Symposium's 1999 Concert History

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.

Date Concert Venue Location
Aug 28, 1999 –
Aug 30, 1999
Leeds Festival 1999
blink-182 / the Flys / Six by Seven / Sebadoh / DJ Punk-roc / Cornelius / Skinny / Reef / Toploader / Space / Fantastic Plastic Machine / Pavement / Lit / Silverchair / Ice-T / Atari Teenage Riot / Fun Lovin' Criminals / Freddy Fresh / Less Than Jake / Lo Fidelity Allstars / Space Raiders / Nojahoda / Bis / The Auteurs / Cay / The Paradise Motel / Breakbeat Era / The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion / Nashville Pussy / Suicidal Tendencies / Roni Size / Stereolab / Symposium / Ultrasound / Remy Zero / Merz / Smog / Echo & the Bunnymen / Grand Drive / Cinerama / Les Rythmes Digitales / Bentley Rhythm Ace / The Pharcyde / Doves / Apollo 440 / The Skaters (US) / Indian Ropeman / Elastica / Ten Benson / The Dandy Warhols / Sick of It All / The All Seeing I / Kent / Madder Rose / Gene / Add N To (x) / Llama Farmers / Molotov / Hefner / Snuff / Arab Strap / Subcircus / Clinic / The Sugarhill Gang / Fungus / The Donnas / The Pietasters / Bellatrix / My Ruin / Guided By Voices / The Delgados / Coldplay / Red Hot Chili Peppers / The Offspring / Blur / Chemical Brothers / The Flaming Lips / Buckcherry / Feeder / Pennywise / The Charlatans / Beth Orton / The Divine Comedy / Sleater-Kinney / Idlewild / Catatonia / Mansun / Luscious Jackson / Terrorvision / Backyard Babies / Pitchshifter / 3 Colours Red / My Life Story / Fountains of Wayne Show all bands
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Temple Newsam Park Leeds, England, United Kingdom
Show Duplicate for Aug 28, 1999
Aug 27, 1999 –
Aug 29, 1999
Reading Festival 1999
Coldplay / Red Hot Chili Peppers / The Offspring / Blur / Chemical Brothers / The Flaming Lips / The Dandy Warhols / Buckcherry / Doves / Fountains of Wayne / Pavement / Lit / The Pharcyde / Feeder / The Sugarhill Gang / Silverchair / Pennywise / Less Than Jake / The Charlatans / Beth Orton / Suicidal Tendencies / Toploader / Fun Lovin' Criminals / Remy Zero / Stereolab / The Fall / Sleater-Kinney / Guided By Voices / The Divine Comedy / The Donnas / Kent / Idlewild / Molotov / Reef / The Living End / Orgy / Sebadoh / Apollo 440 / Ice-T / Clinic / Catatonia / Mansun / Space / Luscious Jackson / The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion / Elastica / Roni Size / Sick of It All / Cornelius / Terrorvision / Arab Strap / Les Rythmes Digitales / Atari Teenage Riot / Lo Fidelity Allstars / Gene / The Delgados / Backyard Babies / Smog / Bentley Rhythm Ace / Fantastic Plastic Machine / The Auteurs / Hefner / Nashville Pussy / The All Seeing I / Snuff / The Pietasters / Bis / Pitchshifter / Merz / Add N To (x) / Space Raiders / Puressence / 3 Colours Red / Skinny / Cinerama / My Life Story / Breakbeat Era / My Ruin / Grand Drive / Six by Seven / Symposium / Freddy Fresh / Indian Ropeman / Madder Rose / Ultrasound / Kevin Rowland / Subcircus / The Paradise Motel / Bellatrix / Donna / Ten Benson / Fungus / Marine Research / Cay / Younger Younger 28s / Rosita / The Skaters (US) / DJ Punk-roc / Nojahoda / the Flys / Blink-182 / Echo & the bunnymen Show all bands
  Setlists
Little Johns Farm Reading, England, United Kingdom
Show Duplicates for Aug 27, 1999
Jul 10, 1999
Big Day Out (UK) 1999
Ben Harper / Queens of the Stone Age / Terrorvision / Sepultura / Placebo / Pitchshifter / Monster Magnet / Ministry / Marilyn Manson / Creed / Symposium / Mercyful Fate / Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals / Metallica
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Milton Keynes Bowl Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom
Show Duplicates for Jul 10, 1999
Mar 12, 1999
Symposium Northumbria University Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom
Mar 09, 1999
Symposium The Fleece and Firkin Bristol, England, United Kingdom

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Big Day Out on Jul 10, 1999 [220-small]

Big Day Out
Jul 10, 1999
 Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom
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Big Day Out on Jul 10, 1999 [496-small]

Big Day Out
Jul 10, 1999
 Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom
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Big Day Out on Jul 10, 1999 [497-small]

Big Day Out
Jul 10, 1999
 Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom
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Big Day Out on Jul 10, 1999 [498-small]

Big Day Out
Jul 10, 1999
 Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)


How many concerts has Symposium had?

Symposium has had 60 concerts.

What genre is Symposium?

Symposium is most often considered to be Rock, Indie, Indie Rock, British, Indie Garage Rock, and Chicago Indie.

When was the last Symposium concert?

The last Symposium concert was on November 18, 2023 at Electric Ballroom Camden in London, England, United Kingdom. The bands that performed were: Symposium / A / Dega Breaks.

What setlist does Symposium play live?

The songs that Symposium performs live vary, but here's the latest setlist that we have from the November 18, 2023 concert at Electric Ballroom Camden in London, England, United Kingdom:

  1. Drink The Sunshine
  2. One Day at a Time
  3. Fairweather Friend
  4. Puddles
  5. Bury You
  6. Disappear
  7. Blue
  8. Bleach
  9. The Answer to Why I Hate You
  10. Fear of Flying
  11. Xanthein
  12. The End
  13. Killing Position
  14. Fizzy
  15. I Like To
  16. Farewell to Twilight
  17. A Hard Day's Night

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