12 Facts About Japandroids

Japandroids are a Canadian rock band from Vancouver, British Columbia, consisting of Brian King and David Prowse .

Japandroids toured heavily in support of both albums, gaining notoriety for their live performances and extensive international concert tours.

Japandroids' music has been described as "one part classic rock, one part punk", due to their blending of classic rock influences such as Bruce Springsteen and Tom Petty, with punk rock influences such as the Replacements and Husker Du.

The name Japandroids came from two other band name ideas: Japanese Scream and Pleasure Droids .

Japandroids performed their first live show on December 30,2006.

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Japandroids recorded their first full-length album, Post-Nothing in the summer of 2008, with the intention of self-releasing it in 2009.

In January 2009, Japandroids signed to independent Canadian label Unfamiliar Records, who were eager to release the album, despite the band's reservations about continuing.

Japandroids toured extensively to promote the album, earning praise for their energetic live performances.

Japandroids toured heavily in support of Celebration Rock, performing over 200 shows in more than 40 countries between March 2012 and November 2013.

On October 31,2016, Japandroids announced their third album Near to the Wild Heart of Life via a teaser video featuring live footage from their comeback shows in Vancouver.

On October 24,2017, Japandroids' show at Massey Hall in Toronto was filmed and recorded for the concert film series Live At Massey Hall.

Japandroids toured heavily in support of Near to the Wild Heart of Life, performing over 150 shows in 23 countries between October 2016 and October 2018.