The Primitives
@theprimitives
A power jangle, noise pop band originally from Coventry, UK. Got in the charts a few times.
Off to Sweden 4 weeks today for a 3 date mini tour. www.bandsintown.com/a/107512-the...
Pleased to announce that The Cords will be joining us for these two shows in October. www.bandsintown.com/a/107512-the...
Just announced - some further hitting of the north for us on the first weekend of October, when we play at Cud’s weekender in Whitby.
1st London show/1st music press gig review from early 86. The writer changed his tune about us soon after, e.g. this single review where he agrees with a suggestion in a review of Darling Buds from previous week’s MM that certain frontwomen you have a problem with should be snuffed out. Edgy stuff.
One week to go till this. Just a handful of tix left for the Monday show. www.bandsintown.com/a/107512-the...
Six weeks to go till our three night acoustic residency aboard The Golden Hinde. www.bandsintown.com/a/107512-the...
Paul and Tracy are among the guests on the latest Lived Through That podcast...chatting about the Prims' Christmas song. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/e...
Prims shop is open for business again. There is some tour surplus up for grabs theprimitives.bigcartel.com
A couple of intimate hometown shows tonight and tomorrow night to round off the tour. Only 8 tickets left for tonight. Stagetimes: 8pm The Cords 9pm The Primitives
Five tour dates left. Tonight we play The Crescent in York, Knitting Circle are supporting. See Tickets have sold out of tix for the Coventry shows. The venue have last few for sale… thetinmusicandarts.org.uk/events/
Thanks to Julian at Moonshake Design for doing us this beautiful 2 colour A2 screen print for the tour (the blue is iridescent - very nice!). Limited edition of 50 - artist signed/numbered. Available at the merch table on the tour and if any are left at the end we’ll put them in our online shop.
New merch items for the tour which begins one week tomorrow (Nov 14). www.seetickets.com/search?q=pri...
An interview in the current edition of Record Collector magazine.
Our tour begins 3 weeks today. Tix here👉 www.seetickets.com/search?q=pri...
We are pleased to announce the release of a special anniversary 7” single bookending 40 years of Prims’ songs. A rework of our 1st release + alt version of our last single. Also our covers album is being reissued on white splatter vinyl. Both out 7/11. Pre-orders theprimitives.bigcartel.com
Three upcoming live dates beginning one week today... www.seetickets.com/tour/the-pri...
New show announcement - We’re playing Readipop at Reading Uni on Sept 13th. www.readipop.co.uk/festival/
Nice to meet these two pop stars at Guilfest yesterday. Thanks to all who checked out our set.
Just announced - a little Spanish tour next Feb. MADRID mutick.com/e/entradas-t... VALENCIA movingtickets.com/Entradas-The... BARCELONA mutick.com/e/entradas-t...
We get a 5 star review of the comp in the new Shindig! mag. Thanks to Jeff Penczak. It’s in the shops this week. www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIBm...
We will be embarking on an 11 date tour later this year, beginning on November 14th, 40 years to the day since the band's first gig which was at the Hope and Anchor pub in Coventry. www.seetickets.com/tour/the-pri...
6 years ago today we went to Tokyo to play a couple of shows celebrating the 30th anniversary of our debut album.
Here are all the shows we have coming up in 2025. Tix and info here www.songkick.com/artists/5527...
Played The Adelphi in Hull again the other night, nearly 38 years to the day since we last played there -fresh out of primary school with Stop Killing Me heading to the top of the indie chart. Here’s a Pic of Tracy changing a light bulb mid set from Saturday night's show. 📷 Paul Hoskins
Our first shows of the year are happening over the next few days. Tonight we’ve got The Horn.
We play our first show of the year two weeks today at The Horn in St Albans. www.songkick.com/artists/5527...
Out today -28 track double LP. Singles/rarities 2011-2025. theprimitives.bigcartel.com/product/let-... Many songs previously unavailable online are now available for streaming links.altafonte.com/the-primitiv... CD version will be released in May. @elefantrecords1.bsky.social
Tickets now on sale. www.seetickets.com/tour/the-pri... dice.fm/artist/the-p...