OFFICIAL BIOGRAPHY

London based act The Rileys put their own contemporary slant on the longstanding DIY ethic. The band's success in independently building a devoted audience was rewarded by earning the right to do what only a few unsigned bands in history have managed, headline the Shepherds Bush Empire. The show, which was on October 28th 2009, followed a series of sold-out London shows at venues including Islington Academy, Bush Hall and The Barfly.

The Rileys saw all four of their limited edition singles to date sell out on physical formats. 'Jimmy Is A Lunatic', from their self-titled EP, was named as an XFM Uploaded Single of the Week, while other early career highlights have included 'Do You Feel Me?' crashing in at 7 on the Amazon MP3 Rock Chart where it nestled alongside new singles and classic tracks from some of the world's biggest bands, while 'Baby Blue' received nationwide airplay courtesy of the BBC.

The band also made some major inroads towards repeating their success in the capital across the rest of the UK. 2009 saw them embark on their first full headline tour, as well as their innovative Living Room trek in which they arranged a handful of intimate gigs at fans' houses armed with little more than a couple of acoustic guitars, a collection of killer songs and the promise of a great time. Their ability to adapt their live presentation for a variety of audiences has also seen them make memorable festival appearances at Guilfest, The Offset Festival and Cumbria's B Festival.

The songwriting talent behind The Rileys came from Joseph Fielder (vocals) and Dave Giles (guitar), who met at school in Essex and have been working on music together ever since. After finishing university, Fielder and Giles moved to west London in 2007 order to make The Rileys a serious concern. The band's line-up was completed with various musicians, but most of the time included the fantastic drummer Martin Griffith.

2010 started productively for The Rileys, traveling outside of the UK for the first time to support up and coming Irish band The Coronas in at the Dublin Academy, and recording their second EP "Stop Thinking, Keep Drinking" which was released in February and was supported by a few gigs in London and back in Essex.

Following three years of hard work, the guys decided to call it a day to concentrate on new things. Their last gig will be at the Borderline in London on Saturday 11th September. They hope that you will be there.