Red Five Point Star
Red Five Point Star
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Past Events
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1 Jun 2014
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30 May 2014
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31 May 2014
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1 Nov 2013
2 Nov 2013
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31 Oct 2013
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27 Oct 2013
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26 Oct 2013
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25 Oct 2013
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24 Oct 2013
- Red Five Point Star's official video for "Trbowska", a song portraying life in their home town from their 2011 album "Worst Case Scenario".
Biography
Red Five Point Star started out by playing mostly local clubs and festivals. They made their first notable appearance in 2001 when they entered the Slovenian music competition 'Kdo bo osvojil Triglav?' (Who Will Climb Triglav?) and made it to the finals. After that they soon appeared on various song compilations. They released their first album In Colour in 2005 and began touring abroad (Germany, France, Italy, The Balkan states). Red Five Point Star started touring relentlessly and quickly became one of the most well known Slovenian bands that tour overseas. They have had some lineup changes, but their core remains solid and devoted to live performances at home and abroad.
Touring and collaborations
In March 2006, members of RFPS went on a month-long international 'Exchange Tour 2' which enabled them to play 12 concerts (8 in France, 2 in Italy, 1 in Slovenia and 1 Croatia) with four other bands from different countries.
In 2007, the band were invited to perform on "Izštekani" (Unplugged), a programme of Val 202 devoted to stripping musicians of their electricity and introducing them in their most raw form.
One of the highlights of their numerous tours that ensued were the two South Africa stints. In 2010, they were joined by We Can't Sleep at Night on the second one of them.
Their dedication to live shows is also evident from the fact that they eagerly accept any concert invitation. This paid off in an invitation to do a 'test' European tour together from Robert "Bucket" Hingley, founder of Megalith Records and The Toasters, one of the most prominent ska bands in the world. Hingley was quickly convinced of the band's live potential and invited Red Five Point Star to also do a tour of the South-East United States in 2011.
The inaugural collaboration between the two bands took place at the 2011 edition of Punk Rock Holiday festival in Tolmin, Slovenia. The bands then performed together on stage to wild acclaim from the audience and other bands performing at the festival. This was followed by the release of their latest record Worst Case Scenario on Megalith Records and the above mentioned US tour with the Toasters.
Discography
- In Color (2005, Kapa Records)
- Stepping Out (2007, Kapa Records)
- Live! (2010, Kapa Records)
- Worst Case Scenario (2011, Megalith Records, Kapa Records)
External links
- RFPS website
- RFPS's album Worst Case Scenario on Bandcamp
- RFPS's cover of "Down Under", originally by Men at Work, recorded by Hrupmag in the fall of 2013 in Studio Bordel in Ljubljana, Slovenia
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