A Formal Horse Concert History

A Formal Horse is a progressive rock quartet based in Southampton. Although the band's sound is difficult to pinpoint, their dense instrumental passages are reminiscent of King Crimson and Mahavishnu Orchestra, whilst Francesca Lewis' lead vocals evoke the whimsical surrealism of the 1970s Canterbury scene. However, A Formal Horse go beyond simply regurgitating the music of their predecessors. With influences as diverse as Bartok and Bon Iver, the...

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A Formal Horse Tours & Concerts

Date Concert Venue Location
Dec 06, 2025
Prog The Forest 2025
Comedy Of Errors / A Formal Horse / Hats Off Gentlemen It's Adequate / Mother Black Cap / bovidae / Alphaline / Jon Hunt
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The Fiddlers Elbow London, England, United Kingdom
Nov 08, 2025
Soft Machine / A Formal Horse / Sloth Metropolis / arkham / Soulweaver / Pandamoanium Signature Brew Haggerston London, England, United Kingdom
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Feb 01, 2025
A Formal Horse / twothirtytwo / Ascetics / Dahlias comet Proteus Creation Space Basingstoke, England, United Kingdom
Nov 13, 2022
A Formal Horse
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The Railway Inn Winchester, England, United Kingdom
Nov 12, 2022
Poly-Math / UKAEA / Thumpermonkey / A Formal Horse / Stormfield
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Signature Brew London, England, United Kingdom
Oct 16, 2022
A Formal Horse

Summer's End

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The Drill Hall Chepstow, Wales, United Kingdom
Apr 21, 2022
Blank Manuskript / A Formal Horse
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The Fiddlers Elbow London, England, United Kingdom
Apr 20, 2022
Blank Manuskript / A Formal Horse The Musician Pub Leicester, England, United Kingdom
Apr 15, 2022
A Formal Horse / Continental Liaison
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The Railway Inn Winchester, England, United Kingdom
Dec 15, 2019
A Formal Horse / Toreador Heartbreakers Southampton, England, United Kingdom
May 02, 2019
A Formal Horse
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The Joiners Arms Southampton, England, United Kingdom
Apr 22, 2018
Sketchshow / FES (UK) / A Formal Horse
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Heartbreakers Southampton, England, United Kingdom
May 27, 2017
A Formal Horse

Trinity Live

The Assembly Royal Leamington Spa, England, United Kingdom
Nov 05, 2016
A Formal Horse The Railway Inn Winchester, England, United Kingdom
Aug 06, 2016
A New Day Festival
Ian Anderson / Steeleye Span / Focus / Curved Air / Caravan / The Enid / Stray / Karnataka / Leatherat / Krankschaft / Robin Bibi Band / A Formal Horse / Flutatious / Mack
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Mt. Ephraim Gardens Herne Hill, Western Australia, Australia
Apr 22, 2016
The Display Team / Thumpermonkey / A Formal Horse Sebright Arms London, England, United Kingdom
Mar 01, 2016
A Formal Horse / Habu Talking Heads Southampton, England, United Kingdom
Oct 25, 2015
Room / Habu / A Formal Horse / The Far Meadow / Progoctopus

Progtoberfest 2015

The Bedford London, England, United Kingdom
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Jun 27, 2015
Sumer / Habu / Happy Graveyard Orchestra / A Formal Horse / Zad

Electric Dimensions

New Cross Inn London, England, United Kingdom
Jun 02, 2015
A Formal Horse / Ham Legion Westminster Kingsway College Theatre London, England, United Kingdom

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Poly-Math / UKAEA / Thumpermonkey / A Formal Horse / Stormfield on Nov 12, 2022 [778-small]

Poly-Math / UKAEA / Thumpermonkey / A Formal Horse / Stormfield
Nov 12, 2022
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Genres:

Alternative Rock
Indie Rock
Female Vocalists
Progressive Rock
UK
Progressive Metal
Math Rock
Progressive
England
Avant-Prog
Neo-Trad Prog
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Latest Setlist (11/13/2022):

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  1. Heavy Hit
  2. This One's Just a Warning
  3. Magazine: Zooey Deschanel
  4. Bird
  5. Smaller Nuns
  6. Unison 1
  7. I Lean
  8. Last Track on Side Fun
  9. Coda
  10. Morning Jigsaw
  11. To the Beach (And Not Back)
  12. The King
  13. Lonely Doe, Young Doe
  14. The Dead Hand Talks In Braille
  15. Space8
  16. Knob Chords
  17. Here Comes a Man From the Council With a Flamethrower
  18. I'm a Lasagne

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Concerts Per Year:

2025 3 concerts
2022 6 concerts
2019 2 concerts
2018 1 concert
2017 1 concert
2016 4 concerts
2015 3 concerts
2014 1 concert

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