Penetration Concert History

1.Penetration was a punk band formed in late 1976, coming from Ferryhill, near Durham, England. The original line-up was Pauline Murray (vocals), Gary Chaplin (guitar), Robert Blamire (bass) and Gary Smallman (drums). Their first single was "Don't Dictate", released in November 1977.

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Penetration Tours & Concerts (Updated for 2026) (Page 7)

Date Concert Venue Location
Sep 27, 2007
Penetration The Brickyard Carlisle, UK
Aug 26, 2007
The Only Ones / Penetration / John Cooper Clarke University of Wolverhampton at Wulfrun Hall Wolverhampton, England, United Kingdom
Aug 12, 2007
Penetration

Rebellion Festival

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Winter Gardens Blackpool, England, United Kingdom
Aug 09, 2007
The Adicts / Abrasive Wheels / The Animals / The Damned / Slade / Alabama 3 / The Vibrators / Leftöver Crack / UK Subs / The Adverts / Dwarves / Cockney Rejects / 999 / The Business / Subhumans / The Ruts / Anti-Nowhere League / Blood Or Whiskey /...
The Adicts / Abrasive Wheels / The Animals / The Damned / Slade / Alabama 3 / The Vibrators / Leftöver Crack / UK Subs / The Adverts / Dwarves / Cockney Rejects / 999 / The Business / Subhumans / The Ruts / Anti-Nowhere League / Blood Or Whiskey / Citizen Fish / Conflict / Varukers / Peacocks / Eddie and the Hot Rods / Sonic Boom Six / Vice Squad / Discipline / Deadline / Peter And The Test Tube Babies / Los Fastidios / John Cooper Clarke / The King Blues / Penetration / The Lurkers / time again / Turbo A.C.'s / Neck / Funeral Dress / Howards Alias / Blitzkrieg / The Filaments / Captain Everything! / Stage Bottles / Mouthwash / Hard-Ons / Klasse Kriminale / Chas 'n' Dave / Splodgenessabounds / Suicide Bid / Special Duties / The JB Conspiracy / English Dogs / Rejected / Random Hand / Criminal Class / Pama International / Riot squad / The Last Resort / Pickled Dick / Shark Soup / Section 5 / Foreign Legion / Failsafe / The Restarts / Frank Sidebottom / TV Smith / John Otway / Hogwash / MDM / Intro5pect / Argy Bargy / Resistance 77 / Crack / Newtown Neurotics / Krawallbrder / The Lancashire Hotpots / On Trial / Forgotten / Grown At Home / Church of Confidence / Northern Uproar / Evil Conduct / APB / Buzzkill / Reazione / The Agitators / Pain / The Wall / Goldblade / Ghouls / Rory McLeod / External Menace / Pork Dukes / The Tights / Martha Tilston / Ari Up / Sick on the Bus / Dragster / No Choice / Kunt And The Gang / The Duel / Billy No Mates / Mr Shiraz / Intensified / Demob / Threats / Babar Luck / The Neville Staple Band / The Rebels / KrawallBrueder / Paranoid Visions / Instant Agony / BabyBoom / Duff Muffin / Outl4w / Urban Dogs / Blame / Matthew Reynolds / D.B.D / Strawberry Blondes / Captain Hotknives / Texas Terri Bomb / Scrub / Fire Exit / Picture Frame Seduction / Flamingo 50 / Hardskin / The Casual Terrorist / Roddy Radiation / East End Badoes / Wild Youth / Middle Finger Salute / Bastard Squad / Splitters. The / Smith And Jones / Paul Carter / The Straps / Choking Susan / Jonny One Lung / The Emotional Problems of Dirk Diggler / Guilty Pleasures / Holy Racket / Dirty Love / Sofa Head / Dik Guru / Stuntface / Barnyard Masturbator / The Kirkz / Nick Cash / The Dead Class / The Blaggers / Lowlife UK / Western Promise / Max Splodge / Kelly Kemp / Lay Out The Traps! / The Baghdaddio's / Harakiri Karaoke / Pink Hearse / The Booze Boys / Pink Torpedoes / Martha Tilson / CHEMICAL KAOS / Alias Smith & Jones / Havana A Go Go / Play Daisy / Monkish Show all bands
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Winter Gardens Blackpool Blackpool, England, United Kingdom
May 28, 2006
Penetration

Academy in the UK Newcastle

Carling Academy Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom
May 22, 2005
Wasted 2005 - Day 4 of 4
Deadline / Peter & The Test Tube Babies / Penetration / The Lurkers / Bleach Boys / The Carpettes / The Stiffs / The Straps / Guitar Gangsters / Arturo Lurker's Punktry & Western Extravaganza / Chelsea / Red Alert / The Avengers / Turbonegro / The Rezillos / The Business / TV Smith / Chas and Dave Show all bands
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Morecambe - Dome/Market Arena/Platform/Carleton Morecambe, England, United Kingdom
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May 19, 2005
Subhumans / The Stranglers / Turbonegro / The Undertones / Pain / The Exploited / Sham 69 / UK Subs / Levellers / MU330 / 999 / The Business / Demented Are Go / Angelic Upstarts / GBH / Anti-Nowhere League / Blood Or Whiskey / The Rezillos / The B...
Subhumans / The Stranglers / Turbonegro / The Undertones / Pain / The Exploited / Sham 69 / UK Subs / Levellers / MU330 / 999 / The Business / Demented Are Go / Angelic Upstarts / GBH / Anti-Nowhere League / Blood Or Whiskey / The Rezillos / The Briefs / Varukers / Sonic Boom Six / The Oppressed / Discipline / Antidote / Deadline / Peter And The Test Tube Babies / Los Fastidios / Penetration / Avengers / Chelsea / The Weirdos / Smut Peddlers / Neck / Funeral Dress / Howards Alias / [Spunge] / Toyah / One Way System / Disorder / Captain Everything! / Stage Bottles / Hard Skin / Red Alert / Adequate Seven / Jesse James / Raw Power / nocomply / Splodgenessabounds / Random Hand / Criminal Class / Channel 3 / The Crabs / The Last Resort / Shark Soup / Foreign Legion / The Skulls / Frontkick / Weekend Warriors / 4ft Fingers / The Lurkers / TV Smith / Beerzone / MDM / Catch-it Kebabs / Emergency / Argy Bargy / Resistance 77 / Crack / On Trial / APB / The Stiffs / The Agitators / Stockyard Stoics / Goldblade / Carpettes / Pork Dukes / Blue Demon / Sick on the Bus / Guitar Gangsters / The Hyperjax / Midnight Creeps / Red Flag 77 / Lambrusco Kids / Threats / Blisterhead / The Briggs / The Freaks Union / John Holmes / Instant Agony / Ny Rel-x / Down And Outs / Channel 5 / The Filaments / The Hangmen / Zen Baseballbat / Crashed Out / The Krays / Skeptix / Combat Shock / Mumrah / Splitters. The / Texas Terri Bomb / Skywalkers / Fire Exit / Derita Sisters / Eastfield / Flamingo 50 / Boobytrap / The Bleach Boys / Zen Baseball Bat / Anoraks / Holy Racket / Self Abuse / The Zips / Sofahead / Glueball / Barnstormer / Stuntface / Capo Regime / Striknien D.C / The Supatones / Fish Brothers / Bosseye / The Pubcrawlers / Lower Case J / Rule 303 / The Straps / Sick 56 / Deadpad / CHEMICAL KAOS / The Mercury League / X-rippers / King Django and the Version City Rockers Show all bands
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The Dome Morecambe, England, United Kingdom
Nov 30, 2003
Penetration Bierkeller Bristol, England, United Kingdom
Sep 13, 2003
Penetration Shepherd's Bush Empire London, England, United Kingdom
Apr 12, 2003
Penetration

Punk Aid

Wall Park Holiday Centre Brixham, England, United Kingdom
Oct 31, 2002
Penetration The Witchwood Ashton-under-Lyne, England, United Kingdom
Aug 31, 2002
Penetration The Underworld London, England, United Kingdom
Jul 19, 2002
Holidays In The Sun 2002 - Day 1 of 3
DOA / Red Alert / Funeral Dress / Contempt / The Adicts / Penetration / Chron Gen / Oxymoron / Vice Squad / Resistance 77 / Capdown / Citizen Fish / Retaliator / 99's / No Choice / Skint / Foreign Legion / Fast Cars / Lightyear / 4ft Fingers / Fletcher / Farse / Worm / Special Duties / Sick on the Bus / [Spunge] / consumed Show all bands
Blackpool Winter Gardens Blackpool, England, United Kingdom
Jun 22, 2002
Penetration The Studio Hartlepool, England, United Kingdom
Nov 05, 1979
Penetration The Nashville Room London, England, United Kingdom
Nov 03, 1979
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark / Penetration / Local Operator
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Electric Ballroom Camden London, England, United Kingdom
Nov 02, 1979
Penetration Mountford Hall, Liverpool Guild of Students, Liverpool University Liverpool, England, United Kingdom
Oct 30, 1979
Penetration Victoria Hall Hanley, England, United Kingdom
Oct 27, 1979
Penetration University of Leicester Leicester, England, United Kingdom
Oct 20, 1979
Penetration / Local Operator
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Aylesbury Civic Centre (Friars) Aylesbury, England, United Kingdom

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 Reading, England, United Kingdom
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Reading Rock Festival 1978
Aug 25 - 27, 1978
 Reading, England, United Kingdom
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Genres:

Punk
British
Post-Punk
Punk Rock
New Wave
Female Vocalists
Proto-Punk
Riot Grrrl
Pub Rock
UK Post-Punk
Deep Punk Rock
British Punk
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  1. Future Daze
  2. Life's a Gamble
  3. Lovers of Outrage
  4. Vision
  5. Silent Community
  6. Stone Heroes
  7. Movement
  8. Too Many Friends
  9. Reunion
  10. Nostalgia
  11. Free Money
  12. Don't Dictate
  13. Firing Squad
  14. Danger Signs
  15. Come Into the Open
  16. Makes No Sense
  17. Beat Goes On
  18. Shake Some Action
  19. Calm Before the Storm
  20. She Is the Slave
  21. Shout Above the Noise

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