This entertaining Liverpool quintet emerged from total obscurity to become a dominant British indie chart regular in the first half of 1986. Having disbanded in 1987 the group reformed in 1990 displaying a marked progression in song writing and performance, with a fine mix of hard rock and soulful ballads. Though their work is becoming more polished and sophisticated they have retained their sense of the absurd.| 12 Apr 24 | HMV Coventry Empire Coventry, West Midlands Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 3 Nov 23 | Picturedrome Holmfirth, West Yorkshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 6 Oct 23 | Civic Hall Wolverhampton, West Midlands Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 15 Sep 23 | SWX Bristol, City of Bristol Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 19 May 23 | Liquid Room Edinburgh Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 28 Apr 23 | The Welly Hull, Humberside Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 15 Apr 23 | Cambridge Junction Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 17 Mar 23 | Leamington Spa Assembly Leamington Spa, Warwickshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 20 Jan 23 | Electric Ballroom Outer London, Greater London Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 16 Dec 22 | The Welly Hull, Humberside Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 11 Nov 22 | Norwich Waterfront Norwich, Norfolk Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 7 Oct 22 | Winter Gardens and Opera House Theatre Blackpool, Lancashire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 16 Sep 22 | O2 Institute Birmingham Birmingham, West Midlands Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 13 May 22 | The Great Hall Cardiff, Glamorgan Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 29 Apr 22 | Gala Theatre Durham, County Durham Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 25 Mar 22 | Rock City Nottingham, Nottinghamshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 11 Feb 22 | Leadmill Sheffield, South Yorkshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 28 Jan 22 | O2 Ritz Manchester Manchester, Greater Manchester Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 10 Dec 21 | The Buttermarket Shrewsbury, Shropshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 26 Nov 21 | Cheese and Grain Frome, Somerset Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 12 Nov 21 | Picturedrome Holmfirth, West Yorkshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 8 Oct 21 | Winter Gardens and Opera House Theatre Blackpool, Lancashire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 4 Jun 21 | O2 Institute Birmingham Birmingham, West Midlands Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 16 Apr 21 | The Coro (Coronation Hall Theatre ) Ulverston, Cumbria Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 26 Mar 21 | Gala Theatre Durham, County Durham Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 19 Feb 21 | Rock City Nottingham, Nottinghamshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 22 Jan 21 | O2 Ritz Manchester Manchester, Greater Manchester Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 9 Oct 20 | Winter Gardens and Opera House Theatre Blackpool, Lancashire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 11 Sep 20 | O2 Institute Birmingham Birmingham, West Midlands Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 5 Jun 20 | Gala Theatre Durham, County Durham Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 22 May 20 | Rock City Nottingham, Nottinghamshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 17 Apr 20 | The Coro (Coronation Hall Theatre ) Ulverston, Cumbria Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 6 Mar 20 | SWX Bristol, City of Bristol Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 15 Feb 20 | The Roadmender Northampton, Northamptonshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 22 Nov 19 | O2 Academy Oxford Oxford, Oxfordshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 7 Nov 19 | Robin 2 Wolverhampton, West Midlands Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 11 Oct 19 | Leadmill Sheffield, South Yorkshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 6 Sep 19 | Cambridge Junction Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 21 Jun 19 | Picturedrome Holmfirth, West Yorkshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 14 Jun 19 | Liquid Room Edinburgh Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 5 Apr 19 | Cambridge Junction Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 22 Mar 19 | The Tramshed Cardiff, Glamorgan Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 21 Mar 19 | Exeter Phoenix Exeter, Devon Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 1 Feb 19 | Fibbers York, North Yorkshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 30 Nov 18 | O2 Ritz Manchester Manchester, Greater Manchester Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 28 Sep 18 | O2 Academy Liverpool Liverpool, Merseyside Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 8 Jun 18 | O2 Forum Kentish Town Inner London, Greater London Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 27 Apr 18 | Leamington Spa Assembly Leamington Spa, Warwickshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 8 Feb 18 | Robin 2 Wolverhampton, West Midlands Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 13 Oct 17 | O2 ABC Glasgow Glasgow Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 22 Sep 17 | Picturedrome Holmfirth, West Yorkshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 14 Sep 17 | Bath Komedia Bath, Bath & North East Somerset Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 3 Aug 17 | Leadmill Sheffield, South Yorkshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 18 Mar 17 | O2 Academy Oxford Oxford, Oxfordshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 17 Mar 17 | Assembly Hall Worthing, West Sussex Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 2 Feb 17 | Robin 2 Wolverhampton, West Midlands Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 28 Oct 16 | Lincoln Performing Arts Centre Lincoln, Lincolnshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 9 Jun 16 | Cambridge Junction Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 12 Mar 16 | Picturedrome Holmfirth, West Yorkshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 26 Feb 16 | O2 Academy Bristol Bristol, City of Bristol Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 10 Dec 15 | Robin 2 Wolverhampton, West Midlands Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 7 Nov 15 | Jazz Cafe Inner London, Greater London Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 15 Oct 15 | O2 Forum Kentish Town Inner London, Greater London Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 11 Sep 15 | O2 ABC Glasgow Glasgow Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 3 Sep 15 | Leadmill Sheffield, South Yorkshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 12 Jun 15 | The Apex Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 28 Nov 14 | O2 Ritz Manchester Manchester, Greater Manchester Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 23 Oct 14 | O2 Academy Leicester Leicester, Leicestershire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 9 Oct 14 | Robin 2 Wolverhampton, West Midlands Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 24 May 14 | King George's Hall Blackburn, Lancashire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 11 Apr 14 | Leamington Spa Assembly Leamington Spa, Warwickshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 21 Mar 14 | O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire Outer London, Greater London Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 18 Jan 14 | O2 Academy Bristol Bristol, City of Bristol Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 29 Nov 13 | The Roadmender Northampton, Northamptonshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 17 Oct 13 | O2 Academy Birmingham Birmingham, West Midlands Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 4 Jul 13 | Cambridge Junction Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 8 Jun 13 | ARC Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 7 Jun 13 | O2 ABC Glasgow Glasgow Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 23 May 13 | Robin 2 Wolverhampton, West Midlands Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 7 Dec 12 | Picturedrome Holmfirth, West Yorkshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 15 Nov 12 | NX Newcastle (formerly O2 Academy Newcastle) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 20 Sep 12 | Brighton Komedia Brighton, East Sussex Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 31 May 12 | O2 Academy Oxford Oxford, Oxfordshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 26 Jan 12 | Robin 2 Wolverhampton, West Midlands Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 17 Dec 11 | O2 Ritz Manchester Manchester, Greater Manchester Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 25 Aug 11 | Millennium Music Hall Cardiff, Glamorgan Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 17 Jul 11 | O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire Outer London, Greater London Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 30 Jun 11 | Liquid Room Edinburgh Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 16 Dec 10 | Picturedrome Holmfirth, West Yorkshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 25 Mar 10 | Theatre Severn Shrewsbury, Shropshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 24 Mar 10 | Cambridge Junction Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 6 Aug 09 | Brighton Komedia Brighton, East Sussex Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 16 Oct 08 | O2 Forum Kentish Town Inner London, Greater London Performance Details => Venue archive |
