Background
McNamara and his brother Richard (guitarist) grew up in the village of Bailiff Bridge, Brighouse in West Yorkshire, England.
McNamara and his brother Richard (guitarist) grew up in the village of Bailiff Bridge, Brighouse in West Yorkshire, England.
When he left school, he studied psychology at Manchester University, but eventually quit to concentrate on the band, and having become tired of commuting.
Aged 11, he passed his 11+ exam and gained entry to Hipperholme Grammar School. Are an English rock band from West Yorkshire. To date they have released six studio albums, one singles album and one b-sides compilation.
The band consists of brothers singer Danny McNamara and guitarist Richard McNamara, bassist Steve Firth, keyboardist Mickey Dale and drummer Mike Heaton.
The group has released six studio albums: The Good Will Out (1998) which went to number 1. Drawn from Memory (2000).
If You"ve Never Been (2001). Out of Nothing (2004) which also went to number 1.
This New Day (2006) which went to number one spawning their most successful single to date "Natures Law", which just missed the top spot by a few hundred copies.
Their sixth, and most recent album self-titled was released on 28 April 2014 and went top 5 marking a return after 8 years. Secret gigs by the band so far have involved playing on beaches and forests, and in a staged break in of the Big Brother television series house. After number of "secret gigs", had 5 gigs in Scotland in February 2014, prior to a tour of England during April/May 2014.
They are due to appear at the "T in the Park Festival" in July 2014 and "V Festival" in August 2014.
McNamara suffers from the hearing condition, tinnitus, and supported a campaign for the condition. He has also recently written about suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.
The first was at Get Loaded in the Park festival in Cardiff, and then on a weekly basis, as part of "Another Music = Another Kitchen" (named after a song by the Buzzcocks), at the Proud Gallery nightclub in Camden, London.
They also did a set for a special aftershow party for their gig at Manchester Apollo in October 2006, which was opened up to the public, as well as one-off sets with Richard in Bristol and Cheltenham, and even more recently in Huddersfield.