Flowers in the Window and Side. Since then the group have released a further three albums – 12 Memories, The Boy With No Name and Ode to J. Smith – and scored UK Top 40 hits with singles like Re-Offender, Love Will Come Through, Walking in the Sun, Closer and Selfish Jean. Download Travis ringtones.

Placebo are a British alternative rock group, currently consisting of Brian Molko on lead vocals and multiple instruments, Stefan Olsdal on guitars and keyboards and Steve Forrest on drums and percussion (formerly Steve Hewitt/Robert Schultzberg).

Formed in London, England in 1994, the group shot to fame with the release of their self-titled debut album Placebo in 1996. It reached number five on the UK Albums Chart and produced seven singles, including the Top 5 hit Nancy Boy and the Top 30 singles Bruise Pristine and Teenage Angst. It has since appeared on the list of 100 Greatest Albums of All Time by Q magazine (voted for by their readers).

The group’s follow-up album Without You I’m Nothing was released in October 1998. It reached the Top 10 in both the UK and France and produced two UK Top 5 hits – Pure Morning and You Don’t Care About Us – as well as the number eleven single Every You Every Me. This was followed by Black Market Music – the group’s third studio album. Released on 9^th October 2000, it was a Top 10 hit across Europe and produced another four successful singles, including the UK Top 20 hits Taste in Men and Slave to the Wage.

Next came 2003’s Sleeping with Ghosts, which produced the UK Top 30 singles The Bitter End, This Picture, Special Needs and English Summer Rain, and then 2006’s Meds, which reached number one in seven different European countries and became the group’s first album to chart inside the Billboard 200. It also produced four singles, including the UK number thirteen hit Because I Want You.

The group’s latest album, Battle for the Sun, was released in June 2009. It has produced a total of four singles to date: For What It’s Worth, The Never-Ending Why, Ashtray Heart and Bright Lights.