“What about the tip jars” the debut album from Dublin blues rockers the Riptide Movement was released on May 1st 2009 and impressively charted at 16 and 25 in the first two weeks of release ahead ...

“What about the tip jars” the debut album from Dublin blues rockers the Riptide Movement was released on May 1st 2009 and impressively charted at 16 and 25 in the first two weeks of release ahead of U2, Bell x1, and the Blizzards, the highest debut album charting for an independent band in Chart track history and with close to 4000 album sales, an Irish tour which took in over 30 shows including support slots with the Blizzards, Taste and James Yuill, two sold-out headline shows at the Village and with TV3 currently using the album as a soundtrack to Gaelic football and hurling broadcasts, The Riptide Movement have put in motion one of the most impressive rises to the top of the Irish music scene.
“What about the tip jars” produced under the steer of legendary producer Tony Colton, the man behind Rory Gallagher, Ray Charles, the Allman brothers, Yes and Heads Hands and Feet, boasts appearances from Reese Wynam of Stevie Ray Vaughan’s “Double Trouble” on Hammond Organ. The album is a raucous guitar driven, beat laden affair, powered by big vocals and reflects the energy of their live shows, its chart success speaks for itself, hordes of their fans bought it on the phenomenal strength of their live shows.
In three short years the Riptide Movement have built a huge fan base both here and the UK, have cut their teeth with two tours of the UK, a spoiled US tour and have made key contacts with media, radio, retailers and promoters, the band have also received huge interest from screenplay producers for film and adverts.
On the horizon is the release of new single “Alive Inside" on November 6th, a Late Late show appearance in November and a likely tour with rock legends Fleetwood Mac.