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After the lockdown period brought our performances to a halt, we tragically lost our lead guitarist Mr Rob Hingley. He now has his own permanent memorial on this site.
Now we are announcing our first show in four years, taking place on Friday 17 November 2023: a show dedicated to our wonderful friend. The show will be held at The Hope & Anchor, Islington, and tickets are by donation in aid of mental health charity Mind. The event is now SOLD OUT and entrance will be by pre-booked tickets ONLY. We will be joined on stage by two very special guest guitarists, ours and Rob's wonderful friends, who will help us to replay and recreate his guitar playing for this one very special night only. Adam Smith of Miss Havisham's Digital Clock; and Howard Sarna of Rangoon and The Mighty Heartache. Further, our wonderful friend and Ruby Cornish will be reprising her role as Many Few drummer for half the show (Steve Green will also be present and correct of course!) and Ruby might also surprise us with a turn on another instrument... And to our delight we announce that our support artist on the night will be non other than William D. Drake, backed by Rob Bastable on bass. William D. Drake has released a superb catalogue of material under his own name, of which Rob was a massive fan. We can think of nobody more appropriate to grace the stage with us for this show, and are very moved by his joining our heartfelt tribute. He also played keys in Rob's favourite band Cardiacs, as well as the Sea Nymphs, Wood, North Sea Radio Orchestra.... the list really does go on quite a bit, but the point is Rob attended a great number of his shows. Hear the latest news about this unique show by signing up to our mailing list. |
Taking place at The Hope & Anchor
207 Upper Street, Islington, London N1 1RL Friday 17th November, doors from 7:30pm, music from 8:00 till 10:30 (at latest) Tribute Show "THE HINGLEYNESS OF ROB" now SOLD OUT (sorry!) 
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Ever longed to watch your psychoanalyst being eaten by sharks?
Sharkenfreude We are proud to present our first fully produced album, 11 songs over 42 minutes exploring our brightest dreams and your shadiest desires. You can buy CD copies (gatefold digipak with 12-page booklet including beautiful artwork by Johnnynorms) or download copies by clicking here. Before 2020... - We made a last-minute appearance at RoadTrip & The Workshop in November - this will be sadly remembered as our last show with Rob Before then, - We played at Paper Dress Vintage alongside Love Volcano, Outer Lines, and Lunafruit - all very fine and funky bands! - We returned to play for one of our favourite hosts, The Fiddler's Elbow in Camden - We played a storming set at The Water Rats, Kings X, as part of a Dead or Alive show, supporting Spar Marta and joined by Under The Arches and Neuromantics. - We stormed the boards at 229 The Venue; - We joined a Christmas show with Nicole Skeltys & The Disenchanted, Juliette & Nanette, Steven Ball, DJ Tho, DJ Toupée in aid of #TransformTrauma - A full 12 months since you saw us rocking out to a sold-out house at The Dublin Castle in support of uber-cool NY rock band The Last Internationale. |
