Polar Bear
Jazz band from London · formed 2004
- Shows on record
- 5
- Rooms played
- 5
- Cities
- 5
- Releases
- 22
- Last show
- Apr 6, 2014The Glasshouse International Centre for Music
About
Polar Bear is a band from London, formed in 2004, tagged contemporary jazz, experimental, free jazz by its sources. Shows on record run from 1997 to 2014, across 5 rooms in 5 cities.
- Polar Bear formed in 2004 — MusicBrainz
- Polar Bear is based in London — MusicBrainz
- Tom Herbert: member — MusicBrainz
- Mark Lockheart: member — MusicBrainz
- Sebastian Rochford: member — MusicBrainz
- Polar Bear has 12 release group(s) on MusicBrainz spanning 2003–2015 — MusicBrainz
- Polar Bear has 71703 listeners on Last.fm — Polar Bear on Last.fm
- Polar Bear has released 10 recordings between 1996 and 2026 — Polar Bear on Discogs
- Country (per TheAudioDB): London, England — Polar Bear on TheAudioDB
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
5 on record · SongkickShows per year
- 19971 show
- 20081 show
- 20112 shows
- 20141 show
| Date | Venue | Billing | With |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 6, 2014 | The Glasshouse International Centre for Music · GatesheadHeadlinerwith Shiver, John Turrell, Zoe Gilby | Headliner | Shiver, John Turrell, Zoe Gilby |
| Jun 16, 2011 | Paradiso · AmsterdamSupportwith CHIC, Nile Rodgers, CHIC ft. Nile Rodgers, +1 | Support | CHIC, Nile Rodgers, CHIC ft. Nile Rodgers, +1 |
| Mar 12, 2011 | KOKO · LondonSupportwith Ross Pth, First Word Records, DJ Gilla, +5 | Support | Ross Pth, First Word Records, DJ Gilla, +5 |
| Jul 11, 2008 | Merton Farm · CanterburySupportwith Art Brut, Holy Fuck, Bonobo, +163 | Support | Art Brut, Holy Fuck, Bonobo, +163 |
| Jun 20, 1997 | Queen Margaret Union (QMU) · GlasgowSupportwith Belle and Sebastian, The Pastels, The Bathers, +3 | Support | Belle and Sebastian, The Pastels, The Bathers, +3 |
Where they play
5 rooms in 5 citiesRooms played most
- KOKO · London1 show
- Merton Farm · Canterbury1 show
- Paradiso · Amsterdam1 show
- Queen Margaret Union (QMU) · Glasgow1 show
- The Glasshouse International Centre for Music · Gateshead1 show
Cities played
- Amsterdam1 show
- Canterbury1 show
- Gateshead1 show
- Glasgow1 show
- London1 show
Releases
22 releases, 1996–2026Flyer
2026
Outlaw Nation Vol. 5
2018
2015-04-03: Solid Steel Radio Show
2015 · Compilation
No More Goodbyes
2015 · Single
Same as You
2015 · Album
Leaf 20
2015
Be Free
2014 · Single
Cuckoo
2014 · Single
In Each and Every One
2014 · Album
Polar Bear Album Bundle
2014 · Compilation
Common Ground
2010 · Ep
Peepers
2010 · Album
Electric Deluxe Podcast 002
2010
POLARBEAR
2009
Polar Bear
2008 · Album
Held on the Tips of Fingers
2005 · Album
Thicky Thick / I Don't Wanna Know
2004
Thicky Thick
2004
Dim Lit
2003 · Album
Why Something Instead Of Nothing?
1999
Polar Bear
1997
Polar Bear
1996
Lineup
- Tom Herbert
- Mark Lockheart
- Sebastian Rochford
Airplay
Photos, art and posters
Sources & corrections
| Source | Used for |
|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | Artist facts |
| Polar Bear on Last.fm | Artist facts |
| Polar Bear on Discogs | Artist facts |
| Polar Bear on TheAudioDB | Artist facts |
| KEXP | Airplay |
| Songkick | Show history, Show posters |
| TheAudioDB | Photos |
| 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 |
| Wikidata | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
| Wikipedia | 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.