After a two-year hiatus, the band played three shows in 2005; two at The Downtown in Farmingdale, New York , with proceeds going to charity, and a spot on The Used ‘s tour at the Hammerstein Ballroom . They were initially meant to be main tour support for The Used,…
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Taking their name from the David Bowie song with the same title , Pritchard said the first song they played as a group was a cover version of the Strokes ‘ ” Reptilia “. The Kooks recorded an EP demo, sending it out in search of gigs; they instead received…
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Soon after the release of Have A Nice Day , the band started gearing up for the new 2005–2006 worldwide Have A Nice Day Tour . This tour, took the band to numerous stages and stadiums throughout the world. The tour was a significant commercial success, as the group played…
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Another song off the album, “All Kinds of Time”, was used for NFL commercial promotions during the 2005 season.
In 2005, the band left their long-time management team, Q Prime , and signed with HK Management.
The remaining three Adema members regrouped to write new music and auditioned for a new lead singer. After Kohls heard a demo from Rewind Yesterday, another Bakersfield band, he was impressed by the group’s lead singer, Luke Caraccioli. Adema asked Caraccioli to front the band. Luke Caraccioli accepted a few…
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In early 2005, Tom Dumont released his own solo music project, Invincible Overlord , with friend and collaborator Ted Matson, and backed up Matt Costa on his 2005 tour. Adrian Young , the band’s drummer, did the drums for Bow Wow Wow ‘s 2004 tour and many of the tracks…
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In 2005, she released her third album Blink the Brightest through the more pop-oriented Zoe label of Rounder. It was recorded in L.A. , where she has lived part-time since 2003. She co-produced the bulk of the album with Greg Collins ( U2 , No Doubt , Matchbox Twenty );…
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Also in 2005, Robbie Fulks released a song in honor of the band called “Fountains of Wayne Hotline”.
The band opened and performed several of their singles at the Philadelphia Live Eight concert in 2005.