Foster the People

Foster the People

Foster the People are an American indie pop band formed in Los Angeles, California in 2009. Members Mark Foster (vocals, keyboards, piano, synthesizers, guitar, programming, percussion), Mark Pontius (drums and extra percussion), and Cubbie Fink (bass and backing vocals) formed the band while in their mid-twenties. Mark Pontius used to play drums and shoot/edit the music videos for the indie pop band Malbec. The band is best known for its song "Pumped Up Kicks", which reached number one on Billboard's Alternative Songs chart, number 3 on the Rock Songs tally and number 3 on the Billboard ...

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Foster The People perform "Helena Beat" at the 2011 O Music Awards.

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Updated April 26, 2012
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MTV International revealed the winners of the 2011 MTV Video Play Awards, recognising the most played videos across MTV ...
Foster the People were one of 2011's biggest breakouts, first scoring a massive crossover hit with "Pumped Up Kicks," ...
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Full Biography

Foster the People are an American indie pop band formed in Los Angeles, California in 2009. Members Mark Foster (vocals, keyboards, piano, synthesizers, guitar, programming, percussion), Mark Pontius (drums and extra percussion), and Cubbie Fink (bass and backing vocals) formed the band while in their mid-twenties. Mark Pontius used to play drums and shoot/edit the music videos for the indie pop band Malbec.

The band is best known for its song "Pumped Up Kicks", which reached number one on Billboard's Alternative Songs chart, number 3 on the Rock Songs tally and number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100.



Catch Foster the People live in Asia on these dates:



Jakarta, Indonesia

Date: 11th Jan 2012 (Wed)

Venue: Senayan Tennis Indoor



Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Date: 13th Jan 2012 (Fri)

Venue: KLCC, Hall 4



Singapore

Date: 14th Jan 2012 (Sat)

Venue: Fort Gate @ Fort Canning Park