Ed Roland’s members were friends in high school. The Animals heavily influenced the early work of the band. Ed Roland began performing at Narrator, a local bar. The lead singer use to listen to cassette tape constantly as a kid.

Ed Roland's most current album is a refinement of their critically-acclaimed sound. The band may have recently finished their new album, but they are planning the next release already. Ed Roland hope this tour and the latest release attracts another group of fans.

Ed Roland met with a local DJ from Z89.1 and convinced him to play their single on air. The single immediately became a local hit and larger radio stations started playing the song. Eventually a record executive heard it and signed the group. Ed Roland’s single rose quickly in the charts giving then the national recognition they always wanted.

Ed Roland knew that living life as a musician was a actual possibility after the band’s first fan club was started by Angela Baca in 1981. While the club started out small after the organizer heard the group play at a small club in Phoenix, the club grew leaps and bounds after the group’s first national tour.

Ed Roland knows to play both the old and the new at their concerts. The band is sure to schedule a performance at Chief in Ann Arbor every time they tour because they used to play there all the time before they made it big. TheSeats.com is the one stop shop for the group, with Ed Roland tickets, concert seating charts, and touring schedule.