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Mark Jepson ocds #MDANT @markjep.bsky.social · Aug 14

Tonight at St Luke’s Glasgow…

THIS COULD BE THE CLOSEST THING TO HEAVEN!!!

Wonderful to hear my favourite single of the ‘80’s performed live by the brilliant
Kane Gang ❤️ 🙌🏻

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The Kane Gang @the-kane-gang.bsky.social · Aug 15

What a fantastic night we had at St Luke’s!

Thanks to all who came along.What a fab audience and great vibes all round

Huge thanks to our brilliant band David & Peter Brewis of @fieldmusicmusic.bsky.social Sarah Hayes & Gemma McCarn.Also huge thanks to Liz Corney who played all other shows with us

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Steve Berrington @steveberrington.bsky.social · Aug 14

A fantastic gig!! What it’s all about. @the-kane-gang.bsky.social

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The Kane Gang @the-kane-gang.bsky.social · Aug 7

Just a week to go until The Kane Gang gig at St Luke’s Glasgow next Thursday 14th August!

Aided & Abetted by @fieldmusicmusic.bsky.social

Special Guest is Martin Stephenson of The Daintees!

It’s the last of the anniversary shows - get yourselves down!

Tickets -
www.ticketweb.uk/event/the-ka...

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The Kane Gang @the-kane-gang.bsky.social · Aug 2

What a great night at @thefirestation.bsky.social Summer Parties in Sunderland!!

Thanks to all who came & made it so memorable, inc from
Poland!

Also thanks to our spec guests Martin McAloon & Nadedja

Big thanks to the fab Kane Gang band inc @fieldmusicmusic.bsky.social Sarah Hayes & Liz Corney

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Autoleisureland @autoleisureland.bsky.social · Jul 28

Released last Friday by @lnfg.bsky.social, here is the full length video for Autoleisureland’s new single Chemical Beach!

The single has had a fantastic response and can be downloaded at

lastnightfromglasgow.lnk.to/ChemicalBeach

Full video here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrkh...

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The Kane Gang @the-kane-gang.bsky.social · Jul 27

Looking forward to our gig this Frid 1/8 at @thefirestation.bsky.social

So pleased to be working with @fieldmusicmusic.bsky.social again, such a privilege along with talented Liz Corney & Sarah Hayes on keyboards.

With the amazing Martin McAloon of Prefab Sprout & fantastic Nadedja we can’t wait!

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Steve Berrington @steveberrington.bsky.social · Jul 27

Set this to record next week - playing live and playing on TOTP 41 years ago.

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The Kane Gang @the-kane-gang.bsky.social · Jul 26

We’re all talking ‘bout the Smalltown Creed
We’re gonna tell you what we believe!..

The video for Smalltown Creed was filmed in Seaham Harbour & Vane Tempest Club.

Of course we’ll be playing it at @thefirestation.bsky.social next Frid 1st Aug!

Tickets - www.thefirestation.org.uk/spektrix/Cho...

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Autoleisureland @autoleisureland.bsky.social · Jul 25

Here is a taster of the video for Autoleisureland’s new single Chemical Beach, brought to you by @lnfg.bsky.social

Stream or download at
lastnightfromglasgow.lnk.to/ChemicalBeach

#ChemicalBeach
#Autoleisureland

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Autoleisureland @autoleisureland.bsky.social · Jul 25

Our seeming inability to stop working on our songs & recording has resulted in a new Autoleisureland single, Chemical Beach!

Our new record label @lnfg.bsky.social release Chemical Beach today! It is available on all major streaming platforms & downloads
lastnightfromglasgow.lnk.to/ChemicalBeac...

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The Kane Gang @the-kane-gang.bsky.social · Jul 24

So glad we were able to get together for our 40th Anniversary shows. Who knows if the stars align again. For now, thanks to everyone who came along, supported & bought tickets. We’ve really enjoyed this. Come along & enjoy 1 more wee celebration, we’ll do our best to make it memorable!
The Kane Gang

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The Kane Gang @the-kane-gang.bsky.social · Jul 18

This week in 1984 Closest Thing To Heaven was the Highest New Entry.

Not long now:

Frid 01/08 @thefirestation.bsky.social &
Special Guests Martin McAloon of Prefab Sprout & Nadedja.

Thurs 14/08 St Luke’s Glasgow &Special Guest Martin Stephenson

Aided by fantastic @fieldmusicmusic.bsky.social

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Autoleisureland @autoleisureland.bsky.social · Jul 18

Heads up, only a week to go until our new single release, Chemical Beach! Released next Friday 25th July!!

This is the first release on our new label, @lnfg.bsky.social

Here’s the pre-save link:

lastnightfromglasgow.lnk.to/ChemicalBeach

@woodsymusic.bsky.social

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The Kane Gang @the-kane-gang.bsky.social · Jul 11

We can now announce our Special Guests for The Kane Gang August 1st Summer Parties gig at @thefirestation.bsky.social; we have Martin McAloon of Prefab Sprout singing Prefab Sprout faves, & also the fab Newcastle-based singer songwriter Nadedja!

Tickets - www.thefirestation.org.uk/whats-on/458...

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Autoleisureland @autoleisureland.bsky.social · Jul 10

Breaking news!! Autoleisureland are so excited & totally chuffed to announce that we are now working with the highly esteemed record label, @lnfg.bsky.social!

They are releasing our new single, Chemical Beach on 25/07/25 - here is a pre save link now!!

lastnightfromglasgow.lnk.to/ChemicalBeach

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The Kane Gang @the-kane-gang.bsky.social · Jul 5

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The Kane Gang @the-kane-gang.bsky.social · Jul 4

The Countdown is on!

4 wks today The Kane Gang will be opening the #FireStationSummerParties Live on their outdoor stage!

Frid 01/08/25 at @thefirestation.bsky.social

Aided & Abetted by Field Music!

Special Guests To Be Announced very soon! 👀

Tix - www.thefirestation.org.uk/spektrix/Cho...

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The Kane Gang @the-kane-gang.bsky.social · Jun 30

The Kane Gang released Closest Thing To Heaven on this day in 1984.

The band are looking forward to performing this at our August gigs on:

Frid 01/08/25 @thefirestation.bsky.social &
Thurs 14/08/25 St Luke’s, Glasgow

Aided & Abetted by @fieldmusicmusic.bsky.social !!

#otd
#TheKaneGang

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The Kane Gang @the-kane-gang.bsky.social · Jun 26

The Kane Gang performed Gun Law & How Much Longer with live band on Saturday morning TV show Number 73 in 1985.

Both songs feature in our upcoming summer gigs!

Frid 01/08/25 at @thefirestation.bsky.social &
Thurs 14/08/25 at St Luke’s, Glasgow

Aided & Abetted by @fieldmusicmusic.bsky.social !!

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The Kane Gang @the-kane-gang.bsky.social · Jun 13

Motortown 1st hit the charts #otd in ‘87

The long version of the video was on heavy rotation on MTV & VH1 in the US

As a KG favourite it’s featured in our upcoming gigs:

Frid 01/08/25 at @thefirestation.bsky.social &
Thurs 14/08/25 at St Luke’s, Glasgow

Aided by @fieldmusicmusic.bsky.social !

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The Kane Gang @the-kane-gang.bsky.social · Jun 1

2 Summer Kane Gang gigs starting 2 months today!

Frid 01/08/25 at @thefirestation.bsky.social &
Thurs 14/08/25 at St Luke’s Glasgow

Aided & Abetted by @fieldmusicmusic.bsky.social

Sunderland tix -
www.thefirestation.org.uk/spektrix/Cho...

Glasgow tix -
www.ticketmaster.co.uk/search?q=the...

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The Kane Gang @the-kane-gang.bsky.social · May 30

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The Kane Gang @the-kane-gang.bsky.social · May 23

One of the biggest music shows in the ‘80’s was Countdown from The Netherlands. Here we are performing Respect Yourself in 1984.

#TheKaneGang
#RespectYourself
#Countdown

m.youtube.com/watch?v=-FZE...

The Kane Gang Respect Yourself Countdown TV Netherlands 1984

YouTube video by The Kane Gang Official

m.youtube.com

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The Kane Gang @the-kane-gang.bsky.social · May 19

@thefirestation.bsky.social Summer Parties 2025 line-up!

The Kane Gang, aided and abetted by @fieldmusicmusic.bsky.social plus Special Guests are excited to open this on Friday 1st August!

Tickets ➡️
www.thefirestation.org.uk/spektrix/Cho...

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