Gavin Friday
Alternative band from Dublin · formed 1959
- Shows on record
- 4
- Rooms played
- 4
- Cities
- 3
- Releases
- 23
- Last show
- May 17, 2014LSO St Luke's
About
Gavin Friday is a band from Dublin, formed in 1959, tagged alternative rock, irish, post-punk by its sources. Shows on record run from 1993 to 2014, across 4 rooms in 3 cities.
- Gavin Friday formed in 1959 — MusicBrainz
- Gavin Friday is based in Dublin — MusicBrainz
- Virgin Prunes: member (former member) — MusicBrainz
- Gavin Friday has 18 release group(s) on MusicBrainz spanning 1987–2024 — MusicBrainz
- Gavin Friday has 113569 listeners on Last.fm — Gavin Friday on Last.fm
- Gavin Friday has released 10 recordings between 2002 and 2024 — Gavin Friday on Discogs
- Gavin Friday has 3 followers on Genius — Gavin Friday on Genius
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
4 on record · SongkickShows per year
- 19931 show
- 20081 show
- 20091 show
- 20141 show
| Date | Venue | Billing | With |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 2014 | LSO St Luke's · LondonSupportwith Kronos Quartet, Crash Ensemble, NOW Ensemble | Support | Kronos Quartet, Crash Ensemble, NOW Ensemble |
| Oct 4, 2009 | Stern Auditorium, Carnegie Hall · New York (NYC)Headlinerwith Edge, Adam Clayton, J.G. Thirlwell, +23 | Headliner | Edge, Adam Clayton, J.G. Thirlwell, +23 |
| Jul 28, 2008 | Barbican Centre · LondonSupportwith The Rogues Gallery, Martha Wainwright, Teddy Thompson, +13 | Support | The Rogues Gallery, Martha Wainwright, Teddy Thompson, +13 |
| Jan 25, 1993 | Middle East - Upstairs · CambridgeHeadlinerwith One | Headliner | One |
Where they play
4 rooms in 3 citiesRooms played most
- Barbican Centre · London1 show
- LSO St Luke's · London1 show
- Middle East - Upstairs · Cambridge1 show
- Stern Auditorium, Carnegie Hall · New York (NYC)1 show
Cities played
- London2 shows
- Cambridge1 show
- New York (NYC)1 show
Releases
23 releases, 1987–2024Ecce homo
2024 · Album
Angels Of Romance
2019
atonalism
2017 · Album
Catholic
2011 · Album
Able
2011
Perfume
2011
Ghostrider
2010 · Ep
Singin’ In The Rain
2008
Peter & The Wolf
2003 · Album
Sergei Prokofiev's Peter & The Wolf
2003
In America. Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
2002 · Album
The Boxer
1998 · Album
Extracts from the coming Original Soundtrack Album 'The Boxer'
1997 · Album
You Me and World War Three
1996 · Single
Angel
1995 · Single
Shag Tobacco
1995 · Album
In the Name of the Father
1994 · Single
Adam ’n’ Eve
1992 · Album
Falling Off the Edge of the World
1992 · Single
I Want to Live
1991 · Single
Each Man Kills the Thing He Loves
1989 · Album
You Take Away the Sun
1989 · Single
You Can't Always Get What You Want
1987 · Single
Lineup
No current lineup on record.
Former
- Virgin Prunes
Airplay
Photos, art and posters
Sources & corrections
| Source | Used for |
|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | Artist facts |
| Gavin Friday on Last.fm | Artist facts |
| Gavin Friday on Discogs | Artist facts |
| Gavin Friday on Genius | Artist facts |
| KEXP | Airplay |
| Songkick | Show history, Show posters |
| TheAudioDB | Photos |
| Last.fm | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
| Discogs | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
| Genius | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
| Wikidata | Credited 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.