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SPEAR OF DESTINY and their lead singer KIRK BRANDON – will undertake a series of additional UK dates this Summer.
Having spent the tail end of 2024 revisiting classic 80s works on tour with The Skids; Spear of Destiny have spent 2025 & 2026 celebrating their latest masterwork: ‘JANUS’.
The follow-up to 2022’s ‘Ghost Population’ album, ‘JANUS’ was a project two years in the making and features re-recorded and rejuvenated versions of choice cuts from the band’s two biggest selling albums: 1987’s ‘Outland’ and 1988’s ‘The Price You Pay’. 24 tracks re-recorded, re-imagined, and partnered for the first time last year; they were beautifully packaged and presented together on Double Vinyl, Extended Double CD and Download. Order it here.
Of ‘JANUS’, Kirk explains:
“Some may say why re-record, and in a definite sense that is a good question, the reason is that I wanted them to sound as close to what I originally thought they should have sounded like. Which is way different from what both albums did in fact end up sounding like. In particular ‘Outland’ which was principally recorded on a Fairlight 3 program. In fact some of the ‘Outland’ songs like “Land of Shame” were originally scheduled to have been in contention for the earlier ‘World Service’ album but never made it to the selection. Criminal in reality. Record companies shy away from controversial lyrics… I have to gratefully thank, as ever, my band for bringing these songs back to life from a major record company cemetery… With the musicians I have largely been playing with for the last 20+ years, we went back, as we have done with ‘Grapes of Wrath’ ‘One Eyed Jacks’ and ‘World Service’, and done an interesting, I hope, re-interpretation of my original ideas. ”
After a run of hugely successful gigs showcasing the work earlier this year, Spear of Destiny will present songs from ‘JANUS’ and more at the live venues listed below.
In addition to the Spear of Destiny shows, Kirk will be busying himself with a peppering of stripped-back gigs accompanied by Sam Samsbury. Playing the songs of The Pack, Theatre of Hate and Spear of Destiny, these Kirk Brandon ‘aKoustiK’ shows will see the frontman playing a retrospective set in a series of intimate settings
And as if that wasn’t enough, Kirk will rejoin his band of brothers in Theatre of Hate (8 Aug) for an exclusive performance, as he prepares to play successive evenings at Rebellion Festival, also fronting Spear Of Destiny the previous night (7 Aug).
SUMMER UK TOUR DATES
31 Jul 2026 – Bath – Mission Theatre [Kirk Brandon ‘aKoustiK’]
1 Aug 2026 – Bodmin – The Old Library Cafe [Kirk Brandon ‘aKoustiK’]
2 Aug 2026 – Coalville – The Victoria Bikers Pub [Kirk Brandon ‘aKoustiK’]
4 Aug 2026 – Blackpool Rebellion Run Up @ Viva [Kirk Brandon ‘aKoustiK’]
6 Aug 2026 – London The Lexington [Spear of Destiny]
(with support from: Band of the Underhand)
7 Aug 2026 – Blackpool Winter Gardens (Rebellion Festival) [Spear of Destiny]
8 Aug 2026 – Blackpool Winter Gardens (Rebellion Festival) [Theatre of Hate]
14 Aug 2026 – Emsworth – Sports & Social Club [Kirk Brandon ‘aKoustiK’]
15 Aug 2026 – Shrewsbury – The Morris Hall [Kirk Brandon ‘aKoustiK’]
27 Aug 2026 – Luton The Hat Factory [Spear of Destiny]
28 Aug 2026 – Leicester The International [Spear of Destiny]
29 Aug 2026 – Scarborough Grand Hall (Scarborough Spa) [Spear of Destiny]
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Hard to believe but it is true that Kirk Brandon has now been leading SPEAR OF DESTINY for over 40 years.
SPEAR OF DESTINY were formed in 1983 after the demise of Kirk Brandon’s post punk iconic rockers THEATRE OF HATE. (Brandon had also, before TOH, been the main man in every punk rockers favourite band of that era The Pack).
The current line up of Spear is the longest serving to date and features Adrian Portas (New Model Army / Sex Gang Children), Craig Adams (Sisters of Mercy / The Cult / The Mission) and Phil Martini (Jim Jones and the Righteous Mind) on drums. The recording line up was boasted by Saxophonist Clive Osborne. Long time Brandon collaborator Steve Allen-Jones completes the band line up on keyboards..
Post Pandemic has seen SOD play some fabulous club shows and festivals including sell out shows at the iconic 100 Club in London, Manchester Ritz and Glasgow Oran Mor. SOD’s performances at Sign of the Times, Rebellion and Kubix festivals have heralded fantastic reviews “Festival Stealing Dream set” wrote The Northern Echo.
During the Winter of 2024 Spear took to the road with long term friend Richard Jobson who was fronting a revitalised line up of the much loved Post Punk Heroes THE SKIDS. That amazing line played close to 30 shows across the UK, many being complete sell outs… As popular and enduring as they ever have been, don’t miss Spear of Destiny on tour in the UK this Summer.
SPEAR OF DESTINY – ‘JANUS’ – OUT NOW
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