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The Nightingales

Saturday 29th Oct 2016

location_city Westgarth Social Club, Middlesbrough

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The Nightingales

The Nightingales are an indie and post-punk outfit formed in 1979 and re-formed in 2004.

Key members include: Robert Lloyd - vocals/ mouth organ, Fliss Kitson - drums/ vocals, Andreas Schmid - bass/ vocals and James Smith - guitar/ vocals.

The band was initially formed in Birmingham from members of punk band The Prefects (featuring Joe Crow).

They have been described as a 'typical John Peel band' and featured in a few of the broadcaster's annual 'Festive 50s'.

Album releases include their 1982 debut, "Pigs on Purpose", plus "Hysterics" (1983), "In The Good Old Country Way" (1986),"Out of True" (2006), "What's Not To Love?" (2007), "Insult To Injury" (2008), "No Love Lost" (2012), "For Fucks Sake" (2014) and 2020's "Four Against Fate".

Chart singles include: "Paraffin Brain", "Crafty Fag" and "It's a Cracker".

Westgarth Social Club

99 Southfield Rd
Middlesbrough
North Yorkshire
Yorkshire
TS1 3EZ

Website

https://www.westgarthsocial.com

Telephone

01642 242164