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Borlänge, Sweden (1999 – present)

Mando Diao are a band from Borlänge, Sweden. According to the band, the name Mando Diao has no meaning at all, but rather appeared to band member Björn Dixgård in a dream. Their sound is influenced by The Animals and Oasis.

The roots of Mando Diao date back to 1995 when Björn Dixgård was a member of a band called Butler. Band members came and went; four years later, the remaining line-up chose to proceed more seriously in their musical efforts. Björn Dixgård and Gustaf Norén locked themselves up in a summer house and spent six months writing songs. The now-renamed band, along with Samuel Giers and Carl-Johan Fogelklou, made their first public performances in the clubs of their hometown Borlänge in 1999. A local writer described them in an article as the best unsigned band he had ever seen. This was soon followed by a record deal with EMI Sweden. In 2002 their first album Bring ‘Em In was released in Sweden. It contains early demo versions of their songs, partly recorded in the basement of keyboarder Daniel Haglund who left the band later in 2003. In 2003 the album was released internationally, along with their debut single Sheepdog. In 2004, Mats Bjorke officially joined the band to replace Haglund’s departure. In the same year, the band is hailed enthusiastically by the music press as one of the most sanguine newcomer bands of the year. The album Hurricane Bar was released in 2005.
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  • bROKENsTARcore

    Ten little soldiers screaming in my soul! :')..

    Wednesday evening
  • Megasparks1993

    Years after realizing that Wild Fire magically appeared in my playlist, I took my sweet time to download every album and sing-a-long with every song...Ochrasy is totally spot on for me, love them Love love love them

    16 days ago
  • Hopfenmalzbier

    Mein absoulutes Lieblingslied Mean Street.

    19 days ago
  • ohlittlefat

    Listening to Mando Diao is touching souls.

    20 days ago
  • keanequeen

    Mr Moon ^^

    22 days ago
  • SimoneBerlioz

    my favorite band for the rest of my life <3

    25 days ago
  • GNR27

    NICE, they play @ Sziget this yearrr! They were fucking awesome @ Rock am Ring last year, must see them again!

    27 days ago
  • alexjohanssen

    Gloria

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4 new tour dates in October!

2 Jun 2011 | from blog.myspace.com/mandodiao

We are expanding the tour schedule this fall with four new tour dates! Tickets are available from 9 am tomorrow.OCT 2 - Berlin, Brandenburg Tor TICKETSOCT 4 - Munich, Zenith TICKETSOCT 7 …

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