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| A Love Like Ours is released as part of Volume 17. | |
| Justine plays in Susan Stenger's supergroup The Brood at the American Independents Festival at London's South Bank. | |
| Finally start recording the second album... | |
| The band take time out to do an on-line chat at the NME. You can find the transcript here. |
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| Second Stage, V96, Victoria Park, Warrington. | |
| Second Stage, V96, Hylands Park, Chelmsford. | |
| The Garage, Highbury, London. Secret fan gig. Support bands The Delgados and Guernica |
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| The Stage, Stoke-on-Trent. Support band The Delgados |
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| Rothes Hall, Glenrothes. Support band The Delgados |
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| King Tut's Wah Wah Hut, Glasgow. First of four V96 warm-up dates. Support band The Delgados. Sheila's first ever gig. |
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| Hanging Around released - UK. Justin's collaboration with Alex James and Stephen Duffy. More information... | |
| New session for Radio 1's Evening Session broadcast over four days, starting today. Tracks aired are I Want You / Human / A Love Like Ours / The Other Side | |
| Sheila Chipperfield is officially revealed as Elastica's new permanent bass player. | |
| Justin joins the Pulp team for a music industry six-a-side football tournament at London's Mile End stadium. Meanwhile Justine is in Cannes for the screening of Trainspotting. | |
Line Up released - Australia.7", 12" & CD |
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| Justin plays drums with Pulp on the David Letterman Show show while Nick Banks is at home getting ready for his wedding. | |
| Start demoing new material. Dave Bush joins up as the new keyboard player. The band also spend time in France writing some new songs. | |
| Justine presents BBC 1's Top Of The Pops. | |
| Big Day Out, Oval, Perth, Australia. The end of touring at last! Abby and Anthony's last show. |
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| Prince Of Wales, Melbourne, Australia, | |
| Big Day Out, Showground, Melbourne, Australia. | |
| The Metro, Sydney, Australia. | |
| Big Day Out, Showground, Sydney, Australia. | |
| Big Day Out, Parklands, Gold Coast, Australia. | |
| Big Day Out, Ericsson Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand. | |
| Nominated in the Best Newcomer section for the 1996 Brit Awards. The award is eventually won by Supergrass. | |
Elastica 2-CD album released - Australia.CD only. |
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Car Song released - Australia.7"/12"/CD. |
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| La Coruña, Spain. | |||||
| Revolver, Madrid, Spain. | |||||
| Arena, Valencia, Spain. | |||||
| Zeleste, Barcelona, Spain. | |||||
| The Parthenon, Tampa, Florida, USA. | |||||
| The Brewery, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA. | |||||
| Hammerjacks, Baltimore, USA. | |||||
| The Metropol, Pittsburgh, USA. | |||||
| Millersville University, Millersville, Pennsylvania, USA. | |||||
| The Academy, New York, USA. | |||||
| Mikara's, Springfield, USA. | |||||
| Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel, Providence, Rhode Island, USA. | |||||
| Harros East Theatre, Rochester, New York, USA. | |||||
| The Metro, Chicago, Illinois, USA. | |||||
| The Eagles Ballroom, Milwaukee, USA. | |||||
| Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. | |||||
| University Of Kansas Union Ballroom, Lawrence, Kansas, USA. | |||||
| Denver, Colorado, USA. | |||||
| Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. | |||||
| Portland, Oregon, USA. | |||||
| The Rage, Vancouver, Canada. | |||||
| DV8, Seattle, USA. | |||||
| The Fillmore, San Francisco, California, USA. | |||||
| The Palace, Los Angeles, California, USA. | |||||
| Phoenix, Arizona, USA. Start of yet another US tour! Support band Loud Lucy. Ant joins the band as their keyboard player. |
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| Justin plays in the Pulp side at the Shelter celebrity six-a-side challenge at London's Mile End stadium. | |||||
| Lollapalooza, Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, California, USA. Final date of Lollapalooza tour. |
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| Lollapalooza, Cal Expo Amphitheatre, Sacramento, California, USA. | |||||
| Lollapalooza, Irvin Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, California, USA. | |||||
| Lollapalooza, Desert Sky Pavilion, Phoenix, Arizona, USA. | |||||
| Lollapalooza, Starplex Amphitheatre, Dallas, Texas, USA. | |||||
| Lollapalooza, Southpark Meadows, Austin, Texas, USA. Back on Lollapalooza, Abby Travis joins the band as their temporary bass player. |
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| Feile Festival '95, Pairc Ui Chaoimh, County Cork, Ireland. Annie's last show. |
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| T In The Park, Glasgow. The band take a short break from Lollapalooza to play a couple of dates in Scotland and Ireland |
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| Lollapalooza, Charles Town Racetrack, West Virginia, USA. | |||||
| Lollapalooza, Camden, New Jersey, USA. | |||||
| Lollapalooza, Downing Stadium, Randall's Island, New York, USA. | |||||
| Lollapalooza, Downing Stadium, Randall's Island, New York, USA. | |||||
| Lollapalooza, Great Woods, USA. | |||||
| Lollapalooza, Barrie, Ontario, Canada. Start of Lollapalooza tour. |
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Stutter released - Europe/Australia.7"/12"/CD. |
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| Club Quattro, Osaka, Japan. | |||||
| Club Quattro, Nagoya, Japan. | |||||
| Shinjuku Liquid Room, Tokyo, Japan. | |||||
| Shinjuku Liquid Room, Tokyo, Japan. | |||||
| Helter Shelter '95, The Forum, London. Charity concert in aid of the homeless. Also playing, S*M*A*S*H, Lush, The Boo Radleys and Gene. |
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Stutter released as part of theSub Pop "Helter Shelter '95" limited edition box set. |
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| NME Stage, Glastonbury '95 Ant does his now infamous 'Glasto-Streaker' act. |
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| La Luna, Portland, Oregon, USA. | |||||
| S.U.P. Auditorium, Seattle, USA. | |||||
| Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver, Canada. | |||||
| Gibson's, Tempe, Arizona, USA. | |||||
| Mercury Café, Denver, Colorado, USA. | |||||
| DV8, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. | |||||
| 91X Sunfest, San Diego, California, USA. | |||||
| BFD II Festival, Mountain View, California, USA. | |||||
| The Edge, Palo Alto, California, USA. | |||||
| First Avenue, Minneapolis, USA. | |||||
| Metro, Chicago, USA. | |||||
| Mississippi Nights, St. Louis, USA. | |||||
| St. Andrews Hall, Detroit, USA. | |||||
| Peabody's Down Under, Cleveland, USA. | |||||
| 9:30 Club, Washington DC, USA. | |||||
| Theatre of Living Arts, Philadelphia, USA. | |||||
| David Letterman Show, New York, USA. | |||||
| Tramps, New York, USA. | |||||
| Venus Club, Boston, USA. | |||||
| Cafe Campus, Montreal, Canada. | |||||
| Edgefest 1, Molson Amphitheatre, Toronto, Canada. Also playing, Blur, Ned's Atomic Dustbin and Our Lady Peace. Start of North American tour.(?) |
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| Milan, Italy. | |||||
| Milan, Italy. | |||||
| Revolver, Madrid, Spain. | |||||
| Zeleste II, Barcelona, Spain. | |||||
| Transbordeur Club, Lyon, France. | |||||
| Divin Du Monde, Paris, France. | |||||
| Espace, Rennes, France. | |||||
| Melkwag, Amsterdam, Netherlands. | |||||
| VK Club, Brussels, Belgium. | |||||
| Kantine, Cologne, Germany. | |||||
| Loga, Hamburg, Germany. | |||||
| Loft, Berlin, Germany. | |||||
| Gino, Stockholm, Sweden. | |||||
| Anson Rooms, Bristol. Part of Radio 1's Sound City '95 | |||||
| Belfast. Last night of UK tour. |
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| The Tivoli(?), Dublin. | |||||
| Shepherd's Bush Empire, London. | |||||
| Corn Exchange, Ipswich. | |||||
| Pyramids Centre, Portsmouth. | |||||
| Cardiff University Terminal, Cardiff. | |||||
| Leeds Metropolitan University, Leeds. | |||||
| Rock City, Nottingham. | |||||
| The Hacienda, Manchester. | |||||
| Birmingham Institute, Birmingham. | |||||
| The Foundry, Sheffield University, Sheffield. | |||||
| Queen's Hall, Edinburgh. Start of UK tour. Support from Powder and The Nubiles. |
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Connection released - USA.7", 12" & CD |
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| Elastica enters UK chart at number 1 and becomes the fastest selling debut album ever, breaking the record held by Definitely Maybe. | |||||
Elastica album released. UK and World versions.LP/MC/CD. |
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| Moe's, Seattle, USA. | |||||
| 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis, USA. | |||||
| Opera House, Toronto, Canada. | |||||
| The Whiskey, Los Angeles, USA. Start first North American tour(?) |
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Waking Up released - Europe.7", 12" & CD |
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Waking Up released - UK.7", 12" & CD |
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| Xmas Peel session recorded at BBC, Maida Vale with Tim Durham. Tracks recorded are Gloria / I wanna be a King of Orient-ah / Blue / Father Xmas. | |||||
| Justin throws excellent party to celebrate moving into a house with Steve Pulp. | |||||
| At the BBC to record "Later with Jools Holland". Tracks recorded are Connection / Vaseline / Car Song. | |||||
| "Les Inrockuptibles" Festival, La Cigalle, Paris, France.(?) | |||||
| "Les Inrockuptibles" Festival, La Cigalle, Paris, France.(?) | |||||
| "Les Inrockuptibles" Festival, La Cigalle, Paris, France.(?) | |||||
| "Les Inrockuptibles" Festival, La Cigalle, Paris, France. With Shed Seven and Gene. | |||||
| Astoria. London. Last night of UK tour. |
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Connection released - Europe.7", 12" & CD |
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| Wulfrun Hall, Wolverhampton. Support bands Ash and Blubber | |||||
| The Waterfront, Norwich. | |||||
| The Junction, Cambridge. | |||||
| Hull University. | |||||
| Irish Centre, Leeds. Support bands Ash and Shriek. | |||||
| Record Top Of The Pops, Connection enters chart at number 17. | |||||
| The Garage, Glasgow. | |||||
| Manchester University. Support bands Ash and Shriek. | |||||
| Leicester University. Support bands Ash and Blubber. Start of UK tour. |
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Connection released - UK.7", 12" & CD |
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Stutter release - USA.7"/12"/CD. |
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| Zap Club, Brighton. | |||||
| Melody Maker Stage,Reading Festival. | |||||
| Old Trout, Windsor. Support from The Nubiles. Reading Festival warm-up gig |
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| Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth. Reading Festival warm-up gig |
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Stutter Sub Pop release - USA.7" only. |
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| Reading Festival warm-up gig ? | |||||
| Hultsfred Festival, Sweden. | |||||
| Start recording album at Konk studios in Crouch End. | |||||
| Quart Festival, Kristiansand, Norway. | |||||
| Roskilde Festival, Denmark. | |||||
| Second Peel session recorded at BBC Maida Vale with Mike Robinson. Tracks recorded are Never Here / Car Song / Hold Me Now / Ba Ba Ba. | |||||
| Carnival '94 Festival, Brighton. | |||||
| Sign deal with Geffen. | |||||
| "Stone-Age Festival", France. Gig with Pulp and Moose.(?) | |||||
| "Stone-Age Festival", France. Gig with Pulp and Moose.(?) | |||||
| "Black Session", Lille, France. First Overseas Gig. |
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| Record session for Radio 1's Evening Session. Tracks recorded are Waking Up / 2:1 / In The City / Connection. | |||||
| Camden Electric Ballroom, London. Support bands Silver and Baby Chaos. Geffen Records see the band play for the first time? Last night of tour. |
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| Zap Club, Brighton. | |||||
| Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth. | |||||
| Old Trout, Windsor. | |||||
| Record first appearance on Top of the Pops. Line Up has entered the charts at number 20. | |||||
| Flea & Firkin, Bristol. Support band S*M*A*S*H. | |||||
| The Wheatsheaf, Stoke. | |||||
| Duchess Of York, Leeds. | |||||
| King Tut's Wah Wah Hut, Glasgow. Start first headline tour. Support bands Silver, Baby Chaos, Blubber and 60ft Dolls |
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Line Up released.7", 12" & CD |
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| Receive readers' award for best new band at NME "Brat" awards. Also voted best new band in Melody Maker end of year polls. | |||||
| Astoria 2, London. NME "On" night with Echobelly, Compulsion and S*M*A*S*H. | |||||
| First TV appearance on Channel 4's "The Word" playing Line Up. | |||||
| First NME front cover. | |||||
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| Harlow Square, Gig with Guns 'n' Wankers. | |||||
| LA2, London. Supporting Pulp. Last night of tour |
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| Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth. Supporting Pulp. | |||||
| Leadmill, Sheffield. Supporting Pulp. | |||||
| Leicester University. Supporting Pulp. | |||||
| The Wheatsheaf, Stoke. Supporting Pulp. First night of tour. |
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| The Garage, Highbury, London.(?) | |||||
| The Mill. Supporting Kingmaker. Last night of tour. |
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| Derby University. Supporting Kingmaker. | |||||
| Sheffield University. Supporting Kingmaker. | |||||
| Tunnel Club, Glasgow. Supporting Kingmaker. | |||||
| Tower Ballroom, Hull. Supporting Kingmaker. | |||||
Stutter released.Limited edition 7" vinyl only. |
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| Bierkeller, Bristol. Supporting Kingmaker. | |||||
| Southampton University. Supporting Kingmaker. | |||||
| The Junction, Cambridge. Supporting Kingmaker. On tour for the first time. |
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| Leeds. Gig with Trans Global Underground | |||||
| Buzz Club(?), Aldershot. Gig with S*M*A*S*H. | |||||
| Record S.O.F.T. with Phil Vinall for Volume Magazine. | |||||
| Canal Cafe Bar, Manchester. NME "On" night with Collapsed Lung, Tiny Monroe and Credit to the Nation. | |||||
| Old Trout, Windsor. Supporting Blur. Blur's Reading Festival warm up gig. Graham Coxon guests on drums for Vaseline. |
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| The Garage, Highbury, London. Supporting The Juliana Hatfield 3. | |||||
| First interview in the NME ? | |||||
| Handshake deal with Deceptive Records at the legendary Good Mixer pub in Camden. | |||||
| Publishing deal signed on Primrose Hill at midnight, to avoid signing on Friday 13th! | |||||
| First Peel Session recorded at BBC, Maida Vale with Nick Gomm. Tracks recorded are Line Up / Annie / Spastica / Brighton Rock / Rockunroll / Vaseline. | |||||
| Powerhaus, Islington, London. Support from Summerhill First Headline Gig. |
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| More demos at EMI. Tracks recorded - Stutter / Pussycat. These versions later appear as a single. | |||||
| Camden Falcon, London. Supporting Compulsion. Steve Lamacq sees the band play for the first time. |
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| Buzz Club, Aldershot. Supporting Kinky Machine. John Mulvey reviews gig for NME. |
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| Esquires Club, Bedford. Supporting Kinky Machine. | |||||
| Moles, Bath. | |||||
| The White Horse, Hampstead. Supporting Orange Deluxe, First gig under the name Elastica ? |
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| Old Trout, Windsor. Supporting Truman's Water. First Gig. The band play a fifteen minute, seven song set under the name of Onk. |
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| Further demos at EMI. | |||||
| Donna moves into a flat in Royal College Street, Camden, with Jane Oliver. This house becomes Elastica HQ. | |||||
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| The band record three tracks in three days in 16 track room with in-house engineer Marc Waterman. Tracks are Line Up / Vaseline / Spastica. This version of Line Up is later released as a single. | |||||
| The band rehearses, under the name Vaseline. Mike Smith from EMI Publishing offers the band three days demo time at EMI demo studio in Rathbone Place. | |||||
| Donna joins band. | |||||
| Donna moves to London and answers advert. | |||||
Melody Maker ad appears:
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| The band rehearse as a three piece, but gradually decide to try to find a fourth member to play guitar. | |||||
| Annie borrows a mate's bass and arrives for an audition. | |||||
| Justin and Justine begin jamming together at the Premises Rehearsal Studio on the Hackney Road. Damon comes along to play the bass guitar. | |||||