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 9)

Date Concert Venue Location
Aug 10, 1997
Radio 1 Roadshow
Mark Owen / Chicane / Symposium / Stereophonics / Bennett / Monorail / Leo Sayer
Mayflower Park Southampton, England, United Kingdom
Aug 06, 1997
Blur / Kula Shaker / Dodgy / Reef / Pavement / The Supernaturals / Linoleum / Addict / Flick / Ash / Mansun / The Divine Comedy / Monaco / Symposium / Silver Sun / Embrace / AC Acoustics / Radish Hylands Park Chelmsford, England, United Kingdom
Jul 12, 1997
Symposium

T in the Park

Balado Airfield Kinross, Scotland, United Kingdom
Jul 12, 1997 –
Jul 13, 1997
T In The Park 1997
Daft Punk / Placebo / Stereophonics / Bush / Mogwai / Travis / Michael Franti & Spearhead / Paul Weller / Nightmares On Wax / The Charlatans / Texas / Ocean Colour Scene / Neneh Cherry / Beth Orton / Fun Lovin' Criminals / Death In Vegas / The Divine Comedy / Kula Shaker / Carl Cox / Green Velvet / Reef / Laurent Garnier / Olive / Republica / Apollo 440 / Shed Seven / Catatonia / Mansun / Dodgy / Sneaker Pimps / Dreadzone / Arab Strap / GUN / Echobelly / The Seahorses / Longpigs / Gene / The Delgados / Symposium / DJ Sneak / Monaco / Gorky's Zygotic Mynci / Andrew Weatherall / Jimi Tenor / The Supernaturals / Hurricane #1 / James Lavelle / Tiger / Björn Again / Geneva / Speedy / Kenickie / Arnold / DJ Deep / Superstar / Kingsize / Urusei Yatsura / Subcircus / Jon Carter / Bennet / AC Acoustics / Bandulu / Rachel Stamp / Grass Show / Global Communications / Snug / Toaster / Hardbody / Cake Like / Slam Live Show all bands
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Kinross, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Jul 06, 1997
Metropolis Festival 1997
Bonobo / ani difranco / Lagwagon / Jungle Brothers / Mansun / Dreadzone / Nicotine / Symposium / Laika / Celtic / Supersub / Nuff Said / 7 Zuma 7 / Crivits / Spicy Box / Tdlc
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Zuiderpark Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands
Jun 29, 1997
Symposium

Glastonbury Festival

Worthy Farm Pilton, England, United Kingdom
Jun 27, 1997 –
Jun 29, 1997
Glastonbury Festival 1997
Radiohead / The Smashing Pumpkins / Beck / Daft Punk / Van Morrison / Massive Attack / Sting / The Chemical Brothers / The Prodigy / Sheryl Crow / Placebo / Stereophonics / Aphex Twin / Echo & The Bunnymen / Live / Travis / Primal Scream / Pavement / Nightmares On Wax / Steve Winwood / Phish / Ben Folds Five / David Byrne / Ash / Billy Bragg / Stereolab / Lamb / Ocean Colour Scene / Cast / Ian Brown / Supergrass / G. Love & Special Sauce / Neneh Cherry / Beth Orton / Embrace / Super Furry Animals / Death In Vegas / The Orb / Finley Quaye / Squarepusher / Kula Shaker / Nick Lowe / The Bluetones / Reef / Nitin Sawhney / Youssou N'Dour / Levellers / Republica / The Wannadies / Catatonia / Sneaker Pimps / Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel / Mansun / Dodgy / The Blue Nile / Symposium / Nanci Griffith / Perfume / Terrorvision / Longpigs / Echobelly / Ray Davies / Dubstar / The Seahorses / Alpha / Gorky's Zygotic Mynci / Jimi Tenor / The Supernaturals / Show of Hands / 3 Colours Red / My Life Story / Geneva / Silver Sun / John Otway / Eater / Dub War / Audioweb / Fun-Da-Mental / Jonathan Fire*Eater / Donal Lunny / Attila the Stockbroker / Noel Fielding / Kenickie / Waterson:Carthy / Headrillaz / 60 Ft. Dolls / Scarfo / Murray Lachlan Young / The Dharmas / Ed Ball / Joolz / Speedy J / Bandulu / the shire horses Show all bands
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Worthy Farm Pilton, England, United Kingdom
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Jun 11, 1997
Symposium Irish Centre Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
Jun 10, 1997
Symposium / You Am I
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Lomax 1 Liverpool, England, United Kingdom
Jun 08, 1997
Symposium
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Limelight Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Jun 07, 1997
Symposium Whelans Dublin Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
Jun 05, 1997
Symposium The Waterfront Norwich, England, United Kingdom
Jun 04, 1997
Symposium Electric Ballroom Camden London, England, United Kingdom
Jun 03, 1997
Symposium / You Am I / A
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Wedgewood Rooms Portsmouth, England, United Kingdom
Jun 02, 1997
Symposium Rock City Nottingham, England, United Kingdom
Jun 01, 1997
Symposium The Stage Stoke-on-Trent, England, United Kingdom
May 30, 1997
Symposium Duchess of York Leeds, England, United Kingdom
May 29, 1997
Symposium King Tut's Wah Wah Hut Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
May 28, 1997
Symposium The Venue Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
May 27, 1997
Symposium King Tut's Wah Wah Hut Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
May 25, 1997
Levellers / Shed Seven / Korn / Helmet / Three Colours Red / The Wannadies / Silver Sun / Fountains of Wayne / Stereophonics / Hurricane ~1 / Space / Teenage Fanclub / Gorky's Zygotic Mynci / Beth Orton / Sneaker Pimps / Subcircus / Jocasta / Dwee...
Levellers / Shed Seven / Korn / Helmet / Three Colours Red / The Wannadies / Silver Sun / Fountains of Wayne / Stereophonics / Hurricane ~1 / Space / Teenage Fanclub / Gorky's Zygotic Mynci / Beth Orton / Sneaker Pimps / Subcircus / Jocasta / Dweeb / Terrorvision / Ice T's Bodycount / Audioweb / Morphine / Groop Dogdrill / Pitchshifter / The Driven / Vitro / Limp Bizkit / Babybird / My Life Story / Symposium / Chumbawamba / Black Star Liner / Linoleum / Monaco / The Supernaturals / Kenickie / Mogwai / The Dharmas / Arnold / DON / Snug / She / Embrace / These Animal Men / Salad / Dave Devant & His Spirit Wife / The Candyskins / Smaller / Earl Brutus / Proper. / Rialto Show all bands
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Stanmer Park Brighton, England, United Kingdom
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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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 Reading, England, United Kingdom
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 Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom
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