Why did Matt leave bloc?

Matt Tong and Gordon Moakes left the band in 2013 and 2015 respectively after many years of arguments and an alleged incident involving cocaine. While old friends Okereke and Lissack found a way to continue working together, it’s taken a toll on the iconic indie rockers.

Who is the drummer for Bloc Party?

Louise BartleSince 2015
Matt Tong2002 – 2013
Bloc Party/Drummers

Bloc Party are an English rock band, composed of Kele Okereke (lead vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards, sampler), Russell Lissack (lead guitar, keyboards), Justin Harris (bass guitar, keyboards, saxophones, backing vocals) and Louise Bartle (drums, percussion).

Who are the band members of Bloc Party?

Bassist Gordon Moakes joined after answering an advert in NME, and drummer Matt Tong joined after an audition. After going through a variety of names, such as Union, The Angel Range, and Diet, the band settled on Bloc Party in September 2003, a play on block party.

When did Bloc Party release their fifth album?

The band’s fifth studio album, Hymns, the first to involve Harris and Bartle, was released on 29 January 2016. Bloc Party have sold over 3 million albums worldwide. Russell Lissack and Kele Okereke first met in 1998 in London.

How did the band Bloc Quebec get its name?

The band has said that the name was not intended to be an allusion to the Soviet Bloc or the Canadian political party Bloc Québécois. However, Moakes said on the group’s official Internet forum that it was more a merging of the eastern “Blocs” and the western “parties”, in the political sense.

When did Bloc Party return to the UK?

They reunited in September 2011, and shortly thereafter released their fourth album, Four, which entered the UK Albums Chart at number three. In 2013, Bloc Party released their third EP titled The Nextwave Sessions in August; the band then began an indefinite hiatus to continue with their respective side projects.