Scritti Politti's 2012 Concert History

Scritti Politti is a musical group that was formed in 1977 in Leeds, England, being primarily a vehicle for singer-songwriter Green Gartside (born Paul Julian Strohmeyer on 22 June 1956, Cardiff, Wales). Initially a left-wing-inspired post-punk rock act, the band developed into a more new wave and mainstream pop based project in the early to mid-80s (following two heavy lineup changes). The group's most successful album, 1985's 'Cupid & Psyche 85'...

Date Concert Venue Location
Dec 14, 2012
Saint Etienne / Scritti Politti
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O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire London, England, United Kingdom
Dec 10, 2012
Saint Etienne / Scritti Politti
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Fibbers York, England, United Kingdom
Nov 30, 2012
"Week-End Festival" / Felix Kubin / Little Wings / James Yorkston / Scritti Politti / The Field

Week-End Festival

Alte Kranfabrik Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Oct 20, 2012 –
Oct 21, 2012
SWN Festival 2012
clinigol / Tom Ap Dan / AlunaGeorge / Foxes / Django Django / The Cribs / The Staves / Peace / John Grant / Liars / Dry the River / Palma Violets / Charlotte Church / Gallows / Drenge / Scritti Politti / Toy / Fossil Collective / The Invisible / Earth / Teleman / Deptford Goth / The Blackout / Pedestrian / Kwes. / Lanterns on the Lake / Pulled Apart By Horses / Stealing Sheep / Clock Opera / Errors / SPLASHH / Fear of Men / Arcane Roots / Joanna Gruesome / Micachu & The Shapes / Turbowolf / Bodhi / PINS / Man Without Country / Various Cruelties / Tall Ships / Nebula / Bo Ningen / A.N.I.M.A.L. / Paper Aeroplanes / Falls / Gwenno / The Lovely Eggs / Rozi Plain / The Family Rain / Hexstatic / Mine / Mazes / Evergreen Official / The School / Bright Light Bright Light / Sweet Baboo / The Physics House Band / Astroid Boys / Echo Lake / Swiss Lips / Stubborn Heart / Pale Seas / NO CEREMONY/// / Gallops / Feed the Rhino / Black Moth / Gulp / Glass Pear / Ifan Dafydd / Sam Airey / Two Wounded Birds / Save Your Breath / Rivals / Greta Isaac / Desolated / Faye / Islet / Cold Pumas / Martin Creed / This Many Boyfriends / Laura J Martin / Alone / Hey Sholay / Esther / Mik / Seasfire / Dad Rocks! / My First Tooth / Escapists / Tapestry / The Knox / Al Lewis / Marc O'Reilly / Hawk Eyes / Holy Mountain / Milk Maid / Katell Keineg / Jethro Fox / Golden Fable / Goodtime Boys / Gala Drop / Zervas & Pepper / Among Brothers / Harry Keyworth / The Naturals / Trwbador / Chain of Flowers / Cut Ribbons / Rangda / Rusty Shackle / The Experimental Tropic Blues Band / Pariso / Sion Russell Jones / Casual Sex / Denuo / Swnami / We Are Animal / We're No Heroes / Pol / Night Engine / Brotherhood Of The Lake / Jewellers / Afro Cluster / R.Seiliog / Samoans / Spooky Bizzle / Portasound / Mowbird / Death at Sea / The Vestals / Y Bandana / Verity Susman / Exit International / Sex Hands / Irma Vep / Love Motel / Dirty Goods / Yngve / Prosperina / Hysterical Injury / Quiet Marauder / Lleuwen / Shy and the Fight / Face + Heel / Casi Wyn / Crushing Blows / Effluence / Sen Segur / Beard Of Wolves / Kid Chocolat / Kutosis / Bright Young People / H.u.d. / Out of the Woods / Joyce the Librarian / A Girl Called Ruth / Jake Mattison / The Adelines / Ratatosk / Yr Angen / The Bent Moustache / Manhattan Coast / Sun Drums / Tomos Lewis / Without Maps / The Ash and The Oak / No Thee No Ess / Draw Me Stories / Jemma Roper / Y Pencadlys / The Fire Season / The Dead Beggars / Fist Of The First Man / Survivalists / Y Lladron / Cloud4mations / Eugene Francis Jr / Torches Uk / The Lay Lows / Eilir Pierce / Gareth Potter / Mr Fogg / Virals Show all bands
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Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
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Aug 17, 2012 –
Aug 19, 2012
Green Man Festival 2012
alt-J / Feist / Van Morrison / James Blake / Daughter / Metronomy / Mogwai / The Tallest Man On Earth / Mr. Scruff / Yann Tiersen / Michael Kiwanuka / tUnE-yArDs / Benjamin Francis Leftwich / Junior Boys / The Walkmen / Lucy Rose / Damien Jurado / Slow Club / Cass McCombs / Savages / Lower Dens / The Staves / Friends / Nick Mulvey / Jamie N Commons / Ghostpoet / Field Music / King Charles / Bowerbirds / Willy Mason / Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks / The Felice Brothers / BEES//// / Scritti Politti / Lone / Toy / Dark Dark Dark / Joe Pug / Cate Le Bon / Jonathan Richman / Loney Dear / King Creosote & Jon Hopkins / Megafaun / The Wave Pictures / Airhead / Stealing Sheep / Joanna Gruesome / Kwes. / Bullion / Gang Colours / Beth Jeans Houghton & The Hooves of Destiny / Three Trapped Tigers / Ambassadeurs / Treetop Flyers / Paul Thomas Saunders / Withered Hand / Tiny Ruins / Dexys / Sweet Baboo / Pictish Trail / Ahab / Trembling Bells / Teeth of the Sea / Cairobi / Cashier No. 9 / Tom Williams / Steve Smyth / Islet / Laura J Martin / Crybaby / STUFF. / RM Hubbert / The Time and Space Machine / Rocketnumbernine / Georgia Ruth / Goodnight Lenin / Greta Isaac / Alaska (UK) / Mowbird / David Mccaffrey / One Sixth of Tommy / Chailo Sim / Richard Warren / Sen Segur / Count Drachma / No Thee No Ess / The Perch Creek Family Jug Band / Pen Pastwn / Pete Paphides / Seamus Fogerty / of Montreal Show all bands
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Glanusk Estate Powys
Jun 30, 2012
Scritti Politti / Anna Calvi / Cate Le Bon / Jon Langford
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The Riverfront Newport, Wales, United Kingdom
Jun 03, 2012
Apple Cart Festival 2012
Lianne La Havas / Noah & The Whale / Billy Bragg / Jamie N Commons / Adam Ant / Stornoway / Inner City / Scritti Politti / Gaz Coombes / Kid Creole And The Coconuts / Gilles Peterson / Marcus Foster / Josh T. Pearson / Marques Toliver / Penguin Cafe / Beth Jeans Houghton & The Hooves of Destiny / Beth Jeans Houghton / Jeffrey Lewis & the Junkyard / Martin Creed / Bill Wells & Aidan Moffat / Adam Ant & The Good, The Mad & The Lovely Posse / The Joint / Shaun Keaveny / Nicky Phillips / Soul Jazz Records Sound System Show all bands
Victoria Park London London, England, United Kingdom
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SWN Festival 2012 on Oct 20, 2012 [601-small]

SWN Festival 2012
Oct 20 - 21, 2012
 Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)


How many concerts has Scritti Politti had?

Scritti Politti has had 54 concerts.

What genre is Scritti Politti?

Scritti Politti is most often considered to be Pop, Hip Hop, Alternative, British, R&B, UK, Post-Punk, New Wave, Reggae, Art Rock, Synthpop, Art Pop, New Wave Pop, Dub, Synth-Pop, England, New Romantic, Art Punk, Blue-Eyed Soul, Sophisti-Pop, and DIY.

When was the last Scritti Politti concert?

The last Scritti Politti concert was on October 27, 2022 at 229 in London, England, United Kingdom.

What setlist does Scritti Politti play live?

The songs that Scritti Politti performs live vary, but here's the latest setlist that we have from the August 24, 2022 concert in Ostend, Flanders, Belgium:

  1. Sweetest Girl
  2. Small Talk
  3. The Word Girl
  4. Day Late and a Dollar Short
  5. Oh Patti
  6. Trentavious White
  7. Perfect Way
  8. The Boom Boom Bap
  9. Hypnotize
  10. Skank Bloc Bologna
  11. Wood Beez
  12. Petrococadollar
  13. Absolute

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