Playground

There are six bands with the name "Playground": 1) There used to be a Finnish band named "Playground" that sadly quit in the late nineties. They released a demo tape near 2000. Their lead singer Marko "Mark" Saaresto is now the lead singer of Poets of the Fall. Playground had little commercial success but it is loved by thousands of dedicated fans of Marko's unique vocals and the music that in some parts lives on in POTF. 2) Playground is a French rock duo (Firouz Farman and Dino Trifunovic) that is best known for the disco-rock hit they released in 2003, called 1994.

1) There used to be a Finnish band named "Playground" that sadly quit in the late nineties. They released a demo tape near 2000. Their lead singer Marko "Mark" Saaresto is now the lead singer of Poets of the Fall. Playground had little commercial success but it is loved by thousands of dedicated fans of Marko's unique vocals and the music that in some parts lives on in POTF.

2) Playground is a French rock duo (Firouz Farman and Dino Trifunovic) that is best known for the disco-rock hit they released in 2003, called 1994.

3) In the summer of 2001, they gathered Playground, a Turkish band, in may 2002 they won the roxy music days. They play their own tunes and covers.

4) Playground was also the name of a cult Post-Punk band from Herne Bay, Kent (UK) that existed between 1986 and 1992. Musically based around primal drum rhythms, guitar noise and shouted vocals, the band comprised initially of Richo Johnson (vocals), Andy Pearson (guitar), Paul Wright (bass) and Paul Dudeney (drums). With this line-up they released several demo and live tapes, as well as two 7"s ("Seeking The Truth" and "Conception Pay Off") and a mini-LP ("Sleeping Dogs"). In 1989 Richo and the two Pauls left left to form Splintered, which ventured off into more experimental and psychedelic territory. Andy carried on the Playground name (often referred to as Playground Mk II) in a slightly more Industrial vein with Patrick Murphy (bass) and a drum machine, releasing a CD album ("Resilience").

5)Playground is a poprock band from Thailand.

6) Playground was a punk band from Davis, CA that released two albums in the mid 1990's. No Angel was released on Omnibus Records and the Six Days to Sunday EP on Pop Art Records.