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Wire

Band, 1976-1980 GB, London
Alternative and Rock
A.k.a. Bruce Gilbert, Colin Newman, Graham Lewis, Robert Gotobed

Wire are an English rock band, formed in London in October 1976 by Colin Newman (vocals, guitar), Graham Lewis (bass, vocals), Bruce Gilbert (guitar), and Robert Gotobed (drums). They were originally associated with the punk rock scene, appearing on The Roxy London WC2 album – a key early document of the scene – and were later central to the development of post-punk.

     
Members
PortraitBruce Gilbert
g *1946 GB
PortraitColin Newman
voc, g *1954 GB
PortraitGraham Lewis
b, voc *1953 GB
PortraitMargaret Fiedler
GB
PortraitRobert Grey
dr, perc
PortraitMatthew Simms
eg GB
George Gill
GB
Band Membership
Discography



Title Artist Year Type
Nine SevensWire2018Single
Joust & JostleWire2017Single
Silver / LeadWire2017Album
Short Elevated PeriodWire2017Album
Nocturnal KoreansWire2016Album
WireWire2015Album
Thin Skinned SharksWire2015Album
09 March 1979 Pavilion, MontreuxWire2014Album
19 July 1979 Notre Dame Hall, LondonWire2014Album
21 May 1990 Hibernian, LondonWire2013Album
05 March 1979 Carre, AmsterdamWire2013Album
12 June 1987 Maxwell's, HobokenWire2013Album
17 February 1978 West Runton Pavilion, CromerWire2013Album
Love BendsWire2013Album
12 July 1991 Mean Fiddler, LondonWire2013Album
23 February 2000 Nottingham Social (Recycling Sherwood Forest)Wire2013Album
04 April 2011 WFMU, Jersey City - 13 April 2011 KEXP, SeattleWire2013Album
Change Becomes UsWire2013Album
09 August 2009 Off Festival, MyslowiceWire2013Album
10 Nov 1979 Jeannetta Cochrane Theatre, LondonWire2013Album
Live In Germany 1979Wire2012Single
Trafo, Berlin, September 15, 2011Einstürzende Neubauten / Wire2012Album
The Black SessionWire2011Album
The Black SessionsWire2011Album
StraysWire2011Album
17 Dec 1985 Paradiso, AmsterdamWire2011Album
21 Jul 1985 Bloomsbury Theatre, LondonWire2011Album
02 May 2000 Great American, San FranciscoWire2011Album
12 Nov 1978, SO36, BerlinWire2011Album
19 Apr 2002 Fleece & Firkin, BristolWire2010Album
25 Oct 1978 Bradford UniversityWire2010Album
21 Jul 1988 Astoria, LondonWire2010Album
08 Dec 2000 Queen's Hall, EdinburghWire2010Album
01 Dec 1987 The Town & Country, LondonWire2010Album
Red Barked TreeWire2010Album
Daytrotter SessionWire2008Album
Object 47Wire2008Album
Read & Burn 03Wire2007Album
'Pink Flag' / 'Chairs Missing' / '154' - SamplerWire2006Album
Wire: 1977-1979 ~ Pinkflag (America)Wire2006Album
Live At The Roxy, London - April 1st & 2nd 1977 / Live At CBGB Theatre, New York - July 18th 1978Wire2006Album
Rockpalast 1979Wire2005Album
The Scottish Play: 2004Wire2005Album
On The Box: 1979Wire2004Album
SendWire2003Album
PF456 ReduxWire2003Compil.
Metro, Chicago, 14th September 2002Wire2003Album
Read & Burn 02Wire2002Album
Read & Burn 01Wire2002Album
Twelve Times YouWire2001Single
The Third DayWire2000Single
Pink Flag / Chairs Missing / Wire 154Wire2000Album
CoatingsWire1997Compil.
Ambitious (MiddleSex Gorge)Wire1997Album
Turns And StrokesWire1996Compil.
154 Pink ChairsWire1995Compil.
After MidnightWire1995Album
Behind The Curtain (Early Versions 1977 & 78)Wire1995Compil.
Live - May 1990Wire1994Album
1985 - 1990: The A ListWire1993Compil.
Drill: In Every City?Wire1991Single
The DrillWire1991Album
ManscapeWire1990Album
Life In The ManscapeWire1990Single
Live In London 1978Wire1990Single
Eardrum BuzzWire1989Album
In VivoWire1989Single
It's Beginning To And Back AgainWire1989Album
UntitledWire / Nitzer Ebb1989Album
On Returning (1977-1979)Wire1989Compil.
The Peel Sessions AlbumWire1989Compil.
A Bell Is A Cup... Until It Is StruckWire1988Album
Kidney BingosWire1988Single
Silk Skin PawsWire1988Single
The Ideal CopyWire1987Album
The Peel SessionsWire1987Album
AheadWire1987Album
The Legendary Manchester WireWire1987Album
In The PinkWire1986Compil.
SnakedrillWire1986Album
Wire Play PopWire1986Compil.
And Here It Is...Again...Wire1984Compil.
Wire Live / DominoeWire / Magazine1984Album
Crazy About LoveWire1983Album
Mittnacht Bahnhof Cafe NostalgiaWire1982Album
Our SwimmerWire1981Single
Document And EyewitnessWire1981Album
Map Ref. 41ºN 93ºWWire1979Single
154Wire1979Single
A Question Of DegreeWire1979Single
154 SamplerWire1979Album
I Am The FlyWire1978Single
Dot DashWire1978Single
Outdoor MinerWire1978Single
Chairs MissingWire1978Album
MannequinWire1977Single
Pink FlagWire1977Album
Take A Terrifying Trip To The Past!WireSingle
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