Having been in this game for over a decade now, are they better at saying ‘enough’s enough’ when it comes to touring, or do they still like to gig as much as possible? We’ve got a lot of exciting stuff this summer.” “It’s a good problem to have – and the gigs have been great. But I don’t know… With every year and every album, it feels like more people want a piece of you.” I feel like when we were younger we thought, ‘We’ll get a bit more successful and we’ll start playing later at festivals and that’ll just mean that we’ll have less work to do’.
“It’s been good,” he nods, chilling in his London home. Early success, coupled with a sometimes rigorous touring schedule and a litany of critics who wanted to compare everything they released to the success of their first album, has meant that Two Door Cinema Club have had their own share of difficulties.ĭespite this, Kevin Baird is happy to be back on the road again. But they’ve sometimes found themselves as victims of their own success. In the years which followed, Two Door Cinema Club have continued to impress with each album release. A clean-cut gem of an album, it secured their spot at the top of a massive pile of electro-indie-rock artists, which spawned in the late ‘00s, It also paved the way for global stardom. It’s been nearly 10 years since the release of the Bangor band’s debut, Tourist History. He’s in the midst of a busy summertime festival schedule, which has seen himself, Alex Trimble and Sam Halliday perform everywhere from Glastonbury to Vienna. Kevin Baird is having a well-deserved day off.
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