LONDON: The Lexington

Saturday 14th October, 2023

7:30pm

Event information

THE MONOCHROME SET
The Monochrome Set return to The Lexington to promote their new album, "'Marc Riley Sessions from 2011 to 2022." The band feature original Monochrome Set members Bid (guitar/vocals) and Andy Warren (bass) with Athen Ayren on keyboards and Stephen Gilchrist on drums.
The Monochrome Set formed in 1978, and were heavily influential in the post-punk scene that evolved after the initial scorched earth of punk. The band's early releases were on the legendary Rough Trade Label before signing with Virgin offshoot Din Disc. They also released several albums on the Cherry Red label, making a notable appearance on that labels' well known "Pillows and Prayers" compilation.
Though The Monochrome Set split in 1985 the next decade saw several reunions for both live gigs and further studio recordings. After a hiatus of over a decade the band reformed full time in 2010 and have since toured all over the UK, Europe, Japan and the USA, whilst also releasing seven new, critically acclaimed, studio albums. Now in their 45th year, they are beginning a new series of gigs promoting their latest album and playing songs old and new.

ROBERT ROTIFER
Robert Rotifer’s songs have been praised by Robert Wyatt, compared to Robyn Hitchcock, produced by Wreckless Eric and released on Edwyn Collins’ label. Darren Hayman played bass in his band, and Rotifer himself is a regular in Ian Button’s Papernut Cambridge. If that’s not enough namedropping, he spent the last couple of years in a duo with Helen McCookerybook and moonlighting with the (un)likes of Louis Philippe, Fay Hallam’s Makin’ Time and Swansea Sound. Now he is back with a new set of songs and new album “Holding Hands in Petropolis” due for release in September.