The Men They Couldn't Hang's 1989 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
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, Kalmar, Sweden

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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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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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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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