Kid Kapichi Empress Ballroom Winter Gardens Blackpool 6th August 2023

Aural Sculptors - The Stranglers Live 1976 to the Present

Welcome to Aural Sculptors, a blog aimed at bringing the music of The Stranglers to as wide an audience as possible. Whilst all of the various members of the band that have passed through the ranks since 1974 are accomplished studio musicians, it is on stage where the band have for me had their biggest impact.

As a collector of their live recordings for many years I want to share some of the better quality material with other fans. By selecting the higher quality recordings I hope to present The Stranglers in the best possible light for the benefit of those less familiar with their material than the hardcore fan.

Needless to say, this site will steer well clear of any officially released material. As well as live gigs, I will post demos, radio interviews and anything else that I feel may be of interest.

In addition, occasionally I will post material by other bands, related or otherwise, that mean a lot to me.

Your comments and/or contributions are most welcome. Please email me at adrianandrews@myyahoo.com.

Thursday, 18 June 2026

Kid Kapichi Empress Ballroom Winter Gardens Blackpool 6th August 2023

This was a band I did watch at 2023's 'Rebellion' and damn fine they were too. I was expecting really big things from them but either they fell off the radar a bit or I was losing tough (the latter probably). Looking at their discography, they have released albums in 2024 and 2025 and they are on the festival circuit in the UK and Europe from next month with indoor dates from November.

In this recording they perform as a four piece, but since that time it would appear that two members of the band departed leaving the current line up as a duo.

Good sounding angry punk from Sussex (Hastings). Thanks to Chatts for this one.