Yes! As well as many smaller awards and countless nominations, Keane have picked up:
- Q Awards 2004 - Best Album ("Hopes and Fears")
- Premios Onda 2004 - Best International Band (Spanish awards)
- Ivor Novello Awards 2004 - Songwriters of the Year
- Brits 2005 - British Breakthrough Act
- Brits 2005 - British Album ("Hopes and Fears")
- GQ Awards 2006 - Band Of The Year
- Q Awards 2008 - Best Track ("Spiralling")
- Q Best Of 2008 - Best Album Of The Year ("Perfect Symmetry")
- Q Best Of 2008 - Best Track Of The Year ("Perfect Symmetry")
What's Mansers Shaw?
Mansers Shaw (as mentioned in Snowed Under) is a place in Battle, of Battle of Hastings fame (at the time it was empty fields, but William built the Battle Abbey to celebrate his victory). It is one of the supposed locations of the Malfosse - a part of the Battle of Hastings after King Harold's death where the Saxons killed quite a few Normans and almost won the battle. Mansers Shaw was even called Malfosse as an alternative name until the early part of the last century.
Some of the members of the messageboard have been on 'pilgrimages' there (myself included!) - Click here to read Dave's account.
There's also some pictures - thanks very much to Dave!
Picture 1, picture 2, picture 3, picture 4, picture 5, picture 6
Drugs
On 22nd August 2006, the band's official site (keanemusic.com) released this statement:
Following last week's announcement that Tom has been diagnosed with exhaustion, he has admitted himself into a private clinic.
Tom said, "I've been having to deal with an increasing problem with drink and drugs, and the time has come to get the professional help I need to sort myself out. I feel desperately disappointed to be letting down our fans, but I want to get myself right now so that I can be back on the road for the rest of the year."
As a result, the band will be taking a break from touring and some US dates will be postponed.
All subsequent dates for August 2006 amd the September/October 2006 USA tour were cancelled. The band made their return to huge critical and fan acclaim in Hull, UK on 17th October 2006.
Although recreational alcohol/cannabis use has been alluded to previously in interviews, this was the first official statement on the matter.
