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Soft Machine

Rock band from Canterbury · formed 1966

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Shows on record
20
Rooms played
19
Cities
16
Releases
32
Last show
Oct 24, 2023Bananna's Comedy Shack, Reggies

About

Soft Machine is a band from Canterbury, formed in 1966, tagged acid rock, art rock, canterbury scene by its sources. Shows on record run from 1968 to 2023, across 19 rooms in 16 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

20 on record · Songkick
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Shows per year

  1. 196815 shows
  2. 19692 shows
  3. 19711 show
  4. 19721 show
  5. 20231 show
Show history
DateVenue
Oct 24, 2023Bananna's Comedy Shack, Reggies · ChicagoHeadlinerwith Marbin
Jul 7, 1972Scala · LondonHeadlinerwith Matching Mole, Just Us
Jan 31, 1971Le Dôme de Paris - Palais des Sports · ParisSupportwith Gong, Kevin Ayers, The Whole World, +2
Feb 24, 1969Royal Albert Hall · LondonSupportwith The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Jimi Hendrix, Van Der Graaf Generator, +1
Feb 18, 1969Royal Albert Hall · LondonSupportwith The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Jimi Hendrix, Mason, Capaldi, Wood & Frog
Sep 13, 1968RingCentral Coliseum · OaklandSupportwith The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Jimi Hendrix, Vanilla Fudge
Sep 8, 1968Numerica Veterans Arena · SpokaneSupportwith The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Jimi Hendrix, Vanilla Fudge, +1
Sep 7, 1968Pacific Coliseum · VancouverSupportwith The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Jimi Hendrix, Vanilla Fudge, +1
Sep 6, 1968Climate Pledge Arena · SeattleSupportwith The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Jimi Hendrix, Vanilla Fudge, +1
Sep 5, 1968Swing Auditorium · San BernardinoSupportwith The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Jimi Hendrix, Vanilla Fudge, +1
Mar 23, 1968Buffalo Memorial Auditorium · BuffaloHeadlinerwith Jimi Hendrix
Mar 21, 1968Upstate Medical Arena at the Oncenter War Memorial · SyracuseHeadlinerwith Jimi Hendrix
Mar 10, 1968International Ballroom, Washington Hilton Hotel · WashingtonSupportwith Jimi Hendrix
Mar 2, 1968Hunter College · ManhattanSupportwith Jimi Hendrix, John Hammond, Jr., Mark Boyle
Feb 25, 1968Civic Opera House · ChicagoSupportwith Jimi Hendrix
Feb 24, 1968Ricoh Coliseum · TorontoSupportwith Jimi Hendrix, Paupers
Feb 22, 1968Franklin Music Hall · PhiladelphiaHeadlinerwith Jimi Hendrix
Feb 15, 1968Municipal Auditorium · San AntonioHeadlinerwith ZZ Top, Jimi Hendrix
Feb 12, 1968Mercer Arena · SeattleHeadlinerwith Jimi Hendrix
Feb 10, 1968Shrine Auditorium · Los Angeles (LA)Headlinerwith Jimi Hendrix

Where they play

19 rooms in 16 cities

Rooms played most

Cities played

  • London3 shows
  • Chicago2 shows
  • Seattle2 shows
  • Buffalo1 show
  • Los Angeles (LA)1 show

and 11 other cities

Releases

32 releases, 1968–2026

  • Thirteen

    2026 · Album

  • The Dew At Dawn / (Slightly) Slightly All The Time

    2024

  • Other Doors - Tour 23/24

    2024

  • Høvikodden 1971

    2024

  • Other Doors

    2023 · Album

  • The Dutch Lesson

    2023

  • Facelift (France & Holland)

    2022

  • Live At The Baked Potato

    2020

  • Hidden Details

    2018 · Album

  • We Did It Again Plus

    2018

  • Soft Machine Turns On, Volume 1

    2001 · Compilation

  • Fourth / Fifth

    1999 · Compilation

  • Spaced

    1996 · Album

  • The Best of Soft Machine – The Harvest Years

    1995 · Compilation

  • Softs / Alive and Well (Recorded in Paris) / Bundles

    1992 · Compilation

  • As If…

    1991 · Compilation

  • The Untouchable

    1990 · Compilation

  • Volumes One & Two

    1989 · Compilation

  • Land of Cockayne

    1981 · Album

  • Triple Echo

    1977 · Compilation

  • Rubber Riff

    1976 · Album

  • Softs

    1976 · Album

  • Bundles

    1975 · Album

  • Seven

    1973 · Album

  • Six

    1973 · Album

  • Faces and Places, Vol. 7

    1972 · Compilation

  • Fifth

    1972 · Album

  • Fourth

    1971 · Album

  • Soft Machine – Gong

    1971 · Compilation

  • Third

    1970 · Album

  • Volume Two

    1969 · Album

  • The Soft Machine

    1968 · Album

Lineup

  • Alan Skidmore

Former

  • Daevid Allen
  • Kevin Ayers
  • Robert Wyatt
  • Mike Ratledge
  • Hugh Hopper
  • Andy Summers
  • Marc Charig
  • Nick Evans
  • Lyn Dobson
  • Elton Dean
  • Phil Howard
  • Karl Jenkins
  • John Marshall
  • Roy Babbington
  • Allan Holdsworth
  • John Etheridge
  • Alan Wakeman
  • Ric Sanders
  • Steve Cook
  • Ray Warleigh

Airplay

  • KEXP airplay: 32 plays, 2003-01-11–2026-04-27 — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'Variety Mix' (Noel Brass Jr.) — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'Astral Plane' (DJ Jewel) — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'Drive Time' (DJ Riz) — KEXP

Photos, art and posters

Soft Machine — Photo
Photo — TheAudioDB
Soft Machine — Photo
Photo — TheAudioDB
Soft Machine — Bananna's Comedy Shack, Reggies, 2023-10-24
Poster · Bananna's Comedy Shack, Reggies, 2023-10-24 — Songkick
Soft Machine — Royal Albert Hall, 1969-02-24
Poster · Royal Albert Hall, 1969-02-24 — Songkick
Soft Machine — Hunter College, 1968-03-02
Poster · Hunter College, 1968-03-02 — Songkick

Sources & corrections

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What each source supplied
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MusicBrainzArtist facts
WikipediaArtist facts
Soft Machine on Last.fmArtist facts
Soft Machine on DiscogsArtist facts
Soft Machine on GeniusArtist facts
Soft Machine on TheAudioDBArtist facts
KEXPAirplay
SongkickShow history, Show posters
TheAudioDBPhotos
DiscogsCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
GeniusCredited 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.