The Men They Couldn't Hang Concert History

The Men They Couldn't Hang (TMTCH) are a British rock band whose mixture of folk and punk is not dissimilar to that of The Pogues (in fact founder member Shanne Bradley was a member of Shane MacGowan's first band the Nipple Erectors), although they have not enjoyed the same commercial or critical success as MacGowan's group.

Date Concert Venue Location
Aug 18, 1996
5th Guildford Folk & Blues Festival Sunday
Shane MacGowan and The Popes / Show of Hands / The Hamsters / Baka Beyond / The Men They Couldn't Hang / Big Town Playboys / Eliza Carthy / New Bushbury Mountain Daredevils
Stoke Park Guildford, England, United Kingdom
Jul 06, 1996
The Men They Couldn't Hang / Weknowhereyoulive / Atilla the Stockbroker Danson Park Bexleyheath, Kent, UK
May 06, 1996
K-passa / The Oyster Band / The Happy End / Billy Bragg / The Dolmen / The McCluskey Brothers / Transglobal Underground / Zion Train / Dub War / Baka Beyond / R.S.V.P. / Brotherhood / Pelican Sound / The Men They Couldn't Hang / Mundy / The Kelly ...
K-passa / The Oyster Band / The Happy End / Billy Bragg / The Dolmen / The McCluskey Brothers / Transglobal Underground / Zion Train / Dub War / Baka Beyond / R.S.V.P. / Brotherhood / Pelican Sound / The Men They Couldn't Hang / Mundy / The Kelly Family / Daily Planet / Hugh Reid & The Velvet Underpants / The Dolmen / Bud Alzir / Denzil / Captain Maya / Rumorosa / K.M. Boor / The State Of It / Obsessed With Voodoo Show all bands
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Clapham Common London, England, United Kingdom
Jul 17, 1993
Phoenix Festival 1993 Saturday
Faith No More / The Men They Couldn't Hang / Jamiroquai / The Sandals / Bjorn Again / Fun Da Mental / Dr Robert / Corduroy / Fat Lady Sings / That Petrol Emotion / New Fast Automatic Daffodils / Cypress Hill / Die Cheerleader
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Long Marston Airfield Stratford-upon-Avon, England, United Kingdom
Jul 16, 1993 –
Jul 18, 1993
Phoenix Festival 1993
Jamiroquai / Cypress Hill / Faith No More / Pulp / House of Pain / Bad Religion / The Black Crowes / Manic Street Preachers / The Pharcyde / Hole / Buzzcocks / Billy Bragg / Los Lobos / Stereolab / Living Colour / Mercury Rev / Helmet / Sonic Youth / Utah Saints / The Wedding Present / Sloan / Julian Cope / Gil Scott-Heron / Pop Will Eat Itself / Redd Kross / The Young Gods / Trashcan Sinatras / The Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy / Yothu Yindi / That Petrol Emotion / Pele / Velocity Girl / The Men They Couldn't Hang / CNN / Björn Again / A House / Consolidated / Sheep on Drugs / Ian McNabb / Martin Stephenson / Fun-Da-Mental / The Fatima Mansions / New Fast Automatic Daffodils / Thousand Yard Stare / The Family Cat / The Pooh Sticks / The God Machine / Eat / Th' Faith Healers / Band of Susans / Compulsion / Ringo / Red Devils / The Fat Lady Sings / Snowboy And The Latin Section / Silverfish / Energy Orchard / Nervous / Bivouac / The Moonflowers / St. Johnny / Fretblanket / Kinky Machine / Jacob's Mouse / Radial Spangle / Molly Half Head / Die Cheerleader / Sidi Bou Said / Mint 400 / Mambo Taxi / Hyperhead / The Hair And Skin Trading Co / Wishplants / Tansads / The New Cranes / Rainer Ptaceck Show all bands
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Phoenix Festival 1993 Long Marston, UK
Show Duplicate for Jul 16, 1993
Jun 12, 1993
Bob Dylan / Van Morrison / Hothouse Flowers / Runrig / The Pogues / Stiff Little Fingers / Mary Black / The Fat Lady Sings / Goats Don't Shave / Marxman / Energy Orchard / The 4 Of Us / The Stunning / The Men They Couldn't Hang / The Silencers / T...
Bob Dylan / Van Morrison / Hothouse Flowers / Runrig / The Pogues / Stiff Little Fingers / Mary Black / The Fat Lady Sings / Goats Don't Shave / Marxman / Energy Orchard / The 4 Of Us / The Stunning / The Men They Couldn't Hang / The Silencers / The Pale / The Frames / The Rockingbirds / The Big Geraniums / Engine Alley / Ghost Of An American Airman / Blink / The Bronte Sisters / Moving Hearts / Mary Coughlan / John Martyn / A Woman's Heart / Kirsty MacColl / Capercaillie / Tommy Makem / Christie Hennessy / Eddie Reader / Lindisfarne / Storm / Toss The Feathers / Nemos Show all bands
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Finsbury Park London, England, United Kingdom
Show Duplicate for Jun 12, 1993
Feb 06, 1991
The Men They Couldn't Hang Southampton University Student Union Southampton, England, United Kingdom
Oct 23, 1990
The Men They Couldn't Hang / Vagabond Joy Eastpoint Centre Southampton, England, United Kingdom
Oct 19, 1990
The Men They Couldn't Hang Town and Country Club Kentish Town, England, UK
Oct 18, 1990
The Men They Couldn't Hang O2 Forum Kentish Town London, England, United Kingdom
Aug 11, 1990
The Stranglers / That Petrol Emotion / The Godfathers / The Men They Couldn't Hang / The Family Cat / Vagabond Joy

The Stranglers / That Petrol Emotion / The Godfathers

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Alexandra Palace London, England, United Kingdom
Aug 05, 1990
David Bowie / The Men They Couldn't Hang / Gene Loves Jezebel / Two Way Street

Sound + Vision Tour 1990

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Milton Keynes Bowl Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom
Aug 04, 1990
David Bowie / Gene Loves Jezebel / The Men They Couldn't Hang / Two Way Street

Sound and Vision Tour

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Milton Keynes Bowl Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom
Jul 24, 1990
The Pogues / The Men They Couldn't Hang
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piazza d'armi Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Feb 03, 1990
The Men They Couldn't Hang The Roadmender Northampton, England, United Kingdom
Dec 14, 1989
The Men They Couldn't Hang
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Calton Studios Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Aug 26, 1989
The Pogues / New Model Army / The Wedding Present / Billy Bragg / The Men They Couldn't Hang
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Richfield Avenue Reading, England, United Kingdom
Aug 25, 1989 –
Aug 27, 1989
Reading Festival 1989
New Order / My Bloody Valentine / The Pogues / Billy Bragg / Butthole Surfers / Swans / The Sugarcubes / Jesus Jones / The Mission / The House of Love / The Wonder Stuff / New Model Army / Les Négresses Vertes / Pop Will Eat Itself / Loop / Tom Robinson / The Mighty Lemon Drops / John Wesley Harding / Voice of the Beehive / Ted Hawkins / That Petrol Emotion / The Men They Couldn't Hang / Green On Red / Something Happens / Mary Coughlan / Bhundu Boys / Gutter Brothers / Tackhead / Spacemen 3 / sons of the desert / Sally Timms / Crazyhead / Gaye Bykers On Acid / Stephen Fearing / Joolz / The Senators / World Domination Enterprises / Gregson And Collister / King Pleasure & The Biscuit Boys / The River Detectives / Head of David / Cropdusters / Hank Wangford / Los Pistoleros / God's Little Monkeys / Andy Pawlak / Edward II & The Red Hot Polkas / The Jack Rubies / Frank Sidebottom / To Hell With Burgundy / Andrew Cunningham / The Dinner Ladies / Shanty Dam / Orchestre Jazira / All Because the Lady Loves / Mccavity's Cat / The Wedding Present Show all bands
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Reading, England, United Kingdom
Show Duplicate for Aug 25, 1989
Aug 11, 1989 –
Aug 12, 1989
Hultsfredsfestivalen 1989
Motörhead / Van Morrison / The Creeps / pop will eat itself / The Men They Couldn't Hang / Laibach / Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians / Raga Rockers / The Wannadies / The Nomads / Chris Bailey / Disneyland After Dark / Electric Boys / Jakob Hellman / Torsson / Docenterna / 999 / Katrina and the Waves / Lukas Moodysson / Mikael Rickfors / Charta 77 / Trance Dance / Svullo / Jonas Gardell / Peter Wahlbeck / Baby Demons Show all bands
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Unknown venue Hultsfred
Oct 01, 1988
The Men They Couldn't Hang

Freshers Ball 1988

The Venue, Lancashire Polytechnic Students Union Preston, England, United Kingdom

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Fleadh 1993
Jun 12, 1993
 London, England, United Kingdom
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Glastonbury Festival 1985
Jun 21 - 23, 1985
 Shepton Mallet, England, United Kingdom
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Glastonbury Festival 1985
Jun 21 - 23, 1985
 Shepton Mallet, England, United Kingdom
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Village Pump Festival
Jul 24 - 26, 1998
 Trowbridge, England, United Kingdom
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Village Pump Festival
Jul 24 - 26, 1998
 Trowbridge, England, United Kingdom
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David Bowie / Gene Loves Jezebel / The Men They Couldn't Hang / Two Way Street on Aug 4, 1990 [981-small]

David Bowie / Gene Loves Jezebel / The Men They Couldn't Hang / Two Way Street
Aug 4, 1990
 Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom
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David Bowie / Gene Loves Jezebel / The Men They Couldn't Hang / Two Way Street on Aug 4, 1990 [982-small]

David Bowie / Gene Loves Jezebel / The Men They Couldn't Hang / Two Way Street
Aug 4, 1990
 Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom
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Glastonbury Festival 1985 on Jun 21, 1985 [679-small]

Glastonbury Festival 1985
Jun 21 - 23, 1985
 Shepton Mallet, England, United Kingdom
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Village Pump Festival on Jul 24, 1998 [263-small]

Village Pump Festival
Jul 24 - 26, 1998
 Trowbridge, England, United Kingdom
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tags: Gig Poster - The Men They Couldn't Hang on Nov 19, 1986 [851-small]

Gig Poster

The Men They Couldn't Hang
Nov 19, 1986
 Portsmouth, England, United Kingdom
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FESTIVAL 88 Amnesty International Festival Of Youth on Jun 18, 1988 [632-small]

FESTIVAL 88 Amnesty International Festival Of Youth
Jun 18 - 19, 1988
 Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom
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FESTIVAL 88 Amnesty International Festival Of Youth on Jun 18, 1988 [633-small]

FESTIVAL 88 Amnesty International Festival Of Youth
Jun 18 - 19, 1988
 Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom
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Reading Festival 1989 on Aug 25, 1989 [837-small]

Reading Festival 1989
Aug 25 - 27, 1989
 Reading, England, United Kingdom
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David Bowie / The Men They Couldn't Hang / Gene Loves Jezebel / Two Way Street on Aug 5, 1990 [441-small]

David Bowie / The Men They Couldn't Hang / Gene Loves Jezebel / Two Way Street
Aug 5, 1990
 Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom
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Glastonbury Festival 1985 on Jun 21, 1985 [286-small]

Glastonbury Festival 1985
Jun 21 - 23, 1985
 Shepton Mallet, England, United Kingdom
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The Men They Couldn't Hang on Dec 14, 1989 [469-small]

The Men They Couldn't Hang
Dec 14, 1989
 Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Hurricane Festival 1997 on Jun 21, 1997 [955-small]

Hurricane Festival 1997
Jun 21 - 22, 1997
 Scheeßel, Lower Saxony, Germany
  Uploaded by Torsten S.

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)


How many concerts has The Men They Couldn't Hang had?

The Men They Couldn't Hang has had 116 concerts.

What genre is The Men They Couldn't Hang?

The Men They Couldn't Hang is most often considered to be Punk, Folk, British, Folk Rock, Folk Punk, and Celtic Rock.

When is the next The Men They Couldn't Hang concert?

The next The Men They Couldn't Hang concert is on September 13, 2024 at Exeter Phoenix in Exeter, England, United Kingdom.

When was the last The Men They Couldn't Hang concert?

The last The Men They Couldn't Hang concert was on May 03, 2024 at Wedgewood Rooms in Portsmouth, United Kingdom.

What setlist does The Men They Couldn't Hang play live?

The songs that The Men They Couldn't Hang performs live vary, but here's the latest setlist that we have from the April 27, 2024 concert at O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire in London, England, United Kingdom:

  1. Raising Hell
  2. Going Back to Coventry
  3. Ghosts of Cable Street
  4. Wishing Well
  5. Smugglers
  6. Lion and the Unicorn
  7. Salutations
  8. Red Kite Rising
  9. The Green Fields of France
  10. Bounty Hunter
  11. Shirt of Blue
  12. Rosettes
  13. Our Day
  14. The Crest
  15. The Colours
  16. Island in the Rain
  17. Ironmasters
  18. The Bells
  19. Walkin' Talkin'

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