Keane

Keane is a beloved English rock band originating from Battle, East Sussex comprised of Tim Rice-Oxley (composer and pianist), Tom Chaplin (lead vocals), Richard Hughes (drummer) and Jesse Quin (bassist). In 2004 Keane were the biggest selling British artist in the UK. The following year they won two BRIT Awards: Best British Album for Hopes and Fears and British Breakthrough act award as voted for by Radio 1 listeners. By 2013, Keane had released four full length LPs all reaching number 1 in the UK album charts. Hopes and Fears, their debut, had entered the list of the 40 best-selling albums in the UK of all time and they had toured more than 40 countries. Now, with the beloved song Somewhere Only We Know having enjoyed a recent revival on Tik Tok and having streamed over two billion times, Hopes and Fears celebrated its 20th year in 2024 with a huge world tour which celebrated Keane’s acclaimed body of work from their landmark debut through to their most recent 2019 studio album Cause and Effect.