Slowdive Tickets

Name: Slowdive, 02 Academy, Oxford, 2/6/17
Item: Slowdive
Rating: 4
Author: bram

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Slowdive Fan Reviews (6) 4.7

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I don’t think I’ll experience anything like this again

The concert being in a university campus meant I was surrounded by people my age, you could hear the band rehearsing throughout the campus as we were waiting for open doors. The performance itself was interstellar, the live music is so much louder than the recorded songs & the drums were so prominent. Listening to Slowdive’s music normally makes me feel so emotional so hearing it live was just.. the absolute peak. It’s been almost a day and I’m still recovering emotionally from this concert. Thank you Slowdive, seeing you perform and seeing all your faces was a treasure.

Posted by Evy on 20/02/2024

Slowdive, The Nick Rayns LCR, UEA, Norwich - 19th February 2024

Sublime Sonics

Superb up close gig after seeing them play in larger venues in both London and Europe

Posted by J on 13/12/2018

Slowdive, Concorde 2, Brighton - 12th December 2018

Good times

A very welcome return to a very unique band who turned their amps up to 11 to please a very appreciative audience, thank you.

Posted by Nick on 14/10/2017

Slowdive, Roundhouse, London - 13th October 2017

Awesome gig

Ive wanted to see Slowdive live for long time-finally got to to see them last friday. 5 hours travelling time to see them but well worth it. Quality of the music was superb. Quite a small venue which i prefer-reminded me of seeing cocteau twins in cardiff 30 years ago. Hopefully see Slowdive again in the future.

Posted anonymously on 06/06/2017

Slowdive, O2 Academy Oxford, Oxford - 2nd June 2017

Slowdive, 02 Academy, Oxford, 2/6/17

Very good show, guitars and drums sounded great especially the new songs. the one criticism I have is the vocals are way too low which I accept is the genre of music however if you see Ride live the vocals are very clear. I just believe it takes a little away from the show

Posted by bram on 05/06/2017

Slowdive, O2 Academy Oxford, Oxford - 2nd June 2017

Slowdive are pioneers of the shoegaze movement and are one of the biggest cult bands of all time.

The Reading-based five-piece was formed in 1989 and currently consists of Nick Chaplin (bass), Rachel Goswell (vocals, guitar), Neil Halstead (vocals, guitar) Christian Savill (guitar) and Simon Scott (drums).

They have released five studio albums, including Just for a Day (1991), Souvlaki (1993), Pygmalion (1995), Slowdive (2017) and Everything Is Alive (2023).

Artist Bio

Shoegaze outfit Slowdive have revealed they will be playing two headline dates at The Forum in London on the 19th and 20th December.

Slowdive formed in 1989 and disbanded in 1995 before reuniting in 2014. The band presently consists of Nick Chaplin (bass), Rachel Goswell (vocals, guitar), Neil Halstead (vocals, guitar) Christian Savill (guitar) and Simon Scott (drums).

The five-piece impressed EMI with their early demos and signed with Creation Records when the band had an average age of just 19 years old. Slowdive's self-titled EP in 1990 received widespread praise from critics and fans alike and this praise continued with their next two EP releases 'Morningrise' and 'Holding Our Breath' both released in 1991. The band's debut album 'Just for a Day' had a mixed reception in 1991 due to the public opinion of shoegaze music at the time, but the group did receive support from publications such as NME and successfully got their debut released in America by SKB Records. Slowdive's second release 'Souvlaki' (1993) also felt the brunt of the public's negative feelings towards shoegaze music and delays on their US release halted the records overall progress. It was during this turbulent period that SBK pulled the band's funding halfway through their America tour delivering another crushing blow to the album's cycle. After a change in line-up Slowdive went on to release 'Pygmalion' in 1995, but were dropped by their long-time UK label Creation a week after its release. This marked the end of Slowdive and members broke off to form other bands such as Mojave 3.

Slowdive's reunion came in 2014 after a Twitter account pointed towards the band's website with clues on the group’s reformation. Slowdive soon began appearing at festivals across the world to mark their official return.

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