Gig archive:
Date in italics are unannounced
2025
7th Nov: Cwrw, Carmarthen
2025 (past)
23rd April: 30 Formiche, Roma, Italy
24th April: Borgo Santa Brigida, Parma, Italy
25th April: Ex Convento San Francesco, Pordenone, Italy
21 Feb: Aberystwyth Arts Centre | Trawsnewid : Transform
2024:
11 Oct: Cardiff, WMC, Llais Festival
14 Sept: Falmouth, Cottage CORR, Pendennis Peninsula, Kernow
24 Aug: Krankenhaus Festival, Cumbria
23 Aug: Liverpool, Quarry
15 Aug: Green Man Festival
14 Aug: Cardiff, Carnedd | Fundraiser for Medical Aid for Palestinians
24 May: Cardiff, Chapter
11 May: Wrexham, Llyn Isaf Focus Wales
10 May: Wrexham, Hope Street Church, Focus Wales,
27 Apr: London, EartH
16 Mar: Austin, US SXSW Fire Records Showcase: Seven Grand
16 Mar: Austin, US Shiner’s Saloon
15 Mar: Austin, US Liberty
15 Mar: Austin, US Lazarus
14 Mar: Austin, US Knomad
13 Mar: Austin, US SXSW: Focus Wales Showcase: Creek and the Cave Backyard
1 Mar: Swansea, Bunkhouse
24 Feb: Oxford, Common Ground
31 Jan: London, Paper Dress Vintage
2023
16 Dec 23: Edinburgh, Summerhall
15 Dec 23: Manchester, Yes Basement
25 Nov: Cwrw, Carmarthen
14 Oct: Hay-on-Wye, The Globe
04 Oct: London, Lexington
29 Sep: Bristol, Rough Trade
30 Sep: Cardiff, Clwb Ifor Bach
30 Jun: Newport, Rebel Fest
20 May: Presteigne, The Golden Fleece
19 May: Cardiff, Celebrate This Place, Clwb Ifor Bach
11 May: Brighton, Fire Records Party at The Great Escape
04 May: Wrexham, Ty Pawb, Focus Wales
2022
N/A
2021
28 Aug: Bethesda, Ara Deg
14 Aug: Swansea, Singleton Park, (supporting Foals)
12 Aug: Cardiff Castle (supporting Foals)
2020
7 Mar: Cardiff, Clwb Ifor Bach
7 Mar: Bristol, Rough Trade
6 Mar: Oxford, Florence Park Centre
5 Mar: London, Space 289
29 Feb: Brecon, The Muse
2019
14 Dec: London, Outer Limits, Studio 9294
23 Nov: Cardiff, Formidable Fest, Tramshed
28 Sept: Seoul, Zandari Festa, South Korea
27 Sept: Busan, Ovantgarde, South Korea
26 Sept: Seoul, Senggi Studios, South Korea
15 June: Merthyr Mawr, Camp Elsewhere
1 June: Howlin’ Fling, Isle of Eigg
25 May: Cardiff Psych & Noise Fest
17th May: Focus Wales, Wrexham
4th May: Machynlleth Comedy Festival
3rd May: New Radnor, Radnorshire Ales
2018
18 Aug: Green Man Festival
2017:
20 May: Cardiff, From Now On Festival
12 May: Wrexham, Focus Wales
04 Mar: Sheffield, Outlines Festival
2016
10 Dec: Cardiff, Clwb Ifor Bach
2015
N/A
2014
03 Oct - London, Late At Tate Britain
27 Sept - International Festival Of Psychedelia, Liverpoool
21 Sept - Strange Wales Weekend, Laugharne
19 Sept - Barcelona Acció Musical (BAM), Spain
13 Sept - Long Division Festival, Wakefield
11 Sept - Koko, London w/ Cate Le Bon
6 Sept - Soundrive Festival, Gdańsk, Poland
2 Aug - Knee Deep Festival, Cornwall
1 Aug - Cloudspotting Festival, Lancashire
12 July - Wakestock, North Wales
6 July - Cardiff, Clwb Ifor Bach
3 May - Machynlleth Comedy Festival
25 April - Focus Wales, Wrexham
5 April - Laugharne Weekend, Carmarthenshire.
28 March - Holy Smokes! & Format Festival, Chocolate Factory, Derby
19 January - Baltic 39, RIFF/T, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne.
2013
27 October - Portland Arms, Cambridge
26 October - Independent, Sunderland
25 October - Maguire's Pizza Bar, Liverpool
19 October - Octernal Festival, Brudenell Social Club, Leeds
18 October - Modern Art Oxford, Oxford
17 October - The Hope, Brighton
16 October - Birthdays, London
15 October - Nice N Sleazy’s, Glasgow
14 October - Fallow Cafe, Manchester
13 October - Audacious Art Experiment, Sheffield
12 October - Simple Things Festival, Colston Hall 2, Bristol
11 October - Sound & Vision Festival, Norwich
5 October - Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff
27 September - Le Pub, Newport
15 September - Festival Number 6, Portmeirion
31 August - ArcTanGent Festival, Bristol
4 August - Rhondda Rocks Festival, Porth
22 June - Old Town Festival, Carmarthen
8 June - Cardiff, Chapter
7 June - Bristol, Exchange
6 June - Nottingham, Chameleon
15 March - BD Rileys, SXSW, USA
14 March - British Music Embassy, Latitude 30, SXSW, USA
7 March - Scala, London with Tall Ships
6 March - Gwdihŵ, Cardiff
2012
10 November - Fear of Fiction Festival, Bristol
21 October - The Moon Club, Swn Festival, Cardiff
20 October - Chapter Stiwdio, Swn Festival, Cardiff
1 September - End Of The Road Festival, Dorset
19 August - Green Man Festival, Powys
10 August - Knee Deep Festival, Cornwall
31 July - Marc Riley Session, BBC 6Music, Manchester
28 July - Kendal Calling, Cumbria
04 June - Dot to Dot Festival, Manchester
03 June - Dot to Dot Festival, Nottingham
02 June - Start The Bus, Dot to Dot Festival, Bristol
01 June - Birmingham, Rainbow
31 May - Cardiff, Clwb Ifor Bach
30 May - London, Birthdays
29 May - Sheffield, The Harley
28 May - Leeds, Brudenell Social Club
27 May - Newcastle, Cluny 2
26 May - Glasgow, Captains Rest
25 May - Liverpool, Kazimier
24 May - Wrexham, Central Station
06 May - Salford, SFTOC Festival (Film Soundtrack Set)
20 April - Paris, Fleche D'Or, France
19 April - Amsterdam, Paradiso, The Netherlands
18 April - Berlin, Bi Nuu, Germany
17 April - Hamburg, Molotow Bar, Germany
16 April - Brussels, Witloofbar/Botanique, Belgium
28 January - Tokyo, Liquid Rooms, Japan
2011
23 November - Cardiff, Buffalo
20 November - Antwerp, Crossing Borders Fest, Belgium
19 November - Hague, Crossing Borders Fest, The Netherlands
17 November - Cambridge, Portland Arms
16 November - London, Lexington
15 November - Brighton, Green Door Store
14 November - Norwich, Arts Centre
13 November - Nottingham, Bodega Social
12 November - Leeds, Constellations Festival
11 November - Manchester, Deaf Institute
11 September - Isle of Wight, Bestival Festival
27 August - Leeds Festival
26 August - Reading Festival
24 July - Oxfordshire, Truck Festival
23 July - Bangor, Gwyl Gardd Goll Festival
22 July - Sheffield, Harley Arms - Tramlines Festival
16 July - Gloucestershire, 2000 Trees Festival
08 July - Pohoda Festival, Slovakia
02 July - Reading, South Street Arts Centre - Double Dot Bash
26 June - Cardiff, Solus w/ Battles + Truckers of Husk
26 May - Barcelona, Primavera Sound Festival - Spain
23 May - Cardiff, Undertone
13 January - Groningen, Eurosonic Festival - The Netherlands
2010
13 December - Cardiff, Clwb Ifor Bach
11 November - London, Cafe Oto - ATP Presents
23 October - Cardiff, Swn Festival
16 October - Edinburgh, Sneaky Petes
15 October - Glasgow, Captains Rest
14 October - Fife, Greenside Hotel
09 October - Brighton, The Hope
08 October - Norwich, Arts Centre
07 October - Cambridge, Portland Arms
05 October - Nottingham, Bodega Social
03 October - Bristol, Louisiana
02 October - Birmingham, Flapper
01 October - Stockton, Georgian Theatre
30 September - Liverpool, Shipping Forecast
29 September - Leeds, Nation Of Shopkeepers
28 September - Manchester, Islington Mill
27 September - Sheffield, Forum
26 September - Gloucester, Guildhall - Underground Festival
25 September - Southampton, Lennons
24 September - Winchester, Railway
18 September - Southsea, Southsea Festival
20 August - Green Man Festival, Powys
13 August - London, Auto Italia - Yes Way Festival
29 July - Cardiff, Clwb Ifor Bach w/ Gruff Rhys + Tony da Gatorra
28 July - Cardiff, Clwb Ifor Bach w/ Gruff Rhys + Tony da Gatorra
23 July - Oxfordshire, Truck Festival
15 July - Suffolk, Latitude Festival
06 June - Wychwood Festival, Cheltenham
05 June - Sheffield, The Harley - 2 Pitch 2 Poor Weekender
04 June - Hay on Wye, The Globe - How The Light Gets In Festival
03 June - London, Barden’s Boudoir - Upset The Rhythm w/ Mi Ami
30 May - Nottingham, University - Dot to Dot Festival
29 May - Bristol, Thekla - Dot to Dot Festival
26 May - Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff - Shape Function w/ Yuck + Team Brick
22 May - Glasgow, Captains Rest - Stag and Dagger Festival
21 May - Edinburgh, Sneaky Petes
20 May - Liverpool, The Kazimier - Sound City Festival
14 May - Brighton, Freebutt, Great Escape Festival
02 May - Salford, The Old Pint Pot - Sounds From The Other City Festival
20 April - Leeds, Joseph’s Well - Live At Leeds Festival
05 March - London, The Lexington w/ DD/MM/YYYY
04 March - Kingston, Banquet New Slang w/ LC!
03 March - Reading, Oakford Social Club w/ LC!
02 March - Northampton, Roadmender w/ LC!
01 March - Birmingham, Rainbow Warehouse w/ LC!
27 February - Bristol, Thekla w/ LC!
26 February - Falmouth, Princess Pavillion w/ LC!
25 February - London, Koko w/ LC!+ Swanton Bombs
24 February - Portsmouth, Wedgewood Rooms w/ LC!
23 February - Brighton, Audio New Slang Night w/ LC!
22 February - Norwich, Arts Centre w/ LC!
21 February - Cambridge, Junction w/ LC!
19 February - Leicester, Queen’s Hall w/ LC!
18 February - Derby, Rockhouse w/ LC!
17 February - Edinburgh, Bongo w/ LC!
16 February - Dundee, Dog House w/ LC!
15 February - Aberdeen, Tunnels w/ LC!
13 February - York, Fibbers w/ LC!
12 February - Liverpool, EVOL@O2 w/ LC!
11 February - Wrexham, Central Station w/ LC!
24 January - London, Lock Tavern
23 January - Bristol, Start The Bus
22 January - Bournemouth, 60 Million Postcards
2009
04 December - Cardiff, Barfly w/ Los Campesinos
28 November - London, Old Blue Last
20 November - Aberystwyth, Constitution Hill
13 November - Cardiff, Arts Institute
22 October - Cardiff, Dempseys, Swn Festival
19 October - Manchester, In The City Festival
10 October - Caernarfon, Morgan Lloyd
24 September - Cardiff, Buffalo w/ Lovvers
04 September - Swansea, Monkey Cafe
30 August - Cardiff, Gwdihw Microfestival
18 July - Cardiff, Clwb Ifor Bach w/ Right Hand Left Hand
01 July - Cardiff, Clwb Ifor Bach w/ Let’s Wrestle
18 June - Cardiff, Buffalo Bar w/ Shonen Knife
16 June - London, The Social - Team Kruger w/ Sweet Baboo
09 June - Cardiff, Clwb Ifor Bach w/ Teeth Mountain
Live Quotes:
Live quotes:
“Islet are undoubtedly one of the best live bands playing in Britain” Loud & Quiet
“Visceral live shows.” – The Guardian
“They blew my mind. It was the perfect mix of experimentation and entertainment, brain and heart engaged simultaneously” Stewart Lee
“One of the UK’s very best live acts” Line Of Best Fit
”Islet are a super fun live act” Clash
"Islet have done the impossible: made avant-garde polystylist art music ludicrous amounts of fun" NME
“Thrilling, enthralling and brilliantly original Islet are a must-see celebration of all that’s brilliant about so called left field music.” John Robb, Louder Than War
“You need to see Islet” God is in the TV
”An essential live act'“ CRACK
”If you ever get the chance to watch Islet do it. They are unlike any other band you will watch.” Echos and Dust
"A joy to behold” https://crackmagazine.net/article/news/arctangent/
”Islet’s display of psychotropic sorcery tapped in that great Welsh lineage of the lysergic. At times feather-soft, the band could then switch it up, moving into Neu!-style rhythmic channels. Distinctive and pleasingly idiosyncratic, the group’s grasp of the element of chance meant that each song could go in a thousand different directions at once, held together by an unspoken pop pact.” Clash - Best 15 Acts of SXSW 2024
“A theatrical performance, weird and wonderful” God Is In The TV Trawsnewid 2025 review
“Islet are undoubtedly one of the best live bands playing in Britain” Loud & Quiet
Soundsphere - “Back on the main stage, Islet delivered one of the best performances of the festival. The Welsh four-piece took to the stage with a magnetic performance, full of purple lighting, dramatic stage presence, and tambourines that left everyone in the crowd astonished.” Live Review: Focus Wales 2024
Uniquely wired, in thrall to no one and nothing else, Islet are just the tonic for anyone jaded enough to doubt music’s continued ability to confound and delight. BUZZ Live review: Clwb Ifor Bach Oct 2023
“They blew my mind. It was the perfect mix of experimentation and entertainment, brain and heart engaged simultaneously” Stewart Lee
“one of the UK’s very best live acts” Line Of Best Fit
"Islet are not just a band, they're an entirely fresh way of thinking" Clash
"Islet have done the impossible: made avant-garde polystylist art music ludicrous amounts of fun" NME
“True craftsmanship, both in handling their instruments and in putting on a show without the whole thing feeling forged or scripted.” — DIY Magazine
“Thrilling, enthralling and brilliantly original Islet are a must see celebration of all that’s brilliant about so called left field music.” 10/10 John Robb, Islet: Focus Wales Festival, Wrexham – live review
“it’s an exploration of four creative brains: indefinable, yet individual. a whirlwind of sound that forces your body to move, your mouth to shout along with each put-down, hypnotising mantra and abandoning holler into the ether, your heart to swell with as my friend puts it the ‘nourishment’ of their performance.” God Is In The TV
“Islet are utterly original and absolutely uncompromising; they’re a lesson to any band that thinks they can just stand still onstage, because this is how live music is meant to be done.” The Fly
“Islet can best be described as an experience rather than any semblance of a conventional band. The atmosphere they create and the presence they have on stage is a powerful force – one that has to be witnessed live.” Wales Online
“Experimental Welsh band Islet zipped from punk to synth-pop to delicate, tidal sweeps of sound” WFUV
Clash: Murray, Robin (4 May 2012) Dot To Dot Preview: Islet clashmusic.com
Louder Than War: Robb, John (26 April 2014) “Islet: Focus Wales Festival, Wrexham – live review” louderthanwar.com
The Line of Best Fit - Liverpool Psych Fest Infectious interplay between drums and percussion, reverberant synths, animalistic vocal sounds and sensational guitar tone.
Aug 30, 2024 Liverpool https://www.quarrysound.co.uk/post/islet-review-live-quarry-w-european-taxis-slow-knife
”The whole experience was a spiritual explosion that said “live life now”, and I was left so stimulated that upon departure I felt the need to slap the pavement. I simply cannot praise this incredible live band any more.” The Sprout
Live Reviews / Live Previews
