The Flying Pickets Concert History

The name 'Flying Pickets' refers to mobile strikers who travel in order to join a picket. The band of six was founded by Brian Hibbard in 1982 from a group of actors who had been active with him in John McGrath's '7:84 Theatre Group', a fringe theatre organisation who had sung a cappella in their production of the 1981 play One Big Blow. The group chose the name The Flying Pickets as band members had played a part in the UK miners strikes of 1972 and 1974.

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The Flying Pickets Tours & Concerts (Updated for 2026)

Date Concert Venue Location
May 06, 2026
The Flying Pickets

Onwards & Upwards Tour

Christuskirche Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
May 05, 2026
The Flying Pickets Harmonie Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Mar 20, 2023
The Flying Pickets Colos-Saal Aschaffenburg, Bavaria, Germany
Aug 17, 2013
80's Rewind Festival
"80's Rewind Festival" / The B-52's / Kim Wilde / Billy Ocean / Then Jerico / Nik Kershaw / Heaven 17 / Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel / The Blow Monkeys / Steve Augeri / Chesney Hawkes / The Flying Pickets
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Temple Island Meadows Henley on Thames, England, United Kingdom
Aug 17, 2013 –
Aug 18, 2013
Rewind Festival 2013
The Sugar Hill Gang / The Blow Monkeys / Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel / Billy Ocean / Then Jerico / Chesney Hawkes / The Flying Pickets / Steve Augeri / Heaven 17 / Nik Kershaw / Kim Wilde / The B-52's / Matt Bianco / Aswad / Paul Carrack / The Orchestra / Cutting Crew / Sonia / Imagination feat. Leee John / Go West / Blancmange / Belinda Carlisle / ABC / The Pointer Sisters Show all bands
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Temple Island Meadows Henley on Thames, England, United Kingdom
Jul 28, 2013
80's Rewind Festival
"80's Rewind Festival" / Level 42 / Tony Hadley / Belinda Carlisle / Nik Kershaw / The Blow Monkeys / The Blockheads / Jason Donovan / Cutting Crew / Sonia / The Flying Pickets / Al McKay's Earth Wind & Fire Experience
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Scone Palace Perth, Scotland, United Kingdom
Jun 04, 2011
The Flying Pickets

Kulturzelt Wolfhagen

Stadtpark Teichwiesen Wolfshagen, DE
Nov 01, 2007
"Baloise Session" / Suzanne vega / The Flying Pickets

Baloise Session

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Festsaal Messe Basel Basel, Basel-City, Switzerland
May 19, 2006
The Flying Pickets CC De Spil Roeselare, Flanders, Belgium
Mar 24, 2006
The Flying Pickets Stadsschouwburg Leuven, Flanders, Belgium
Mar 22, 2006
The Flying Pickets Schouwburg Kortrijk, Flanders, Belgium
Jul 30, 2005
The Flying Pickets

Bardentreffen

Hauptmarkt Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany
Feb 28, 2003
The Flying Pickets Scala Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Feb 25, 2003
The Flying Pickets Kaufleuten Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Jun 09, 2001
The Flying Pickets

Ulmer Zelt

Festplatz Friedrichsau Ulm, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
May 13, 1997
The Flying Pickets De Warande Turnhout, Flanders, Belgium
Mar 21, 1997
The Flying Pickets

1997 Belgium

Stadsschouwburg Bruges, Flanders, Belgium
Mar 20, 1997
The Flying Pickets

1997 Belgium

De Warande Turnhout, Flanders, Belgium
Mar 14, 1997
The Flying Pickets

1997 Belgium

Zwaneberg Heist-op-den-Berg, Belgium
May 01, 1995
The Flying Pickets

SP-Jongerenfestival

Stadsschouwburg Leuven, Flanders, Belgium
Jun 25, 1993
The Flying Pickets

OpenAir St. Gallen

Sittertobel St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland

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Concerts Per Year:

2026 2 concerts
2023 1 concert
2013 2 concerts
2011 1 concert
2007 1 concert
2006 3 concerts
2005 1 concert
2003 2 concerts
2001 1 concert
1997 4 concerts
1995 1 concert
1993 1 concert
1991 2 concerts
1990 3 concerts
1989 1 concert
1988 5 concerts
1987 4 concerts
1986 2 concerts
1985 7 concerts
1984 6 concerts
1983 1 concert
1982 7 concerts

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