Boyce Avenue is an American cover band that was formed in Sarasota, Florida, by brothers Alejandro Luis Manzano, Daniel Enrique Manzano, and Fabian Rafael Manzano. Boyce Avenue releases original music as well as covers of contemporary and classic songs. The band is named after a combination of two streets the brothers lived on as children. As of August 9, 2011, they are no longer signed to Universal Republic Records and have started their own independent record label called 3 Peace Records.

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Boyce Avenue
Boyce Avenue performing in 2010
Background information
Origin	Sarasota, Florida, US
Years active	2004–present
Labels	3 Peace Universal Republic
Members	Alejandro Luis Manzano Fabian Rafael Manzano Daniel Enrique Manzano
Website	www.boyceavenue.com

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Daniel was born on October 4, 1980, Fabian was born on July 1, 1984, and Alejandro was born on October 4, 1986. The three attended Pine View High School; Fabian and Daniel played basketball, while Alejandro sang in the choir and was named Mr. Pine View.^{[citation needed]}

The brothers first came together as a band in 2004 when Alejandro (lead vocals, guitar, piano), Fabian (guitar, vocals), and Daniel (bass, percussion, vocals) reconnected after pursuing their respective educational goals. After graduating from Harvard Law School, Daniel moved back to Florida to join Fabian and Alejandro, who were both attending classes at the University of Florida. The brothers wrote music and performed at local shows in Florida.

In 2007 the band began filming and posting videos of their original songs and covers on YouTube. Some of the first videos they posted included acoustic versions of Justin Timberlake's "LoveStoned", Rihanna's "Umbrella", and Coldplay's "Viva la Vida". As of March 2024, the band has over 6.78 billion views on YouTube and over 16.5 million subscribers to their channel.^[1]

Boyce Avenue booked a stand-alone show in New York City in January 2009. The show sold out and receiving positive reviews.^{[citation needed]} Since then, the band has toured the world. In early 2009, the band performed for an estimated total of 25,000 fans over four headline shows in the Philippines. Following this, the band launched headline tours in the US, Canada, and Europe.

The band recorded original music for their full-length debut album, All We Have Left, over their first years as an ensemble, and it was released in 2010 through their own label, 3 Peace Records. The lead singles from the album were "Every Breath", "On My Way", and "Broken Angel". The music video for "Every Breath", the first single from the album, was directed by Zach Merch (Blue October, Safetysuit) in Los Angeles, and was a collaborative effort that grew from a treatment written by the band. All We Have Left was written and produced by the band.^[2]

In 2011, Boyce Avenue toured in Indonesia, Australia, the US, Canada, and Europe. They played in venues such as The Fillmore in San Francisco, Webster Hall in New York, the Riviera Theatre in Chicago, The Sound Academy in Toronto, Shepherd's Bush in London, The Olympia Theatre in Dublin, and Live Music Hall in Cologne.^{[citation needed]}

Boyce Avenue's first headline tour was in 2009. By May 2012, Boyce Avenue had headlined six tours in Great Britain and Ireland, six tours in continental Europe, four tours in the US, three tours in Canada, one tour in Australia, and had played several shows in Southeast Asia.^{[needs update]} In August 2010, Boyce Avenue performed with the Goo Goo Dolls and Switchfoot. In November 2011, the band sold out almost every single show on its European tour, including sold-out shows at Shepherd's Bush Empire in London, the Olympia Theatre in Dublin (the band's second time selling out that venue in its career), and the Live Music Hall in Cologne, Germany. The band's past opening acts have included Ryan Cabrera, Secondhand Serenade, Tyler Hilton, and several YouTube friends of the band's. During this tour, the Band opened the European MTV Video Awards show by appearing in front of over 20,000 fans in a square in Belfast, Northern Ireland where their performance was very well received.

Zayn Malik and Louis Tomlinson of One Direction are fans of Boyce Avenue; in January 2012, Boyce Avenue opened for their friends One Direction during their debut "Up All Night Tour" in Great Britain and Ireland.

Beginning in June 2012, Boyce Avenue performed in its biggest headline tour to date, including stops at the Hammersmith Apollo in London, the Waterfront in Belfast, the Turbinenhalle Oberhausen, Stadtpark in Hamburg, several O2 Academy main halls throughout Great Britain (these include Leeds, Manchester and Newcastle among others), and two shows at the Olympia Theatre in Dublin. Also during June, the band also played at the Isle of Wight Festival in Great Britain, Parkpop Festival in the Netherlands, and the Rock am Ring and Rock im Park festivals in Germany.

• Alejandro Manzano – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, piano (since 2004)
• Fabian Manzano – lead guitar, backing vocals (since 2004)
• Daniel Manzano – bass, percussion, backing vocals (since 2004)

Former additional members

• Stephen Hatker - drums, percussion (2004-2010)
• Jason Burrows – drums, percussion (2010-2017)