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Half Man Half Biscuit Tickets

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A truly genuine band, blessed with a magical capacity to make the most jaded of listeners fall back in love with music again. Witty and dry, sardonic yet never cynical, melodically infectious yet edgy sing along songs, these four lads who shook the Wirral are perhaps still to some extent an undiscovered national treasure.

Back in 1985, Half Man Half Biscuit sat comfortably at the top of the indie album chart. This may not seem so much of an achievement, unless you take a look back at the other contenders in the chart at that time. Acts such as Depeche Mode, New Order and The Cult were all on the scene. And you could guarantee that none of them managed to hit the number one spot with an album that had been recorded in just a couple of days and for around £30. That album was Back In The DHSS, it became an instant success after it was championed by the late John Peel, for whom they did a total of 12 sessions over the years. As soon as he heard the white label test pressing, he was smitten. In his words, "It came at a time when music in general was starting to get a little bit po-faced". With tracks such as 'I Hate Nerys Hughes' and 'I Love You Because (You Look Like Jim Reeves)', HMHB could never be considered as po-faced. Even though this was their debut recording, it went on to sell over 200,000 copies. Since then, they have released a further 10 albums with Nigel Blackwell never taking the music business too seriously. According to Nigel, the reason he started writing songs, was due to the fact, that when he left school in Birkenhead, the only other option was to become a heroin addict.  With lyrics such as, "She's the main man in the office in the city and she treats me like I'm just another lackey. But I can put a tennis racket up against my face and pretend that I am Kendo Nagasaki," nobody could dispute he chose the correct career path.

Their latest album CSI: Ambleside, sees more of Nigel's surreal observations on everyday life. A few shining examples are 'Bad Losers On Yahoo Chess' and 'Took Problem Chimp To Ideal Home Show'.
So grab your Joy Division Oven Gloves and don your Dukla Prague away kit, as The Biscuit are coming to town.... and on a Christmas Saturday night too!

Setlists

    1. 1.She's in Broadstairs
    2. 2.Bob Wilson - Anchorman
    3. 3.Renfield's Afoot
    4. 4.The Light at the End of the Tunnel (Is the Light of an Oncoming Train)
    5. 5.Awkward Sean
    6. 6.1966 and All That
    7. 7.Fuckin' 'Ell It's Fred Titmus
    8. 8.Harsh Times in Umberstone Covert
    9. 9.All I Want for Christmas Is a Dukla Prague Away Kit
    10. 10.National Shite Day
    11. 11.27 Yards of Dental Floss
    12. 12.Terminus
    13. 13.Left Lyrics in the Practice Room
    14. 14.Persian Rug Sale At The URC
    15. 15.A Lilac Harry Quinn
    16. 16.Surging Out of Convalescence
    17. 17.Look Dad No Tunes
    18. 18.Deep House Victims Minibus Appeal
    19. 19.Oblong Of Dreams
    20. 20.Every Time a Bell Rings
    21. 21.Midnight Mass Murder
    22. 22.The Trumpton Riots
    23. 23.We Built This Village on a Trad. Arr. Tune
    24. 24.Horror Clowns Are Dickheads
    25. 25.Joy Division Oven Gloves

  2. Encore

    1. 26.99% of Gargoyles Look Like Bob Todd
    2. 27.Freak Scene (Dinosaur Jr. cover)
    3. 28.Everything's A.O.R.
    1. 1.Bob Wilson - Anchorman
    2. 2.When the Evening Sun Goes Down
    3. 3.I'm Getting Buried In The Morning
    4. 4.The Light at the End of the Tunnel (Is the Light of an Oncoming Train)
    5. 5.Fuckin' 'Ell It's Fred Titmus
    6. 6.She's in Broadstairs
    7. 7.Trevor
    8. 8.Big Man Up Front
    9. 9.Running Order Squabble Fest
    10. 10.Terminus
    11. 11.Floreat Inertia
    12. 12.Surging Out of Convalescence
    13. 13.Sealclubbing
    14. 14.Bottleneck at Capel Curig
    15. 15.Slipping the Escort
    16. 16.Vatican Broadside
    17. 17.Oblong Of Dreams
    18. 18.We Built This Village on a Trad. Arr. Tune
    19. 19.Every Time a Bell Rings
    20. 20.All I Want for Christmas Is a Dukla Prague Away Kit
    21. 21.National Shite Day
    22. 22.The Trumpton Riots
    23. 23.Joy Division Oven Gloves
    24. 24.Everything's A.O.R.
    25. 25.I Saw Her Standing There (The Beatles cover)
    26. 26.Midnight Mass Murder
    1. 1.She's in Broadstairs
    2. 2.Fuckin' 'Ell It's Fred Titmus
    3. 3.I'm Getting Buried In The Morning
    4. 4.Renfield's Afoot
    5. 5.Big Man Up Front
    6. 6.The Light at the End of the Tunnel (Is the Light of an Oncoming Train)
    7. 7.Outbreak of Vitas Gerulaitis
    8. 8.Bob Wilson - Anchorman
    9. 9.Terminus
    10. 10.Joy in Leeuwarden (We Are Ready)
    11. 11.A Lilac Harry Quinn
    12. 12.Writing on the Sole of Your Slipper
    13. 13.Old Age Killed My Teenage Bride
    14. 14.Surging Out of Convalescence
    15. 15.Oblong Of Dreams
    16. 16.Persian Rug Sale At The URC
    17. 17.Sealclubbing
    18. 18.All I Want for Christmas Is a Dukla Prague Away Kit
    19. 19.We Built This Village on a Trad. Arr. Tune
    20. 20.National Shite Day
    21. 21.Vatican Broadside
    22. 22.God Gave Us Life
    23. 23.13 Eurogoths Floating in the Dead Sea
    24. 24.Every Time a Bell Rings
    25. 25.Time Flies By (When You're the Driver of a Train)
    26. 26.Midnight Mass Murder
    27. 27.The Trumpton Riots

  2. Encore

    1. 28.Everything's A.O.R.
    2. 29.California Über Alles (Dead Kennedys cover)
    3. 30.Joy Division Oven Gloves
    1. 1.She's in Broadstairs
    2. 2.When the Evening Sun Goes Down
    3. 3.Awkward Sean
    4. 4.Renfield's Afoot
    5. 5.The Light at the End of the Tunnel (Is the Light of an Oncoming Train)
    6. 6.I'm Getting Buried In The Morning
    7. 7.Terminus
    8. 8.Bob Wilson - Anchorman
    9. 9.Surging Out of Convalescence
    10. 10.Lark Descending
    11. 11.Fuckin' 'Ell It's Fred Titmus
    12. 12.Hedley Verityesque
    13. 13.All I Want for Christmas Is a Dukla Prague Away Kit
    14. 14.Persian Rug Sale At The URC
    15. 15.Time Flies By (When You're the Driver of a Train)
    16. 16.National Shite Day
    17. 17.Big Man Up Front
    18. 18.Took Problem Chimp to Ideal Home Show (First time since 2019)
    19. 19.San Antonio Foam Party
    20. 20.Vatican Broadside
    21. 21.We Built This Village on a Trad. Arr. Tune
    22. 22.For What Is Chatteris...
    23. 23.Midnight Mass Murder
    24. 24.Slipping the Escort (first time live)
    25. 25.Oblong Of Dreams
    26. 26.The Trumpton Riots
    27. 27.Joy Division Oven Gloves

  2. Encore

    1. 28.Every Time a Bell Rings
    2. 29.Shot by Both Sides (Magazine cover)
    3. 30.Everything's A.O.R.
    1. 1.The Light at the End of the Tunnel (Is the Light of an Oncoming Train)
    2. 2.Sealclubbing
    3. 3.I'm Getting Buried In The Morning
    4. 4.Renfield's Afoot
    5. 5.The Bane of Constance
    6. 6.Tending the Wrong Grave for 23 Years
    7. 7.Ode to Joyce
    8. 8.When I Look At My Baby
    9. 9.Fuckin' 'Ell It's Fred Titmus
    10. 10.Persian Rug Sale At The URC
    11. 11.Bob Wilson - Anchorman
    12. 12.What Made Colombia Famous
    13. 13.99% of Gargoyles Look Like Bob Todd
    14. 14.For What Is Chatteris...
    15. 15.Rock and Roll Is Full of Bad Wools
    16. 16.Twenty Four Hour Garage People
    17. 17.Big Man Up Front
    18. 18.Terminus
    19. 19.Misirlou ([traditional] cover)
    20. 20.All I Want for Christmas Is a Dukla Prague Away Kit
    21. 21.Vatican Broadside
    22. 22.Restless Legs
    23. 23.National Shite Day
    24. 24.We Built This Village on a Trad. Arr. Tune
    25. 25.Every Time a Bell Rings
    26. 26.The Trumpton Riots
    27. 27.Everything's A.O.R.
    28. 28.Joy Division Oven Gloves

  2. Encore

    1. 29.Midnight Mass Murder
    2. 30.Transmission (Joy Division cover)
    3. 31.Oblong Of Dreams

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