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Shoes and Socks Off

Folk & acoustic band from Brighton · formed 2007

Shows on record
10
Rooms played
9
Cities
9
Releases
16
Last show
Sep 16, 2012The Lamb

About

Shoes and Socks Off is a band from Brighton, formed in 2007, tagged acoustic, Anti-folk, electronic by its sources. Shows on record run from 2009 to 2012, across 9 rooms in 9 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

10 on record · Songkick
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Shows per year

  1. 20091 show
  2. 20106 shows
  3. 20112 shows
  4. 20121 show
Show history
DateVenue
Sep 16, 2012The Lamb · DevizesHeadlinerwith Someone Died, Russian Blue
Jul 9, 2011The Windmill, Brixton · BrixtonSupportwith Johnny Foreigner, Jumping Ships, Ute, +7
Mar 27, 2011Spanky Van Dyke's · NottinghamSupportwith Default This Birthday Party, &U&I, Tangled Hair, +1
Sep 3, 2010The Flapper · BirminghamSupportwith Hold Your Horse Is, Shapes, Hymns
Jan 26, 2010Royal Pavilion Tavern (Pav Tav) · BrightonSupportwith Talons, Jumping Ships, Hold Your Horse Is
Jan 25, 2010The Old Blue Last · LondonSupportwith Talons, Tall Ships
Jan 23, 2010The Boileroom · GuildfordHeadlinerwith Talons, Stagecoach
Jan 22, 2010The Flapper · BirminghamSupportwith Talons, Double Talk, Conquistadors
Jan 21, 2010Nation of Shopkeepers · LeedsHeadlinerwith Shapes, Talons
Oct 18, 2009TV21 · ManchesterSupportwith Shapes, Talons, Copy Haho, +2

Where they play

9 rooms in 9 cities

Rooms played most

Cities played

  • Birmingham2 shows
  • Brighton1 show
  • Brixton1 show
  • Devizes1 show
  • Guildford1 show

and 4 other cities

Live history

10 shows on record
Shows counted
10
First on record
Oct 2009
Latest on record
Sep 2012

Shows per year

  1. 20091
  2. 20106
  3. 20112
  4. 20121

Top rooms

  • The Flapper, Birmingham · 2
  • The Lamb, Devizes · 1
  • The Windmill, Brixton, Brixton · 1
  • Spanky Van Dyke's, Nottingham · 1
  • Royal Pavilion Tavern (Pav Tav), Brighton · 1

Top cities

  • Birmingham · 2
  • Brixton · 1
  • London · 1
  • Guildford · 1
  • Devizes · 1

Often on the bill with: Shapes, Hold Your Horse Is, Hymns, Conquistadors, Copy Haho, Dexy, Johnny Foreigner, Katie Malco

Counted from the shows BandSlate holds; missing shows are not counted.

Releases

16 releases, 2008–2012
  • As We Get Closer The Room Gets Smaller

    2012 · Ep

  • Miles Of Mad Water

    2012 · Album

  • Big Scary Monsters Circa 2012

    2012

  • Big Scary Monsters: 5-A-Side Football Tournament 2011

    2011

  • Audio Antihero Presents: "Bob Hope Would."

    2011

  • Piepton

    2010 · Ep

  • Robin Hood Waiter Champion Have-Not

    2010

  • Don't Blame Yourself, It's In Your Blood

    2010

  • Partied Hard

    2010

  • To Where The Skyline Is Fortified With Windows And Doors

    2009

  • BSM '09 Collection

    2009

  • 50 Not Out

    2008

  • From the Muddy Banks of Melitzer

    Album

  • Hand-Reared Suburban Piglet

    Album

  • Robin Hood Waiter Champion Have-Not

    Album

  • To Where the Skyline Is Fortified by Windows and Doors

    Album

Lineup

  • Tobias Hayes

Airplay

No airplay on record.

Lineup history

2 members on record
  • Alex Polakowskitenure unknown
  • Tobias Hayestenure 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.

Shares members with: Nitkowski (via Alex Polakowski), Sly & The Family Drone (via Alex Polakowski), Twentysixfeet (via Alex Polakowski), Yards (via Alex Polakowski)

Photos, art and posters

Shoes and Socks Off — The Lamb, 2012-09-16
Poster · The Lamb, 2012-09-16 — Songkick
Shoes and Socks Off — Royal Pavilion Tavern (Pav Tav), 2010-01-26
Poster · Royal Pavilion Tavern (Pav Tav), 2010-01-26 — Songkick

Sources & corrections

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WikipediaArtist facts
Shoes And Socks Off on Last.fmArtist facts
Shoes And Socks Off on DiscogsArtist facts
SongkickShow history, Show posters
DiscogsCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
Last.fmCredited 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.

From Wikipedia

These facts are from the English Wikipedia article Shoes and Socks Off. They are shown on their own and are not merged into the record above.

Origin
Brighton, England
Years active
2007–2012
Genres
Anti-folk, grunge, electronic, experimental
Labels
Big Scary Monsters / Father Figure

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