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Polecats

Rock band from London · formed 1977

Shows on record: 7
Rooms played: 7
Cities: 7
Releases: 22
Last show: Aug 30, 2025Mountain Winery

About

Polecats is a band from London, formed in 1977, tagged neo-rockabilly, psychobilly, rock by its sources. Shows on record run from 2025 to 2025, across 7 rooms in 7 cities.

Polecats formed in 1977 — MusicBrainz
Polecats is based in London — MusicBrainz
Polecats disbanded in 1989 — MusicBrainz
Phil Bloomberg: bass — MusicBrainz
Boz Boorer: background vocals — MusicBrainz
Tim Polecat: guitar, lead vocals — MusicBrainz
Neil Rooney: member — MusicBrainz
Alan Warner: member — MusicBrainz
Polecats has 20 release group(s) on MusicBrainz spanning 1979–2018 — MusicBrainz
The Polecats is based in London, UK — The Polecats on Bandcamp
Latest release on Bandcamp: Polecats Are Go (2025-12-10) — Bandcamp
Polecats has 35231 listeners on Last.fm — Polecats on Last.fm
Polecats has released 1 recordings between 2012 and 2012 — Polecats on Discogs

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

7 on record · Songkick

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Shows per year

20257 shows

Show history
Date	Venue	Billing	With
Aug 30, 2025	Mountain Winery · SaratogaSupportwith Lost 80's Live, 80´s Live, A Flock of Seagulls, +6	Support	Lost 80's Live, 80´s Live, A Flock of Seagulls, +6
Aug 20, 2025	Arizona Financial Theatre · PhoenixSupportwith A Flock of Seagulls, General Public, The Vapors, +4	Support	A Flock of Seagulls, General Public, The Vapors, +4
Aug 17, 2025	The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory · IrvingSupportwith A Flock of Seagulls, General Public, The Vapors, +4	Support	A Flock of Seagulls, General Public, The Vapors, +4
Aug 6, 2025	MGM Northfield Park - Center Stage · NorthfieldSupportwith Lost 80's Live, General Public, The Icicle Works, +6	Support	Lost 80's Live, General Public, The Icicle Works, +6
Aug 2, 2025	The Rooftop at Pier 17 · New York (NYC)Supportwith Lost 80's Live, A Flock of Seagulls, General Public, +6	Support	Lost 80's Live, A Flock of Seagulls, General Public, +6
Aug 1, 2025	Wang Theatre, Boch Center · BostonSupportwith A Flock of Seagulls, General Public, The Vapors, +6	Support	A Flock of Seagulls, General Public, The Vapors, +6
Jul 31, 2025	Westville Music Bowl · New HavenSupportwith Lost 80's Live, A Flock of Seagulls, General Public, +5	Support	Lost 80's Live, A Flock of Seagulls, General Public, +5

Where they play

7 rooms in 7 cities

Rooms played most

Arizona Financial Theatre · Phoenix1 show
MGM Northfield Park - Center Stage · Northfield1 show
Mountain Winery · Saratoga1 show
The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory · Irving1 show
The Rooftop at Pier 17 · New York (NYC)1 show

Cities played

Boston1 show
Irving1 show
New Haven1 show
New York (NYC)1 show
Northfield1 show

and 2 other cities

Releases

22 releases, 1979–2025

Polecats Are Go
Dec 10, 2025 · Album · 14 tracks
Rarities - The Legend and the Truth
2018 · Compilation
Plastic Bomb #78
2012
The Early Years 1981 - 1982
2009 · Album
Rockabilly Cats
2008 · Compilation
Not Nervous! Rare 1980 Demos
2006 · Album
Pink Noise
1999 · Compilation
The Best of the Polecats
1999 · Compilation
White Devils
1996 · Album
Nine
1992 · Album
Won’t Die
1989 · Album
Live and Rockin'
1988 · Album
Live in Hamburg 1981
1983 · Album
Make a Circuit with Me
1983 · Ep
Make A Circuit With Me
1982 · Single
Cult Heroes
1981 · Album
Jeepster / Marie Celeste
1981 · Single
John I'm Only Dancing
1981 · Ep
John I'm Only Dancing / Big Green Car
1981 · Single
Polecats Are Go!
1981 · Album
Rockabilly Guy
1981 · Single
Rockabilly Guy
1979 · Single

Lineup

Phil Bloomberg · bass
Boz Boorer · background vocals
Tim Polecat · guitar, lead vocals
Neil Rooney
Alan Warner

Airplay

KEXP airplay: 17 plays, 2001-07-27–2021-07-29 — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'Variety Mix' (Marco Collins) — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'Friday Night' (DJ Michele Myers) — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'Shake the Shack' (Dr. Leon Berman) — KEXP

Photos, art and posters

Polecats — Polecats Are Go — Release art · Polecats Are Go — release

Sources & corrections

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What each source supplied
Source	Used for
MusicBrainz	Artist facts
The Polecats on Bandcamp	Artist facts
Bandcamp	Artist facts, Releases, Photos
Polecats on Last.fm	Artist facts
Polecats on Discogs	Artist facts
KEXP	Airplay
Songkick	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
TheAudioDB	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.