Live Dates:

A statement on live music: The excitement of performing and also of hearing live music is a special thing. Over the years we have played and also hugely enjoyed an awful lot of gigs. However; the world has changed and multiple factors including (but not limited to) the pandemic, the UK leaving the EU, the current world (and especially British) economic conditions/prospects, all combine to largely make independent gigs no longer viable. You will have seen multiple ‘mainstream’ music acts cancelling tours due to spiralling costs and stress levels,  indicating that for them Live Performance has become a drain on resources, time and creativity. An unremitting treadmill. We recognise that situation. In order to survive life must adapt to change. Therefore, while not ruling out any possible future performances, we are not currently actively seeking to play live. This decision will allow us to concentrate on creating new music and allow us to do so in the best possible studio conditions. Creating an album takes a huge amount of time and effort and we simply can no longer do both that and to perform live. If there is a choice between the two it has to be recording because that is where the full artistic expression is. The fleeting ephemeral joy of live performance has to be secondary to that. If/when the situation changes we will adapt to that, but this is the reality of where we are now. We WILL be back out there when the time is right.

2020 Sunday12th April

Beaster ZJF 7

at Winters Tavern
1522 Francisco Blvd
Pacifica
CA 94044 USA

Postponed due to US / UK covid19 travel ban

 

2020 Tuesday 7th April at 7pm


Unplugged and fully acoustic

at Mysterious Galaxy Bookstore
3555 Rosencrans St, Suite 107
San Diego
CA 92110 USA

Postponed due to US / UK covid19 travel ban

2020 Sunday 26th January Acoustic Special live at Fab Cafe (and broadcast on Fab Radio International) 5pm
Fab Cafe
109 Portland Street
Manchester
M1 6DN

2019 16th November
Aatma
1st Floor
(above The Peer Hat)
14-16 Faraday St
Manchester
M1 1BE

2019 20th September

The Boulevard


19 Wallgate
Wigan
WN1 1LD

2019 07th June

Summer of Lev Festival

The Klondyke Club
1 Burnage Range
Levenshulme
M19 2HQ

2019 16th March Hilden – Germany

The Irish Pub 
1, Mittelstraße, 
40721 
Hilden, 
Germany 

2018 26th October Hilden – Germany

The Irish Pub 
1, Mittelstraße, 
40721 
Hilden, 
Germany

2018 20th October Uppsala – Sweden

in store at:
Open Mind Records


S:t Larsgarten 8 C 753 11
Uppsala,
Sweden

2018: 29th September

New single release gig !

A charity fundraising concert in support of
The Pankhurst Centre/Manchester Women’s Aid

Levenshulme Old Library


Cronwell Grove
Levenshulme
M19 3QE

2018 11th July

Levy Festival Acoustic Special

Fred’s Ale House 

843 Stockport Road, 
Levenshulme, Manchester 
M19 3PW

2018 28th March

Aatma


1st Floor, 14-16 Faraday St
Manchester
M1 1BE

2018 3rd March

Jollees Cabaret Venue

London Road

Stoke-on-Trent


ST4 5AG

2017 13th/14th October *All Nighter*


Zombie Shack


50 New Wakefield Street
Manchester
M1 5NP

With The Chords UK

and Martin The Mod DJ

2017 1st October

The Station
Ashton
Ol6 6XB

We Shall Overcome Festival

2017 2nd September

Levenshulme
Manchester
M19 3PJ

2017 15th July


Ruby Lounge


28-34 High Street
Manchester
M4 1QB

With
French Boutik
and
The Kite Collectors

2017 17th May


The Eagle


19 Collier Street
Salford
M3 7DW

2017 26th February


The Thirsty Scholar


50 New Wakefield Street
Manchester
M1 5NP

2016 18th December


The Thirsty Scholar


50 New Wakefield Street
Manchester
M1 5NP

2016 10th December

Moore Rugby Union Club

Warrington WA4 6UU

with Kill Pretty

2016 2nd December

Moore Rugby Union Club

Warrington WA4 6UU

with Kill Pretty

2016 26th November

The Klondyke Club


Pre-Album Launch Party And 50th Gig
1 Burnage Range
Levenshulme
M19 2HQ

2016 1st October

We Shall Overcome Festival


The Station
Ashton-under-Lyne
OL6 6XB

2016 24th September with The EPI

The Klondyke Club

1 Burnage Range
Levenshulme
M19 2HQ

2016 23rd July

Luddstock Festival

Luddingham Hall Farm
Waterside, Darwen
BB3 3NS

2016 2nd July

The Klondyke Club

1 Burnage Range
Levenshulme
M19 2HQ

2016 17 May 50th

anniversary of Bob Dylan’s ‘Judas!’-gig celebration event

The Academy 3
Manchester University
M13 9PR

2016 28 April

Blue-Sci
Manchester
M16 0LN

2016 22 April

private booking Westhaughton

2016 7th April

The Drawing Room –

Elizabeth Gaskell’s House
84 Plymouth Grove
Manchester
M13 9LW

2016 27 March

The Gardeners Retreat
Stoke-on-Trent
ST12 9EN

2016 26 March

The Blue Anchor

Byfleet
Surrey
KT14 7RL

2016 25 February

Blue-Sci
Manchester
M16 0LN

2016 24 January

The Dog Inn

Belthorne Rd, Blackburn
BB1 2NN

2015 5th December

The Kings Arms

Salford
Guest Artist – Black Sonic Revolver
(album launch)

2015 5th December

The Station
Ashton-under-Lyne
OL6 6XB

2015 29 November

The Station
Ashton-under-Lyne
OL6 6XB

2015 25 November

Ivory Blacks

56 Oswald Street
Glasgow
G1 4PL

2015 14 November

The Kings Arms

Salford
Guest Artist – Killamonjambo
just signed to Sony
(catch them in an intimate venue while you can)

2015 17 October

The Kings Arms

Salford
Guest Artist – The Jade Assembly

We Shall Overcome
(National Punk Festival)
2015 4th October

The Thirsty Scholar

New Wakefield Street, Manchester, M1 5NP

We Shall Overcome
(National Punk Festival)
two gigs for WSO on 2015 4th October

The Station, 2 Warrington Street, Ashton-Under-Lyne, OL6 6XB

2015 25 September

Ruby Lounge

28-34 High Street
Manchester
M4 1QB

with
Chords UK
and
The Transmitters

2015 19 September

The Kings Arms

Salford
Guest Artist – Nina Gerstenberger

2015 13 September
Scootfest
Haslingden Cricket Club
1 Bentgate Close
Haslingden BB4 6LT

with
5ft Fez and The Transmitters

2015 12 September

The Flying Scotsman Tap

69 Silver Street
Doncaster
S. Yourks
DN1 1JL

2015 22 August

The Kings Arms

Salford
Guest Artist – Carrie Lawson and Aziz Ibrahim

2015 15 August

The Kings Arms

Salford

Guest Artist – a solo set from Chris Pope (of The Chords/Agent Orange/Gatecrash Heaven/Pope and The Chords UK) 1st Manchester gig since 1980

Greater Manchester Fringe Festival
2015 25 July

The Kings Arms

Salford

Guest Artists – Millie Manders, plus The See No Evils – Triple Bill
Manchester Fringe Special!

Greater Manchester Fringe Festival
2015 4th July
IndependenTs Day!

The Kings Arms

Salford

Guest Artists – Turner, Jason Edge (The Electric Stars), Poppycock (Una Baines founder member The Fall), Death To The Strange, Luke Gallagher, Richie Syrett, Paul Conium, Rob Coleman, Troy Fridge.

2015 27 June

Celebrate Festival

Whalley Range
Manchester
M21 0TT

2015 19 June

The Kings Arms

Salford
Guest Artist – French Boutik

From France 1st Manchester Gig

2015 9th May

The Kings Arms

Salford
Guest Artist – Les Bof!

From Scotland – 1st Manchester Gig

2015 23 May

Blue Sci
Manchester
M16 0LN

2015 4th April

The Kings Arms

Salford
Guest Artist – The Electric Stars

2015 14 March

The Kings Arms

Salford
Guest Artist – Bone Box

2015 21 February

The Kings Arms

Salford
Guest Artist – Little Sparrow

2015 31 January

The Kings Arms

Salford
Guest artist – Turner

2014 December 20/21

Mono

Chorlton
Manchester

2014 7th November

The Kings Arms

Salford
Guest Artist – The Transmitters

2014 16 October

Night And Day

Manchester

2014 6th October

The Blue Cat

Heaton Chaple

2014 14 September

Scootfest

Haslingden Cricket Club
Lancashire

2014 23 August

The Roadhouse

Manchester

2014 27 July

Greater Manchester Fringe Festival

What’s The Alterntive?
The Kings Arms
Salford

2014 25 May

Night And Day

Manchester

2014 30 March

A Slice Of Nice

TV21 Manchester

2014 24 March

The Blue Cat

Heaton Chaple

2013 15 September

Scootfest

Haslingden

2013 25 July

Blu-Sci

Manchester
M16 0LN

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