Panic Shack + The Pill at Papillon, Southampton
Schedule
Mon May 19 2025 at 07:30 pm to 10:30 pm
UTC+01:00Location
Papillon | Southampton, EN
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Doors 7.30pm
16+
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Tickets available from www.joinerslive.co.uk
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** PANIC SHACK
-- https://www.facebook.com/panicshack
Panic Shack aren’t interested in the keys to the boys’ clubhouse or fighting with sharp-elbows for a seat at the table. They’re with you, out there: in the pit, at the bar, in the group chat – and their sound, collar-grabbing punk missives which walk the line between smoking area banter and a restless rage for a world we live in, refuses to sit politely.
Comprised of Sarah Harvey (vocals), Meg Fretwell (guitar/backing vocals), Romi Lawrence (guitar/backing vocals), Em Smith (bass) and Nick Williams (drums), Panic Shack were formed in defiance: "We started the band because we’d spent years going to gigs supporting our indie boy bandmates," explains Lawrence. "One day we thought, ‘Why aren’t we doing this ourselves, surely it can’t be that hard?’. In the beginning, we just wanted to give it a go and have a bit of a laugh, but now we can hopefully show people that music doesn’t have to feel like a ‘members-only club’ or as something that is out of reach. If we can do it, literally anyone can!"
It's that sense of inclusiveness that permeates everything Panic Shack do: a band writing killer, off-kilter songs whose guitarists could barely play four chords when they formed, having dusted off guitars from the attic. It's the kind of trajectory you could compare to a modern Young Marble Giants or ESG, but those bands rarely sounded this fun or alive. You could say there's no one out there doing this right now, but that would probably defeat the point.
The EP sparked an instant connection, equal parts mayhem and state-of-the-world reflection, selling out its vinyl edition immediately and elevating Panic Shack to a must-see live act, touring alongside the likes of Los Bitchos, Orlando Weeks and Yard Act. It arrived with a torrent of acclaim from the likes of BBC 6Music and Radio 1, with tastemakers including NME, DIY, Dork, Upset and Guitar Magazine championing the band.
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19/05/25 Joiners Live presents...
PANIC SHACK
Doors at 7.30pm // 16+
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Where is it happening?
Papillon, 61 Commercial Road, Southampton, SO15 1GT, United KingdomEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
