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Nathaniel Joseph Ruess (pronounced / r uː s / ROOSS; [2] born February 26, 1982) [3] is an American singer and songwriter. He formed the indie pop band The Format in 2002, and later went on to form the band fun. in 2008.
Ruess sang melodies while the other two provided music for them. [9] The first demo song the band recorded was "Benson Hedges", which was made available free in Spin's August 20, 2008 article on the band. [10] In November 2008, fun embarked on their first tour opening for Jack's Mannequin.
Dates: May 26–28 May 2023: ... Ben Howard, Chromeo, Walk the Moon, Nate Ruess, Father John Misty ... (in their first major concert since drummer Taylor Hawkins ...
The Format was an American indie rock band, formed by vocalist Nate Ruess and multi-instrumentalist Sam Means.Their style can be considered a mixture of indie, alternative, punk and folk music, with elements of 1960s and 1970s pop music. [3]
Following the split of his previous band The Format, lead singer Nate Ruess formed Fun in 2008 with musicians Andrew Dost and Jack Antonoff, both of whom had previously toured with The Format. [1] Fun began recording sessions for their debut album in September 2008 and embarked on a North American tour the following month. [2]
Bleachers at Leeds festival in 2024. While on the road with his band, Fun, Antonoff began working on a new project during his time in different cities.For about a year he kept the project a secret until February 18, 2014, when the first single "I Wanna Get Better" was released along with the launch of Bleachers' website, social media profiles, and a selection of tour dates. [1]
Moreover, "Family Portrait" was performed at selected dates (like in Los Angeles on February 16, 2013). [35] At selected dates in Australia, P!nk performed an acoustic version of Cyndi Lauper's "Time After Time". [36] Nate Ruess joined Pink onstage during the performance of "Just Give Me a Reason" in Hamburg on May 1, 2013. [37]
The band toured in support of The Used on the inaugural Get a Life Tour from March 31 through May 11, 2008. [8] On June 3, 2008, Michelle DaRosa announced that she would be leaving Straylight Run to pursue a solo career. [9] In her MySpace message, she left the door open to rejoining the band at some future time.