Son of Dork
Son of Dork | |
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Also known as | SOD |
Origin | Pop punk |
Years active | 2005–2008 |
Labels | Mercury, Sicpuppy |
Past members | James Bourne Steve Rushton David Williams Chris Leonard Danny Hall |
Son of Dork were a British
Formation
James Bourne placed adverts in publications such as
Music career
Welcome to Loserville: 2005 - 2007
In November 2005, Son of Dork released their first single "
On 6 February 2007 Son of Dork toured with Wheatus, Army of Freshmen, and Bowling for Soup in The Get Happy '07 Tour. The tours were met with a favourable reception and the band performed a new song originally for the deluxe edition of their Welcome to Loserville album called "Colgate Smile".
The band during most of 2007 went under
Split and further projects: 2008 - present
Although there has never been an official announcement, Son of Dork's split in 2007 was confirmed by Bourne on a tweet in November 2020. He stated 'In the background I was being heavily sued in the high court of justice for the rights to all the Busted songs. I left the band to give my undivided attention to fighting this case which after 4 years I won. Then I started trying to bring my music career back to life.'[5]
Post-split, Bourne would go on to join
On the possibility of a reunion, Bourne stated in an interview that if he was to reform Son of Dork he would only bring back the members who wanted to come back.[6] There was a reunion of sorts when Steve Rushton, Chris Leonard and James Bourne, along with the Welsh duo Lilygreen & Maguire, all recorded a cover of Michael Jackson's "Man in the Mirror".[7] In 2019, Bourne stated he'd had ideas for a Son of Dork concept album.[8] In January 2024, Bourne reiterated on the social media site X that he'd do another album if 'people wanted it'. [9]
Members
- James Bourne – lead vocals, rhythm guitarist
- Steve Rushton – lead vocals, bassist
- David Williams- rhythm guitarist, backing vocals
- Chris Leonard – lead guitarist, backing vocals
- Danny Hall – drums
Tours
- Better Late Than Never Tour 2007 (Headline tour) (Cancelled)
- The Skegness Circular 2007
- Sic Tour 2007 – Headline Act
- Get Happy Tour 2007 (Support for Bowling for Soup with Army of Freshmen and Wheatus throughout the UK)
Welcome to Loserville Live Radio Tour 2006
- 12 & 13 May-Glasgow SECC
- 14 May-Manchester MEN Arena
- 15 & 16 May-Birmingham NEC
- 17, 18 & 19 May-London Wembley Arena
Legacy
In 2009, lead-singer James Bourne co-wrote a musical alongside Elliot Davies based on the band's debut album Welcome to Loserville, titled Loserville.[10] The production was named alongside Tim Minchin's Matilda as evidence of a resurgence in new British musicals by The Stage newspaper after the Leeds opening. In 2012, it opened in the West End. [11]
The song
Discography
Studio albums
Year | Album details | Peak positions | sales threshold )
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UK [13] | |||
2005 | Welcome to Loserville
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35 |
Singles
Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |
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UK
[13] |
IRE [15] | |||
2005 | "Ticket Outta Loserville" | 3 | 15 | Welcome to Loserville |
2006 | "Eddie's Song" | 10 | 24 | |
2006 | "We're Not Alone" | – | – | Non-album single for Alien Autopsy soundtrack |
References
- ^ "Busted star James Bourne heads for Loserville". BBC News. 18 June 2012.
- ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ "Son of Dork (Sonofdorkmusic) on Myspace".
- ^ "Sicpuppy Records - Making New Music Happen". Archived from the original on 3 February 2009. Retrieved 27 May 2009.
- ^ @JamesBourne (20 November 2020). "In the background I was being heavily..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Genchi, Frankie (3 June 2010). "James Bourne – Future Boy Interview – Flecking Records". Fleckingrecords.co.uk. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "Man In The Mirror Acoustic". YouTube.
- ^ @JamesBourne (9 April 2019). "Late at night I think about the albums I might make in my lifetime. I have an amazing idea for an SOD concept album. Only time will tell" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ https://twitter.com/JamesBourne/status/1745181141974323689
- ^ "Loserville: The Musical (2009) | British Youth Music Theatre".
- ^ "Busted star's Loserville musical set for West End". BBC News. 23 August 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
- ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
- ^ a b "The Official Charts Company – Son of Dork". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 June 2010.
- ^ "British Phonographic Industry search results". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 6 October 2017. Retrieved 3 June 2010.
- ^ "irishcharts.com – Discography Son of Dork". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 December 2010.