The Wake Concert History

The Wake was a Scottish post punk and later indie pop band, founded in Glasgow in 1981 by Gerard “Caesar” McInulty (formerly of Altered Images), Steven Allen and Joe Donnelly, who was later replaced by Bobby Gillespie. Steven’s sister Carolyn Allen soon joined, and remained in the band until its end.

The Wake Tours & Concerts (Updated for 2024)

Date Concert Venue Location
May 17, 2024 –
May 19, 2024
Desertfest 2024
Suicidal Tendencies / Cancer Bats / Godflesh / Acid King / ozric tentacles / The Wake / Ufomammut / Monolord / Maserati / Bongripper / Masters of Reality / Sagan / Mondo Generator / Cloakroom / Monkey3 / Nightstalker / Mantar / Blanket / Pijn / Domkraft / Sunnata / Fires in the Distance / Kalel / wet cactus / Astroqueen / Psychlona / Stinking Lizaveta / Sugar Horse / Sergeant Thunderhoof / Clouds Taste Satanic / Saint Karloff / Kadabra / Goblinsmoker / Darsombra / Morag Tong / Gozer / Acid Throne / Duskwood / Orme / Weedsnake / Lord Elephant / Warpstormer / Sonic Taboo / Wizdoom / Borehead / Brant Bjork Trio / ASHENSPHIRE / Pest Control / Earth Tongue / Horndal / Under the Ashes / Borracho / Noisepicker / DVNE (UK) / KuLK / Lodestar / Silverburn / Skypilot / Goat Major / The Grudge / Gramma Vedetta / WAXY / Midwich Cuckoos / Fuz Caldrin / Frankie and the Witch Fingers / Grand Atomic / Colour Haze / Alber Jupiter / Orsak:Oslo / Bat Sabbath Show all bands
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Various Venues, Camden London, England, United Kingdom
May 04, 2023
Khemmis / Conjurer / WAKE (Can) / The Wake Brighton Music Hall Boston, Massachusetts, United States
May 21, 2015 –
May 24, 2015
Maryland Deathfest 2015
Napalm Death / Neurosis / Amorphis / D.R.I. / Suffocation / Obituary / Bloodbath / Melt-Banana / Origin / The Wake / Yob / Cephalic Carnage / Ufomammut / Anaal Nathrakh / Primordial / Portal / Arcturus / Tombs / Goatsnake / Triptykon / Skinless / Devourment / Ghoul / Iron Man / Blood Red Throne / Tsjuder / Razor / Conan / Jex Thoth / Aura Noir / Einherjer / Master / Full of Hell / Inter Arma / Wolfbrigade / Winter / Lock Up / Solstice / Coke Bust / The Early Graves / Demilich / Agoraphobic Nosebleed / Martyrdöd / Skepticism / Noisear / Vattnet Viskar / Vulcano / Gnaw Their Tongues / Mantar / Homewrecker / Primitive Man / Aeternus / Darkened Nocturn Slaughtercult / Antigama / Serpentine Path / Artificial Brain / Mortal Decay / Internal Bleeding / Cianide / Inverloch / Thantifaxath / Funebrarum / Bulldozer / Usnea / Triac / Impetuous Ritual / Flagitious Idiosyncrasy in the Dilapidation / Morpheus Descends / Water Torture / Twilight of the Gods / P.L.F. / Chainsaw to the Face / Splatterhouse / Engorged / Lycanthrophy / Adversarial / SUFFERING MIND / Mother Brain / Backslider / Entrails Massacre / Knelt Rote / Demoncy / Spazztic Blurr / Prosanctus Inferi / Fulgora / Grin and Bear It / Pizzahifive Show all bands
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Unknown venue Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Jul 26, 2013 –
Jul 28, 2013
Indietracks 2013
Camera Obscura / Still Corners / The Wave Pictures / The Pastels / Fear of Men / The Wake / Bis / The Lovely Eggs / Flowers / Martha / Another Sunny Day / Helen Love / Haiku Salut / Kid Canaveral / Alpaca Sports / Fever Dream / The Tuts / Milky Wimpshake / The Ballet / Brilliant Corners / Owl & Mouse / Cars Can Be Blue / The Secret History / Making Marks / The Understudies / Tunabunny / The Middle Ones / Bloomer / Big Wave / Good Grief / Emma Kupa / The Magic Theatre / Woog Riots / Mctells / When Nalda Became Punk / Pale Spectres / Enderby's Room / Pete Green / Monnone Alone / The Art Club / The Beautiful Word / Lardpony / David Leach / Expensive / Choo Choo Trains / Frozy / Finnmark! / The Fireworks (UK) / Seabirds / Northern Spies / Without Feathers / The Soulboy Collective / Anaesthetics / Mini Skips / Jupiter in Jars / The French Defence Show all bands
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Midland Railway Centre Ripley, England, United Kingdom
Jul 13, 2013 –
Jul 14, 2013
Killed by Plagwitz #2
Brutal verbimmelt / The Disgrazia Legend / Modern Pets / Warsong / Government Flu / Hysterese / The Wake / Afterlife Kids
Bermuda3eck Leipzig, Saxony, Germany
May 23, 2013 –
May 26, 2013
Maryland Deathfest 2013
Down / Melvins / Converge / Carcass / Sleep / Pelican / Venom / Pentagram / Doc / Pig Destroyer / Bolt Thrower / The Wake / Weedeater / Pallbearer / Ascension / Ihsahn / Sacred Reich / Revenge / Integrity / Tragedy / Weekend Nachos / Rotten Sound / Ringworm / Magrudergrind / Benediction / Midnight / Full of Hell / Repulsion / The Obsessed / Infest / Abigail / Antaeus / Iron Lung / Evoken / Pagan Altar / Cobalt / Broken Hope / Manilla Road / Speedwolf / Vitamin X / Glorior Belli / Heartless / Loss / Aosoth / Noisem / Convulse / Ilsa / Anhedonist / Iniquity / Citizens Arrest / Terveet Kadet / Massgrav / Cruciamentum / Vinterland / Eddie Brock / Hellshock / Ahumado Granujo / Kommandant / Righteous Pigs / Disciples Of Christ / Krömosom / SETE STAR SEPT / Like Rats / Ingrowing / G-Ride / Ambassador Gun / Old Lines / Contrastic / Asthma Castle / Diephago Show all bands
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Unknown venue Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Feb 25, 2010 –
Feb 28, 2010
London Popfest 2010
White Town / The Wake / Allo Darlin' / David Huckfelt / Withered Hand / Standard Fare / Ballboy / Rose Melberg / Shrag / The Just Joans / The Garlands / Horowitz / Soda Fountain Rag / Horse Shoes / The Sunny Street / Dorotea / Red Shoe Diaries / Gordon McIntyre / Leaving Mornington Crescent / Plouf! / Rob Price Show all bands
London Popfest 2010 London, England, United Kingdom
Dec 08, 2006
Some Girls / The Wake PHiX Gallery Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Jul 09, 2004
Vent / Syx / The Wake / 737 Roseland Theater Portland, Oregon, United States
Apr 14, 2004
Finntroll / Ensiferum / The Wake
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Underworld London, England, United Kingdom
Oct 24, 2003
The Wake / Hyper Static Union / Late Arrivals / University Roseland Theater Portland, Oregon, United States
Jun 22, 2002
Sick of It All / Blueprint 76 / The Wake Alvin's Detroit, Michigan, United States
Dec 15, 2001
The Wake The Shelter, St. Andrew's Hall Detroit, Michigan, United States
Sep 25, 2001
Converge / The Wake The Shelter, St. Andrew's Hall Detroit, Michigan, United States
Aug 05, 2001
Murder City Devils / Inside five minutes / The Wake The Shelter, St. Andrew's Hall Detroit, Michigan, United States
Jun 06, 2001
Pageninetynine / Parallax view / Wafflehouse* / Atrium / The Wake / Clark / The Black Dahlia Murder / American Nightmare
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Muggs Ypsilanti, Michigan, United States
Apr 09, 2001
Love Lost But Not Forgotten / The dusk / The Wake / Mua'dib Gina Erdman's basement Dearborn, Michigan, United States
Sep 16, 2000
The Black Hand / Bloodpact / The Wake / Wafflehouse* Muggs Ypsilanti, Michigan, United States
Jun 17, 1997
The wake / The Prophetess / The Last Dance Hexx Club Boston, Massachusetts, United States
May 27, 1992
Alien Sex Fiend / The Wake

Alien Sex Fiend at Agora Theatre & Ballroom

  Setlists
Agora Theatre & Ballroom Cleveland, Ohio, United States

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Stumble

The Wake / Stumble / The Bell Jar
Feb 17, 1986
 Huntington Beach, California, United States
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The Bell Jar

The Wake / Stumble / The Bell Jar
Feb 17, 1986
 Huntington Beach, California, United States
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New Order / The Wake / The Royal Family And The Poor on Feb 6, 1985 [885-small]

New Order / The Wake / The Royal Family And The Poor
Feb 6, 1985
 Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Desertfest 2024 on May 17, 2024 [457-small]

Desertfest 2024
May 17 - 19, 2024
 London, England, United Kingdom
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Desertfest 2024
May 17 - 19, 2024
 London, England, United Kingdom
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Desertfest 2024
May 17 - 19, 2024
 London, England, United Kingdom
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Desertfest 2024
May 17 - 19, 2024
 London, England, United Kingdom
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Desertfest 2024
May 17 - 19, 2024
 London, England, United Kingdom
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Desertfest 2024
May 17 - 19, 2024
 London, England, United Kingdom
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Desertfest 2024
May 17 - 19, 2024
 London, England, United Kingdom
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Desertfest 2024
May 17 - 19, 2024
 London, England, United Kingdom
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Genres:

Indie Pop
Post-Punk
New Wave
Dream Pop
Melodic Death Metal
Gothic Rock
Jangle Pop
UK Post-Punk
Dark Post-Punk
Deathrock
Twee Pop
C86
Scotland
Tape Club
Modern Goth
Scottish New Wave
Vocals
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Latest Setlist (07/26/2013):

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  1. Something Outside
  2. O Pamela
  3. The Old Men
  4. Uniform
  5. Stockport

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Concerts Per Year:

2024 1 concert
2023 1 concert
2015 1 concert
2013 3 concerts
2010 1 concert
2006 1 concert
2004 2 concerts
2003 1 concert
2002 1 concert
2001 5 concerts
2000 1 concert
1997 1 concert
1992 1 concert
1991 1 concert
1990 1 concert
1986 2 concerts
1985 2 concerts
1983 7 concerts
1982 3 concerts
1981 1 concert

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

How many concerts has The Wake had?

The Wake has had 37 concerts.

What genre is The Wake?

The Wake is most often considered to be Indie Pop, Post-Punk, New Wave, Dream Pop, Melodic Death Metal, Gothic Rock, Jangle Pop, UK Post-Punk, Dark Post-Punk, Deathrock, Twee Pop, C86, Scotland, Tape Club, Modern Goth, Scottish New Wave, and Vocals.

When was the last The Wake concert?

The last The Wake concert was on May 17, 2024 at Various Venues, Camden in London, England, United Kingdom. The bands that performed were: Suicidal Tendencies / Cancer Bats / Godflesh / Acid King / ozric tentacles / The Wake / Ufomammut / Monolord / Maserati / Bongripper / Masters of Reality / Sagan / Mondo Generator / Cloakroom / Monkey3 / Nightstalker / Mantar / Blanket / Pijn / Domkraft / Sunnata / Fires in the Distance / Kalel / wet cactus / Astroqueen / Psychlona / Stinking Lizaveta / Sugar Horse / Sergeant Thunderhoof / Clouds Taste Satanic / Saint Karloff / Kadabra / Goblinsmoker / Darsombra / Morag Tong / Gozer / Acid Throne / Duskwood / Orme / Weedsnake / Lord Elephant / Warpstormer / Sonic Taboo / Wizdoom / Borehead / Brant Bjork Trio / ASHENSPHIRE / Pest Control / Earth Tongue / Horndal / Under the Ashes / Borracho / Noisepicker / DVNE (UK) / KuLK / Lodestar / Silverburn / Skypilot / Goat Major / The Grudge / Gramma Vedetta / WAXY / Midwich Cuckoos / Fuz Caldrin / Frankie and the Witch Fingers / Grand Atomic / Colour Haze / Alber Jupiter / Orsak:Oslo / Bat Sabbath.

What setlist does The Wake play live?

The songs that The Wake performs live vary, but here's the latest setlist that we have from the July 26, 2013 concert at Midland Railway Centre in Ripley, England, United Kingdom:

  1. Something Outside
  2. O Pamela
  3. The Old Men
  4. Uniform
  5. Stockport

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