Apollo Junction are a band on the rise having delivered their third (and best) album ‘Here We Are’ (UK Official Chart placing, + number 12 in the Sales Chart + 7 in the Vinyl Chart + Number 1 Indie Breakers Chart) and having embarked on their biggest ever UK tour through spring 2024 and a summer of festival dates and outdoor stages.
The end of 2024, brought the band’s first new music release in over 12 months with the single ‘Falling’ debuted by Chris Hawkins on BBC Radio 6 and called ‘an alive and kicking anthem!’.
2025 brings new music, a spring tour and a new album (announcement TBC Feb 25)
The band have a passionate, growing fanbase that call themselves the ‘AJFamily’ – there’s been engagements on stage, lifetime friendships formed, coaches to gigs hired and an online community that is pretty much unmatched by any other independent band around at the moment and incredibly welcoming to all.
The band – Described by Steve Lamacq on BBC6 music as swaggering electro indie rock, appeal to audiences who still have a profound love of guitar music, with nods to the iconic sounds of the 80s as well as more contemporary guitar band peers.
Apollo Junction songs have been used across a multitude of media outlets, including;
Welcome To Wrexham on Disney Plus, The ITV1 World Cup coverage, Ubisoft’s WatchDogs Legion video game, MTV’s Are you the One, Netflix’s series The Circle, BBC1’s Football Focus, numerous features on Match Of The Day and various other adverts/films.
The band also receive continued support across radio with support nationally from BBC Radio 2, BBC 6 Music, Simon Le Bon on his show on Sirius XM in the US and also the late, great Janice Long who did a live session with the band on BBC Radio 2.
2024 started with a sell out spring tour of some of the UK’s best venue, followed by outdoor summer shows with Richard Ashcroft x2, Shed Seven, The Sherlocks and also Moto Grand Prize at Silverstone supporting The Darkness and on The Isle Of Wight Festival Main Stage 2024.
Venue
Darwen BB3 1BS
UK