Ekko Park
Auckland rock band with chart success in New Zealand and Italy.
Ekko Park are a rock band from Auckland, New Zealand, that consists of guitarist and singer Joe Walsh, guitarist Jessie Booth, drummer Nick Douch and bassist Bryan Bell. They have released three albums: 2013's Tomorrow, Tomorrow, Today (nominated for Best Rock Album at the 2014 New Zealand Music Awards), 2015's Know Hope (nominated for the 2016 Taite Music Prize), and Horizon on August 21, 2020. Both Tomorrow, Tomorrow, Today and Know Hope charted Top 15 in the Official New Zealand Music Chart and were in the Top 5 local releases on release week. The band have played sold-out tours of NZ, headlined tours of the UK, Ireland & Italy, and supported major international touring acts including Seether, The Living End and Simple Plan.
Quick Facts
- Origin
- Auckland, New Zealand
- Current members
- Joe Walsh
- Jessie Booth
- Nick Douch
- Bryan Bell
- Past members
- Joel Halstead
- Callum Tong
- Alex Hargreaves
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Background
Ekko Park's second album Know Hope produced two singles that made a massive stir in Italy in 2016: 'Probable Cause' went to #1 and 'Validation' went to #3 on the Official Italian Rock Radio Airplay Chart. July 2017 saw the band release a brand new single and video called 'Going Uptown'. The band's third album Horizon, released on August 21, 2020, features the single 'All Eyes On Me' with guest vocalist Grant Nicholas of Welsh indie rock giants Feeder. The band were nominated for Best Rock Artist at the 2021 Aotearoa Music Awards. They have also played major New Zealand festivals including Rhythm & Vines and Homegrown.
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