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News
15th April 2010- Last night was the final date on our nine day UK tour. Despite the very real sensation that God was trying to finish us off with endless damage to vehicles, voices and one inconveniently-timed ruptured intestine, we managed to play every gig and have a great time. Fuck you God. We love The Sceptres and Sam Hunt. Some new photos have been added below.
We've begun recording a new 7" in Leeds which will be completed over the next few weeks. The wheels have also been set in motion for an album over the course of the summer.
13th February 2010- I've just finished making this website after about six painful hours of relearning
html and trying to dig up photographs I should have labeled properly in the first place. Anyway, here it is-
created mainly to replace the Facel Vega myspace page, an idea I've never really been fond of.
As for news, we have not played together as a band for close to a year now- the last time being in
The Peanut Gallery, an autonomous social center in the Leeds University Union, where I'm currently studying.
After a long time on hold, we are finally resuming, with a string of nine dates in the UK booked for April.
We'll be practicing and writing new songs over the next couple of months in preparation.
Jon
Gigs
Upcoming gigs:
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Past gigs:
14/4/10- Buffalo Bar, Cardiff
13/4/10- Nation Of Shopkeepers, Leeds
12/4/10- Retro Bar, Manchetser
11/4/10- Negi Dungeon, Glasgow
10/4/10- The Stockroom, Sheffield
9/4/10- The Cowley Club, Brighton
8/4/10- Club Cavern, Bristol
7/4/10- 195 Mare St, London
6/4/10- Fighting Cocks, Kingston
21/2/09- The Peanut Gallery, Leeds
2/11/08- Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff
1/11/08- 1in12 Club, Bradford
3/8/08- Le Pub, Newport (w/ Union Town)
2/8/08- The Grosvenor, London (w/ Career Suicide)
1/8/08- The Cowley Club, Brighton (w/ Union Town)
27/7/08- The Grosvenor, London (w/ Loser Life)
24/7/08- Mojo Bar, Newport (w/ Gewapend Beton)
22/7/08- The Junction, Bristol (w/ Loser Life)
14/7/08- Comprehensive School, Porthcawl
11/7/08- The Roundabout, High Wycombe (w/ Autistic Youth)
8/7/08- Bar Co, Swansea (w/ Jameson)
24/6/08- Le Pub, Newport (w/ What Price, Wonderland?)
3/4/08- TJ's, Newport (w/ MDC, FUK)
28/3/08- The Nell Gwynne, Portsmouth (w/ Sinaloa & Don't Mess With Texas)
2/3/08- The Hobbit, Southampton (w/ Staathaat, Cathode, The Shitty Limits & more)
14/2/08- The Junction, Bristol (w/ Epideme, Bullwhip, The Sceptres)
16/12/07- The King Alfred, Southampton (w/ The Sceptres)
12/12/07- Le Pub, Newport (w/ Olafur Arnalds)
9/11/07- Le Pub, Newport (w/ The Loved Ones, Tat, Harbour)
2/11/07- GYC, Guildford (w/ Whole In The Head, The Sceptres)
1/11/07- Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff (w/ Space In The 50s, Brainpipe)
25/9/07- Le Pub, Newport (w/ Brutal Knights, Lovvers, Lt Meat)
Music
Discography:
Dire Records
Tracks:
1. Capital
2. The Somnambulist
State Run Records
1. Unwritten
2. Time As White Sound
3. Forbidden Fruit
4. Long Way Down
Buy the record here
Download the record here
State Run Records
1. A Palimpsest
2. Time As White Sound
3. Capital
4. The Death Of A Very Dear Illusion
Download the demo here.
Facel Vega live at Fighting Cocks, Kingston 6/4/10 playing the end of Capital and The Somnambulist.
Links
Activism:
Campaign For Nuclear Disarmament- Still as relevant as 50 years ago...
Global BDS Movement- Boycott, divestment and sanctions for Palestine.
Green Action- Leeds based practical environmentalism group.
No Borders- Freedom of Movement and equality rights for all
Palestinian Solidarity Campaign- Stay informed and don't let the Palestinians' injustice go ignored.
STAR- Student Action for Refugees
Viva!- Veganism and animal rights resources.
Social centers:
The Common Place- Leeds' radical social center, home to Common Conversation (free English lessons), free food and amazing punk gigs.
1 in 12 Club- The Grandfather of anarchist centers in the UK, located in Bradford. Three floors, vegan cafe, great venue, great library, nice people.
The Cowley Club- Radical, libertarian space right in the middle of a high street in Brighton!
Freedom Press- Anarchist bookstore/ autonomy club in London.
The Peanut Gallery- Autonomous space in Leeds University. A meeting point for student activism and radical discussion.
The Sumac Center- Independent community and social center in Nottingham.
Labels/ Distros:
Art For Blind- Leeds based independent record label
Audacious Art Experiment- Sheffield based record label
Dire Records- Punk record label run by Tim and Bryony of The Sceptres
Opiate Records- Brighton noisy hardcore label run by Ralf
Russian Folk Stories- Exeter emo label from Thomas Kids Return
State Run Records- Independent record label run by Jon
Strictly No Capital Letters- Online distro of emo, indie, garage, punk, & record label
Static Shock Records- Online punk distro and record label by Ellis from The Shitty Limits
Superfi Records- Online distro and record label for all kinds of noisy music
Tadpole Records- Brighton punk record label