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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 8)

Date Concert Venue Location
Oct 16, 1997
Echo & the Bunnymen / Symposium / DON
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Kilburn National Ballroom London, England, United Kingdom
Oct 15, 1997
Echo & the Bunnymen / Symposium / DON Anson Rooms, Bristol SU Bristol, England, United Kingdom
Oct 14, 1997
Echo & the Bunnymen / Symposium / DON
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Rock City Nottingham, England, United Kingdom
Oct 12, 1997
Echo & the Bunnymen / Symposium / DON Pyramids Centre Portsmouth, England, United Kingdom
Oct 11, 1997
Echo & the Bunnymen / Symposium / DON
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Nick Rayns LCR, University of East Anglia Norwich, England, United Kingdom
Oct 10, 1997
Echo & the Bunnymen / Symposium / DON Cambridge Corn Exchange Cambridge, England, United Kingdom
Oct 08, 1997
Echo & the Bunnymen / Symposium / DON Civic Hall, University of Wolverhampton at The Halls Wolverhampton, England, United Kingdom
Oct 07, 1997
Echo & the Bunnymen / Symposium / DON O2 Academy Leeds Leeds, England, United Kingdom
Oct 06, 1997
Echo & the Bunnymen / Symposium / DON Lomax 2 Liverpool, England, United Kingdom
Oct 04, 1997
Echo & the Bunnymen / Symposium / DON
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Manchester Academy Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Oct 02, 1997
Echo & The Bunnymen / Symposium / DON Music Hall Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom
Oct 01, 1997
Echo & the Bunnymen / Symposium / DON Newcastle University Students' Union Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom
Sep 25, 1997
No Doubt / The Vandals / Symposium
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Brixton Academy London, England, United Kingdom
Sep 24, 1997
No Doubt / The Vandals / Symposium
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Brixton Academy London, England, United Kingdom
Aug 24, 1997
Symposium

Lowlands Festival

Evenemententerrein Walibi Holland Biddinghuizen, Flevoland, Netherlands
Aug 23, 1997
Symposium

Pukkelpop

Domein Kiewit Hasselt, Flanders, Belgium
Aug 23, 1997 –
Aug 25, 1997
Lowlands Festival 1997
Foo Fighters / blink-182 / Blur / Limp Bizkit / Rammstein / The Chemical Brothers / The Cardigans / Eels / Faith No More / Pavement / Mogwai / Bloodhound Gang / Dinosaur Jr. / Fountains of Wayne / Blonde Redhead / Pennywise / Skunk Anansie / KRS-One / The Lemonheads / Tonic / Millencolin / Finley Quaye / Kula Shaker / Veruca Salt / Sneaker Pimps / dEUS / GusGus / Laurent Garnier / Swell / Symposium / Jon Spencer / Agnostic Front / Sick of It All / Rollins Band / Dreadzone / Jeff Mills / 16 Horsepower / the Gourds / Slam / You Am I / Afro Celt Sound System / Life Of Agony / Aphrodite / Talvin Singh / Lo Fidelity Allstars / Motorpsycho / Karma to Burn / Bis / Royal Crown Revue / Rowwen Hèze / Dance Hall Crashers / Down By Law / Zita Swoon / Reprazent / Johan / GERD / Claw Boys Claw / Alien / Heideroosjes / Hoover / Darren Emerson / Flipside / Silver Sun / Radar / Paladins / Krang / Ryker's / De Kift / Fuck / Michel De Hey / I Against I / Mickey Finn / Backfire! / Desperados / The Orphanage / Quazar / Headrillaz / Bandulu / Carlton / Supersub / Summercamp / Manbreak / Linoleum / Simmer / Andrew Dorff / Pigmeat / Junkster / Yatsura / Jabber Wocky / Carlijn / Grooverider & Mc Cleveland Watkiss / S.I.T.P. / Eboman Show all bands
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Lowlands Festival 1997 Biddinghuizen, Flevoland, Netherlands
Aug 22, 1997
Symposium

Reading Festival

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Little John's Farm Reading, England, United Kingdom
Aug 22, 1997 –
Aug 24, 1997
Reading Festival 1997
Metallica / blink-182 / Marilyn Manson / The Verve / Limp Bizkit / Cake / Stereophonics / Bush / Eels / The Cardigans / Mogwai / Travis / Manic Street Preachers / Fountains of Wayne / James / Dinosaur Jr. / Feeder / Suede / Pennywise / The Lemonheads / Tonic / Cast / Stereolab / Descendents / cornershop / Embrace / The Beta Band / Sleater-Kinney / Super Furry Animals / Millencolin / Death In Vegas / The Orb / Broadcast / L7 / The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion / Luna / The Wannadies / Republica / Apollo 440 / Catatonia / Space / Sick of It All / The Boo Radleys / Asian Dub Foundation / Terrorvision / You Am I / Symposium / 16 horsepower / Slug / Bentley Rhythm Ace / Bis / Gorky's Zygotic Mynci / One Inch Punch / Royal Crown Revue / Dog Eat Dog / Down By Law / Dance Hall Crashers / Royal Trux / JACK / Hurricane / Puressence / Hurricane #1 / 3 Colours Red / Tiger / Rialto / Dweeb / My Life Story / Silver Sun / Audioweb / Strangelove: The Depeche Mode Experience / Arnold / Descendents / Kenickie / J Church / CUBE / Lower / Ultrasound / Garageland / Goldblade / Theaudience / Main$tream / Radish / Dust Junkys / Livingstone / Carrie / Speedway / Bennet / Subcircus / Warm Jets / Earl Brutus / Mulu / Penthouse / Adventures in Stereo / Midget / Posh / Scarfo / Edward Ball / Sussed / Proper (UK) / The Dandys / Snug / Formula One / Toaster / Goldblade / silverjet / Period Pains / Simon Warner / Hybrids / The Pecadiloes / Girlfrendo / Spy 51 / Nightnurse / Rude Club / Disco Pistol / Jonathan Fire*Eater / A Show all bands
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Little John's Farm Reading, England, United Kingdom
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Aug 17, 1997
Symposium

V Festival

Temple Newsam Leeds, England, United Kingdom
Aug 16, 1997
V97
The Divine Comedy / Symposium / Embrace / The Supernaturals / Mansun / Finlay Quaye / Blur / Ash
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Hylands Park Chelmsford, England, United Kingdom
Aug 16, 1997 –
Aug 17, 1997
V Festival 1997
Teenage Fanclub / Daft Punk / Feeder / Dreadzone / Pavement / The Prodigy / Blur / Kula Shaker / Echobelly / Embrace / The Supernaturals / Beck / Stereophonics / Dodgy / The Bluetones / Mansun / Reef / GusGus / Chemical Brothers / veruca salt / Death In Vegas / Jimi Tenor / Carl Cox / Driven / The Divine Comedy / Alabama 3 / Bentley Rhythm Ace / Longpigs / Lo Fidelity Allstars / Gene / Sneaker Pimps / Apollo 440 / Symposium / Finley Quaye / Monaco / Addict / Radish / Lionrock / Flick / Silver Sun / Geneva / Echo & the Bunnymen / Ash / Linoleum / Placebo / Fluke / Propellerheads / Olive / AC Acoustics / No Way Sis / Hurricane #1 / Foo Fighters Show all bands
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Temple Newsam Leeds, England, United Kingdom
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Aug 13, 1997
Symposium
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La Belle Angèle Edinburgh, Scotland, 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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 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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 Reading, England, United Kingdom
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Jul 10, 1999
 Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom
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