Fiction Plane is a pop-rock band from England. In 2001, they recorded their first demo called Swings and Roundabouts under the name Santa's Boyfriend. Before signing to a major record deal, they changed their name to Fiction Plane and recorded their first major label release, Everything Will Never Be OK, with MCA records. The album was released in 2002 in England and March 2003 in the United States with the single "Hate". For popular music (music produced commercially rather than art or folk music), see Popular music. ... For other uses, see Rock music (disambiguation). ... In music, a band is a company of musicians, or musical ensemble, usually popular or folk, playing parts of or improvising a musical arrangement on different musical instruments. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem God Save the King (Queen) England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Queen Queen Elizabeth II  -  Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification  -  by Athelstan 967  Area... The Music Corporation of America, commonly known as MCA, is a United States based corporation in the music business. ...

Though they received positive critical acclaim, they became lost in the shuffle as MCA and Universal shifted executives. In 2005, they were dropped by MCA. Subsequently, they were picked up by Everybody's Records and released the EP Bitter Forces and Lame Race Horses on July 11, 2005. It was a limited-run, four-song release that the band sold while on the "Broken Music" tour with Sting. Frontman Joe Sumner is the son of the singer-songwriter Sting. Extended play (EP) is the name typically given to vinyl records or CDs which contain more than one single, but are too short to qualify as albums. ... Joseph Sumner, born November 23, 1976, is the son of actress Frances Tomelty and singer/actor/activist Gordon Sumner, aka Sting. ... The term singer-songwriter refers to performers who both write and sing their own material. ... For professional wrestler Steve Borden, see Sting (wrestler). ...

The band's members are Joe Sumner (lead vocals, guitar, bass), Seton Daunt (guitar), and Pete Wilhoit (drums). Dan Brown (bass, keyboards, backing vocals) was a founding member of the band but left the group in 2006. Abe Laboriel Jr. (drums) also played with the group, when they recorded their demo.

The band are set to support The Police on the North American leg of their 2007 Reunion Tour. A new Fiction Plane album entitled Left Side of the Brain is scheduled for release on Bieler Bros Records May 22, 2007. The first single will be "Two Sisters" and has been released to select stations. The Police was a three-piece British pop band which was strongly influenced by reggae, and came to prominence in the wake of the punk rock phenomenon and rose to become one of the most popular groups in the world from the late 1970s to the mid- 1980s. ... The Police Reunion Tour is a 2007 concert tour by long-estranged reggae-rock greats The Police, marking the 30th anniversary of their beginnings. ... Bieler Bros. ...

External links

• Official site