The Underground (Stoke)

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The Underground is a club/music venue based in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent. It is also part of the NME group, Club NME. It is well known for holding host to several up & coming indie/rock/metal acts. It also serves as a great host to many local bands in the staffordshire area.

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The Underground is host to many gigs, featuring bands from the local area & also many big name bands. Probably the most well-remembered gig at the Underground would be the first of many times Pete Doherty's band, Babyshambles performed. The gig ended in an impromptu car top sing-along lead by Pete and former Libertines band mate Carl Barat, the incident referred to as The Babyshambles riot was covered heavily in the music press, and gave the club immediate cult status.

Band's that have played at the Stoke Underground include acts such as:

• Babyshambles
• The Holloways
• Sick Of It All
• Lethal Bizzle
• CSS
• The Paddingtons
• Klaxons
• Municipal Waste
• Parkway Drive
• Dogs
• Mystery Jets
• Walls of Jericho
• Send More Paramedics
• Har-Mar Superstar
• Arthur Lee & Love
• Misfits
• Hadouken!
• We Are Scientists
• Editors
• Hard-Fi
• The Others
• John Cale
• Bring Me The Horizon
• Devil Sold His Soul
• Exit Ten
• Architects
• Datarock
• The Rumble Strips
• The Red Chord
• Crystal Castles