Test Dept. Concert History

Test Dept is an industrial music band formed in New Cross, London, by Paul Jamrozy, Graham Cunnington, Angus Farquhar, Paul Hines and Toby Burdon. Formed in 1981, they utilised the waste debris from the local scrapyards to create a sonic arsenal from recycled scrap metal. Their exploration of tonality was fused with experimental electronics and early sampling technology, film and slide montaged visuals, as well as combining traditional instruments, notably bagpipes from Alistair Adams.

Test Dept. Tours & Concerts

Date Concert Venue Location
Aug 25, 2023 –
Aug 27, 2023
Infest Festival 2023
Zardonic / Beborn Beton / Test Dept. / Parade Ground / Xotox / Zynic / Goteki / Je t'aime / Genevieve Pasquier / Choke Chain / Ventenner / CAPITAL X / La Rissa UK / Nightmare Frequency / Red-Meat / INTSEC / Porno Karaoke / Normoria
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St George's Hall Bradford, England, United Kingdom
Oct 29, 2022
Test Dept. / Blurt
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The Albany London, England, United Kingdom
Feb 07, 2020 –
Feb 08, 2020
Grauzone Festival 2020
Shortparis / Legowelt / Skemer / Özgür Baba / Damo Suzuki / Shame / Marissa Nadler / Stephen Mallinder / Blurt / Cabaret Nocturne / Deutsche Ashram / Esya / Hante. / Jozef Van Wissem / Lee Ranaldo / Rakta / Los Bitchos / Parrish Smith / Qual / Test Dept. / The Murder Capital / Thurston Moore / Automatic / Black Marble / Bragolin / De Ambassade / ET Explore Me / Lee Ranaldo / Linea Aspera / Tamaryn / U-Bahn / Group A Show all bands
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Paard van Troje The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands
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Sep 19, 2019 –
Sep 22, 2019
Cold Waves VIII 2019
Filter / Nitzer Ebb / Light Asylum / pop will eat itself / Adult. / Pig / Severed Heads / Haujobb / Street Sects / Kælan Mikla / 16volt / Test Dept. / chemlab / Twin Tribes / Acumen / Bootblacks / Wingtips / Paul Barker / Curse Mackey / Haex / Soundsystem Show all bands
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Metro Chicago, Illinois, United States
Sep 14, 2019
Test Dept. / Acidbat / eHpH / DJ Dave Vendetta Antero Hall Denver, Colorado, United States
Apr 14, 2017 –
Apr 16, 2017
Fat Out Fest 2017
Trans Am / Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs / Teeth of the Sea / Part Chimp / Author & Punisher / Moor Mother / Test Dept. / Water / Sarathy Korwar / Ill / Giant Swan / Dylan Carlson / Guttersnipe / Group A / Greg Beato / Ubre Blanca / Blood Sport / Cattle / Sly & the Family Drone / Irma Vep / Blown Out / The Death of her Money / Dead Neanderthals / Housewives (UK) / Qujaku / Rainbow Grave / The Bug Vs Dylan Carlson of Earth / Moor Mother Goddess / agathe max / Test Dept:Redux / Kleefstra|Bakker|Kleefstra / Lake of Snakes / Data Quack / Sam Weaver / Yr Lovely Dead Moon / Swaggerjack / Melltith / I Know I'm An Alien / Charles Hayward Begin Anywhere / MUMS (uk) / Dead Lift / VTNM / The Seer. Body eye. for spirit eye / Svntreader / Lani Rocillo / IMPATV Presents Alembic Conduit / Ecka Mordecai / Dispilio / Cheryl (artist collective) / Alexandra Duvekot & The Plant Orchestra Show all bands
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Islington Mill Salford, England, United Kingdom
May 27, 2016 –
May 29, 2016
Raw Power Festival 2016
Melt-Banana / Föllakzoid / Part Chimp / Teeth of the Sea / Test Dept. / Mugstar / The Cult of Dom Keller / Slabdragger / Ill / Pika / Gum Takes Tooth / Orchestra of Spheres / Stearica / Sly & the Family Drone / Selvhenter / Makoto Kawabata / Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs / Workin' Man Noise Unit / Woven Skull / Bonnacons of Doom / Lower Slaughter / Housewives (UK) / Pikacyu Makoto / Melting Hand / Graham Dunning / The Piqnic / Test Dept:Redux / Anonymous Bash Show all bands
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The Dome, Tufnell Park London, England, United Kingdom
Nov 22, 1996
Sheep on Drugs / Test Dept. The Dome Room Chicago, Illinois, United States
Nov 09, 1996
Test Dept. / Sheep on Drugs / Scrub
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The Masquerade Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Oct 25, 1996
Test Dept. / Sheep on Drugs Galaxy Club Dallas, Texas, United States
Oct 24, 1996
Test Dept. / Sheep on Drugs Cain's Ballroom Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
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Jun 27, 1996 –
Jun 30, 1996
Roskilde Festival 1996
Red Hot Chili Peppers / Moby / Massive Attack / Dave Matthews Band / No Doubt / The Flaming Lips / Alanis Morissette / Björk / Placebo / Deftones / Cypress Hill / Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds / Rage Against The Machine / Bush / The Cardigans / Slayer / Mazzy Star / Pulp / David Bowie / Bad Religion / Underworld / Patti Smith / Sugar Ray / Nightmares On Wax / The Presidents of The United States of America / Toots & The Maytals / Sepultura / Moloko / Goldfinger / Chumbawamba / Ash / Ministry / Billy Bragg / Skunk Anansie / Lamb / Leftfield / Neil Young & Crazy Horse / Joan Osborne / Fun Lovin' Criminals / Super Furry Animals / Fear Factory / Kent / Frank Black / The Bluetones / Tindersticks / Khaled / Tortoise / Sebadoh / Baaba Maal / Die Fantastischen Vier / Cocteau Twins / Paradise Lost / Heather Nova / GZA/Genius / Amorphis / Type O Negative / D-A-D / Kashmir / Asian Dub Foundation / Black Grape / Grant Lee Buffalo / A Guy Called Gerald / The Jesus Lizard / Dirty Three / Babybird / Front Line Assembly / Lord Finesse / Life Of Agony / Southern Culture On The Skids / pop will eat itself / The Last Poets / Banco de Gaia / Cranes / Rockers Hi-Fi / Gorky's Zygotic Mynci / Pretty Maids / H-Blockx / The Nature / No Fun At All / Dog Eat Dog / Dizzy Mizz Lizzy / Unsane / Sort Sol / El Vez / System 7 / Taraf de Haïdouks / The Walkabouts / Shelter / Sex Pistols / Caroline Henderson / Bel Canto / Ken Ishii / Dub Tractor / Infinite Mass / Test Dept. / Dan Baird & Homemade Sin / Elakelaiset / Total Eclipse / Den Gale Pose / BAAL / Fred Schneider / Psyched Up Janis / China Drum / Hagfish / Liberator / Moondog Jr. / Future 3 / Positive Black Soul / Mental Overdrive / Gary Clail / Hvid Sjokolade / Rockers By Choice / Rinneradio / Audio Active / fluffy / Hotel Hunger / Takfarinas / Greene / Keith Secola / Rhonda Harris / Scarce / God Is My Co-Pilot / Strawberry Slaughterhouse / The Lions Den / Eboman / Grope / Dureforsog / Lucky People Center / Pineforest Crunch / Ryuichi Sakamoto Trio / The Customer$ / Dulfer / Tango Orkestret / Jasper And The Prodigal Suns / Te Ava Piti / BLEEDER / Ruby Fruit Jungle / De Skrigende Halse / Boghandle / Passion Orange / Merzy / Scott Maddox / Funk Flush / Mobyhead / The Mole Session / Cygnet Committee / kinky vibes / Self-transforming Machine Elves / Fire Music / Schweinhund Show all bands
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Roskilde, Zealand, Denmark
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Jul 31, 1993
Deptford Urban Free Festival 1993
Orbital / Banco de Gaia / Senser / Test Dept. / Sandals / Loop Guru / Fun-Da-Mental / Drum Club / Back To The Planet / Tribal Drift / Co-creators / Heather Beverley
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Fordham Park New Cross, UK
Apr 28, 1993
Test Dept. Globe Arena Budapest, Budapest, Hungary
Aug 01, 1992
Deptford Urban Free Festival 1992
Senser / Grooverider / Evolution / Test Dept. / The Sea / Groove Riders / Attila the Stockbroker / Back To The Planet / Shakespeare / Duff / Rhythm-ites / Proles / RDF / Moral Panic / Music City / Sidi Bou Said / Melonhead / Fantails / Mutagen / Fin De Siecle / Liberty Cage / Co-creators / Creamin' Jesus / Fat Dinosaur / Brain of Morbius / Heather Beverley Show all bands
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Fordham Park New Cross, UK
Jul 12, 1986
Test Dept.

Expo 86

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Xerox International Theatre Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Feb 03, 1985
Test Dept. / Diamanda Galás / Evan Parker / Shikisha Albany, Deptford Deptford
Jul 07, 1984
Siouxsie & The Banshees / Test Dept.
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Santa Monica Civic Auditorium Santa Monica, California, United States

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Test Dept.
Jul 12, 1986
 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Genres:

Electronic
Experimental
Industrial
Ebm
Industrial Rock
Electro-Industrial
Modern Classical
Political
Power Electronics
British Experimental
Percussion
Martial Industrial
British Industrial
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Latest Setlist (10/29/2022):

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  1. Speak Truth To Power

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Concerts Per Year:

2023 1 concert
2022 1 concert
2020 1 concert
2019 2 concerts
2017 1 concert
2016 1 concert
1996 5 concerts
1993 2 concerts
1992 1 concert
1986 1 concert
1985 1 concert
1984 1 concert

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

How many concerts has Test Dept. had?

Test Dept. has had 18 concerts.

What genre is Test Dept.?

Test Dept. is most often considered to be Electronic, Experimental, Industrial, Ebm, Industrial Rock, Electro-Industrial, Modern Classical, Political, Power Electronics, British Experimental, Percussion, Martial Industrial, and British Industrial.

When was the last Test Dept. concert?

The last Test Dept. concert was on August 25, 2023 at St George's Hall in Bradford, England, United Kingdom. The bands that performed were: Zardonic / Beborn Beton / Test Dept. / Parade Ground / Xotox / Zynic / Goteki / Je t'aime / Genevieve Pasquier / Choke Chain / Ventenner / CAPITAL X / La Rissa UK / Nightmare Frequency / Red-Meat / INTSEC / Porno Karaoke / Normoria.

What setlist does Test Dept. play live?

The songs that Test Dept. performs live vary, but here's the latest setlist that we have from the October 29, 2022 concert at The Albany in London, England, United Kingdom:

  1. Speak Truth To Power

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