On this day, 8 Feb 2003, Irish pop band The Thrills, played Cardiff University promoting their debut album So Much For The City on the NME Awards Tour.
The tour included The Datsuns, Interpol and Polyphonic Spree.
After releasing their debut EP in November 2002, the band flew to Los Angeles in December 2002 to record their debut album So Much for the City. So Much for the City was released in 2003, debuting at No. 1 in Ireland, No. 3 in the UK and going platinum in both the UK and Irish Album Charts. The album was nominated for the 2003 Mercury Prize but lost to Dizzee Rascal's 'Boy in da Corner'. The album also won the 2003 Q Award for Best New Act, and Best New Act at the 2003 Irish Meteor Awards.
Setlist
Your Love Is Like Las Vegas
Big Sur
'Til the Tide Creeps In
Say It Ain't So
Old Friends, New Lovers
Whatever Happened to Corey Haim?
Don't Steal Our Sun
Santa Cruz (You're Not That Far)
One Horse Town
