The Lipster

Mogwai are...

• Stuart Braithwaite - vocals, guitar
• John Cummings - guitar
• Dominic Aitchison - bass
• Barry Burns - keyboards
• Martin Bulloch - drums
• Brendan O'Hare - keyboards (left 1998)

Drawing influences from a whole range of remarkably similar post-rock bands, Mogwai have slowly become one of the biggest underground bands of the last ten years. Critically adored, they manage geniunely heart achingly beautiful songs and also have the ability to make ears bleed (often at the same time).

Album discography:

Young Team (1997)
Come On Die Young (1999)
Rock Action (2001)
Happy Songs For Happy People (2003)
Mr Beast (2006)
Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait (soundtrack, 2006)

Mogwai have also released a number of extended-play singles and a BBC sessions compilation.

Watch 'Travel Is Dangerous' from Mr Beast:

Watch 'Friend of the Night' from Mr Beast

Watch 'Hunted By A Freak' from Happy Songs...

Upcoming events

• Tue 21 Oct at Edinburgh Corn Exchange with Fuck Buttons
• Thu 23 Oct at Manchester Academy with Fuck Buttons
• Fri 24 Oct at London Hammersmith Apollo with Fuck Buttons

Releases

• Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait OST - album, out 06/11/2006 on PIAS Recordings. (post review)
• Mr Beast - album, out 06/03/2006. (post review)
• Friend of the Night - single, out 30/01/2006 on PIAS Recordings. (post review)
• Government Commissions - album, out 21/02/2005 on PIAS Recordings. (post review)
• Government Commissions (BBC Sessions 1996-2003) - album, out 21/02/2005 on PIAS Recordings. (post review)
• Happy Songs For Happy People - album, out 09/06/2003 on PIAS Recordings. (post review)
• My Father My King - single, out 22/10/2001 on Rock Action. (post review)
• Rock Action - album, out 30/04/2001 on Southpaw. (post review)
• Travels In Constants Vol 12 - single on Temporary Residence. (post review)
• Come on die young - album on Chemikal Underground. (post review)

Past events

• Mon 12 May at London Queen Elizabeth Hall. (post review)
• Connect Music Festival - Saturday, Sat 01 Sep at Inveraray Inverary Castle. (post review)
• Super Sonic '07 - Saturday, Sat 14 Jul at Birmingham Custard Factory. (post review)
• Thu 12 Jul at London Somerset House. (post review)
• Summer Series, Thu 19 Apr at London Somerset House. (post review)
• Sat 23 Sep at Glasgow Barrowlands. (post review)
• Fri 22 Sep at London Royal Albert Hall. (post review)
• Thu 21 Sep at Leicester Charlotte. (post review)
• Latitude Festival - Sunday, Sun 16 Jul at Southwold Henham Park. (post review)
• Fri 07 Apr at Sheffield Plug. (post review)
• Sat 01 Apr at Oxford Brookes University S.U.. (post review)
• Thu 30 Mar at Southampton University SU. (post review)
• Wed 29 Mar at Bristol Academy. (post review)
• Mogwai Take Control, Sat 14 Jan at London ICA. (post review)
• Mogwai Take Control, Fri 13 Jan at London ICA. (post review)
• Mogwai Take Control, Thu 12 Jan at London ICA. (post review)
• Mogwai Take Control, Wed 11 Jan at London ICA. (post review)
• Mogwai Take Control, Tue 10 Jan at London ICA. (post review)
• Thu 23 Oct at London Astoria. (post review)
• Fri 09 May at Northampton Soundhaus. (post review)
• Tue 06 Nov at Wolverhampton Wulfrun Hall. (post review)
• Thu 19 Apr at London Shepherds Bush Empire. (post review)

Links

• Bright Light - Mogwai fansite
• Chemikal Underground - Former label home to Mogwai...but you can still buy their records from the site
• Mogwai - official site
• Pandemonium Online - photo gallery

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