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The Legendary Pink Dots

Experimental & noise band from London · formed 1980

Shows on record: 7
Rooms played: 7
Cities: 7
Releases: 35
Last show: Oct 28, 2022Empire Control Room & Garage

About

The Legendary Pink Dots is a band from London, formed in 1980, tagged ambient, avant-garde, british by its sources. Shows on record run from 2011 to 2022, across 7 rooms in 7 cities.

The Legendary Pink Dots formed in 1980 — MusicBrainz
The Legendary Pink Dots is based in London — MusicBrainz
Keith Thompson: member — MusicBrainz
Niels van Hoorn: member — MusicBrainz
Edward Ka-Spel: member — MusicBrainz
Martijn de Kleer: member — MusicBrainz
Ryan Moore: member — MusicBrainz
The Silverman: member — MusicBrainz
Raymond Steeg: member — MusicBrainz
Frank Verschuuren: member — MusicBrainz
Patrick Q. Wright: member — MusicBrainz
April White: member (former member) — MusicBrainz
Poison Barbarella: member (former member) — MusicBrainz
The Legendary Pink Dots has 25 release group(s) on MusicBrainz spanning 1981–1993 — MusicBrainz
The Legendary Pink Dots plays Experimental rock — Wikipedia
The Legendary Pink Dots plays psychedelic rock — Wikipedia
The Legendary Pink Dots plays post-punk — Wikipedia
The Legendary Pink Dots plays electronic — Wikipedia
The Legendary Pink Dots has 166824 listeners on Last.fm — The Legendary Pink Dots on Last.fm
The Legendary Pink Dots has released 10 recordings between 2024 and 2026 — The Legendary Pink Dots on Discogs
The Legendary Pink Dots has 10 followers on Genius — The Legendary Pink Dots on Genius

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

20111 show
20121 show
20162 shows
20191 show
20222 shows

Show history
Date	Venue	Billing	With
Oct 28, 2022	Empire Control Room & Garage · AustinSupportwith Godspeed You! Black Emperor	Support	Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Oct 26, 2022	The Rebel Lounge · PhoenixHeadlinerwith Orbit Service, Ifandonlyif	Headliner	Orbit Service, Ifandonlyif
Oct 3, 2019	7th St. Entry · MinneapolisHeadlinerwith Orbit Service, Chatham Rise	Headliner	Orbit Service, Chatham Rise
Dec 17, 2016	The Crocodile - Old Location · SeattleSupportwith Mudhoney, The Fall-outs, Pink Parts, +1	Support	Mudhoney, The Fall-outs, Pink Parts, +1
Oct 16, 2016	Union · Los Angeles (LA)Headlinerwith Covenant, Assemblage 23, HexRx, +12	Headliner	Covenant, Assemblage 23, HexRx, +12
Nov 22, 2012	Dampfzentrale · BernSupportwith Soap&Skin, Tuxedomoon	Support	Soap&Skin, Tuxedomoon
Apr 19, 2011	Divan du Monde · ParisHeadlinerwith Bleu	Headliner	Bleu

Where they play

7 rooms in 7 cities

Rooms played most

7th St. Entry · Minneapolis1 show
Dampfzentrale · Bern1 show
Divan du Monde · Paris1 show
Empire Control Room & Garage · Austin1 show
The Crocodile - Old Location · Seattle1 show

Cities played

Austin1 show
Bern1 show
Los Angeles (LA)1 show
Minneapolis1 show
Paris1 show

and 2 other cities

Releases

35 releases, 1981–2026

Festive 5
2026
Portals In The Storm
2025
Live At The Rave Milwaukee 20 June 2000
2025
Chemical Playschool Volume 25
2025
The Legendary Pink Dots' Hallowe'en Special 2025
2025
So Lonely In Heaven
2025
Ikra '09
2024
Negativ '94
2024
The Legendary Pink Hallowe’en Special 2024
2024
Chemical Playschool Volumes 23 & 24
2024
Malachai (Shadow Weaver, Part 2)
1993 · Album
Shadow Weaver
1992 · Album
Greetings 9 + Premonition 11
1991 · Album
The Maria Dimension
1991 · Album
Der Aussiedler
1990 · Album
Four Days
1990 · Album
The Crushed Velvet Apocalypse
1990 · Album
Greetings 9
1989 · Album
The Golden Age
1988 · Album
Traumstadt IV - The People Tree
1988 · Album
Any Day Now
1987 · Album
Island of Jewels
1986 · Album
Asylum
1985 · Album
Faces in the Fire
1984 · Album
The Lovers
1984 · Album
The Tower
1984 · Album
Basilisk
1983 · Album
Chemical Playschool Volumes 3 & 4
1983 · Album
Curse
1983 · Album
Premonition
1983 · Album
Apparition
1982 · Album
Brighter Now
1982 · Album
Prayer for Aradia
1982 · Album
Chemical Playschool 1 & 2
1981 · Album
Kleine Krieg
1981 · Album

Lineup

Keith Thompson
Niels van Hoorn
Edward Ka-Spel
Martijn de Kleer
Ryan Moore
The Silverman
Raymond Steeg
Frank Verschuuren
Patrick Q. Wright

Former

April White
Poison Barbarella

Airplay

KEXP airplay: 50+ plays, 2002-04-29–2025-09-11 — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'Variety Mix' (Brian Foss) — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'The Afternoon Show' (Kevin Cole) — KEXP

Photos, art and posters

Logo — TheAudioDB

The Legendary Pink Dots — The Rebel Lounge, 2022-10-26 — Poster · The Rebel Lounge, 2022-10-26 — Songkick

The Legendary Pink Dots — The Crocodile - Old Location, 2016-12-17 — Poster · The Crocodile - Old Location, 2016-12-17 — Songkick

Sources & corrections

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What each source supplied
Source	Used for
MusicBrainz	Artist facts
Wikipedia	Artist facts
The Legendary Pink Dots on Last.fm	Artist facts
The Legendary Pink Dots on Discogs	Artist facts
The Legendary Pink Dots on Genius	Artist facts
KEXP	Airplay
Songkick	Show history, Show posters
TheAudioDB	Photos, Logo
Discogs	Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it
Genius	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

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.