LIVE MUSIC VENUE & NIGHTCLUB
50 Years of Punk with THE ZIPS - The Frauds - Trumpton Riot
Fri 06 Nov
|DreadnoughtRock Live Music Venue & Night
The band have a reputation for rip-roaring performances, and are always in demand on the live circuit, both in the UK, and throughout Europe.
Time & Location
06 Nov 2026, 19:00 – 23:00
DreadnoughtRock Live Music Venue & Night, 14-16 King St, Bathgate EH48 1AX, UK
About the event
50 YEARS of PUNK from THE ZIPS
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Pacing the floor at Punk’s birth in the 70s, releasing 2 singles, splitting up as it was overtaken by Ska and New Romantics in the 80s, and re-forming due to European bootleg interest in 2002, The Zips are determined to make up for lost time.
With 5 CD EPs on their own Tenement Toons label, The Zips released their debut album, Guitars4Hire, in 2006 – 27 years after their debut single, The Zips ep, which was a fave of the late John Peel, and copies of which, now fetch up to $427 on eBay!
Since then, The Zips have released 4 other albums,19 Forevva, Down With The Zips, HUH!?, and the band retrospective, Archive Fever (Now-2002 / 1980-1978).
Along with regular appearances at Rebellion Festival, they have also played throughout Europe, including, Germany, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Austria, Ireland, and Portugal.