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CIVIL SERVICE ANNOUNCE THEIR FIRST ASIA DATE AT CAN FESTIVAL - 17th - 19th APRIL 2026!
Civil Service are delighted to have been announced for CAN festival line-up for April 2026.
From 10 minute improv jam sessions above a disused discount clothes store in Cheetham Hill; to gracing an internationally renowned festival stage - our appearance at CAN festival is a dream come true.We are marking the occasion alongside And So I Watch You From Afar (for the third time!) as well as joining some of the top tier of post-rock royalty in Bruit<, EF, Ranges and Goodbye, Kings - as well as some household names in The Jesus and Mary Chain, Penguin Cafe & Eivor.We're over the moon!CAN FESTIVAL 2026 TICKETS HERE!
CIVIL SERVICE ANNOUNCE THEIR FIRST APPEARANCE AT ARCTANGENT FESTIVAL - 19th - 22nd AUGUST 2026!
Civil Service are delighted to have been brought onto the ArcTanGent line-up for 2026.
Joining some immense headliners in SIkth, Chelsea Wolfe, Primus and Cult of Luna & Julie Christmas, it's a particular honour to be heading back to where the origins of Civil Service surfaced.We are billed amongst a number of previous acts we've shared a stage with, including Svalbard, Dimscua, Giant Walker, The Grey & Wildernesses, as well as joining our good friends and collaborators L.O.E. -&- Overhead, the Albatross.It's going to be special.ARCTANGET 2026 TICKETS HERE!
CIVIL SERVICE ANNOUNCE THEIR FIRST EUROPEAN FESTIVAL APPEARANCE - AT THE INAUGURAL 5NDREAS POSTROCK-FESTIVAL - 27th & 28th NOVEMBER 2026!
Civil Service announce their first European show and first European festival - 5NDREAS POSTROCK Festival, in Munich, Germany - which takes place on 27th & 28th November 2026.We've had the pleasure of working with Andreas across a number of video debuts; we've enjoyed his company online - & - in person on enough occasions to know that he's going to throw one heck of a birthday party!
5NDREAS POSTROCK Festival takes place at Feierwerk, Munich - across two days - and will feature 12 bands spanning the genre in style.
Civil Service are the first band announced, and we look forward to seeing what spectacular acts we will be sharing a stage with.We cannot wait!5NDREAS POSTROCK FESTIVAL TICKETS HERE!
CIVIL SERVICE ANNOUNCE JUNE / JULY TOUR DATES WITH MILLION MOONS
[LONDON 26th JUNE / LEEDS 27th JUNE / MANCHESTER 4th JULY]
Civil Service return to London, Leeds & Manchester on tour with friends and labelmates Million Moons, in support of their 3rd album 'You Be Good, I love you".The London date will see the pair joined by Wildernesses, following the release of their critically acclaimed debut Growth, promoted by the legendary Portals.The Leeds date is in the safe hands of Bad Owl.
The Manchester date is being promoted by Servants /// Serpents, and sees Liverpool legends Kusanagi join the bill.Million Moons Tickets here!
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.
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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The band's sophomore album, DARK/// is available digitally on vinyl, Special edition and Standard Edition CD now, via Bandcamp (A Cheery Wave, Ripcord Records and Civil Service).
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2026
| Date | Venue | Location | With |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 27-28 | Feierwerk | Munich | 5NDREAS POSTROCK Festival |
| August 19-22 | Fernhill Farm | Somerset | ARCTANGENT 2026 |
| July 4 | The Castle | Manchester | Million Moons -&- Kusanagi |
| June 27 | Wharf Chambers | Leeds | Million Moons |
| June 26 | The Black Heart | London | Million Moons -&- Wildernesses |
| April 17-19 | Zhoushan Island | CHINA | CAN FESTIVAL with And So I Watch You From Afar, Bruit<, Ef, Ranges, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Sylvaine -&- more. |
| March 21 | Nice & Sleazy's | Glasgow | RIPCORD FEST with Hundred Year Old Man, Codespeaker, Indifferent Engine, Beneath A Steel Sky, Million Moons, Solars, Helve, Wolves |
| February 20 | 33 Oldham Street | Manchester | CIVIL SERVICE HEADLINE SHOW - with 601 Live, Binge -&-Idiogram |
| February 6-8 | 229 | London | CELESTIAL DIADEM WEEKENDER with Din of Celestial Birds, Winter at Sea, Dimscua, Hexcut, Codespeaker, Kusanagi, Midnight Jazz Club, In a House of Heartbeats, Mountainscape, Wildernesses, Near Light & Summerisle |
| January 30 | The Blind Pig | Sowerby Bridge | CIVIL SERVICE HEADLINE SHOW - with Guts -&- Yeah, Maybe |
2025
| Date | Venue | Location | With |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 16 | 33 Oldham Street | Manchester | AKARI II - The Grey, Civil Service, a-tota-so, Pleiades, Million Moons, Wildernesses, [SLAB], 601 DJs and NWC Podcast |
| 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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