News: Instigators play two special UK shows this month

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August 13th 2026

After heading back from Southern Poland where they headlined Zydnia DIY Fest INSTIGATORS have two UK shows coming up fast starting with the legendary 100 Club in London where FANTAZMAZ and QUICK ROMANCE join in for a special Vive Le Rock Presents show on Friday, August 21, 2026. Their first time back there in 41 years!

The following day INSTIGATORS make a hometown return to Parish, Huddersfield where they‘ll be joined by Desperate Measures.

In November INSTIGATORS play the Morecambe Punk Festival followed by three shows in Germany, their first time back there in 33 years. They‘ll be joined on all dates by Norwegian outfit Pjolter Guys.

INSTIGATORS have just released SANCTUS PROPOGANDA SESSIONS 5, a live in studio recording in Poland from August 2025.

Covering tracks from Nobody Listens Anymore, Phoenix, Shockgun, plus EP material - played with the same uncompromising edge and energy that defined them. Recorded straight at Dobra 12 Studio. 10 tracks · purple vinyl · packed with photos. Benefit release supporting human rights.

GET THE VINYL: t.ly/o209N

GET DIGITAL: t.ly/HUDv_

Check out “Cry Freedom” HERE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-ArsIPb3n0

And “The Blood Is On Your Hands / Free” HERE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RgnYz-1LAQ

Two days after this recording INSTIGATORS played Borderline Festival in Bialystok, Poland. Check out the pro-shot full set HERE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgJqksC7LPc

Also available now is new 12” EP released by Sanctus Propaganda. Featuring two original recordings initially released in 1987 as one of the most intense, melodic, and pissed off UK hardcore punk singles ever, the tracks ’Full Circle‘ and ’The Sleeper‘ were remastered at Dobra 12 Studio and are still buzzing with that desperate energy and subtle finesse only Instigators could pull off. Plus three new rehearsal studio recordings from last year of “Full Circle”, “The Sleeper” and “Suicide Investigation Team” featuring the new line-up

Watch the video for the 2025 version of ’Full Circle‘ HERE:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lgehd6UJmC0

This is not a reissue, it‘s a resurrection! 1987 vs. 2025 – old-school fury meets veteran precision. A timebomb with two fuses.

Pair it with the freshly repressed ‘Phoenix’ and ‘Shockgun’ LPs from Boss Tuneage Records and you’ve got the complete Instigators blast radius.

https://bosstuneage.bigcartel.com/artist/instigators

Get It here:

https://sanctuspropaganda.com/product/pre-order-instigators-full-circle-the-sleeper-12-red-vinyl/

Also new recordings are available too

“Tricked And Abused” appears on a split 7” with Safety Pin mag

https://www.safetypinmag.com/product-page/safety-pin-27-with-instigators-hung-like-hanratty-7

And “Dark And Lonley” is on ’Still Here Still Shouting‘, a cassette compilation from Suspect Device https://www.ebay.co.uk/usr/gwat6292

DIY or die trying.

The first incarnation of Instigators can be traced to West Yorkshire in the early Eighties. A friendship with Subhumans Dick Lucas saw his label Bluurg release their debut EP in 1984 and an LP ’Nobody Listens Anymore‘ a year later. The records were well received, putting them on the cover of revered magazine Maximum Rock ’n Roll. American artist Pushead also championed Instigators, including songs on his worldwide compilation ’Cleanse The Bacteria‘. And then the vocalist, bassist and drummer all walked out, leaving founder member Simon Mooney without a band. With touring commitments, and a determination to carry on, Simon immediately assembled a new line-up, with Andy Turner and Andy Turnbull drafted in as vocalist and bassist, their band Xpozez having recently split. With the addition of Steve Curran on drums the began touring Europe nonstop with the reinvigorated line-up debuting in Swansea, July ‘85, officially marking the next era of Instigators.

Following another mainland jaunt in January ’86 the band assembled at Woodlands Studio, in Castleford, during March and April to record their new album ’Phoenix‘. It was produced by the band with Bruce Treasure (Subhumans) and saw a subtle change in the bands musical direction that reflected the increasing influence of bands from North America on their listening habits.

With their new album out in the summer of ‘86, the band now headed across the Atlantic for a North American tour commencing on 27th June at Lupos, Providence (Rhode Island) with The Adolescents and Murphy‘s Law and finishing at On Broadway in San Francisco on 14th August.

The wheels were truly turning for this incarnation of Instigators, and they would continue with tireless tours across the UK and mainland Europe and kept their profile up with tracks on various compilations. 1987 saw them release the memorable ’Full Circle / Sleeper‘ single and with ’88‘s ’Shockgun‘ album moving the goalposts again and clocking up the mileage on what would eventually be over 16 lengthy European jaunts.

INSTIGATORS bowed out after two massive European tours at the start of the ‘90‘s in Milan, Italy. Now they‘re back for the first time in over 30 years for three special nights beginning at the world renown Rebellion Festival in Blackpool with headline shows in London and Huddersfield. If you weren‘t there to witness them in full flow back, then it‘s time to see what you were missing.