Metro Station, Tigress, One Way Street

Ticket: £12.00 Buy Now
Doors: 19:30pm
Age: 14+

In April 2010, after months of rumours, Trace Cyrus made the announcement fans dreaded: “METRO STATION is taking a break—and I think it’s permanent.” The band was over and everyone was moving on.

However, the combination of time and perspective has made the impossible occur and the two best friends are back together!

“It was a case of too much success too quickly,” admits Cyrus, “We were playing with Fall Out Boy, Good Charlotte and Miley [Cyrus], filling arenas and opening for Lady Gaga – instead of sitting back and congratulating ourselves, we just wanted more.”

“Our 20-year-old egos were going, ‘I’m the shit,’” Musso said, “I never felt like anything was enough, but as Trace always says, it’s a marathon, not a sprint.”

It’s hard to believe the two spent four years apart with zero communication until Musso reached out in October 2013, and the pair have been hanging out ever since, “I think we both just matured as people and as musicians,” Cyrus explains. “As far as friendship goes, at 25, you realize what’s important to argue about and what’s not. It’s easier to communicate when you’re older. When you’re younger, you let your emotions get in the way. Now we can talk it through.”

It was never an issue was writing hit songs together, though, from 2007 self-titled album with SEVENTEEN FOREVER and KELSEY (500,000+ sold) and third single SHAKE IT certified platinum, 2.7 million sales and 50 million YouTube views.

When Metro Station threw in the towel, they were experiencing the kind of exponential rise most bands would kill for… “The goal is to be the biggest band in the world,” Cyrus says, “If you’re going to do something, why not try and be the best? Everyone has the same chance to make it in this industry; it just depends how good your songs are and how hard you’re willing to make it.”

Now that Musso and Cyrus have reunited, they’re back in the studio and upp first is new EP GOLD, blending the signature electro-pop melodies and new found lyrical depth. The band has recorded tons of new material but they’re in no rush to put out a full-length album—yet.

Not only does the future look bright, but the possibilities are endless, “I really think we’re going to look back at the breakup as a blessing,” Cyrus says with complete sincerity. “I’m very religious so I feel like God kinda came in, took everything we had away from us and slapped us on the wrist, saying, ‘You need to learn, you need to appreciate what I’m giving you.’ I feel like this is our second chance to make things right and to prove that we enjoy doing this and appreciate it.”

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