Nightingales

The Nightingales was formed from the ashes of the Prefects (The 
Clash’s ‘White Riot Tour’, John Peel sessions, Rough Trade records) 
and enjoyed cult status in the ’80’s as darlings of the credible music 
scene and being continually championed by Peel. Described in John 
Robb’s definitive book on post punk (“Death To Trad Rock”) as “The 
misfits’ misfits”, the band re-grouped in 2004 and have since 
released a dozen critically acclaimed albums and regularly toured 
the USA and Europe, from Scotland to Serbia. In 2021 a full length 
documentary about the band – “King Rocker”, written by Stewart 
Lee - received rave reviews (“Best rockumentary ever”, etc) 
following it’s premiere on Sky TV, before getting cinema screenings 
in the UK and Australia. All of the group’s original albums have 
recently been reissued as deluxe double vinyl LPs and in 2022 the 
band’s original soundtrack album to “King Rocker” was released 
alongside a DVD of the movie featuring assorted extras. The 
Nightingales’ last studio album “The Last Laugh” is generally 
considered to be their best yet and following a support tour with The 
Damned in 2023 interest in the group continues to be on the rise and 
their gigs are legendary. One of England’s great originals, they work 
equally well with pop musicians, rock n rollers and the avant garde.