Singing songs about Syd Barrett and sounding like overexcited school children playing Jonathan Richman covers, The Television Personalities were always a band that would find it hard to fit in. After hearing ’Part Time Punks’ for the first time you’d either rush out and buy yourself a guitar or you’d never listen to music again.
Their first album, ’And Don’t The kids Just Love It’, epitomised the late 70’s DIY punk attitude with a simplicity and directness that revealed Dan Treacy as a writer of fragile, idiosyncratic and deeply personal songs, providing a focus for the rest of the TVPS output.

This, a rare Manchester date for the TVPS, will see them with their current line-up of: Dan Treacy (Guitar/ Vocals), Texas Bob Juarez (Guitar), Mike Stone (Bass) and Kev Mann (Drums).
Support comes from shouty sci-fi surf popsters The Container Drivers, the short, sharp jangle-pop of Amida and all singing, screaming and shouting trio of Hotpants Romance!

Singing songs about Syd Barrett and sounding like overexcited school children playing Jonathan Richman covers, The Television Personalities were always a band that would find it hard to fit in. After hearing ’Part Time Punks’ for the first time you’d either rush out and buy yourself a guitar or you’d never listen to music again. Their first album, ’And Don’t The kids Just Love It’, epitomised the late 70’s DIY punk attitude with a simplicity and directness that revealed Dan Treacy as a writer of fragile, idiosyncratic and deeply personal songs, providing a focus for the rest of the TVPS output.This, a rare Manchester date for the TVPS, will see them with their current line-up of: Dan Treacy (Guitar/ Vocals), Texas Bob Juarez (Guitar), Mike Stone (Bass) and Kev Mann (Drums). Support comes from shouty sci-fi surf popsters The Container Drivers, the short, sharp jangle-pop of Amida and all singing, screaming and shouting trio of Hotpants Romance!

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Entry price (public): £8.00
Entry price (members/NUS): £8.00
Doors open: 8.00 til 12.00

Alternative, Indie

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