History
Their sound features saxophone, piano and organ, along with a guitar sound which has been described as "the best damn glampunkrock'n'roll ... Prima Donna goes for that timeless Dolls/Heartbreakers/Mott the Hoople sound and they pull it off perfectly".
In May/June 2005, the band went on an eight country European concert tour with Texas Terri. In December 2005, the band played part of original Sex Pistols bassist Glen Matlock and the Philistines American tour.
In the fall of 2007, Prima Donna featured a new track from their upcoming release entitled "Soul Stripper". It can be heard on the band's Myspace.
In a video interview with Eric Blair backstage at the premiere of Punk's Not Dead on May 30, 2007, Prima Donna talks about how they were formed, what they're currently doing, and their future.
As of May 2008, Kevin Preston is also playing guitar in the Green Day side project Foxboro Hot Tubs.
Rodney Bingenheimer put the Prima Donna song "Demoted" into his KROQ-FM radio show rotation on July 27, 2008.
Prima Donna released their new album, "After Hours", on Sept. 2, 2008 on Acetate Records.
In the spring of 2009 Prima Donna toured the U.S. with Eddie and the Hot Rods and later with Duane Peters Gunfight.
In 2009, they supported Green Day throughout its European leg of the 21st Century Breakdown World Tour. They were the opening act for Green Day in Stockholm, Oslo, Belfast, Dublin, Glasgow, Birmingham, London and Manchester, among others.
In 2010, they returned to support Green Day throughout Asia in Bangkok, Singapore, Hong Kong, Seoul, Osaka, Tokyo, and Nagoya.
In 2011, the band started recording the follow-up album to "After Hours" with producer Chris Dugan at Jingletown Recording Studios in Oakland, CA.
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