The Grand Opening

The Grand Opening
The Grand Opening
Origin	Ånge, Sweden
Genres	Alternative rock, indie rock, sadcore, slowcore, folk
Years active	1999–present
Labels	Tapete, It's a Trap!
Associated acts	Will Gambola Sing, Hearts No Static,
Website	www.tgomusic.com
Members	; Jens Pettersson; Otto Johansson
Past members	Anders Ljung ; Jimmy Ottosson; Leif Elverstig ; Fredrik Pålsson ; Johanna Ojala ; Joakim Labraaten

The Grand Opening is the musical alias of the Swedish musician John Roger Olsson. TGO releases records on the Hamburg, Germany based label Tapete Records. In July 2013 Tapete Records announced that TGO will release the new album "Don't Look Back Into The Darkness" on October 11.^[1]

Biography[]

The Grand Opening started as four piece based in Ånge, Sweden in 1999. After being active as a band for two years singer and songwriter John Roger Olsson moved to Stockholm and restarted the band.^[2] During the years The Grand Opening has had many different members for both live shows and recordings. Their first release was the free digital EP Location which was released by in 2005.^[3]^[4]^[5]

Recent activity[]

In February and March 2014, The Grand Opening will tour in Germany and Sweden.^[6]

Discography[]

Albums

2006: This Is Nowhere to Be Found (Tapete Records)
2008: Beyond the Brightness (Tapete Records)
2010: In the Midst of Your Drama (Tapete Records)
2013: Don't Look Back Into the Darkness (Tapete Records)

Singles and EPs

2005: Location EP ()
2006: "Don't Drop Off/So Be It" 7"
2006: "Get Out" CDS
2010: "Be Steady" CDS

Compilation appearances

Something Must Break Volume One
It's a Trap! readers Companion Volume Two
SPEX CD #69
Tapete 100
Did You D:qliq?
Acoustic Songs 2
This is Tapete Records!

References[]

^ Tapete Records artist page.
^ "Dagbladet interview 2009-11-17" (in Swedish). Dagbladet.se. Retrieved 2012-08-05.
^ "It's a Trap! release info". Itsatrap.com. 2005-05-10. Retrieved 2012-08-05.
^ "TV4 interview 1 2011-01-10" (in Swedish). tv4.se. Retrieved 2011-01-10.
^ "TV4 interview 2 2011-01-10" (in Swedish). tv4.se. Retrieved 2011-01-10.
^ "Blog post". thegrandopening.wordpress.com. 2013-12-25. Retrieved 2013-12-25.

External links[]

[1] Tapete Records artist page.

[2] "Dagbladet interview 2009-11-17" (in Swedish). Dagbladet.se. Retrieved 2012-08-05.

[3] "It's a Trap! release info". Itsatrap.com. 2005-05-10. Retrieved 2012-08-05.

[4] "TV4 interview 1 2011-01-10" (in Swedish). tv4.se. Retrieved 2011-01-10.

[5] "TV4 interview 2 2011-01-10" (in Swedish). tv4.se. Retrieved 2011-01-10.

[6] "Blog post". thegrandopening.wordpress.com. 2013-12-25. Retrieved 2013-12-25.

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