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Great Escape 2013: Mary’s Day 1 Evening Roundup - After being thwarted – twice – at last year's Great Escape and having never actually made it inside the Dome for a show, I decided this year at Great Escape 2013 , I had to do it at some point. Read More

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Foster the People Tour Dates

City	Venue	Date		Tickets
Dover, DE	Dover International Speedway	Fri	Jun 21 / 13	Find Tickets
Asheville, NC	U.S. Cellular Center	Fri	Jun 21 / 13	Find Tickets
Dover, DE	Dover International Speedway	Sun	Jun 23 / 13	Find Tickets

Foster the People Biography

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Foster the People is an American indie pop band formed in Los Angeles, California in 2009. The group is composed of Mark Foster (vocals, keyboards, piano, synthesizers, guitar, programming, percussion), Cubbie Fink (bass and backing vocals), and Mark Pontius (drums, percussion). The group's music, described as melodic dance-infused pop and rock, spans many genres. Foster founded the band in 2009 after spending several years in Los Angeles as a struggling musician and working as a commercial jingle writer. After Foster's song "Pumped Up Kicks" became a viral success in 2010, the group received a record deal from Startime International and gained a fanbase through small club shows and appearances at the music festivals Coachella and South by Southwest. After releasing their debut album ''Torches'' in May 2011, "Pumped Up Kicks" became a crossover hit on commercial radio in mid-2011, reaching number one on ''Billboard''s Alternative Songs chart, number three on the Rock Songs chart, and number three on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, while charting on the Adult Top 40 and Mainstream Top 40 charts. The group received two Grammy Award nominations for ''Torches'' and "Pumped Up Kicks".

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