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Symposium are a five-piece group consisting of Ross Cummins, Hagop Tchaparian, Joe Birch, William McGonagle, and Wojtek Godzisz that formed in London in 1994 when they were in their teens. They soon garnered a reputation as a stalwart band of the era at a young age, named ‘the best live band in Britain’ by Melody Maker in the 90’s, supporting the likes of the Metallica, Foo Fighters, No Doubt, Deftones, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers; the last of which, they supported at Wembley Arena.

Symposium’s achievements in just six years of being a band read like a 90’s rock‘n’roll-call; supported by the likes of John Peel, Jo Whiley, and Steve Lamacq on BBC Radio 1, heralded by music mags such as Melody Maker, Kerrang! and NME, and performing on TV shows such as TFI Friday and Top of the Pops. During their appearance on Top of the Pops in 1997 performing ‘Fairweather Friend’ completely live, frontman Ross became the only singer in the show’s history to stage dive, and the band received only the third ever stage invasion from the audience after Nirvana and Oasis.

22 years later, Symposium’s 1997 mini-album ‘One Day at a Time’ and 1998’s full debut ‘On the Outside’ have been added to streaming services, their Best Of album ‘Do You Remember How It Was?’ was released last November and the band are following up a soldout Islington Assembly Hall in 2022 with two headline shows in November 2023 at Club Academy in Manchester and back to their roots in Camden at the Electric Ballroom.

All ages. Anyone under 14 must be with an adult over 18 at all times.

Symposium

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Manchester

Manchester Club Academy

Symposium are a five-piece group consisting of Ross Cummins, Hagop Tchaparian, Joe Birch, William McGonagle, and Wojtek Godzisz that formed in London in 1994 when they were in their teens. They soon garnered a reputation as a stalwart band of the era at a young age, named ‘the best live band in Britain’ by Melody Maker in the 90’s, supporting the likes of the Metallica, Foo Fighters, No Doubt, Deftones, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers; the last of which, they supported at Wembley Arena.

Symposium’s achievements in just six years of being a band read like a 90’s rock‘n’roll-call; supported by the likes of John Peel, Jo Whiley, and Steve Lamacq on BBC Radio 1, heralded by music mags such as Melody Maker, Kerrang! and NME, and performing on TV shows such as TFI Friday and Top of the Pops. During their appearance on Top of the Pops in 1997 performing ‘Fairweather Friend’ completely live, frontman Ross became the only singer in the show’s history to stage dive, and the band received only the third ever stage invasion from the audience after Nirvana and Oasis.

22 years later, Symposium’s 1997 mini-album ‘One Day at a Time’ and 1998’s full debut ‘On the Outside’ have been added to streaming services, their Best Of album ‘Do You Remember How It Was?’ was released last November and the band are following up a soldout Islington Assembly Hall in 2022 with two headline shows in November 2023 at Club Academy in Manchester and back to their roots in Camden at the Electric Ballroom.

This event is 14 and over. 14s to 16s must be accompanied by an adult.  Any ticket holder unable to present valid identification indicating that they are at least 14 years of age will not be admitted to this event and will not be eligible for a refund.

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