Theatre of Hate at The Fleece, Bristol

Mon 3rd Dec | 7.30pm | All Ages*

Theatre of Hate
www.facebook.com/TheatreOfHateOfficial

Gothic post-punks Theatre of Hate formed in Britain in 1980; led by
singer/songwriter Kirk Brandon, formerly of the Pack, the original group
also comprised guitarist Simon Werner, bassist Jonathan Werner and
drummer Jim Walker. Immediately recognized as one of the era's premier
live acts, Theatre of Hate debuted in 1981 with the concert LP He Who
Dares Wins Live at the Warehouse Leeds; soon after, Brandon dismissed
the remainder of the group, assembling a new line-up comprising
guitarist Billy Duffy, bassist Stan Stammers, saxophonist John Lennard
and drummer Nigel Preston (who was soon after replaced by Luke Rendle).
Another concert recording, Live at the Lyceum, followed in 1982 before
Theatre of Pain entered the studio with producer Mick Jones of the Clash
to record their proper debut, Westworld; the album went on to reach the
UK Top 20, also launching the Top 40 single "Do You Believe in the
Westworld?" He Who Dares Wins Live in Berlin followed in late 1982, but
by this point the group was beginning to disintegrate, with Duffy
exiting to form the Cult; a second studio album, Aria of the Devil, was
recorded but went unreleased. By 1983, Brandon had founded a new unit,
Spear of Destiny.

The Fleece
www.thefleece.co.uk

*Under 16s must be with an adult