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Contempt

Metal band · formed 1984

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Contempt photo
Photo from the public record
Shows on record
38
Rooms played
35
Cities
27
Releases
14
Last show
May 18, 2026The Foundry Concert Club

About

Contempt is a band, formed in 1984, tagged anarcho-punk, Brutal Death Metal, death metal by its sources. Shows on record run from 2007 to 2026, across 35 rooms in 27 cities.

The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.

Shows

38 on record · Songkick, facebook
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Shows per year

  1. 20071 show
  2. 20121 show
  3. 20145 shows
  4. 201710 shows
  5. 20189 shows
  6. 20193 shows
  7. 20201 show
  8. 20221 show
  9. 20233 shows
  10. 20242 shows
  11. 20251 show
  12. 20261 show
Show history
DateVenue
May 18, 2026The Foundry Concert Club · ClevelandHeadlinerwith The Ugly
Mar 22, 2025Lithuanian Music Hall · PhiladelphiaSupportwith Lead Spirit, UTILITY(PDX), TERMINATor, +15
May 5, 2024TelfordHeadliner
Apr 14, 2024The Castle & Falcon · BirminghamHeadliner
Sep 13, 2023Beat Kitchen · ChicagoSupportwith Restraining Order, Gumm, Enervate, +1
Aug 3, 2023The Winter Gardens. Blackpool Opera House. · BlackpoolHeadliner
Jul 29, 2023The Lughole · SheffieldHeadliner
Apr 9, 2022Underground · PlymouthHeadliner
Mar 7, 2020The OLD Maypole Café Bar and Theatre, Now closed · DerbyHeadliner
Sep 6, 2019Brum Punx Picnic · BirminghamHeadliner
Aug 11, 2019The 27 Club · OttawaSupportwith Jesus Piece, Fuming Mouth, Moratorium
Jul 19, 2019Hermitage rg18. Newbury · ThatchamHeadliner
Nov 18, 2018The Carleton · MorecambeSupportwith Hung Like Hanratty, The Reverends, The Violators, +24
Nov 17, 2018Morecambe punk festival, The Alhambra,MorecambeHeadliner
Aug 24, 2018Roots Garden Centre · ThatchamHeadliner
Aug 4, 2018Winter Gardens Blackpool · BlackpoolHeadliner
May 3, 2018The Robin · BilstonHeadliner
Mar 16, 2018ACU · UtrechtHeadliner
Mar 15, 2018Backstage Hoorn · HoornHeadliner
Mar 10, 2018The Haygate · TelfordHeadliner
Feb 24, 2018The Castle & Falcon · BirminghamHeadliner
Dec 16, 2017Claptrap the venue · StourbridgeHeadliner
Oct 20, 2017The 1 in 12 Club Bradford · BradfordHeadliner
Oct 7, 2017The Doghouse · NottinghamHeadliner
Oct 6, 2017The Doll at the Black Bull · GatesheadHeadliner
Sep 2, 2017The Lab Northampton · NorthamptonHeadliner
Sep 1, 2017The Black Swan · BristolHeadliner
Aug 3, 2017Winter Gardens Blackpool · BlackpoolHeadliner
Jul 28, 2017Llanfyllin Workhouse · LlanfyllinHeadliner
Apr 28, 2017The Haygate · TelfordHeadliner
Mar 25, 2017The Green Door Store · BrightonHeadliner
May 3, 2014Adam & Eve · BirminghamHeadlinerwith Billyclub, Wasted Life, Certified, +4
Apr 7, 2014Luneta Cafe · OttawaSupportwith Exalt, Old Wounds
Mar 24, 201412 Bar Club · LondonSupportwith The Duel, Segs of Ruts DC, Bart Barton as The Spirit Of Andy Warhol, +2
Mar 15, 2014Jewelbox Theatre, Rendezvous · SeattleSupportwith World Of Lies, Burning Monk, Toe Tag, +1
Mar 14, 2014Slabtown · PortlandSupportwith World Of Lies, Burning Monk, Toe Tag, +1
Nov 17, 2012Rotture · PortlandHeadlinerwith Ninth Moon Black, Antikythera, Rolling Through the Universe
Sep 8, 2007Market Tavern · DigbethHeadlinerwith surgery without research, The Nags

Where they play

35 rooms in 27 cities

Rooms played most

Cities played

  • Birmingham4 shows
  • Blackpool3 shows
  • Ottawa2 shows
  • Portland2 shows
  • Telford2 shows

and 22 other cities

Live history

38 shows on record
Shows counted
38
First on record
Sep 2007
Latest on record
May 2026

Shows per year

  1. 20071
  2. 20121
  3. 20145
  4. 201710
  5. 20189
  6. 20193
  7. 20201
  8. 20221
  9. 20233
  10. 20242
  11. 20251
  12. 20261

Top rooms

  • The Castle & Falcon, Birmingham · 2
  • Winter Gardens Blackpool, Blackpool · 2
  • The Haygate, Telford · 2
  • The Foundry Concert Club, Cleveland · 1
  • Lithuanian Music Hall, Philadelphia · 1

Top cities

  • Birmingham · 4
  • Blackpool · 3
  • Thatcham · 2
  • Telford · 2
  • Ottawa, ON · 2

Often on the bill with: Toe Tag, World of Lies, Antikythera, Billyclub, Enervate, Exalt!, Fuming Mouth, Gumm

Counted from the shows BandSlate holds; missing shows are not counted.

Releases

14 releases, 1986–2018

  • Cathedrals Of Consumption

    2018

  • Live In Leamington Spa

    2016

  • We Got Nothing (30 Years of Political Punk Rock 1984-2014)

    2014 · Compilation

  • Decay / Death Technology

    2011 · Album

  • Decay / Death Technology

    2010

  • Who Needs Diplomacy?

    2007 · Album

  • Fanatic EP

    2006

  • Best Before 2005

    2005 · Compilation

  • Justice for Who?

    1999 · Ep

  • Shouting the Odds

    1997 · Album

  • Organized Disaster Tour 1997

    1997

  • Still Fighting On

    1994 · Album

  • Familiarity Breeds Contempt

    1986 · Ep

  • The Hunter Becomes the Hunted

    1986 · Album

Lineup

  • Steve Contempt
  • Trogg Contempt
  • Griff
  • Stuart Jones
  • Keith
  • S@M
  • Martin Shaw

Former

  • Paul Gorman

Airplay

No airplay on record.

Lineup history

24 members on record
  • Grifftenure unknown
  • Iggytenure unknown
  • Ivor Josephtenure unknown
  • James Fowlertenure unknown
  • Keithtenure unknown
  • Keith Milnetenure unknown
  • Loyd Simstenure unknown
  • Mark Mahertenure unknown
  • Mark Shawtenure unknown
  • Martin Shawtenure unknown
  • Nick Mosstenure unknown
  • Nigel Duggantenure unknown
Show 12 more members
  • Paul Gormanleft, years unknown
  • Rick Hermolletenure unknown
  • Robert Botttenure unknown
  • Rockytenure unknown
  • S@Mtenure unknown
  • Samtenure unknown
  • Steve Contempttenure unknown
  • Stigtenure unknown
  • Stuart Jonestenure unknown
  • Tony Dickenstenure unknown
  • Troggtenure unknown
  • Trogg Contempttenure unknown

Years come from public music databases. Where none says a member left, the end is shown as unknown; it does not mean they are still in the band.

Members also play in: Alcohol Licks (via S@M), Balsall Heathens (via S@M), Cupid Stunt (via S@M), Dogshit Sandwich (via S@M), Hotwired (via Steve Contempt), Police Bastard (via Stuart Jones), R.A.M-M.A.N (via Paul Gorman), Screamin Abdabz (via S@M) and 1 more

Members' earlier bands: Eastfield (via S@M)

Shares members with: 7th Plague (via Mark Shaw), Blood Sucking Freaks (via Tony Dickens), Concrete Sox (via Loyd Sims), Deviated Instinct (via Tony Dickens), Dirt (via Tony Dickens), Disabuse (via Tony Dickens), Disrupters (via Steve Contempt), Doom (via Tony Dickens) and 10 more

Photos, art and posters

Contempt — Beat Kitchen, 2023-09-13
Poster · Beat Kitchen, 2023-09-13 — Songkick
Contempt — Brum Punx Picnic, 2019-09-06
Poster · Brum Punx Picnic, 2019-09-06 — facebook
Contempt — The 27 Club, 2019-08-11
Poster · The 27 Club, 2019-08-11 — Songkick
Contempt — Jewelbox Theatre, Rendezvous, 2014-03-15
Poster · Jewelbox Theatre, Rendezvous, 2014-03-15 — Songkick

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SourceUsed for
MusicBrainzArtist facts
Contempt on Last.fmArtist facts
Contempt on DiscogsArtist facts
SongkickShow history, Show posters
facebookShow history, Show posters
DiscogsCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
Last.fmCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it

This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.