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General Public

Pop band from Birmingham · formed 1983

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General Public photo
Photo from the public record
Shows on record
18
Rooms played
15
Cities
14
Releases
15
Last show
Aug 30, 2025Mountain Winery

About

General Public is a band from Birmingham, formed in 1983, tagged new wave, ska, pop by its sources. Shows on record run from 2023 to 2025, across 15 rooms in 14 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

18 on record · Songkick
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Shows per year

  1. 20236 shows
  2. 20242 shows
  3. 202510 shows
Show history
DateVenue
Aug 30, 2025Mountain Winery · SaratogaSupportwith Lost 80's Live, 80´s Live, A Flock of Seagulls, +6
Aug 24, 2025Greek Theatre · Los Angeles (LA)Supportwith Lost 80's Live, A Flock of Seagulls, The Vapors
Aug 21, 2025Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre at SDSU · San DiegoSupportwith A Flock of Seagulls, The Vapors, The Icicle Works, +4
Aug 20, 2025Arizona Financial Theatre · PhoenixSupportwith A Flock of Seagulls, The Vapors, China Crisis, +4
Aug 17, 2025The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory · IrvingSupportwith A Flock of Seagulls, The Vapors, China Crisis, +4
Aug 12, 2025Duke Energy Center for the Arts - Mahaffey Theater · St PetersburgSupportwith Lost 80's Live, A Flock of Seagulls, The Vapors, +5
Aug 6, 2025MGM Northfield Park - Center Stage · NorthfieldSupportwith Lost 80's Live, The Icicle Works, The Vapors, +6
Aug 2, 2025The Rooftop at Pier 17 · New York (NYC)Supportwith Lost 80's Live, A Flock of Seagulls, The Vapors, +6
Aug 1, 2025Wang Theatre, Boch Center · BostonSupportwith A Flock of Seagulls, The Vapors, Belouis Some, +6
Jul 31, 2025Westville Music Bowl · New HavenSupportwith Lost 80's Live, A Flock of Seagulls, The Vapors, +5
Oct 26, 2024Humphreys Concerts by the Bay · San DiegoSupportwith Oingo Boingo Former Members, Bow Wow Wow, The Untouchables
Oct 20, 2024Mountain Winery · SaratogaSupportwith Oingo Boingo Former Members, Bow Wow Wow, The Untouchables
Sep 2, 2023Mountain Winery · SaratogaSupportwith Lost 80's Live, A Flock of Seagulls, Wang Chung, +6
Aug 27, 2023Greek Theatre · Los Angeles (LA)Supportwith Lost 80's Live, Belinda Carlisle, Wang Chung, +8
Aug 26, 2023Honda Center · AnaheimSupportwith Lost 80's Live, Belinda Carlisle, Wang Chung, +8
Aug 19, 2023Texas Trust CU Theatre at Grand Prairie · Grand PrairieSupportwith Lost 80's Live, Wang Chung, The Tubes, +9
Aug 12, 2023Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre · EnglewoodSupportwith Lost 80's Live, Wang Chung, Missing Persons, +7
Aug 10, 2023Marymoor Live · RedmondSupportwith Lost 80's Live, Wang Chung, Naked Eyes, +4

Where they play

15 rooms in 14 cities

Rooms played most

Cities played

  • Saratoga3 shows
  • Los Angeles (LA)2 shows
  • San Diego2 shows
  • Anaheim1 show
  • Boston1 show

and 9 other cities

Releases

15 releases, 1984–2002

  • Classic Masters: General Public

    2002 · Compilation

  • Classic Masters

    2002

  • Rainy Days

    1995 · Single

  • Rub It Better

    1995 · Album

  • Selections From The Album "Rub It Better"

    1995

  • Warm Love / Handgun

    1995

  • Warm Love

    1995

  • I’ll Take You There

    1994 · Single

  • In Conversation

    1987

  • Hand to Mouth

    1986 · Album

  • Love It's Murder

    1986

  • Come Again

    1986

  • So Hot You're Cool

    1985 · Single

  • All the Rage

    1984 · Album

  • Tenderness

    1984 · Single

Lineup

  • Micky Billingham
  • John Bradbury
  • Horace Panter
  • Ranking Roger
  • Dave Wakeling

Airplay

  • KEXP airplay: 50+ plays, 2019-12-16–2026-08-19 — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'The Morning Show' (John Richards) — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'Variety Mix' (Brian Foss) — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'Early' (Eva Walker) — KEXP

Photos, art and posters

General Public — Photo
Photo — TheAudioDB
General Public — Logo
Logo — TheAudioDB
General Public — Greek Theatre, 2025-08-24
Poster · Greek Theatre, 2025-08-24 — Songkick
General Public — Humphreys Concerts by the Bay, 2024-10-26
Poster · Humphreys Concerts by the Bay, 2024-10-26 — Songkick

Sources & corrections

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What each source supplied
SourceUsed for
MusicBrainzArtist facts
WikipediaArtist facts
General Public on Last.fmArtist facts
General Public on DiscogsArtist facts
General Public on GeniusArtist facts
General Public on TheAudioDBArtist facts
KEXPAirplay
SongkickShow history, Show posters
TheAudioDBPhotos, Logo
Last.fmCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
DiscogsCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
GeniusCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
WikidataCredited 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.