Symposium Concert History

The band formed while still in school in Kensington, London, in 1995. The line up was: Ross Cummins (vocalist), Hagop Tchaparian (guitarist), Joe Birch (drummer), William McGonagle (guitarist), and Wojtek Godzisz (bassist). The band had a selection of up tempo and cheerful, yet mosh pit-friendly songs which, together with their very young average age of eighteen, bought them attention within London and landed a record deal with the Infectious record label. Some writers suggested that they sounded like youthful exuberance.

Symposium Tours & Concerts (Page 4)

Date Concert Venue Location
Dec 07, 1996
3 Colours Red / Symposium
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Manor Quay Sunderland, England, United Kingdom
Aug 23, 1996 –
Aug 25, 1996
Reading Festival 1996
Weezer / The Offspring / Moby / The Prodigy / The Flaming Lips / Rage Against The Machine / Placebo / The Stone Roses / Garbage / Underworld / Social Distortion / Ben Folds Five / Feeder / Moloko / Ash / Billy Bragg / Butthole Surfers / Rehab / Super Furry Animals / Broadcast / The Divine Comedy / Kula Shaker / Ice-T / The Posies / Reef / Tortoise / Sebadoh / Sonic Youth / Soul Coughing / The Wedding Present / Catatonia / Space / Alabama 3 / Sneaker Pimps / Mansun / Dodgy / Black Grape / Julian Cope / Symposium / Dirty Three / Terrorvision / The Raincoats / Gene / Rocket from the Crypt / Dubstar / Bis / Ruby / JACK / Girls Against Boys / The Supernaturals / downset. / Marion / Baby Bird / The Embassy / Drugstore / Evil Superstars / Seaweed / 3 Colours Red / Dweeb / Tiger / My Life Story / Geneva / Brotherhood / 22-Pistepirkko / Sparklehorse / New Kingdom / Salad / Audioweb / Collapsed Lung / Rare / Brassy / Alone / Northern Uproar / Kenickie / China Drum / Octopus / Urusei Yatsura / Goldblade / Compulsion / Driven / 12 rounds / Bennet / Nut / Subcircus / Scheer / AC Acoustics / Earl Brutus / Quickspace Supersport / 60 Ft Dolls / Linoleum / Sensefield / Posh / The Daisies / Jocasta / Scarfo / Tunic / Davey / Bawl / Pin Ups / The Gyres / Supermodel / Chest / Gold Blade / Vent 414 / Pallet / Frank Sidebottom / Laxton's Superb / Rude Club / Uresei Yatsura Show all bands
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Little John's Farm Reading, England, United Kingdom
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Jul 18, 1996 –
Jul 21, 1996
Phoenix Festival 1996
David Bowie / Sex Pistols / Foo Fighters / 3 Colours Red / Björk / Frank Sidebottom / Honeycrack / The Jazz Passengers featuring Debbie Harry / Manic Street Preachers / Placebo / The Prodigy / Shed Seven / Skunk Anansie / Terrorvision / The Wannadies / The Wildhearts / Baby Chaos / The Cardigans / Catatonia / Echobelly / Kenickie / Moloko / Alanis Morissette / Beck / Bis / The Chemical Brothers / Cocteau Twins / The Flaming Lips / Frank Black / Fun Lovin' Criminals / Heather Nova / Kula Shaker / Leftfield / Longpigs / Lush / Mark Thomas / Massive Attack / Neil Young & Crazy Horse / Oysterband / Reef / Scheer / Stereolab / Super Furry Animals / Barenaked Ladies / Coolio / Cypress Hill / Nightmares On Wax / Lamb / G. Love & Special Sauce / Carl Cox / Incognito / The Fall / Jazz Passengers / US3 / Goldie / Jonathan Richman / Debbie Harry / Alabama 3 / Dodgy / Asian Dub Foundation / Sneaker Pimps / LTJ Bukem / Cj Bolland / Symposium / Gene / Red Snapper / James Taylor Quartet / Courtney Pine / Ruby / Marion / Lionrock / Baby Bird / Terry Callier / Drugstore / Corduroy / Wilson / Smith And Mighty / Zion Train / Strangelove: The Depeche Mode Experience / Charlie's Angels / Fabio / Rare / Cable / Raw Stylus / Blameless / Joyrider / 60 Ft. Dolls / Linoleum / Smaller / Pillbox / Andrew Weatherall (DJ Set) / Animals That Swim / Danny Rampling / The Dharmas / Goldblade / Mantaray / Monorail / Send No Flowers / Showgirls Show all bands
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Long Marston Airfield Stratford-upon-Avon, England, United Kingdom

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Phoenix Festival 1996
Jul 18 - 21, 1996
 Stratford-upon-Avon, England, United Kingdom
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V Festival 1997 on Aug 16, 1997 [949-small]

V Festival 1997
Aug 16 - 17, 1997
 Chelmsford, England, United Kingdom
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Big Day Out on Jul 10, 1999 [418-small]

Big Day Out
Jul 10, 1999
 Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom
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Leeds Festival 1999 on Aug 28, 1999 [632-small]

Leeds Festival 1999
Aug 28 - 30, 1999
 Leeds, England, United Kingdom
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Phoenix Festival 1996 on Jul 18, 1996 [886-small]

Phoenix Festival 1996
Jul 18 - 21, 1996
 Stratford-upon-Avon, England, United Kingdom
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3 Colours Red / Symposium on Dec 7, 1996 [890-small]

3 Colours Red / Symposium
Dec 7, 1996
 Sunderland, England, United Kingdom
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No Doubt / The Vandals / Symposium on Sep 25, 1997 [558-small]

No Doubt / The Vandals / Symposium
Sep 25, 1997
 London, England, United Kingdom
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Glastonbury Festival 1997 on Jun 27, 1997 [135-small]

Glastonbury Festival 1997
Jun 27 - 29, 1997
 Pilton, England, United Kingdom
  Uploaded by Mark Sanderson

Reading Festival 1996 on Aug 23, 1996 [043-small]

Reading Festival 1996
Aug 23 - 25, 1996
 Reading, England, United Kingdom
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