Global ambitions for Down's Two Door Cinema Club

Two Door Cinema Club have gone from playing intimate gigs to headlining the 02 venues in Dublin and London. They play Electric Picnic next weekend, says Ed Power

TWO Door Cinema Club are ready to be one of the biggest bands in the world. “Playing arenas feels natural to us,” says the Northern Ireland group’s bassist and co-vocalist, Kevin Baird. “We’ve been on the road practically non-stop since 2008. We have done a lot of shows and are comfortable headlining the big venues. It isn’t as if we had a huge hit single on our first record and arrived out of nowhere.

“We have grown at our own pace. I’m glad we did. It can be quite damaging to be in those huge rooms before you are ready.”