English electronic music band
Orbital
Get to know the artist
Orbital are brothers Phil and Paul Hartnoll, whose electronic music grew out of the British rave scene. Their work develops tracks into longer sequences, connecting club rhythm with album-scale composition and live performance.
- Explore the catalogue
Chime is the early single that introduced them to a wider audience. The first two self-titled albums, commonly called the Green and Brown albums, provide a longer introduction; the Brown album links four tracks into a continuous 26-minute sequence.
- Formed in
- Sevenoaks
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Active since
- 1989
- First RA show
- 2001 · Spaarnwoude (Deelplan Houtrak), Amsterdam
- On RA
- 267 shows in 32 countries
- Released on
- ACP Recordings, Orbital Recordings Ltd.
- RA followers
- 30,661
- Plays
- TechnoElectronica
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In our cities
- 39 shows · last Oct 2025 at The Magic Garden
- 11 shows · last Mar 2025 at Paradiso
- 5 shows · last Sep 2025 at M-BIA
- 4 shows · last Apr 2021 at Stanley's
- 3 shows · last Dec 2013 at Origami
- 2 shows · last Feb 2010 at Billboard The Venue
- 2 shows · last Mar 2024 at Webster Hall
- 1 show · last Sep 2013 at Marina Barrage
Upcoming across cities
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3 shared bills · last Feb 2025
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