Symposium Concert History

The band formed while still in school in Kensington, London, in 1995. The line up was: Ross Cummins (vocalist), Hagop Tchaparian (guitarist), Joe Birch (drummer), William McGonagle (guitarist), and Wojtek Godzisz (bassist). The band had a selection of up tempo and cheerful, yet mosh pit-friendly songs which, together with their very young average age of eighteen, bought them attention within London and landed a record deal with the Infectious record label. Some writers suggested that they sounded like youthful exuberance.

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Symposium Tours & Concerts (Updated for 2026) (Page 4)

Date Concert Venue Location
Jan 26, 2014
Kinda Good / The Comanches / Symposium Quenchers Saloon Chicago, Illinois, United States
Dec 11, 2013
Garbage Friends / Hand Practices / Mama / Symposium Beat Kitchen Chicago, Illinois, United States
Nov 10, 2013
Mtvghosts / The Mirandas / Symposium Subterranean Chicago, Illinois, United States
Sep 15, 2013
Symposium / The Candy Sharks / Mtvghosts / Pets Subterranean Chicago, Illinois, United States
Nov 18, 2012
Symposium Saal, Literaturhaus Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Dec 18, 2010
Symposium / Tiga / De Dijk / Laura Estevez Paradiso Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Oct 19, 2009
Symposium CUNY Graduate Center: Proshansky Hall New York, New York, United States
Oct 31, 1999
Symposium Foundry Sheffield Sheffield, England, United Kingdom
Oct 30, 1999
Symposium Cathouse Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
Oct 28, 1999
Symposium Moles Bath, England, United Kingdom
Oct 27, 1999
Symposium / Crashland / The Caretaker
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Wedgewood Rooms Southsea, England, United Kingdom
Oct 25, 1999
Symposium / Crashland The Leopard Lounge London, England, United Kingdom
Aug 29, 1999
Symposium

Leeds Festival

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Temple Newsam Leeds, England, United Kingdom
Aug 28, 1999
Symposium

Reading Festival

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Little John's Farm Reading, England, United Kingdom
Aug 28, 1999 –
Aug 30, 1999
Leeds Festival 1999
blink-182 / the Flys / Six by Seven / Sebadoh / DJ Punk-roc / Cornelius / Skinny / Reef / Toploader / Space / Fantastic Plastic Machine / Pavement / Lit / Silverchair / Ice-T / Atari Teenage Riot / Fun Lovin' Criminals / Freddy Fresh / Less Than Jake / Lo Fidelity Allstars / Space Raiders / Nojahoda / Bis / The Auteurs / Cay / The Paradise Motel / Breakbeat Era / The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion / Nashville Pussy / Suicidal Tendencies / Roni Size / Stereolab / Symposium / Ultrasound / Remy Zero / Merz / Smog / Echo & the Bunnymen / Grand Drive / Cinerama / Les Rythmes Digitales / Bentley Rhythm Ace / The Pharcyde / Doves / Apollo 440 / The Skaters (US) / Indian Ropeman / Elastica / Ten Benson / The Dandy Warhols / Sick of It All / The All Seeing I / Kent / Madder Rose / Gene / Add N To (x) / Llama Farmers / Molotov / Hefner / Snuff / Arab Strap / Subcircus / Clinic / The Sugarhill Gang / Fungus / The Donnas / The Pietasters / Bellatrix / My Ruin / Guided By Voices / The Delgados / Coldplay / Red Hot Chili Peppers / The Offspring / Blur / Chemical Brothers / The Flaming Lips / Buckcherry / Feeder / Pennywise / The Charlatans / Beth Orton / The Divine Comedy / Sleater-Kinney / Idlewild / Catatonia / Mansun / Luscious Jackson / Terrorvision / Backyard Babies / Pitchshifter / 3 Colours Red / My Life Story / Fountains of Wayne Show all bands
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Temple Newsam Leeds, England, United Kingdom
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Aug 27, 1999 –
Aug 29, 1999
Reading Festival 1999
The Auteurs / Ultrasound / Roni Size / Idlewild / The Pietasters / Younger Younger 28s / The Paradise Motel / Subcircus / DJ Punk-roc / Rosita / The Offspring / Orgy / Suicidal Tendencies / Nashville Pussy / Skinny / Pavement / Toploader / Kent / Molotov / The Delgados / Les Rythmes Digitales / Lo Fidelity Allstars / Cornelius / Space Raiders / Cinerama / Grand Drive / Bellatrix / Nojahoda / Ten Benson / Smog / Mansun / Add N To (x) / The Pharcyde / Fantastic Plastic Machine / Sebadoh / Space / Pitchshifter / Bentley Rhythm Ace / My Ruin / Snuff / Breakbeat Era / Hefner / The Fall / Less Than Jake / The All Seeing I / The Living End / Fungus / The Sugarhill Gang / Sick of It All / Merz / Madder Rose / blink-182 / My Life Story / Luscious Jackson / Marine Research / Clinic / Symposium / The Skaters (US) / the Flys / Arab Strap / Six by Seven / Freddy Fresh / Coldplay / Doves / Echo & the Bunnymen / Indian Ropeman / Cay / Donna / Remy Zero / The Flaming Lips / Feeder / Pennywise / Beth Orton / Fun Lovin' Criminals / The Divine Comedy / Atari Teenage Riot / The Chemical Brothers / Red Hot Chili Peppers / Blur / The Dandy Warhols / Buckcherry / Fountains of Wayne / Lit / Silverchair / The Charlatans / Stereolab / Sleater-Kinney / Guided By Voices / The Donnas / Reef / Apollo 440 / Ice-T / Catatonia / The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion / Elastica / Terrorvision / Gene / Backyard Babies / Bis / Puressence / 3 Colours Red / Kevin Rowland / Vandals Show all bands
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Little John's Farm Reading, England, United Kingdom
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Jul 10, 1999
Big Day Out (UK) 1999
Ministry / Symposium / Queens of the Stone Age / Placebo / Pitchshifter / Monster Magnet / Creed / Mercyful Fate / Metallica / Terrorvision / Sepultura / Marilyn Manson / Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals
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Milton Keynes Bowl Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom
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May 28, 1999
Symposium Manchester Academy 2 Manchester, England, United Kingdom
May 27, 1999
Symposium Lomax Liverpool, England, United Kingdom
May 18, 1999
Symposium Union Bar Maidstone, England, United Kingdom
Apr 16, 1999
Symposium The Half Moon London, England, United Kingdom

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Phoenix Festival 1996
Jul 18 - 21, 1996
 Stratford-upon-Avon, England, United Kingdom
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May 25, 1997
 Brighton, England, United Kingdom
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Aug 23 - 25, 1996
 Reading, England, United Kingdom
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Jul 10, 1999
 Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom
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May 12, 1998
 Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom
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May 12, 1998
 Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Aug 22 - 24, 1997
 Reading, England, United Kingdom
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Jul 10, 1999
 Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom
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 Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom
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