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.


Hugh Cornwell




Cold Turkey (John Lennon Cover) City F.M. Liverpool Date unknown
Nosferatu Outtakes 01/01/1979 (Hugh Cornwell & Robert Williams)
Demos November/December 1990 01/11/1990 (CCW)
Ronnie Scotts London 12/04/1992 (CCW)

The Charlotte Leicester 30/11/1993
HMV Market Street, Manchester 06/09/1995
Crown And Cushion, Bolton 06/09/1995

The Garage Glasgow 16/11/1995
Watermans Arts Centre Brentford 26/01/1996
Midem 10/09/1996 DVD
Victoria Inn Derby 01/01/1997
Fleece & Firkin Bristol 21/11/1998
The Mercury Lounge New York 17/03/1999
The Leopard Doncaster 28/10/1999
Zaandam 08/11/2000
Hugh On BBC Radio 4 01/01/2001
Boardwalk Sheffield 22/06/2001
Ruislip Golf Club 01/07/2001
WFDU Interview 01/09/2001
Ottakar's Walsall 23/11/2001
Borders Bookshop Oxford Street London 30/11/2001
Hay On Wye Arts Festival 01/08/2002

Mean Fiddler London 02/11/2002
Redhill Surrey 11/03/2003
The Swan High Wycombe 26/03/2003
Capital Gold Session 18/10/2004

Manchester University 07/11/2004
Mean Fiddler London 11/11/2004
Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again 01/01/2005
Café De Paris London 27/01/2005
Café De Paris London 27/01/2005 DVD
Islington Academy London 13/04/2005

The Horn St Albans 07/06/2005
Royal Albert Hall London 23/11/2005
City Hall Sheffield 09/12/2005
Vanguard Newtown Sydney 06/01/2006
Guilfest Guildford 15/07/2006
Scala London 26/10/2006

Sendasaal Bremen 29/10/2006
Crossroads Festival Harmonie Bonn 23/03/2007 DVD
Crossroads Festival Harmonie Bonn 23/03/2007 
'Songbook' (Sky Arts TV) 01/01/2008 DVD
El Ray Theater Los Angeles 26/01/2008

Break through Radio Interview 10/02/2009
Islington Academy London 26/03/2009
Jools Holland Show BBC Radio 2 13/04/2009
O2 Academy Newcastle 13/11/2009
Live at WFMU on Diane's Kamikaze Fun Machine 26/10/2010
La Java Paris 27/11/2010
In the Mex Reverb Radio Interview 11/03/2011
The Sage Hall 2 Gatehead 07/04/2011
Kulturzentrum Schachthof Kassel 23/09/2011

Echoplax Los Angeles 17/03/2012
Stone Im Ratinger Hof Dusseldorf 30/09/2012
Spitalkeller Offenbach 09/05/2012
Interview BBC Radio Derby 23/08/2012
Interview BBC Radio Stoke 24/08/2012
Manchester Academy 12/10/2012
BBC 2 Review Show 09/11/2012
53 Degrees Preston 05/07/2013
The Citadel St Helens 06/07/2013

Beachland Tavern, Cleveland 17/12/2013
Interview On Susy Radio 103.4 01/01/2014
Kulturzentrum Schlachthof, Kassel 28/03/2014
The Liquid Room Edinburgh 29/11/2014
Epic Studios Norwich 07/12/2014
MTC Cologne 20/09/2015
Whelan's Dublin 29/05/2016

Hugh & JCC On Danny Baker Show BBC 5 Live 10/09/2016 (Hugh & JCC)
BBC Radio 6 Music Session 10/10/2016 (Hugh & JCC)
O2 Institute Birmingham 01/12/2016 (Hugh & JCC)

Ashington Woodhorn Lane Festival 22/07/2017
Colchester Arts Centre 04/11/2017
Islington O2 Academy London 06/11/2018
The Haymarket Basingstoke 26/11/2019
Stone Valley South Ware 14/08/2021
Booking Hall Dover 10/03/2022
Chalk Brighton 17/03/2022

A New Day Festival 19/08/2022
The Stables Milton Keynes 04/11/2022
La Belle Edinburgh 01/12/2022
Islington Assembly Hall 25/01/2024
The Empire Belfast 10/11/2024