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Bombay Bicycle Club are an indie rock band from Crouch End, London. The band is composed of Jack Steadman (lead vocals, guitar), Jamie MacColl (lead guitar, backing vocals), Ed Nash (bass guitar, keyboards) and Suren de Saram (drums, backing vocals). The band were asked to play the opening performance of 2006's V Festival after winning Channel 4's "Road to V" competition. Following the release of two EPs and their debut single "Evening/Morning", the band have recorded their debut album, I Had the Blues But I Shook Them Loose. The album is to be released on 6 July 2009. Bombay Bicycle Club began at an early age of 15, going first under the name of 'The Canals' before cycling through various aliases until they picked their current one. The line up changed regularly until summer 2006, when Jamie, Jack and Suren welcomed Ed into the band. They started playing gigs at school and at small London venues such as Lark in the Park and Jacksons Lane. The band were entered into Virgin Mobile's "Road to V" competition on Channel 4 in 2006. They were announced as one of two winners of the competition on 16 August 2006, beating off competition from fellow London band - and favourites to win the competition - The Holloways in the final round of fourteen bands. Previous participants include The Young Knives, who were winners of the inaugural competition one year before. They were given the opening slot of the 2006 V Festival, playing on the Channel 4 Stage in Chelmsford on 19 August, before opening the Staffordshire site the following day.