Communards Concert History

The Communards formed in 1985 after singer Jimmy Somerville left his earlier band Bronski Beat to team up with classically-trained musician Richard Coles. Though mainly a pianist, Coles played a number of instruments and had been seen previously performing the clarinet solos on the Bronski Beat hit “It Ain’t Necessarily So”. They were joined by bass player Dave Renwick who had also played with Bronski Beat. Somerville was well-known for his falsetto singing style...

Date Concert Venue Location
Oct 03, 1987
Communards / Pierce Turner Eventim Apollo London, England, United Kingdom
Jun 19, 1987 –
Jun 21, 1987
Glastonbury Festival 1987
michelle shocked / Communards / Gaye Bykers On Acid / Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians / World Party / The Chesterfields / Andy Shepherd Quartet / Trouble Funk / Felt / Ben E. King / The Men They Couldn't Hang / Rodney Allen / The Proclaimers / Tommy Chase Quartet / Richard Thompson Band / Taj Mahal / Courtney Pine / The Blue Aeroplanes / Oysterband / Paul Brady / The Weather Prophets / Brilliant Corners / The Jazz Defektors / The Mighty Lemondrops / Misty In Roots / Phranc / Elvis Costello & the Attractions / Van Morrison / New Order / Elvis Costello / Los Lobos / Billy Bragg / Julian Cope / The Robert Cray Band / The Triffids / The Woodentops / Hüsker Dü / Stump / Jenny Eclair / The Frank Chickens / That Petrol Emotion / The Chills / The Wedding Present / The Real Sounds of Africa / Doctor & The Medics / Head / pop will eat itself Show all bands
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Worthy Farm Shepton Mallet, England, United Kingdom
Jun 08, 1987
Pinkpop Festival 1987
Iggy Pop / Lou Reed / Echo & The Bunnymen / Chris Isaak / Communards / Lone Justice / Hüsker Dü / In Tua Nua / Fatal Flowers
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Sportpark De Berckt Baarlo, Limburg, Netherlands
Dec 11, 1986
Communards
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Hammersmith Odeon London, England, United Kingdom
Dec 08, 1986
Communards Brighton Dome Brighton, England, United Kingdom
Nov 27, 1986
Communards
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Norwich UEA Norwich, England, United Kingdom
Jun 28, 1986
Peter Gabriel / Elvis Costello / Big Audio Dynamite / Sade / Gil Scott-Heron / Sting / Boy George & Helen Terry / Billy Bragg / Hugh Masekela / Jerry Dammers & Friends / Maxi Priest / Communards / Roddy Frame / Gary Kemp / Princess / David Grant /...
Peter Gabriel / Elvis Costello / Big Audio Dynamite / Sade / Gil Scott-Heron / Sting / Boy George & Helen Terry / Billy Bragg / Hugh Masekela / Jerry Dammers & Friends / Maxi Priest / Communards / Roddy Frame / Gary Kemp / Princess / David Grant / Lorna Gee / The Style Council / Aswad Show all bands
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Clapham Common London, England, United Kingdom
Mar 21, 1986
Billy Bragg / The Style Council / Communards / Tom Robinson
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Eventim Apollo London, England, United Kingdom
Feb 09, 1986
David Gilmour / Pete Townshend / Pretenders / Communards / Annie Lennox / Working Week / Jaki Graham
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Royal Albert Hall London, England, United Kingdom
Jan 29, 1986
Paul Weller / Billy Bragg / Junior / Communards St George's Concert Hall Bradford, England, United Kingdom
Jan 27, 1986
Red Wedge
Billy Bragg / Madness / Lloyd Cole & The Commotions / Communards / Johnny Marr / junior wells / The Style Council
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Birmingham Odeon Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
Jul 07, 1985
GLC Music Festival 1985
Billy Bragg / Aswad / Communards / Ravi Shankar / Hank Wangford / The Pogues / Frank Chickens / Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
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Battersea Park London, England, United Kingdom
Pop
British
Dance-Pop
New Wave
Synthpop
New Wave Pop
Synth-Pop
New Romantic
Sophisti-Pop
Hi-Nrg
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)


How many concerts has Communards had?

Communards has had 12 concerts.

What genre is Communards?

Communards is most often considered to be Pop, British, Dance-Pop, New Wave, Synthpop, New Wave Pop, Synth-Pop, New Romantic, Sophisti-Pop, and Hi-Nrg.

When was the last Communards concert?

The last Communards concert was on October 03, 1987 at Eventim Apollo in London, England, United Kingdom. The bands that performed were: Communards / Pierce Turner.

What setlist does Communards play live?

The songs that Communards performs live vary, but here's the latest setlist that we have from the December 11, 1986 concert at Hammersmith Odeon in London, England, United Kingdom:

  1. Don't Leave Me This Way
  2. La Dolarosa

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