Krankschaft
Rock band from London · formed 1986
- Shows on record
- 50
- Rooms played
- 43
- Cities
- 30
- Releases
- 11
- Last show
- Mar 6, 2025Stourport Civic
About
Krankschaft is a band from London, formed in 1986, tagged alternative rock, prog rock, rock by its sources. Shows on record run from 2011 to 2025, across 43 rooms in 30 cities.
- Krankschaft formed in 1986 — MusicBrainz
- Krankschaft is based in London — MusicBrainz
- Steve Pond: member — MusicBrainz
- Alex Tsentides: bass guitar — MusicBrainz
- Kevin Walker: drums (drum set) — MusicBrainz
- Dead Fred: member (former member) — MusicBrainz
- Mick Stupp: drums (drum set) (former member) — MusicBrainz
- Krankschaft has 1 release group(s) on MusicBrainz — MusicBrainz
- Krankschaft has 84 listeners on Last.fm — Krankschaft on Last.fm
- Krankschaft has released 10 recordings between 1989 and 2019 — Krankschaft on Discogs
- Members per Wikidata: Inner City Unit — Wikidata
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
50 on record · Songkick, facebookShows per year
- 20114 shows
- 20141 show
- 20158 shows
- 20165 shows
- 20173 shows
- 201814 shows
- 201910 shows
- 20223 shows
- 20241 show
- 20251 show
| Date | Venue | Billing | With |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 6, 2025 | Stourport Civic · StourportSupportwith Amplifier, Godsticks | Support | Amplifier, Godsticks |
| Oct 17, 2024 | Vauxhall Holiday Park · Great YarmouthHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Aug 11, 2022 | Brasenose Arms · CropredyHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Jun 17, 2022 | Stoke Prior Sports & Country Club · BromsgroveHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| May 19, 2022 | Stoke Prior Sports & Country Club · BromsgroveHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Oct 26, 2019 | O2 Shepherds Bush Empire · LondonHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Oct 26, 2019 | O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire · LondonHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Oct 19, 2019 | The King's Arms · Saffron WaldenHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Oct 19, 2019 | The Kings Arms · Saffron WaldenHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Aug 31, 2019 | Brigtown Social Cannock WS11 0JBHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Jul 27, 2019 | Eagle Inn · SalfordHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| May 24, 2019 | The Gateway Seaton · SeatonHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Apr 27, 2019 | Outpost Liverpool · LiverpoolHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Apr 6, 2019 | Dublin Castle · CamdenHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Apr 6, 2019 | Dublin Castle, Camden · LondonHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Nov 17, 2018 | Black Mass Bar & Club · WakefieldHeadlinerwith Automotone | Headliner | Automotone |
| Oct 13, 2018 | Outpost Liverpool · LiverpoolHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Oct 13, 2018 | Maguire's Pizza Bar · LiverpoolHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Sep 29, 2018 | The Prince Albert · BrightonHeadlinerwith Nukli | Headliner | Nukli |
| Sep 1, 2018 | Bridgtown Social Club · CannockHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Aug 18, 2018 | The Black Prince · NorthamptonHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Jul 27, 2018 | Bobbies Farm · ExeterHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Jul 14, 2018 | The Brasenose Arms · BanburyHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Jul 14, 2018 | Brasenose Arms · CropredyHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Jun 23, 2018 | The Water Rats · LondonHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Mar 31, 2018 | The Gateway · SeatonHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Mar 24, 2018 | Windmill Inn, Willesborough · AshfordHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Mar 24, 2018 | Windmill Inn · AshfordHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Feb 24, 2018 | The Rock Den · HatfieldHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Nov 16, 2017 | Hafan y Mor Haven Holiday Park · PwllheliHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Nov 3, 2017 | The Kings Arms · Saffron WaldenHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Aug 11, 2017 | Blindcat 2017 · LincolnHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Aug 24, 2016 | The Water Rats · LondonSupportwith Inner City Unit | Support | Inner City Unit |
| Apr 23, 2016 | The Water Rats · LondonHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Jan 31, 2016 | The Old Angel · NottinghamSupportwith Inner City Unit | Support | Inner City Unit |
| Jan 30, 2016 | The Brunswick · HoveHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Jan 29, 2016 | Club 85 · HitchinHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Aug 14, 2015 | Cabourne Parva, Riby Road Caistor, Lincolnshire, LN7 6DRHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Aug 13, 2015 | The Green Gathering · ChepstowHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Aug 8, 2015 | Club 85 · HitchinHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Jun 27, 2015 | The Lexington · LondonHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Jun 20, 2015 | Arena Leisure Centre · ColchesterHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| May 2, 2015 | East Mersea Youth Camp · ColchesterHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| May 1, 2015 | Cosmic Puffin Music Festival · Mersea IslandHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Mar 28, 2015 | Stoneleigh Park · CoventrySupportwith Stone Donkey Pilots, Paragon | Support | Stone Donkey Pilots, Paragon |
| Aug 30, 2014 | Cardigan, United Kingdom · CardiganHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Nov 26, 2011 | The Man On The Moon · CambridgeHeadlinerwith The Here And Now | Headliner | The Here And Now |
| Nov 26, 2011 | Man on the Moon,2 Norfolk Street · Central CoastHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Aug 13, 2011 | The Arena Leisure Centre ,Circular Road East ,Colchester,England,United Kingdom · ColchesterHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Aug 13, 2011 | Jackdaw2 2011 · ColchesterHeadliner | Headliner | — |
Where they play
43 rooms in 30 citiesRooms played most
- The Water Rats · London3 shows
- Brasenose Arms · Cropredy2 shows
- Club 85 · Hitchin2 shows
- Outpost Liverpool · Liverpool2 shows
- Stoke Prior Sports & Country Club · Bromsgrove2 shows
Cities played
- London7 shows
- Colchester4 shows
- Liverpool3 shows
- Saffron Walden3 shows
- Ashford2 shows
and 25 other cities
Live history
42 shows on record- Shows counted
- 42
- First on record
- Aug 2011
- Latest on record
- Mar 2025
Shows per year
- 20112
- 20141
- 20158
- 20165
- 20173
- 201811
- 20197
- 20223
- 20241
- 20251
Top rooms
- The Water Rats, London · 3
- Brasenose Arms, Cropredy · 2
- Stoke Prior Sports & Country Club, Bromsgrove · 2
- Club 85, Hitchin · 2
- Stourport Civic, Stourport · 1
Top cities
- London · 6
- Colchester · 3
- Cropredy · 2
- Hitchin · 2
- Seaton · 2
Often on the bill with: Inner City Unit, Amplifier, Deviant Amps, Paragon, The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, The Here and Now, Underground Zerø
Counted from the shows BandSlate holds; missing shows are not counted.
Releases
11 releases, 1989–2019Madhatters Music Festival The Gateway - Friday 24 to Sunday 26th May 2019
2019
III Mysteries
2017
Three
2014
Song Poems
2011
Live Sonic Rock Solstice 2010
2010
The Flame Red Superstar
2009
Ode To The Sun
2009
Blueprints From The Cellar (The Cellar Tapes Parts 1 & 2) / At The Queen Elizabeth Hall
2003
At The Queen Elizabeth Hall
1989
III:Mysteries
Album
Robert Calvert - A Memorial Concert
Lineup
- Steve Pond
- Alex Tsentides · bass guitar
- Kevin Walker · drums (drum set)
Former
- Dead Fred
- Mick Stupp · drums (drum set)
Airplay
No airplay on record.
Lineup history
7 members on record- Alex Tsentidesbass guitartenure unknown
- Dead FredOriginal memberleft, years unknown
- Inner City Unittenure unknown
- Kevin Walkerdrums (drum set)tenure unknown
- Mick StuppOriginal memberdrums (drum set)left, years unknown
- Phillip Reevestenure unknown
- Steve PondOriginal membertenure 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: Hawklords (via Dead Fred)
Members' earlier bands: Hawkwind (via Dead Fred), Inner City Unit (via Mick Stupp)
Shares members with: Angstrom (via Alex Tsentides), Light Fantastic (via Phillip Reeves), The Enid (via Alex Tsentides)
Photos, art and posters
Sources & corrections
| Source | Used for |
|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | Artist facts |
| Krankschaft on Last.fm | Artist facts |
| Krankschaft on Discogs | Artist facts |
| Wikidata | Artist facts, Photos |
| Songkick | Show history, Show posters |
| Show history | |
| Discogs | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
| Last.fm | 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.