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Punk

Canterbury, Kent

1981 - 1991

Band Members[]

  • Pete Manuel - vocals
  • Steve Martin - guitar
  • Patrick Murphy - bass
  • Glen Keegan - drums


Later members:

  • Mark Harrison - vocals
  • Simon Nicholls - vocals
  • Dom Clark - drums
  • Matt Williamson - drums
  • Simon (Thomas ?) - drums

Info[]

Epidemic were a long-running Punk band who were extremely popular in the local scene. Bassist Pat went on to form the even more long-lived Jesus Fix .

Related Bands[]

Recordings[]

1983 '(I've Got Those) Demolition Blues' Compilation LP[]

  • Living A Lie

Released by Insane Records.

1984 I'm Dead / Epidemic Split Flexi 7" (FDFS01)[]

  • A. I'm Dead - Page After Page
  • B. Epidemic - Necrolatry

Issued with Grim Humour #3 fanzine in Spring 1984. 1000 pressed.

1988 Demo 1[]

  1. U.A.D.
  2. Necrolatry
  3. Follow Me

Recorded October 1988 at Elsewhere Studio, Whitstable. Produced by John Rigg. Engineered by Rob Williams.

Line-up on this recording:

  • Simon - Vocals
  • Steve - Guitar
  • Pat - Bass
  • Dom - Drums


1989 Demo 2[]

  1. Bred To Fight
  2. Behind Locked Doors
  3. Your Mistake

Recorded September 1989 at Elsewhere Studio, Whitstable. Produced by John Rigg. Engineered by Rob Williams.

Line-up on this recording:

  • Simon - Vocals
  • Steve - Guitar
  • Pat - Bass
  • Simon - Drums


Gigs[]

  • ??/??/82 - Herne Bay, North Rooms (supp. Final Warning)
  • 10/07/82 - Lower Hardres Village Hall (+ Insurrection)
  • 11/09/82 - Petham, Village Hall (+ Final Warning + The Craze + Insurrection + Vomits Of Lom)
  • 22/10/82 - Canterbury, Art College
  • 13/11/82 - Whitstable, All Saints Hall (+ Blue Nuns From Venus + Mental Blockage)
  • 25/02/83 - Whitfield, Archers Court Hall (supp. Veins Of Death, w/ Green Eye Bulb)
  • 23/04/83 - Dover, YMCA (supp. Veins Of Death )
  • 29/12/83 - London, 100 Club (supp. Subterfuge + Overdose)
  • 10/03/84 - Canterbury, Longbridge Youth Centre (supp. The Larks, with Data Zero Disco)
  • 29/03/84 - London, 100 Club (supp. English Dogs)
  • 27/07/85 - Dover, 365 Club (supp. Anti-System + Fightback + Liberty, with Atavistic )
  • 25/08/85 - Aylesham, Mines Not Missiles Festival (other acts incl. Test Dept)
  • 19/07/86 - Dover, 365 Club (supp. Fightback , with other acts incl. F.A.S.T. + Phuc-Tup  + Atavistic )
  • 21/08/86 - Herne Bay, North Rooms (+ Playground + Obliteration)
  • 05/09/86 - Folkestone, Bottoms (supp. The Veil, with Venus + Playground)
  • 11/10/86 - London, Wood Green, Cardboard Box (with Concrete Sox + Heresy + Pro Patria Mori + Mulch + Gut Rot + Rest In Pain + Atavistic + Active Conspiracy + Vegan Menswear)
  • 23/05/87 - Dover, St John's Ambulance Hall (supp. The Trees + Phuc-Tup + others)
  • 30/11/87 - Canterbury Uni "No More Censorship" (w/ Manifesto + Atavistic + Obliteration + Playground)
  • 25/01/89 - Dover, St. John's Ambulance Hall (supp. Axegrinder, with Obliteration + Tomorrow's Alcoholics + Rise)
  • 10/02/89 - Whitstable, Assembly Rooms (supp. Axegrinder + Obliteration)
  • 13/04/90 - Folkestone, Bottoms, Hunt Sabs Benefits gig (The Skydogs + The Sheds)
  • 06/10/90 - Whitstable, Labour Club (+ Atavistic)
  • 05/04/91 - Folkestone, Bottoms (supp. The Skydogs + S.O.R.B. , with The Roaches)

Other gigs for which dates are not known:

  • ??/??/?? - Canterbury, University (supp. The Shamen)
  • ??/??/?? - Chatham, M.I.C. (supp. Naked )
  • ??/??/?? - Wimbledon, William Morris Centre
  • ??/??/?? - Shoreditch, Town Hall (supp. 999 + Varukers + Blitzkrieg)
  • ??/??/?? - London, Thames Poly (supp. Oi Polloi + Snuff)
  • ??/??/?? - Dover (+ Death Scream Torture Machine )
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