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'''CAIRO (UK) Band '''

CAIRO is a UK rock band founded in 2016 by Rob Cottingham, who had previously founded Touchstone in 2002.

The band name, Cairo, was decided upon by Cottingham on the London Tube as he headed down to the Victoria Line from Euston station, one February morning in 2015, after Touchstone had initially announced a hiatus in early 2015. He spotted a poster for an exhibition of photographs by Francis Bedford (1815 – 1894), entitled “Cairo to Constantinople” which were being shown in the Queen’s Gallery in Buckingham Palace from November 2014 to February 2015. The band website advises: "For him, Cairo briefly summed up, in one word of two syllables, what he was after with this new band – the grandeur and epic soundscapes inspired by the great sights he experienced on a trip to Egypt many years ago; the ambience and somewhat ‘strange’ atmosphere of the Nile, together with the quiet intimate, almost solitary, moments experienced in and around the tombs."

The band was launched on 3rd August 2016, followed by a debut album, and title track video single, release on 3rd October 2016. The album is entitled 'Say'.

The band comprises Rob Cottingham on Keys and Vocals; Lisa Driscoll on Vocals; James Hards on Guitars; Paul Stocker on Bass and Graham Brown on Drums.

The band toured the UK in November 2016 to launch the new album, with Lisa Driscoll standing in for Rachel Hill, as Rachel Hill was suffering from health problems.

The band are signed to Mr Bowler Music Agency and distribute via their own website and via a German distributor, Just for Kicks

Lisa Driscoll replaced original female vocalist, Rachel Hill, permanently in January 2017.

The band appeared in PROG magazine's 2016 Reader's Poll as #6 Tip for 2017.