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[]
- Playground Mk II - Pat
- Jesus Fix - Pat
- A-Bomb - Dom
- The Ruins - Dom
- The Raisins - Dom
- Door Marked Summer - Dom
- Nine - Dom
- Chromosome - Dom
- Templemer - Dom
- The Shilling Whores - Dom
- Thunderhorse - Dom
- Brutus & The Conspirators - Glen
- The Craze - Matt
- Winston & The Churchills - Matt
- The Happy Accidents - Matt
- Insurrection - Mark
- Screaming Prawn Attack - Mark
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[]
- U.A.D.
- Necrolatry
- 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[]
- Bred To Fight
- Behind Locked Doors
- 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 )