The band’s origins go back to before their university years during high school, attending Bedford Modern School, where they played their first gigs. However, it was not until after studying at Nottingham University that they decided to become a band.
The band name was originally going to be “DON LOCO” (Spanish for “crazy gift”); then Simon Delaney broke his wrist in a football accident, and they changed the name to DON BROCO.
They first toured England in November 2008, playing gigs in the UK. They played at several British festivals during 2009-2011, Camden Crawl, Dowload Festival, Boardmasters, Sonisphere, Slam Dunk, Underage Festival, Amersham Summer Festival among others. They have supported Enter Shikari in 2009 and 2010.
Don Broco released their debut mini-album, 'Big Fat Smile' on 14th February 2011. In the spring, they played support for We Are The Ocean alongside Lower Than Atlantis and Veara on their tour in April to May 2011. Don Broco headed out on another headline tour of 2011 with support from Burn The Fleet and Deaf Havana. Over the summer 2011, Don Broco played a number of UK Festivals including Download Festival, Sonisphere Festival and Hevy Festival, among others.
An accompanying video to the band's B-Side "We Are On Holiday" off their "Dreamboy" single was released in August 2011.
Don Broco supported Four Year Strong on their UK tour in January and February 2012. During this time, before the release of the debut album, Darren Playford and Luke Rayner left the band due to commitment issues and different interests, however they are still on good terms. The band played at several more festivals such as Hit the Deck, Great Escape and Slam Dunk and others in 2012. Don Broco were going to support Futures in April 2012, but their tour was postponed to July 2012.
On 23 March 2012, the band signed with Search and Destroy Records. The band's first single "Priorities" from their debut album of the same name was released on 20 May, with the album released on 13 August.
The band replaced original bassist with new bassist Tom Doyle. In April, the band supported You Me At Six in Dublin and Belfast on their Irish leg of their UK tour. The band replaced the support bill originally consisting of Kids In Glass Houses, The Skints and Mayday Parade, however the Irish leg was rescheduled after Josh Francheschi contracted tonsillitis. The band supported The Used on their April/May UK tour, alongside Marmozets.
In the summer and fall of 2012, Don Broco played alongside bands such as Lower Than Atlantis, Young Guns, Your Demise, Billy Talent and Awolnation.
2013 was filled with festival perfomances and tours, and the band concluded 2013 by releasing their new song "You Wanna Know" as a standalone single which also came as a bundled EP featuring various remixed versions of the song.
2014 was spent writing material for an upcoming album, as well as touring and playling alongside bands such as You Me at Six and Young Kato.
Their next album, "Automatic", was released on 7 August 2015. Their third album Technology was released on February 2nd, 2018. Amazing Things followed in 2021 and hit #1 in the UK in early 2022. In April 2022, Don Broco released the single "Fingernails" on the 25th of the month to help promote their 2023 UK Arena Tour that was announced on the same day, with Papa Roach and Dance Gavin Dance in support. In 2023, they went on to open for American rock bands Pierce the Veil and The Used on their Creative Control Tour in North America.
You Wanna Know
Don Broco Lyrics
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Said you didn't mind
Just called to find out
What you thought already
What'd you hope I'd say?
That you were my one true love, a lie
But it'd keep you happy
So I told the truth
Look at where it got me
Girl, did you have to mention
Girl, what you said
What you say, what you say
Why you gotta be like that?
Why you gotta be like that?
Is she not gonna take me back?
What you say, what you say
Why you gotta be like that?
Why you gotta be like that?
Is she not gonna take me?
Said you wanna know
But I know you don't
But I know you don't
You liked getting laid
And it's not like you laid all of your cards out face up on the table
Never broke no rules
Never crossed no boundaries
Girl, did you have to mention
Girl, tell me what to do
What you say, what you say
Why you gotta be like that?
Why you gotta be like that?
Is she not gonna take me back?
What you say, what you say
Why you gotta be like that?
Why you gotta be like that?
Is she not gonna take me?
Said you wanna know
But I know you don't
But I know you don't
You said you wanna know
You said you wanna know
But I know you don't
But I know you don't
You said you wanted names
You said you wanted dates
But I know you don't
But I know you don't
You said you have your cake
You said you eat your cake
Now you know I won't
(Said you wanna know, oh oh oh oh, oh oh)
Why you gonna be like that?
Why you gonna be like that?
(Whatchu' say, watchu' say?)
Why you gonna be like that?
Why you gonna be like that?
Is she not gonna take me back?
(Said you wanna know, oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh)
Why you gonna be like that?
Is she not gonna take me?
(Said you wanna know, oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh)
Why you gonna be like that?
You ain't gonna have me back
You ain't gonna have me back
The song "You Wanna Know" by Don Broco is about a person who contacted their ex, hoping to win them back. The singer received a call from their ex who claimed to want to know their thoughts on their relationship. The singer is immediately suspicious of their ex's intentions and wonders why they called in the first place. The ex mentions catching up and finding out what the singer is thinking, to which the singer responds honestly, stating that they do not love their ex anymore. The ex then gets angry and starts to accuse the singer of not sharing all the details of their past relationship, asking if there were any affairs. The singer denies the accusation, but the ex continues to push, making the singer believe that they only want the details to blame them for the relationship's failure. In the end, the singer comes to the conclusion that their ex is not worth taking back, and they will not be together again.
The song's lyrics reveal the singer's anger and frustration from the ex's accusations. The person seems to forget that the breakup happened and is now trying to manipulate their ex into feeling guilty for what went wrong. The singer sees through their ex's intentions and is standing their ground. The song's chorus "Why you gotta be like that? Is she not gonna take me back?" emphasizes the ex's selfish nature and their desire to get back with the singer despite any emotional harm they may have caused in the past.
Overall, the song portrays a powerful message about moving forward from toxic relationships and being strong enough to refuse to fall back into negative patterns.
Line by Line Meaning
Called me up one day
You made a call on a day to me
Said you didn't mind
You mentioned that you were not bothered
Just called to find out
Your only purpose for calling was to determine
What you thought already
What you had already imagined
What'd you hope I'd say?
What was your expectation from me?
That you were my one true love, a lie
You were wishing me to lie that you are my only true love
But it'd keep you happy
Saying so would have made you content
So I told the truth
I was honest in my response
Look at where it got me
Now see where it has led me
Girl, did you have to mention
Why did you feel the need to bring up
Girl, what you said
What you spoke
What you say, what you say
Why you speaking like that?
Why you gotta be like that?
Why are you behaving in this manner?
Is she not gonna take me back?
Does she have no intentions of reuniting with me?
Said you wanna know
You mentioned wanting to be informed
But I know you don't
But I am aware that you are not interested
You liked getting laid
You enjoyed having sex
And it's not like you laid all of your cards out face up on the table
You did not explicitly reveal everything upfront
Never broke no rules
No boundaries were violated
Never crossed no boundaries
No rules were violated
Girl, tell me what to do
Advise me on the course of action
You said you wanted names
You expressed your desire for names
You said you wanted dates
You mentioned wanting dates
You said you have your cake
You talked about having your cake
You said you eat your cake
You mentioned enjoying your cake
Now you know I won't
But now you know I won't do that
You ain't gonna have me back
You will not be able to win me back
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: ROBERT DAMIANI, MATTHEW STEPHEN DONNELLY, SIMON JAMES DELANEY, THOMAS DAVID DOYLE, LUKE PHILIP RAYNER, DAN LANCASTER
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Andrea Tovar
I admire the drummer, how the heck can he play AND sing that amazing? That's what I call talent.
ZephyrusBlue
Andrea Tovar the lead vocals for Atreyu is also the drummer, I learned this when I saw them live last year lol
Eric Hayes
Donavan Melero of Hail The Sun is also the vocalist and drunmer
cheefukeefu
shoutout to Brann Dailor from Mastodon too (he sings on every album since Crack the Skye)
nickwick35
@cheefukeefu Can't forget about The Rev from Avenged Sevenfold and Aaron from Underoath
Elliot Brown
nickwick35 and George from the 1975
Ranakade
Any rock band from the UK is a force to be reckoned with. ❤
Claire Corbett
I am so surprised at how little people know about this band! I've been listening to them for months now and the quality of their songs is incredible!! they need to be more out there!!!
guitargod784
there's a lot of people who know them, it's just that they're all in britain and don broco don't have a lot of attention in the US
soab24
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