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CIVIL SERVICE ANNOUNCE THE SECOND SINGLE FROM NEW ALBUM - DARK/// - BLACK GIRAFFES - AVAILABLE TO STREAM IMMEDIATELY - OR - WATCH THE VIDEO ON OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL RIGHT NOW!
Black Giraffes is out now, on International Day of Peace 2025
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Since 2021, Civil Service have been supporting Ukraine through charity gigs and fundraising through merch sales. This year, you’ve raised £200 from sales of limited edition Black Giraffe pendants 🙏🏻We’re continuing to support Glynn (HKE on gofundme), a UK volunteer ambulance driver, who collects aid donations and vital medical equipment, to deliver to the people and animals of the Eastern Ukrainian front-line. His next trip in October will be his 7th since the latest invasion beganGlynn kindly obtained audio for us from Ukrainian citizens, working to provide aid to the front-line. You can hear their proud voices on our track, or watch the video on YouTube with translation. All proceeds from sales of Black Giraffes go directly to helping Ukrainians
CIVIL SERVICE ANNOUNCE THE FIRST SINGLE FROM NEW ALBUM - DARK/// - URBNDCY - AVAILABLE TO STREAM IMMEDIATELY - OR - WATCH THE VIDEO ON OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL EXCLUSIVELY, RIGHT NOW!
CIVIL SERVICE ANNOUNCE THEIR NEW ALBUM - DARK/// - TO BE RELEASED ON 21st NOVEMBER 2025 on RIPCORD RECORDS / A CHEERY WAVE RECORDS
It is with immense pride that we announce our 2nd album, DARK/// - sister album to 2024's debut ///LIGHT. DARK/// will be released across various formats and territories on November 21st 2025 - stay tuned for official missives from the desk of your Civil Service.
SHOW ANNOUNCEMENT: - DEBUT APPEARANCE IN BRISTOL WITH KUSANAGI, MAEBE & SOCKS AND BALLERINAS - 30th AUGUST 2025
Civil Service are delighted to announce the band are making their long-awaited Bristol debut - at the prestigious Exchange venue - on 30th August 2025.Joining an impressive line-up in support of Kusanagi's latest record - Paramnesia; alongside Bristol post-rock greats Maebe, and surprise stars of StrangeForms 2025 - Socks and Ballerinas.Tickets are available now via Skiddle
SHOW ANNOUNCEMENT: - DEBUT APPEARANCE AT JT SOAR - NOTTINGHAM, AUGUST 29th - WITH SPLINERGROOP -&- KUSANAGI
Civil Service are delighted to announce the band are supporting Splintergroop & Kusanagi, August 29th,at JT Soar, Nottingham - as part of a Buttonpusher curated line-up.Following up on a busy and well received Nottingham show last year as part of Hockley Hustle festival across the city centre, Civil Service return to the City to perform at a cult venue in the post-rock scene with local favourites Splintergroop, as well as labelmates Kusanagi.Tickets are available now via WeGotTickets
TOUR ANNOUNCEMENT #2 -L.O.E (MANCHESTER, BIRMINGHAM, LEEDS), WITH SOLARS - & - KUSANAGI
Civil Service are delighted to announce we are tour support for L.O.E on their UK run, August 8th-10th.
Kicking off in Manchester on Friday, August 8th, moving to Birmingham on Saturday August 9th, and rounding out an excellent weekend with a return to Leeds on Sunday 10th, at a special matinee show.
Joining us at all dates will be Birmingham's Solars, and Liverpool post-rock legends Kusanagi - both of whom are labelmates on Ripcord Records.Tickets are available now via Seetickets.
TOUR ANNOUNCEMENT #1 -OVERHEAD THE ALBATROSS - & -FORT (CARDIFF / BRIGHTON / MANCHESTER)
Civil Service are delighted to announce we are tour openers for the fantastic Overhead, The Albatross & FORT on their UK run, July 18th-20th.
Kicking off in Cardiff on Friday, July 18th, moving to Brighton on Saturday July 19th, and rounding out an excellent weekend with a return to Manchester on Sunday 20th.Tickets are available now via Seetickets.
CIVIL SERVICE are playing STRAGEFORMS 2025!
- Brudenell Social Club, Leeds - April 26th/27th, 2025
StrangeForms 2025!
Our biggest show to date - at one of our favourite venues - with some of our favourite bands and loads more special acts to come.We're already working on something special to mark the occasion, so be sure to get your tickets early.Join us at Brudenell Social Club on 26/27th April 2025, for an epic day of post-rock, math-rock, shoegaze, post-metal and all things alternative and excellent.Tickets are available now via Seetickets, Crash Records, Jumbo Records and via our linktree.
CIVIL SERVICE are playing Celestial Diadem Weekender 2025!
- 229, London - January 24th-26th, 2025
Celestial Diadem Weekender 2025!
Our biggest London show to date - and first of the year - with some of our favourite bands and loads more special.We're already working on something special to mark the occasion, so be sure to get your tickets early.Join us at 229 on 25th January 2025, for an epic day of post-rock, math-rock, shoegaze, post-metal and all things alternative and excellent.Tickets are available now via Dice.
CIVIL SERVICE ANNOUNCE AKARI FESTIVAL - a post-rock / math rock / post-metal all dayer @ 33 Oldham Street, Manchester - Saturday 30th November 2024
AKARI FESTIVAL - lighting up a dark winter night with the very best from the UK post-rock, post-metal, heavy math and alternative-shoegaze scenes.Headlining this years' event are LoE (Last of Eden). The Halifax post-rock quartet enjoyed well deserved critical acclaim for their debut record, The World and Everything In It (2023) which featured in the top 5 post rock albums on the Post Rock Reddit page. Following on from stellar shows at Trades Club (Hebden Bridge), appearances at Post-in-Paris festival and London Prog Fest, 2024 has seen the band bring a new level of polish to the already slick debut album tracks, as well as showcase a host of brand new songs, certain to become fan favourites on a follow-up record soon.Joining LoE across their November UK dates are Reading post-metal stars Mountainscape. The band have released one of the best post-metal/post-rock cross over records of the year in Iridesent, and if their last two Manchester shows are anything to go by, they will combine the ethereal beauty of Iridesent with the crunching heaviness of their entire catalogue.Your hosts - Civil Service - will perform their debut album, ///Light, in full - potentially the first and last time they will attempt this. Having recently toured the UK with US Post-metal/post-rock troubadors BLACKSHAPE, Civil Service are set to add their debut record to a stacked list of amazing albums released by the performing artists at this year's AKARI festival, with ///Light due for release on 4th October 2024.New Ghost join the album on the back of the release of 'A Dagger in Every Tide', which has received praise from the likes of Echoes and Dust, Noizze & featured on 6Music. We're delighted to welcome New Ghost back to the 33 Oldham Street stage, following a stand-out performance here last year.Dutch Elm head back to Manchester, bringing their exciting and energetic brand of heavy-Math rock. Having set the stage alight last time, this promises to be a strong opening to proceedings.Last but by no means least for the initial announcement; Maebe return to Manchester following their national tour and ArcTangent performances earlier in 2024. Rebirth. Relive. Repeat. set new standards for one of Bristol's most ambitious post-rock bands, and their unique, textured and technical style is likely to light up even the darkest November evening.+ More TBA
CIVIL SERVICE ANNOUNCE OUR FIRST VIDEO PREMIERE - with 4ndreas.Postrock on Youtube - 12th September 2024
We're excited to announce our first video premiere is taking place on Thursday 12th September 2024 - 8pm GMT / 9pm CET - on YouTube / 4NDREAS.POSTROCK.The video for our first song from debut album /// Light - Lines of Communication, is a vivid imagination of the themes of the music, via what is fast becoming Civil Service's trade-mark collage 'found' video style.
Spanning over 7 minutes and featuring a mix of creative commons footage, live videos shot by Civil Service and friends in the likes of New Ghost; the video aims to match the ambition of the song, which features over a dozen special guest spoken word parts, including appearances from Ritzy Bryan (the Joy Formidable) and Valerio Azghar (Il Giardino Degli Specchi).Andreas has a great track record of promoting all things post rock, whether it be in his native Munich, Germany - or online via both his YouTube and socials channels - and we're delighted he's chosen to host our first Video Premiere.Join us on Thursday 12th September to catch it for the 1st time; then join us over on Zoom (via links on Facebook and Youtube) to chat with us about the Video, the Song and all things Civil Service.Love,
Civil Service
CIVIL SERVICE ANNOUNCE OUR DEBUT ALBUM '/// LIGHT' - Out 4th October 2024 (pre-order now)
"A single speck in an ocean of darkness, we advanced towards the radiance, oblivious to what would be found there; a sea of static, echo and decay.
For a brief moment there was meaning and connection.
But then it fell silent..."
The industry's worst kept secret is out, our album LIGHT is releasing on October 4th on @weareripcord! Pre-orders for digital and CD are up now on their Bandcamp with the song 'Their Lines Of Communication, Severed' available to stream now.
https://ripcordrecords.bandcamp.com/album/light
We recorded this last year with the amazing Dave Sanderson [65daysofstatic / Gilmore Trail / Haus Horo] in Sheffield and could not be happier with how it has turned out. He has done a fantastic job of pushing us and managing all the layers we've slapped on.
A huge thanks goes out to Caroline Cawley from two of our favourite bands Dystopian Future Movies and Church of the Cosmic Skull for providing beautiful narration throughout. Also PR.Trail for getting this release across the line and helping us with promotion.
We can't wait for you to hear this record, by far our most ambitious work yet, and we hope you enjoy the single.
Love,
Civil Service
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2025
| Date | Venue | Location | With |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 1 | 33 Oldham Street | Manchester | RIPCORD RECORDS TOUR II - Headline Show with Helve, Solars -&- Vnder A Crvmbling Moon |
| August 30 | The Exchange (Basement) | Bristol | Kusanagi, Maebe -&- Socks and Ballerinas |
| August 29 | JT Soar | Nottingham | Splintergroop -&- Kusanagi |
| August 10 | The Fenton | Leeds | Matinee show, 2pm start - L.O.E, Solars -&- Kusanagi |
| August 9 | The Flapper | Birmingham | L.O.E, Solars -&- Kusanagi |
| August 8 | 33 Oldham Street | Manchester | L.O.E, Kusanagi -&- Solars |
| July 20 | 33 Oldham Street | Manchester | Overhead, The Albatross - & - FORT |
| July 19 | The Green Door Store | Brighton | Overhead, The Albatross - & - FORT |
| July 18 | Clwb Ifor Bach | Cardiff | FORT - & - Overhead, The Albatross |
| June 2 | 33 Oldham Street | Manchester | Midas Fall - & - Overhead, The Albatross |
| May 17 | Sidney & Matilda | Sheffield | The Grey - Naisian - Echoes Evolve |
| April 26/27th | Brudenell Social Club | Leeds | StrangeForms 2025 - And So I Watch You From Afar, Nordic Giants, Svalbard, Overhead the Albatross, Cwfen, VLMV, Bicurious, Hidden Mothers, Every Hell, Big Lad, Bureau de Change, Wot Gorilla?, What? Nah, Socks & Ballerinas, Patience, Omoia & more. |
| March 23 | Star and Garter | Manchester | The Intersphere |
| February 22 | 33 Oldham Street | Manchester | RIPTOUR with Solars -&- Million Moons |
| February 21 | The Rainbow | Birmingham | RIPTOUR with Solars -&- Million Moons |
| February 20 | New Cross Inn | London | RIPTOUR with Million Moons -&- Solars |
| January 24-26 | 229 | London | Celestial Diadem Weekender - Mountainscape, LOE, Overhead the Albatross, The Grey, FORT, Car Crash Weather, Helve, VLMV, AV_Sunset, Solars, Aaronson |
2024
| Date | Venue | Location | With |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 30 | 33 Oldham Street | Manchester | AKARI Festival: L.O.E., Mountainscape, New Ghost, Maebe + MORE TBA |
| October 20 | BrewDog (Buttonpusher Stage) | Nottingham | HOCKLEY HUSTLE: A-Tota-So, Soaper, Aaronson + MORE TBA |
| October 8 | The Peer Hat | Manchester | Coma Rossi - & - Million Moons |
| August 22 | 33 Oldham Street | Manchester | BLACKSHAPE -&- A-Sun Amissa |
| August 21 | Signature Brew, E8 | London | BLACKSHAPE -&- RItual Error |
| August 20 | The Factory @ Sidney & Matilda | Sheffield | BLACKSHAPE - & - Naisian |
| May 30 | 33 Oldham Street | Manchester | La Bestia De Gevaudan -&- Claw The Thin Ice |
| May 1 | Retro | Manchester | MAEBE -&- Prognosis |
2023
| Date | Venue | Location | With |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 9 | Off the Square | Manchester | Prognosis + Von |
| Nov 11 | The Hairy Dog | Derby | Their Dogs Were Astronauts - Lost in Lavender Town - a-tota-so - Archetype - Dutch Elm - Jomo Tuun |
| Oct 13 | The York | Bolton | Il Giardino Degli Specchi - & - Hinata |
| Oct 1 | The Fenton | Leeds | a-tota-so & Din of Celestial Birds |
| Sept 30 | 33 Oldham Street | Manchester, UK | a-tota-so - Kusanagi - Din of Celestial Birds - Dutch Elm |
| Apr 22 | Grafton Arms | Manchester, UK | (Headline Show; supported by:) Narwhals - Hail Spraytan - Anyone's Ghost - Mr Novembre) |
| Feb 25 | 33 Oldham Street | Manchester, UK | Mount Forel -&- Din of Celestial Birds -&- New Ghost |
| Feb 23 | Boom | Leeds, UK | Mount Forel -&- Dead Cosmonauts -&- New Ghost |
| Feb 11 | The Trades Club | Hebden Bridge, UK | L.O.E (Last of Eden) |
2022
| Date | Venue | Location | With |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 3 | Peer Hat | Manchester, UK | Mountainscape -&- Helve |
| Nov 24 | Satans Hollow | Manchester, UK | Poly-Math - & - Archetype |
| Oct 21 | Wharf Chambers | Leeds, UK | Dystopian Future Movies - & - Din of Celestial Birds |
| Sept 18 | The Victoria, Dalston | London, UK | PORTALS Presents, with Redwood / A-Tota-So / Modern Rituals / Civil Villains / Mount Forel / The Betty Shine |
| Sept 17 | The Old Post Office | Shrewsbury, UK | LOOPfest 2022 |
| Sept 16 | Ashley Brook | Salford, UK | Langworthy Live festival 2022 |
| July 9 | Rough Trade | Nottingham UK | L.O.E. (Last of Eden) - & - King Blonde |
| June 15 | Parish | Huddersfield UK | AND SO I WATCH YOU FROM AFAR -&- Vogons |
| June 6 | Retro Bar | Manchester UK | Giant Walker |
| May 18 | Retro Bar | Manchester, UK | Codices -&- BLACKSHAPE |
| May 7 | Sidney and Matilda | Sheffield, UK | The Dear Hunter |
| May 5 | Night & Day | Manchester, UK | The Dear Hunter |
| Apr 1 | Boom | Leeds, UK | 1919 -&- La Rissa |
| Mar 10 | Peer Hat | Manchester, UK | Hot Pink Sewage -&- Drat |
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