Initially, Piano Magic was a loose collective of sorts, with an ever-changing line-up, originally inspired by studio-bound projects like This Mortal Coil. Glen Johnson conceived the project in 1996, with friends, Dick Rance and Dominic Chennell completing the primary core. During its early years, the project's home recordings featured contributions by friends, acquaintances, and moonlighters from other bands but by 1999, Piano Magic had become a fully-fledged international touring group. Over the course of numerous albums and singles, Piano Magic's music evolved from lo-fi electronic experimentation to post-rock, through electropop, and then again into a lush, melancholy chamber pop. Prior to its January 2017 release, Piano Magic announced that 'Closure' would be their final album. They played their last ever UK concert on Saturday 3rd December 2016 at The Lexington, Angel, London. The show commemorated their first ever concert, exactly to the day, 20 years prior.
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October 27, 2018
Antenna Studios
London, England, United Kingdom1. You Never Loved This City
December 3, 2016
The Lexington
London, England, United KingdomLast ever UK gig
1. You Can Hear the Room
2. No Closure
3. Dark Horses
4. Saint Marie
5. The Slightest of Threads
6. Landline
7. The Blue Hour
8. Love & Music
9. Great Escapes
10. I Am the Teacher's Son
11. Speed the Road, Rush the Lights
12. Jacknifed
13. (Music Won't Save You From Anything But) Silence
14. Password
1. Part-Monster
2. You Can Never Get Lost (When You've Nowhere to Go)
3. The Last Engineer
December 14, 2012
Bronson
Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, ItalyDecember 13, 2012
Viper
Florence, Tuscany, ItalyDecember 12, 2012
Lanificio 159
Rome, Lazio, Italy1. The Blue Hour
2. The Nightmare Goes On
3. Judas
4. The Slightest of Threads
5. Saint Marie
6. (The Way We Treat) The Animals
7. Help Me Warm This Frozen Heart
8. Speed the Road, Rush the Lights
9. Luxembourg Gardens
10. Love & Music
11. Great Escapes
12. The Fun of the Century
13. (Music Won't Save You From Anything But) Silence
14. Incurable
15. Disaffected
acoustic16. Deleted Scenes
1. The Last Engineer
September 15, 2012
Eku Beit Grand
Odessa, Odessa Oblast, Ukraine1. The Blue Hour
2. The Nightmare Goes On
3. Soldier Song
4. Judas
5. The Slightest of Threads
6. A Return to the Sea
7. Deleted Scenes
8. Dark Horses
9. Luxembourg Gardens
10. Speed the Road, Rush the Lights
11. Love & Music
12. Great Escapes
13. Help Me Warm This Frozen Heart
14. When I'm Done, This Night Will Fear Me
15. The Fun of the Century
16. (Music Won't Save You From Anything But) Silence
17. Vacancies
1. Incurable
2. The Last Engineer
March 3, 2012
Union Chapel
London, England, United KingdomDecember 2, 2011
Antenna Studios
London, England, United Kingdom1. Dark Horses
2. The Fun of the Century
3. The Nightmare Goes On
4. Help Me Warm This Frozen Heart
5. Deleted Scenes
6. The Way of the Birds
7. Soldier Song
8. Your Ghost
9. Artists' Rifles
10. Vacancies
11. A Return to the Sea
1. Comets
October 7, 2011
Grotte di Castellana
Castellana Grotte, Apulia, Italy1. You Never Loved This City
2. Soldier Song
3. England's Always Better
4. The Nightmare Goes On
5. Deleted Scenes
6. Part-Monster
7. Dark Ages
8. Incurable
9. Life Has Not Finished With Me Yet
10. The Fun of the Century
11. When I'm Done, This Night Will Fear Me
12. Vacancies
13. You Can Never Get Lost (When You've Nowhere to Go)
14. Comets
15. No Closure
September 30, 2011
Antenna Studios
London, England, United KingdomJuly 22, 2011
Brudenell Social Club
Leeds, England, United KingdomMay 20, 2011
Mylos
Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia, GreeceMarch 7, 2011
The Luminaire
London, England, United KingdomJune 10, 2010
Union Chapel
London, England, United Kingdom1. The Nightmare Goes On
2. No Closure
3. I Have Moved Into the Shadow
4. When I'm Done, This Night Will Fear Me
5. Dark Ages
6. The Blue Hour
March 21, 2010
Mylos
Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia, Greece1. Recovery Position
2. The Blue Hour
3. Jacknifed
4. Dark Horses
5. No Closure
6. The Nightmare Goes On
7. Advent(Dead Can Dance cover)
8. Love & Music
9. Great Escapes
10. The King Cannot Be Found
11. (Music Won't Save You From Anything But) Silence
12. Incurable
13. The Last Engineer
14. Faint Horizon
March 20, 2010
Fuzz Club
Athens, Attica, GreeceFebruary 24, 2010
Círculo de Bellas Artes
Madrid, Autonomous Region of Madrid, SpainFebruary 21, 2010
Cafè del Teatre
Lleida, Catalonia, SpainSetlist incomplete
1. Love & Music
2. The King Cannot Be Found
November 14, 2009
Duel:Beat
Pozzuoli, Campania, ItalyNovember 10, 2009
Circolo degli Artisti
Rome, Lazio, Italy1. Recovery Position
2. The Blue Hour
3. Jacknifed
4. Dark Horses
5. Love & Music
6. Great Escapes
7. Incurable
8. Faint Horizon
9. The King Cannot Be Found
10. Advent(Dead Can Dance cover)
11. The Last Engineer
1. (Music Won't Save You From Anything But) Silence
2. On Edge
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