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Defences

Metal band from London · formed 2013

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Shows on record
15
Rooms played
15
Cities
12
Releases
7
Last show
Aug 14, 2026Dead Wax Digbeth

About

Defences is a band from London, formed in 2013, tagged alternative metal, british, metal by its sources. Shows on record run from 2018 to 2026, across 15 rooms in 12 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

15 on record · Songkick
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Shows per year

  1. 20181 show
  2. 20221 show
  3. 202512 shows
  4. 20261 show
Show history
DateVenue
Aug 14, 2026Dead Wax Digbeth · DigbethSupportwith LASTELLE, Hacktivist, Andromedous, +12
Dec 5, 2025Downstairs at The Dome · LondonHeadlinerwith Iridium
Nov 10, 2025The Foundry Torquay · TorquaySupportwith Rory, SkyDxddy
Nov 9, 2025KK's Steel Mill · WolverhamptonSupportwith Rory, SkyDxddy
Nov 7, 2025O2 Guildhall · SouthamptonSupportwith Rory, SkyDxddy
Nov 6, 2025O2 Academy Liverpool · LiverpoolSupportwith Rory, SkyDxddy
Nov 4, 2025University of Northumbria · Newcastle Upon TyneSupportwith Rory, SkyDxddy
Nov 3, 2025Foundry · SheffieldSupportwith Rory, SkyDxddy
Apr 29, 2025Bodega · NottinghamSupportwith RedHook, E'ville
Apr 26, 2025The Key Club · LeedsSupportwith RedHook, E'ville
Apr 25, 2025The Lower Third · LondonSupportwith RedHook, E'ville
Mar 1, 2025Fuel Rock Club · CardiffHeadlinerwith RXPTRS, CELAVI, Atlas Theory
Jan 31, 2025Lion's Den · ManchesterHeadlinerwith Crushed by Waves, The Mechanist
Jun 16, 2022Star & Garter · ManchesterSupportwith Dragged Under, Immerse
Mar 18, 2018Thousand Island · LondonSupportwith Doll Skin, TrueHeights

Where they play

15 rooms in 12 cities

Rooms played most

Cities played

  • London3 shows
  • Manchester2 shows
  • Cardiff1 show
  • Digbeth1 show
  • Leeds1 show

and 7 other cities

Releases

7 releases, 2014–2025

  • Lithium Kiss

    2025 · Single

  • Shadowlight

    2024 · Album

  • In the Balance

    2021 · Album

  • Thoughts That Keep You Awake

    2020

  • With Might and Main

    2017 · Album

  • Incendia Music Christmas Compilation '16

    2016

  • Stitches In Sanity

    2014 · Ep

Lineup

  • Cherry Duesbury

Airplay

No airplay on record.

Photos, art and posters

Defences — Downstairs at The Dome, 2025-12-05
Poster · Downstairs at The Dome, 2025-12-05 — Songkick
Defences — The Foundry Torquay, 2025-11-10
Poster · The Foundry Torquay, 2025-11-10 — Songkick
Defences — Bodega, 2025-04-29
Poster · Bodega, 2025-04-29 — Songkick
Defences — Star & Garter, 2022-06-16
Poster · Star & Garter, 2022-06-16 — Songkick
Defences — Thousand Island, 2018-03-18
Poster · Thousand Island, 2018-03-18 — Songkick

Sources & corrections

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What each source supplied
SourceUsed for
MusicBrainzArtist facts
Defences on Last.fmArtist facts
Defences on DiscogsArtist facts
Defences on GeniusArtist facts
SongkickShow history, Show posters
DiscogsCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
GeniusCredited 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.