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
Plus a private event in 1996 and 1989-1991 (The gig listing above runs from 2013 only as the historic archive is incomplete so previous gigs are omitted)