Close Lobsters Concert History

Close Lobsters are a Scottish indie pop band. According to legend, the band's name was derived from their inability to decide between two prospective names: The Close and The Lobsters. First coming to prominence with the track "Firestation Towers" on the NME's famed C86 compilation, they signed to Fire Records and released their debut single "Going To Heaven To See If It Rains" in October 1986. After landing a support slot with The Jesus and Mary Chain on their tour...

Date Concert Venue Location
Aug 10, 2024
Close Lobsters

At the Edge of the Sea

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Concorde 2 Brighton, England, United Kingdom
Aug 05, 2022
Glas-Goes Pop 2022
Close Lobsters / The June Brides / The Orchids / The Catenary Wires / Davey Woodward & The Winter Orphans / Mozart Estate / Rachel Love and the Loveables / David Christian (Comet Gain) / Peter Astor / Swansea Sound / Jetstream Pony / Papernut Cambridge Show all bands
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Guu Debating Chamber Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
Aug 20, 2021
Close Lobsters

Preston Pop Fest

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The Continental Preston, England, United Kingdom
Aug 20, 2021 –
Aug 22, 2021
Preston pop fest
Close Lobsters / The Great Leap Forward / The Bluebells / The Wolfhounds / The Jazz Butcher / stuart moxham / swansea south / Yeah Yeah Noh
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The Continental Preston Preston, England, United Kingdom
Feb 29, 2020
Close Lobsters Nice 'n' Sleazy Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
Mar 22, 2019 –
Mar 23, 2019
Cologne Popfest 2019
Comet Gain / Close Lobsters / The Lodger / Night Flowers / Evripidis And His Tragedies / Brideshead / The BV's (D/UK)
Blue Shell Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
May 14, 2016
Close Lobsters
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100 Club London, England, United Kingdom
Feb 28, 2015
Close Lobsters MINIFESTIVAL DE MÚSICA INDEPENDENT Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Sep 27, 2013
Close Lobsters / Grabbel and The Final Cut / Wiseacres Stereo Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
Jun 02, 2013
NYC Popfest
"NYC Popfest" / Startropics / Ski Lodge / My Teenage Stride / Orange Peels / Alpaca Sports / Secret History / French Films / The Wolfhounds / Close Lobsters
Littlefield New York, New York, United States
Apr 19, 2013
Close Lobsters / Grabbel and The Final Cut Astra Stube Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
Jul 28, 2012
Close Lobsters / Tender Trap / Band À Part / The Proctors / Grabbel and The Final Cut

POPFEST BERLIN 2012

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Roter Salon, Volksbühne Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Apr 27, 2012
Close Lobsters
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Stereo Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
Mar 10, 2012
Close Lobsters

People of Europe rise up!

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Sala Clamores Madrid, Madrid, Spain

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Shop Assistants / The Soup Dragons / Close Lobsters
Jul 21, 1986
 London, England, United Kingdom
  Embedded by Greg Fasolino

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Close Lobsters / Camper Van Beethoven / Bob Mould on Nov 13, 1989 [842-small]

Close Lobsters / Camper Van Beethoven / Bob Mould
Nov 13, 1989
 Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
  Uploaded by Bob DeBoer

Shop Assistants / The Soup Dragons / Close Lobsters on Jul 21, 1986 [610-small]

Shop Assistants / The Soup Dragons / Close Lobsters
Jul 21, 1986
 London, England, United Kingdom
  Uploaded by Greg Fasolino

Shop Assistants / The Soup Dragons / Close Lobsters on Jul 21, 1986 [609-small]

Shop Assistants / The Soup Dragons / Close Lobsters
Jul 21, 1986
 London, England, United Kingdom
  Uploaded by Greg Fasolino

Shop Assistants / The Soup Dragons / Close Lobsters on Jul 21, 1986 [608-small]

Shop Assistants / The Soup Dragons / Close Lobsters
Jul 21, 1986
 London, England, United Kingdom
  Uploaded by Greg Fasolino

Shop Assistants / The Soup Dragons / Close Lobsters on Jul 21, 1986 [607-small]

Shop Assistants / The Soup Dragons / Close Lobsters
Jul 21, 1986
 London, England, United Kingdom
  Uploaded by Greg Fasolino

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