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THE MEN THEY COULDN'T HANG at Leeds Irish Centre, 12 Nov 2026

  • Thu, Nov 12, 2026
  • Leeds Irish Centre · Leeds

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THE MEN THEY COULDN'T HANG, a British folk punk group, play Leeds Irish Centre in Leeds on 12 November 2026 at 20:00. Tickets start from GBP 21.99. The group came together in 1984 to perform at an alternative music festival in Camden Town alongside The Pogues and the Boothill Foot Tappers.

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Their first single, a cover of "The Green Fields of France", was released in 1984 and finished at Number 3 in John Peel's Festive 50 for that year. The band split in 1991 and reformed in 1996. Their album Silver Town peaked at No. 39 on the UK Albums Chart, the only one of their albums to reach the Top 40.

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Duration
2 hrs
Category
folk punk

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Leeds Irish Centre

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