Formed in 2012, STORM THE PALACE is a Toronto-area based party band playing your favourite New Wave, Retro-Alternative, Dance and Rock hits of the 1980’s. Adam Weatherup (Guitar), Christian McFadden (Vocals, Bass, Programming), and Tim Fleming (Drums)have been energizing dancefloors, performing the classic songs by bands you’ll never forget, and those great one-hit wonders by artists whose names you might not remember.
For 13 years, Storm The Palace have brought to life songs that weren’t necessarily #1 80’s hits, but can in no way be referred to as obscure or underground tracks.
Multi-platinum selling artists like Depeche Mode, New Order, The Cure, Simple Minds, INXS, Duran Duran…the groups that have transcended their genre to become the most enduring acts of their time…
All of these and more are all well represented in a Storm The Palace set list.
“In addition to 3 guys bashing it out on guitar, drums and bass, we incorporate synths, sequences, samples and loops throughout most of our set which really kicks it up a notch and is the icing on the cake.” Christian McFadden has put in countless hours recreating from scratch the signature synth sounds from these songs; the ones that make them recognizable within seconds of hearing the song, so that they can be triggered live. “It brings an authenticity to our performances of these songs that really excite the audience”, he says. “It’s what sets us apart from the rest.”
But don’t let all this talk of synths scare you.
“We know that no matter how crazy most of our audience is about the more alternative side of the 80’s, there will always be some people in the audience that wanna dance to something a little more mainstream, so a lot of care goes into creating a very balanced set. Just when you need it, we hit you with a dose of guitar rock, be it Springsteen, Mellencamp, or Prince, so keep your air guitars handy. At the end of the day, it’s about keeping you on the dance floor.”
The years passed have seen many hightlights… performing at the 37th Annual Dora Awards at Harbourfront Centre, The RBC Cup Hockey Finals, a special guest performance spot opening for bonafide 80’s Teen Queen Tiffany and being backing band for 80’s hitmaker Kon Kan (of #1 dance hit “I Beg Your Pardon?” fame); Entertaining guests at corporate events for companies like THE BRICK, LUFTHANSA, CANADIAN TIRE, ONTARIO POWER GENERATION and more; at festivals like The Cabbage Town Festival, College Park After Hours, Taste Of Lawrence Festival; Performing in venues like El Mocambo, The Horseshoe Tavern, The Airport Sheridan, Toronto Sheraton Centre, Westmount Golf and Country Club, Paletta Mansion, the Steam Whistle Brewery for NHL Alumni, and more halls, backyards and cottages around Ontario and Quebec than we can barely keep track of.
Storm The Palace wants to take you back to a state of pure 80’s dancefloor euphoria. ‘Dance all night’, ‘dance if you want to’, ‘dance in the dark’, ‘dance into the fire’… Whichever was YOUR dance back in the day…
the dancefloor is waiting…
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