Prime Circle

Biography

Prime Circle are a South African rock band, based in Johannesburg. The band has released 8 studio albums and achieved either gold or platinum status in South Africa. The band has expanded its audience to England and Europe where they are represented by a German agent and have signed an international recording deal, performing at festivals and their own shows in Germany.

Early years

Prime Circle was formed in the mining town of Witbank, Mpumalanga in December 2000. The band signed with independent local label, David Gresham Records in 2002, whose first two albums are considered to have defined the band's signature sound and style. In 2008, Prime Circle signed to EMI Music South Africa. From 2014 Prime Circle release Let The Night in, If you Don't you Never Will and Live World through with Electro Mode.

2016

The single, 'Ghosts', reached the Top 150 of Germany's weekly airplay charts.
Performed at Rock im Revier and Rockavaria in Germany.
Performed alongside Iron Maiden and Iggy Pop at Rock in Vienna in Austria as part of their 30-day tour to promote their first official European release, Let the Night In (Deluxe Edition).
Headlined at Kieler Woche, Hamburg Harley Days, (the biggest annual Harley Davidson gathering in Germany) and the UEFA Champions League Festival in Milan.
Booked from July to September, to open as special guests for The BossHoss at a series of German festivals.
Invited to headline the Rock Auf Der Burg Königstein and the Pflasterfest in Hameln, Germany.

Band members

Current members
Dale Schnettler – drums, percussion, backing vocals (2008-present)
Marco Gomes – bass, backing vocals (2000-present)
Dirk Bisschoff – guitars (2000-present)
Neil Breytenbach – keyboards (2007-present)
Gavin Edwards – lead vocals, guitars (2024-present)
Former members
Gerhard Venter – drums, backing vocals, percussion (2000-2008)
Ross Learmonth – lead vocals, guitars (2000-2023)

Studio albums

Hello Crazy World (2002)
Live This Life (2005)
All or Nothing (2008)
Jekyll & Hyde (2010)
Evidence (2012)
Let the Night In (2014)
Let the Night In (Deluxe Edition) (2016)
If You Don't You Never Will (2017)
The World We Know (2024)

Compilations, special releases, Live Albums and DVD releases

Hello Crazy World (Special Edition) (2003)
Hello Crazy World (Double Disk Edition) (2004)
Living in a Crazy World (Live DVD) (26 June 2006)
Living in a Crazy World (CD/DVD) (2007)
The Best of Prime Circle (5 October 2007)
All or Nothing (Live DVD) (20 March 2009)
All or Nothing (International Release) (19 June 2009)
The Ultimate Prime Circle (1 September 2010)
Live World (29 November 2019)