Manchester Academy in association with Spider Touring present
CHAMELEONS VOX
HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS 2017
Performing the classic debut album ‘SCRIPT OF THE BRIDGE’
Plus Special Guest EVI VINE
Manchester Academy 2
Saturday 16th December 2017
Doors 7.30pm
Curfew 11.00pm
Tickets - £21.00 Advance STBF
All ages welcome, under 14s must be accompanied by an adult aged over 18.
Free Entry to ticket holders to the Official Chameleons Vox After Show in Union Bar with DJ Andy Woods (Smile / Unknown Pleasures)
With demand for these hallowed indie icons showing no sign of diminishing any time soon, we are thrilled to welcome the return of…
Chameleons Vox: Home Is Where The Heart Is... 2017.
Continuing this now-legendary annual residency at Manchester Academy 2 into what will be its fourth glorious year - Chameleons Vox - are back and with a must-see new show especially for their devoted and longstanding fan base.
Taking place on Saturday 16th of December 2017, the Chameleons Vox legacy will be celebrated with a performance of the classic debut album 'Script of The Bridge’ in its entirety.
Every year, The Home Is Where The Heart Is… annual series has seen iconic frontman Mark Burgess digging deep into the band’s coveted back catalogue to unearth forgotten gems and glittering rarities to perform live year on year. This year, and nearly 35 years since that ground breaking debut release, Burgess returns promising another unique show that plans takes those fans who have stood by him all these years right back to where it all began.
Released in 1983 on seminal indie imprint Statik, ‘The Script of The Bridge’ instantly became hailed as a high water mark of the post-punk movement, before establishing itself as a cult favourite of the Manchester indie scene forever more. With its head turning string of featured singles including "Up the Down Escalator", "As High as You Can Go" and "A Person Isn't Safe Anywhere These Days” sounding as fresh today as they ever have, not to mention the chance to reacquaint yourself with longtime fan favourites “Second Skin”, "Don't Fall" and many more - this new show at Academy 2 will be one to remember.
As in previous years, Chameleons Vox will curate a line up friends new and old to join them for the annual winter outing with this year set to feature the spine tingling siren song of Evi Vine, once of the collaborative musical project The Eden House - not to be missed!
Post punk four-piece The Chameleons formed in Middleton, Greater Manchester in 1981. Fronted by singer and bassist Mark Burgess, the band went on to release six studio albums and an EP, along with many Peel sessions, live records and compilations in a career spanning three decades. With a cult following hooked on their iridescent indie, Burgess has continued performing the material recorded during this time live under the moniker Chameleons Vox to an ever adoring fan base.
