The View (band)

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The View
The View onstage at the SECC, 17 November 2006
Background information
Origin	Dundee, Scotland
Genres	Indie rock folk punk power pop celtic rock
Years active	2005–2017, 2022–present
Labels	1965 Records (Sony BMG/Columbia), Two Thumbs
Members	Kyle Falconer Kieren Webster Pete Reilly
Past members	Steven Morrison
Website	theviewofficial.com

The View are a Scottish indie rock band that formed in Dundee, Angus in 2005. They incorporate various styles such as punk, pop, alternative rock, and folk in their music. They are best known for their 2007 single "Same Jeans" which reached number 3 on the UK Singles Chart.

The band have released five studio albums since their platinum selling debut Hats Off to the Buskers, which topped the UK Albums Chart in January 2007^[1] and was nominated for the 2007 Mercury Music Prize.^[2]

Despite never matching this early success, they enjoy a large fanbase in their native Scotland with albums regularly topping the Scottish Albums Chart. The band also hold a reputation for their live performances with regularly sold-out tours in Scotland. The View are also regular fixtures at music festivals throughout the UK; they have played at Scotland's largest festival—T in the Park—a record eight times, with organiser Geoff Ellis saying, "The View can play every year under my watch, if they want to."^[3]