Squid Concert History

Formed while at university in Brighton, the five-piece -- Ollie Judge (vocals, drums), Louis Borlase (vocals, guitar), Anton Pearson (guitar), Laurie Nankivell (bass), and Arthur Leadbetter (keys) -- played their first gig after replying to an advert for a "young person's jazz night." Quickly putting a set list together, their idiosyncratic mix of half-yelped, half-sung vocals, jerky, angular guitars, brass blasts, and droney synth lines caught the ears of the U.

Date Concert Venue Location
May 27, 2001
Squid

Gotham

Mean Fiddler London, England, United Kingdom
Sep 23, 2000
Squid The Underworld London, England, United Kingdom
Aug 15, 1998
Squid

Infest

University of Bradford Bradford, England, United Kingdom
Jul 30, 1998 –
Aug 01, 1998
Infest Festival 1998
Squid / Alien Sex Fiend / Ultraviolence / Manikin / Dust To Dust / Nekromantik / Passion Play / The Horatii / Sneaky Bat Machine / Leech Woman
Bradford University Student Union Bradford, England, United Kingdom
Dec 22, 1997
Squid Electric Ballroom Camden London, England, United Kingdom
Feb 06, 1993
Dogzilla / Blister / Piss!! / Squid Bunratty's Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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Mutations Festival 2026
Oct 23 - 24, 2026
 Brighton, England, United Kingdom
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Squid / FearDorian
May 13, 2025
 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
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Canela Party 2023
Aug 23 - 26, 2023
 Torremolinos, Andalusia, Spain
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Canela Party 2023
Aug 23 - 26, 2023
 Torremolinos, Andalusia, Spain
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Boardmasters Festival 2023 on Aug 9, 2023 [769-small]

Boardmasters Festival 2023
Aug 9 - 13, 2023
 Newquay, England, United Kingdom
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Squid / Martha Skye Murphy on Apr 10, 2025 [354-small]

Squid / Martha Skye Murphy
Apr 10, 2025
 Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Haldern Pop Festival 2022 on Aug 11, 2022 [705-small]

Haldern Pop Festival 2022
Aug 11 - 13, 2022
 Haldern, Germany
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Haldern Pop Festival 2022 on Aug 11, 2022 [704-small]

Haldern Pop Festival 2022
Aug 11 - 13, 2022
 Haldern, Germany
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Mutations Festival 2026 on Oct 23, 2026 [991-small]

Mutations Festival 2026
Oct 23 - 24, 2026
 Brighton, England, United Kingdom
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Mutations Festival 2026 on Oct 23, 2026 [990-small]

Mutations Festival 2026
Oct 23 - 24, 2026
 Brighton, England, United Kingdom
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Mutations Festival 2026
Oct 23 - 24, 2026
 Brighton, England, United Kingdom
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Mutations Festival 2026
Oct 23 - 24, 2026
 Brighton, England, United Kingdom
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