Very excited to be coming back to Australia for Pandemonium Rocks, our first visit since... a hell of a long time!
We’ll be joined by Boston-based Linda Pardee from Orbit and The Chelsea Curve on bass guitar.
It’s a great bill to be on, and we can’t wait! 🇦🇺
"We’re overwhelmed by so many messages we’ve received about Andy’s passing, thank you. Our heartfelt thanks to
@freshnet
@BBC6Music
who are broadcasting an Andy Gill special today at 6pm. Tune in and turn it up . "
With protests in the US and UK raging,
@runjewels
put out '4' today, to raise funds for
@NLGnews
Featuring a blistering sample of Go4 classic 'Ether'...
Buy, stream, play it loud. It's a great cause, needed more than ever now.
Entertainment! was released on this day in 1979 and it's still sounding mighty good in our opinion!
Come down to some of the UK shows - starting in Leeds this very Saturday and hear some of the tracks live!
Tickets:
Today is the 40th Anniversary of Entertainment! Here is what
@andygangof4
remembers “When I was putting together the music for Entertainment! I said that what we were doing was going to be hugely influential. Everybody in the band pissed themselves at my pretentiousness. “
Jon King at the Fenton, one time Leeds music hub.
Gang of Four, Mekons, Fad Gadget, Mark Almond, Green Gartside (Scritti Politti), Delta 5 etc would be crammed into back right hand room where there’s now just a pool table. Sacrilege!
Our beloved friend Andy was cremated on Valentine's Day and celebrated at a memorial on Wednesday. This film, made by childhood friend Pete Cannon for that event, shows Andy as we remember him, in his pomp. He's gone but will forever live on...!
Andy left us one year ago today. Here is a personal selection of some of his finer offstage moments chosen by his band mates,
@jjsterry
, Thomas McNeice and
@tobiashumble
.
Andy Gill 1st Jan 1956 - 1st Feb 2020.
And we’re done! Too brief, but too much fun. Great shows, great audiences. And what a fabulous crew we had - Davis Wilkie, Matt Jones and Iona Murray-Brown. And Ts Burnham on B/vs. Lucky us. See you somewhere in 2024!
Love, Gang of Four.
Big, bittersweet news. It is with pride, joy, excitement & sadness that we announce the album
@andygangof4
was working on at the time of his death. With a brilliant first single by
@tmorello
and
@serjtankian
& incredible artwork by
@hirst_official
It all started with Damaged Goods. Released as a 7 inch single on the Fast Product indie label in 1978.
Where were you when you first heard it ? Check out the rarely heard original single version here -
We’re overjoyed to release THE PROBLEM OF LEISURE today!
Thanks to all the amazing artists who contributed to this 20-track album. We couldn’t have done it without you.
This one’s for
@andygangof4
Buy or stream now.
#TheProblemofLeisure
Huge thanks to everyone for all the posts about Entertainment's 40th anniversary. We are so pleased the album still so much to people after all this time. So appreciated.
GANG OF FOUR 77-83 UK TOUR
We are delighted to announce the one and only
@Berenyi_Miki
will be joining us at all shows this Autumn!
Get your tickets now
👇
Gang of Four have honored Andy Gill’s legacy with a new EP featuring a reworked "The Dying Rays." The post-punk pioneer's widow and bandmate tell us how he worked from his hospital bed to finish the project
Released in March 1981 - Solid Gold is 42 years young this month!
What's your favourite track from the record?
We will be playing tracks from Solid Gold, Entertainment! and others between 1977 - 1983 on the Autumn UK tour.
Tickets 👉
'Andy's wife
@catherine_mayer
has written a memoir about her life with Andy and her grief since his passing- interweaving personal stories of love and family, set against the backdrop of these unprecedented times. We miss you Andy X
@thebookseller
@HQstories
LONDON!!! That was one hell of a show. Very special. Thank you to one and all! Let’s do it again sometime soon!
This glorious tour comes to an end tonight in Bristol…
We’re excited, humbled and honoured to reveal the extraordinary roll call of global talent that has contributed to The Problem of Leisure. The full list of contributing artists is
Vinyl One, Side A:
@idlesband
/
@tmorello
/
@serjtankian
/ Helmet /
@RobertDelNaja
/
@HoteiOfficial
Thanks to
@BBC6Music
and congratulations to
@idlesband
, their incendiary version of "Damaged Goods" is on the A playlist from today.
You can listen to BBC 6 Music on the BBC Sounds App. Taken from The Problem of Leisure album, out now -
I look so serious...or pissed off. I was serious, but never pissed off on this tour - I had a lovely time. This is my original 1979 custom Premier Resonator kit. So happy-lucky-proud to still be playing them.
📷 Tony Smith
Gang of F̶o̶u̶r̶ Barbies are back on tour in the UK this Autumn!
Got your tickets? Check out the dates and get your tickets now!
👇
👧 Hugo Burnham
👧 Jon King
👧 Sara Lee
👧 David Pajo
Jon with legendary guitarist
@MarissaPaternoster
at her Bristol gig last night with her band
@Screamales
.
Jon joined them on-stage to sing "Damaged Goods"!
Don’t know who took this pic, but it’s of
@Flea333
in 1981. We were headlining Reseda Country Club and a naked bloke - who turned out to be Flea pre-
@ChiliPeppers
' first album - jumped out of crowd and grabbed me. It was really funny. All of us broke up laughing mid song - Jon
'This Heaven Gives Me Migraine' EP, out digitally and streaming now. Honouring Andy's final recordings with fly on the wall spoken word snippets. Thanks
@consequence
for the exclusive premiere...
Here we are rehearsing ‘Uniform' then travelling to Portugal and performing. A classic old single from the past - and a brand new Gang Of Four single dropping next Friday, March 2
We were fans of Anton’s work, and loved this early publicity photo. It was no surprise he became so famous.
📸 Warner Bros/EMI records PR photo by Anton Corbijn
It’s fantastic to be able to perform again with Sara Lee, a music legend. She last recorded and toured as a lynchpin band member in the 80’s. But when we met again after so long it was as if it had just been a moment in time. A great friend and a wonderful musician.
Burnham • King • Lee • Pajo
Gang of Four announce a new UK headline tour performing music from ’77 - ’83 - including tracks from iconic albums Entertainment!, Solid Gold and more!
Tickets are on general sale on Friday at 10am
👇
The Problem of Leisure is released on Friday ! The 20 track multi artist compilation of GO4 covers is a tribute to Andy Gill. Discover more and pre order here -
Gang of Four will be supporting
#BlackOutTuesday
in honour of George Floyd and David McAtee and all victims of systemic racism and to demand change, justice, accountability.
#TheShowMustBePaused
Paper Thin is out now!
"We had an idea that we moved forward with; but now it’s crumbled and turned to dust. What was solid is now Paper Thin. Once, we could shut the door but we can no longer, the outside world will get to us, constantly, all the time.”
What has been so good, other than David’s fierce guitar-playing and taking it all two steps forward, is that he’s having fun. We all are. We just want to get going, now.
Whoo-hoo! *The Problem of Leisure: a Celebration of Andy Gill and Gang of Four* is
@BBC6Music
ALBUM OF THE DAY! Tune in to listen to tracks from the album throughout the day, on
@BBCSounds
app or here: 🎉🍾🎤🎸❤️
'Anti-Hero' is OUT NOW! An EP of the final recordings the band made with Andy Gill. Including singles, 'Forever Starts Now' &
@jjsterry
track 'Day Turns To Night'. All proceeds to the vital
#nhs
-
@GSTTnhs
. Original artwork by
@OBEYGIANT
We like to rehearse this song in quite a restrained way so it’s more fun when we actually play it at a festival. Strangely, no one thinks it’s odd to smash up an old microwave. What live song do you want to see next?
New single Lucky - arriving first week of March
Listen to the first track from the upcoming EP
@rollingstone
. All proceeds going to the Guy's and St. Thomas' foundation trust
@GSTTnhs
who treated Andy and do amazing work every day.
#nhs
Happy New Year!
We’re delighted that Jon King has been nominated for a Grammy for Art Direction of: Gang of Four 77-81 Ltd Edition Boxset,
@MatadorRecords
.
Congrats to Jon King and Dan Calderwood, Art Directors for the 77-81 box set, nominated for a
#Grammy
in the Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package category.
Mark Lanegan RIP
Mark & I guested on songs with John Cale, in his 2010 "Tribute to Nico" show.
Mark was great to spend time with. He was a lovely man, and a wonderful singer.
A great loss.
Burnham • King • Lee • Pajo
The four faces you'll find on-stage on the Gang Of Four 77-83 North American Tour, beginning on February 27.
Find tour dates & tickets here 👉
Feliz Navidog from Santa Paws and all at Gang of Four
(Artwork by Damien Hirst, part of a series for the forthcoming album The Problem of Leisure: A Celebration of Andy Gill and Gang of Four)
New Gang Of Four EP - 'Complicit' OUT NOW!
1. Lucky
2. Ivanka (Things You Can’t Have)
3. I’m A Liar
4. Lucky (10 O’Clock Chemical Remix)
Listen here:
#newmusicfriday
#music
#newmusic
We're floored by the response to the final 2 EPs. It was a real labour of love to finish what Andy & the band had started. Great reviews and so much goodwill from the fans made it all worthwhile, and we're proud that all proceeds are going to
@GSTTnhs