Passion Play

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There are multiple artists named Passion Play: 1) Passion Play is a gothic rock band from Oxford, UK. The group first arrived on the scene in the summer of 1997, appearing at the Sacrosanct festival at London's LA2. With a line-up of Justin Stephens (lead vocals, guitar), Linda Lloyd (guitar, vocals) and Mike Watkins (bass), a new demo, 'Waiting In The Wings', was released. Two previous demos featuring founder member Mark Bosley on bass and sharing vocals during Passion Play's formative stages ('Act One:Scene One' in 1995 and 'Character Assassinations' in 1996) went out of print. Slowly but surely, the band started to infiltrate the UK alternative/goth scene, with 1998 seeing appearances at the inaugural Infest event in Bradford, the Whitby Gothic Weekend and the arrival of their debut single - the Name No Names EP. Released on the band's own Perimeter label and distributed world-wide via Resurrection Records' export network, the EP helped put Passion Play on an increasingly wider stage, gaining a lot of interest in the UK and Europe. The following year saw more shows in London and around the UK, before going back into the studio in the summer of 1999 to record their debut album, Stress Fractures. The album was launched in November '99 at the Whitby Gothic Weekend, where the band played the main event, before heading off for their first gig in Germany. Passion Play toured the UK in the Spring of 2000 to support the release of Stress Fractures before heading back to Germany to play a prime slot at the Wave Gotik Treffen festival in Leipzig, one of Germany's premier annual festivals. After finishing the summer with shows in London and the Distopia all-day event in Bristol, the band returned to Germany again in October, supporting The Chameleons on the start of their German tour. 2001 saw Passion Play back in the studio to record their new album, taking time out at the end of April 2001 to play the Judgement Day Festival in Austria. The new album, 'Dreaming Spikes', was released in September, followed immediately with a tour of Germany in September / October. Another new year, and January 2002 saw what was to be the last show with this line-up. With Lin and Mike leaving to start a new adventure of family life, a 'temporary' line-up was put together for the next show in April, at the Whitby Gothic Weekend. Featuring John Berry on guitar and Matthias Dopp on bass. It was to be the last for a while - changing circumstances and a determined effort to build new foundations towards bigger things meant a lengthy absence, punctuated only by a return to Chicago in May 2004 to play the Convergence 10 festival (with Matthias unavailable, Ryan Swift filled in valiantly on bass). 2) Passion Play is a band from the Unite States. Female freestyle trio (later duo) based out of Miami Florida formed by B.A. LaRed. Intial line-up consisted of Hilda (Jaydee), Maggie, and Julie. Just after the first release, "Baby Can't You See" on Cutting Records subsidiary, SandCastle Records, Passion Play reformed with Mirta Cruz and Alison Trance. Contrary to popular belief, Passion Play only played shows in Southern Florida usually hooking up with Mic Mac's artists showcases. "Baby Can't You See" was only pressed in black vinyl. . User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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gothic rock,deathrock,

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Dreaming Spikes

Dreaming Spikes

Jan/2001

Stress Fractures

Stress Fractures

Jan/1999

Name No Names EP

Name No Names EP

Jan/1998

Waiting In The Wings

Waiting In The Wings

Jan/1997

Poison Pen - EP

Poison Pen - EP

Sep/2015

Poison Pen

Aug/2015

Lifecycles

Aug/2014

The Final Act

Nov/2012

Shining - Single

Shining - Single

Feb/2021

Naivety (Version One) - Single

Naivety (Version One) - Single

Jan/2021

Songs About Feelings, Thoughts, Situations and Also Life Itself

Songs About Feelings, Thoughts, Situations and Also Life Itself

Jan/2021

Travelling Light

Travelling Light

Jan/2021

Vanity

Dec/2020

Acoustic Passion - EP

Acoustic Passion - EP

Dec/2020

Electric Passion - EP

Electric Passion - EP

Dec/2020

Believe In Something Greater - Single

Believe In Something Greater - Single

Dec/2020

Late Night Conversations - EP

Late Night Conversations - EP

Dec/2020

Icicles

Dec/2020

Breathe In, Breathe Out - Single

Breathe In, Breathe Out - Single

Dec/2020

Vanity - Single

Vanity - Single

Jun/2021

Believe in something greater

Believe in something greater

Dec/2020

Emotions

Feb/2022

SHINING

Feb/2021

Naivety (version one)

Naivety (version one)

Jan/2021

Acoustic passion

Acoustic passion

Dec/2020

Electric passion

Electric passion

Dec/2020

Late night conversations

Late night conversations

Dec/2020

Breathe in, breathe out

Breathe in, breathe out

Dec/2020

Sorry for You - Single

Sorry for You - Single

Jun/2024

Sorry for You [Explicit]

Sorry for You [Explicit]

Jun/2024

Drown in Sorrows - Single

Drown in Sorrows - Single

May/2024

Drown in Sorrows

Drown in Sorrows

May/2024

Say I Wont - Single

Say I Wont - Single

Jun/2024

Say I Wont

Jun/2024

F'd Up - Single

F'd Up - Single

Jun/2024

F'D UP [Explicit]

F'D UP [Explicit]

Jun/2024

Mariana

Jul/2024

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