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TRAMPOLENE were formed in 2014 in the green, green grass of Swansea, South Wales, by handsome local enigma Jack Jones the self styled ‘dole-queue Dylan Thomas’, who met bassist Wayne Thomas when he tried to bum a fag off him outside a chip shop in Fforestfach.  Following the swathe cut by Welsh heroes The Manic Street Preachers and Super Furry Animals TRAMPOLENE have composed a clutch of extraordinary songs that speak of the ordinary existential struggle of a stony broke dreamer armed only with a loud guitar and an overdue library book.

TRAMPOLENE have released three albums, ‘Love No Less Than A Queen’ (2021), which featured in the Official Independent Albums Chart No. 5, Official Independent Albums Breakers Chart No. 1 and Official Album Sales Chart No. 20 on the week of release. ’Pick A Pocket or Two’ (2018), a compilation of songs and poems not included on the band’s debut album ‘Swansea To Hornsey’ (2017). ’Swansea To Hornsey’ was described as a “Brilliant debut from indie gutter poets” **** by Q Magazine and featured in The Independent’s ‘Top Ten Albums of The Year’. After hearing Jack’s poems Dr John Cooper Clarke enthused “Exceptional poetry, funny and depressing at the same time and how often can you say that.”

Jack Jones, lead singer/guitarist of TRAMPOLENE is a spoken word poet, singer, songwriter. He moonlights as lead guitarist in Peter Doherty & The Puta Madres. TRAMPOLENE attracted the attention of The Libertines, Liam Gallagher, John Cooper Clarke, Kasabian and Caitlin Moran which led to the BBC Radio 4 documentary portrait of Jack Jones & TRAMPOLENE, entitled ’Another Swansea Poet’ which was broadcast in 2019.

Prior to Lockdown TRAMPOLENE  toured continuously, with stand out supports for Liam Gallagher, The Libertines, Kasabian, Buzzcocks, Peter Doherty, Reverend & The Makers, The Enemy, Pretty Vicious, Catfish & The Bottlemen and Carl Barat & The Jackals. In 2018 the band played their biggest headline tour to date including a sold out night at The Scala in London and appeared at BBC Biggest Weekend, Truck Festival, The Great Escape, Y Not, Victorious, Cotton Clouds and Kendall Calling festivals. 2019 the band toured with the Sherlocks and Kasabian and last year, Covid restrictions allowing,  toured with the Libertines and Sherlocks. On 25th February 2022 TRAMPOLENE open the prestigious Swansea Arena in Wales.

TRAMPOLENE personnel: Jack Jones - vocals/guitar, Wayne Thomas - bass/vocals and  Kyle Williams - drums/vocals.

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