Several of their songs began to be played on local radio stations before their first gig.

Just before the band's first gig however, due to stage fright the vocalist decided to pull out, forcing Kingsley to step up to the microphone.

During the tour, Coldplay performed at VH1's Talk Music area before the tour's final gig.

The band was originally named Envy, a name chosen on the spur of the moment before taking the stage before their first gig.

He learned all the songs and played without hesitation three days before the band's first gig.

Bassist Eystein Holm joined right before their first gig in May 1994.

Just before Eisregen's gig those visitors under legal age got their bracelet removed and had to leave the hall.

The band, who were initially nameless, opted to call themselves Japan just before their first live gig in the mid 1970s.

The band were signed to V2 Records on 20 February 2006 the day before their gig at the London Barfly.

Singer Jello Biafra has stated "a week before our first gig we got a guitarist who called himself 6025 and he left about 6 months later".