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.
These are photos from concerts where Symposium played, so they may be of other bands that played the concert as well.
No Doubt / The Vandals / Symposium Sep 25, 1997 London, England, United Kingdom Uploaded by Sable D
Reading Festival 1997 Aug 22 - 24, 1997 Reading, England, United Kingdom Uploaded by Gwyn Williams
V Festival 1997 Aug 16 - 17, 1997 Leeds, England, United Kingdom Uploaded by Sefton Perry
Glastonbury Festival 1997 Jun 27 - 29, 1997 Shepton Mallet, England, United Kingdom Uploaded by Mark Sanderson
Symposium Jun 8, 1997 Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom Uploaded by Paul Clarke