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Inspiral Carpets
Inspiral Carpets are an English rock band formed in Oldham, Greater Manchester, in 1983 around guitarist Graham Lambert and singer Stephen Holt, who were soon joined by drummer Craig Gill. Taking their name from a local rug shop, the group added keyboardist Clint Boon, whose Farfisa organ became a signature of their sound, and later singer Tom Hingley and bassist Martyn Walsh.
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- Aug 21DunfermlineP J MolloysView details
- Aug 23AberdeenThe TunnelsView details
- Sep 5KendalKendal Brewery Arts CentreView details
- Sep 5 – Sep 6KendalBrewery ArtsView details
- Oct 1Newcastle Upon TyneO2 City Hall NewcastleView details
- Oct 2ManchesterO2 Victoria Warehouse ManchesterView details
- Oct 9BournemouthO2 Academy BournemouthView details
- Oct 14GlasgowBarrowland BallroomView details
- Oct 15CardiffThe Great Hall - Cardiff University Students' UnionView details
- Oct 16LeedsO2 Academy LeedsView details
- Oct 17LeicesterO2 Academy LeicesterView details
- Oct 22ScarboroughScarborough Spa Grand HallView details
- Oct 23BristolO2 Academy BristolView details
- Oct 24 – Oct 25NorwichUEAView details
- Oct 29 – Oct 29LincolnThe Engine ShedView details
- Oct 30WolverhamptonUniversity of Wolverhampton at The Civic HallView details
- Oct 31 – Oct 31LiverpoolLiverpool OlympiaView details
- Nov 14BlackpoolBlackpool Winter GardensView details
- Dec 8LondonO2 Academy BrixtonView details
- Jan 21 – Jan 22, 2027ChesterAlexander's LiveView details
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About Inspiral Carpets
The band emerged from the Madchester scene of the late 1980s alongside the Stone Roses and Happy Mondays, mixing post-punk, psychedelia and dancefloor rhythms with a distinctive organ-driven sound. Their debut album, Life (1990), reached number two on the UK Albums Chart, and the single 'This Is How It Feels' made the UK Top 20, bringing them a Top of the Pops appearance. Their commercial peak came with 'Dragging Me Down' in 1992, from the album Revenge of the Goldfish.
Devil Hopping (1994) produced further hits including 'Saturn 5,' but the band split in 1995 after being dropped by their label. They reformed in 2003 and toured intermittently over the following decade; vocalist Tom Hingley left in 2011, and original drummer Craig Gill died in 2016.
Inspiral Carpets reformed again in 2022 and returned to regular live performance the following year with Lambert, Holt, Boon and Walsh alongside touring musicians, continuing to play their catalogue of Madchester-era material for audiences old and new.