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Gigography

An almost comprehensive list of all Wire gigs. We'd like to remove the 'almost', so if you have information about missing/inaccurate information, contact us.

Lyrics

Lyrics for each album, single or EP are available via each release's discography page (look to the right). To access lyrics for a single track, make a selection from the drop-down menu below and click 'View'.

Select a track& Much Besides(A Berlin) Drill(A Chicago) Drill (Live)106 Beats That12XU12XU (Fragment)1st Fast23 Years Too Late40 Versions5/1099.9TVA Bargain At 3 And 20, Yeah!A Big Glue CanalA Flat TentA Mutual FriendA Panamanian CrazeA Question Of DegreeA Ritual ViewA Serious Of SnakesA Touching DisplayAdaptAdore Your IslandAdvantage In HeightAheadAll FoursAlly In ExileAmbitiousAmbulance ChasersAmbulance Chasers (Live)An AlibiAn Unlikely OccurenceAnd Then...Another The LetterAre You Ready?Arriving/Staying/Going?Art Of Persistence (First Draft)Artificial GravityAs We GoAttractive SpaceBad Worn ThingBe Like ThemBeing Sucked In AgainBeing WatchedBlessed StateBloggingBoiling BoyBrazilBrioBurning BridgesB/W SilenceCactusedChampsCheeking TonguesChildren Of GroceriesCircumspectClayCodaCome Back In Two HalvesCometCrazy About LoveCulture VulturesDead WeightDesert DivingDiamonds In CupsDid You Dugga?Different To MeDo You Drive? (Turn Your Coat)Dot DashDoubles & TreblesDown To ThisDrillEardrum BuzzEastern StandardEels SangEels Sang LinoEverything's Going To Be NiceEx-Lion TamerFeed MeFeeling Called LoveField Day For The SundaysFishes BonesFollow The LocustFootsi-FootsiForever & A DayFormer AirlineForward PositionFour Long YearsFragileFree Falling DivisionsFrench Film (Blurred)From The NurseryGerm ShipGerman ShepherdsGet Down 1+2Go AheadGoodbye PloyGravity WorshipHalf EatenHard CurrencyHarpoonedHe KnowsHeartbeatHighHummingHungI Am The FlyI Don't UnderstandI Feel Mysterious TodayI Should Have Known BetterIlluminatedIn Every City?In ManchesterIn The Art Of StoppingIn VivoIn Vivo (Club Mix)Indirect EnquiriesInstrumental (Thrown Bottle)Internal ExileInventoryIt's A BoyIt's So ObviousIt's The MotiveIt Can't Be True, Can It?It ContinuesJoust & JostleJumping Mint?Just Don't CareKeep ExhalingKidney BingosKidney Bingos (kidney/Buzz)Let's Panic LaterLife In The ManscapeLooking At Me (Stop!)LorriesLove Ain't PoliteLove BendsLowdownMadman's HoneyMagic BulletMannequinMap Ref 41°N 93°WMaroonedMary Is A DykeMekon HeadmanMen 2ndMercyMidnight Bahnhof CafeMoreoverMr Marx's TableMr SuitNaked, Whooping And Such Like...New York CityNice From HereNice Streets AboveNo Cows On The IceNo RomansNo Warning GivenNocturnal KoreansNow WasNumberedOctopusOff The BeachOh No, Not SoOklahomaOn ReturningOnce Is EnoughOne Of UsOptions ROther MomentsOur SwimmerOur TimeOutdoor MinerOver My HeadOver TheirsPart Of Our HistoryPatient FleesPatterns Of BehaviourPerspex IconPiano Tuner...PietaPilgrim TradePink FlagPlaying Harp For The FishesPlease TakePractice Makes PerfectPrimed & ReadyPublic PlaceRaft AntsRe-invent Your Second WheelRead & BurnRed Barked TreesRelationshipRemove For ImprovementReutersRevealing Trade SecretsSafeSand In My JointsSexy And Rich (Janet)ShadowsShiftingShort Elevated PeriodSilk Skin PawsSilver/LeadSingle K.O.Sixth SenseSleep On The WingSleep-WalkingSmall Black ReptileSmashSo And Slow It GrowsSong 1Sonic LensSpentSplit Your EndsStablemateStampedeStart To MoveStealth Of A StorkStepping Off Too QuickStillStill ShowsStraight LineStrangeSurgeon's GirlSwallowTailor MadeTake It (For Greedy)Take It (LFO Remix)The 15thThe Agfers Of KodackThe Art Of PersistenceThe CommercialThe Finest DropsThe First LetterThe Morning BellThe OfferThe Other WindowThe Point Of CollapseThe Queen Of Ur...The Spare OneThis TimeThree Girl RhumbaTicking MouthTime Lock FogToo LateToo TrueTorch It!Trash/TreasureTwo MinutesTwo People In A RoomUnderwater ExperiencesUnrepentantUp To The SunUsed ToWant To Drill YouWe Meet Under TablesWhat's Your Desire?What Do You See? (Welcome)Where's The Deputation?Where Are You Now?Who Has Nine?Witness To The FactWolf CollidesYou Can't Leave NowYou Hung Your Lights In The Trees...Zegk Hoqp

Credits and thanks

This site and its contents ©2007–2023 Pinkflag, excepting photography, which remains the copyright of the author.

Site designed by Craig Grannell.

Wire and Pinkflag.com would especially like to thank the following, who have volunteered their time and energy to further the cause of Wire: Craig Grannell—for running Wireviews; Andrew Westmeyer—for giving Wire its first-ever internet presence; Miles Goosens—for creating and running the Ideal Copy mailing list; Graham Duff—for writing our site intro; Jan De Mars—for supporting and promoting Wire in Benelux; Fergus Kelly—for pictorial documentation of great use to this site; and Uri Baran—for helping us get the ball rolling again.

Additionally we would like to thank (in no particular order) those who have helped us professionally down the years: Bryan Grant, Mick Collins, Paul Smith & Andy Czezowski— management (historic); Boche Billions, Sabine Waltz—live agents; Amy Lombardi—US promo; Charlie Chicken, Steve Wright—live sound (2000s); Gareth Jones, Mike Thorne, PK, Nick Garvey, Frank Lievaart—studio/recording ('70s to current day); Daniel Miller, Andrew King, Nigel Reeve, Nick Mobbs, David McGinnis—EMI/Mute/Mutesong; Dave Copenhall, Annette Green, Russell Haswell, Jon Wozencroft, Stefan de Batselier—design and visuals; Jon Savage, Dave Fudger, Jane Suck, John Peel, Anthony H.Wilson, Alan Bangs—media; Phil Hill, Bill Dolan, Gary Held, Mike Harding, Michael Bracewell, Charles Snider, Kevin Eden, Filippo Salvadori, Dorian Moore, Geoff Travis —distribution & labels; Roger Eagle (Eric's), Joe Shanahan (the Metro), Marc Ridet (Dolce Vita)—key venues; Ann Harrison, Sarah Waddington, Iain Adam, James Collins—lawyers; David Hitchcock, Alex Lawrie—accountants; David Sefton—for the RFH; Angela Conway, The Ex-Lion Tamers—for being themselves.

Discography

Click the covers or titles to access information about Wire releases. Items are arranged in groups: studio albums, singles and EPs, live albums and compilations. Alternatively, access items via the drop-down menu.

Select a release10:20154A Bell Is A Cup Until It Is StruckA Question Of DegreeAheadBehind The CurtainChairs MissingChange Becomes UsCoatingsCrazy About LoveDocument And EyewitnessDot DashEardrum BuzzI Am The FlyIBTABAIn VivoIt's All In The BrochureKidney BingosLegal Bootleg Series - 01 Dec 1987 Town And Country, LondonLegal Bootleg Series - 02 May 2000 Great American, San FranciscoLegal Bootleg Series - 04 April 2011 WFMU, 13 April 2011 KEXPLegal Bootleg Series - 08 Dec 2000 Queen's Hall, EdinburghLegal Bootleg Series - 10 Nov 1979 Jeanetta Cochrane Theatre, LondonLegal Bootleg Series - 12 June 1987, Maxwell's, HobokenLegal Bootleg Series - 12 Nov 1978 So36, BerlinLegal Bootleg Series - 14 Sept 2002 Metro, ChicagoLegal Bootleg Series - 17 Dec 1985 Paradiso, AmsterdamLegal Bootleg Series - 17 Feb 1978 West Runton PavilionLegal Bootleg Series - 19 Apr 2002 Fleece And Firkin, BristolLegal Bootleg Series - 21 July 1988 Astoria, LondonLegal Bootleg Series - 21 May 1990, Hibernian, LondonLegal Bootleg Series - 23 February 2000 Nottingham Social, Recycling Sherwood ForestLegal Bootleg Series - 25 October 1978 Bradford UniversityLife In The ManscapeLive At CBGB TheatreLive At The RoxyMannequinManscapeMap Ref 41°N 93°WMind HiveNocturnal KoreansObject 47On ReturningOur SwimmerOutdoor MinerPink FlagRead & Burn 01Read & Burn 02Read & Burn 03Red Barked TreeSendSend UltimateSilk Skin PawsSilver/LeadSnakedrillSo And Slow It GrowsStStraysThe A ListThe Black SessionThe DrillThe First LetterThe Ideal CopyThe Peel SessionsThe Peel Sessions AlbumThe Scottish PlayThe Third DayTurns And StrokesTwelve Times YouVienWireWire 1977-1979Wire On The Box

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