English indie rock band founded in 1981 in Bristol by ex-members of short-lived punk band Art Objects by brothers Gerard and John, along with dancer Wojtek. The name Blue Aeroplanes comes from the Polish "Niebieske Samoloty" which was originally going to be the name of Wojtek's brother's band.
The band feature an ever-changing lineup, which (as of 2016) includes 41 ex-members, a feat only beaten by The Fall. Gerard, John and Wojtek have been the only mainstays since the band's inception, although John left the band between 1990 and 2004 and went on to be drummer for Strangelove during this time. Ex (and current) members have gone on to be members of Primal Scream, Witness, Massive Attack and Strangelove.
The band tend to end their live sets with "Breaking In My Heart", which has been known to feature multiple guest guitarists on stage playing the main riff, this included members of R.E.M. in the early 1990s when the Aeroplanes were tour support, where they also had a total of 15 guitarists playing simultaneously. REM's famous song "Losing My Religion" is also said to be written about Gerard.
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December 6, 2025
Fleece
Bristol, England, United Kingdom1. You Are Loved
2. Silver Lounge
live debut3. Warhol’s Fifteen
4. Frightened at Night
on lead vocals5. Your Ages
6. Tolerance
Jedrej Dmochowski vocals7. Bright Star Catalogue
8. Soap Star
Mike Youe lead vocals - live debut9. Dead Tree! Dead Tree!
10. We Must Stop Meeting Like This
Live debut - Gerard introduced the song saying it's very difficult to play live11. Doll Parts
Live debut12. Jacket Hangs
13. …And Stones
14. Yr Own World
1. Billy McRea
on lead vocals, live debut2. Building an Ark for the Anthropocene
1. Days of 49
on lead vocals2. Fucking Hell
Jedrej Dmochowski lead vocals3. Breakin' in My Heart(Tom Verlaine cover)
featured the entire band and guests as well as two additional crew members on mandolin and acousticDecember 8, 2024
Fleece
Bristol, England, United KingdomSupport band were Bush and Fey (Played from 4:35pm - 5:10pm)
1. Action Painting
2. Gunning the Works
3. Spitting Out Miracles
4. 30–Love
5. Nothing Will Ever Happen in the Future
6. Skin
Bec Jevons on lead vocals7. Dead Tree! Dead Tree!
8. Sweet Like Chocolate(Shanks & Bigfoot cover)
9. What It Is
10. Half A Crown
11. I Will Love You
Live debut12. Someone (In the Arms of No-One)
Mike Youe on lead vocals13. Jacket Hangs
14. Yr Own World
15. …And Stones
16. Building an Ark for the Anthropocene
1. Winter Sun
Nick Jacobs on lead vocals2. Bury Your Love Like Treasure
1. Oblivion(Rita Lynch cover)
Rita Lynch on lead vocals2. Streamers
Rodney Allen on lead vocals3. Breakin' in My Heart(Tom Verlaine cover)
With Rodney AllenNovember 30, 2024
Fleece
Bristol, England, United KingdomThe support band were The Jesus Bolt (Gerard Starkie and Hazel Winter who have been members of The Blue Aeroplanes)
1. Broken & Mended
2. Sweet Like Chocolate(Shanks & Bigfoot cover)
3. Dead Tree! Dead Tree!
4. The Boy in the Bubble(Paul Simon cover)
5. Oblivion(Rita Lynch cover)
Rita Lynch on lead vocals.6. Warhol’s Fifteen
7. Gunning the Works
8. Nothing Will Ever Happen in the Future
9. Veils of Colour
10. Severn Beach
Nick Jacobs on lead vocals11. Jacket Hangs
12. …And Stones
13. Yr Own World
14. Building an Ark for the Anthropocene
1. Fun
Rodney Allen on vocals2. Bury Your Love Like Treasure
1. Breakin' in My Heart(Tom Verlaine cover)
July 27, 2024
Lafayette
London, England, United Kingdom1. Aeroplane Blues
2. Dead Tree! Dead Tree!
3. Bulletproof Coffee & a Snake‐Oil Shot
4. Veils of Colour
5. Colour Me
6. Missy Lane
7. Jacket Hangs
8. Cardboard Box
9. Mis-Firing
10. Great Movie Clichés
11. (An Unlikely Hit Of) Adoration
12. Building an Ark for the Anthropocene
13. …And Stones
14. Yr Own World
1. The Boy in the Bubble(Paul Simon cover)
2. Fun
3. Breakin' in My Heart(Tom Verlaine cover)
September 29, 2023
Electric Ballroom
London, England, United Kingdom1. Hips Like Cigarettes
2. Dead Tree! Dead Tree!
3. Warhol’s Fifteen
4. Someone (In the Arms of No-One)
Mike Youé vocal5. Half A Crown
6. Waking Up In the Ghost Removal Van
7. Jacket Hangs
8. (An Unlikely Hit Of) Adoration
Bec Jevons vocal9. What It Is
10. Building an Ark for the Anthropocene
11. Losing
Rita Lynch vocals12. …And Stones
13. Yr Own World
1. Tolerance
Jedrej Dmochowski vocals2. Broken & Mended
3. Fun
Chris Sharp vocals4. Bury Your Love Like Treasure
1. Breakin' in My Heart(Tom Verlaine cover)
September 22, 2023
Stereo
Glasgow, Scotland, United KingdomBand didn't leave stage before Breakin'
1. Hips Like Cigarettes
2. Dead Tree! Dead Tree!
3. Warhol’s Fifteen
4. Someone (In the Arms of No-One)
Mike Youé vocal5. Half A Crown
6. Waking Up In the Ghost Removal Van
7. Jacket Hangs
8. (An Unlikely Hit Of) Adoration
Bec Jevons vocal9. What It Is
10. Building an Ark for the Anthropocene
Live debut11. Losing
Rita Lynch vocals12. …And Stones
13. Yr Own World
1. Tolerance
2. Bury Your Love Like Treasure
3. Breakin' in My Heart(Tom Verlaine cover)
December 2, 2022
Fleece
Bristol, England, United Kingdom1. Razor Walk
2. Dead Tree! Dead Tree!
3. Hips Like Cigarettes
4. Half A Crown
5. Someone (In the Arms of No-One)
Mike Youé on lead vocals6. Waking Up In the Ghost Removal Van
7. Poetland
8. (An Unlikely Hit Of) Adoration
Bec Jevons on lead vocals9. Weightless
10. …And Stones
11. The Applicant
12. Jacket Hangs
13. The High and the Mighty
Rita Lynch on lead vocals singing her song14. Pony Boy
15. Bury Your Love Like Treasure
1. 10000 Miles
2. Yr Own World
1. Breakin' in My Heart(Tom Verlaine cover)
December 1, 2022
Exchange
Bristol, England, United Kingdom1. Razor Walk
2. Dead Tree! Dead Tree!
3. Hips Like Cigarettes
4. 10000 Miles
5. Someone (In the Arms of No-One)
Mike Youé on lead vocals6. Waking Up In the Ghost Removal Van
7. Half A Crown
Live Debut8. (An Unlikely Hit Of) Adoration
Bec Jevons on lead vocals9. Weightless
10. …And Stones
11. The Applicant
12. Jacket Hangs
13. The High and the Mighty
Rita Lynch on lead vocals singing her song14. Bury Your Love Like Treasure
15. Pony Boy
1. Poetland
2. Yr Own World
1. Breakin' in My Heart(Tom Verlaine cover)
July 16, 2022
Lloyds Amphitheatre
Bristol, England, United Kingdom1. Razor Walk
2. Dead Tree! Dead Tree!
3. Warhol’s Fifteen
4. Jacket Hangs
5. Skin
Bec Jevons on lead vocals6. What It Is
7. Sulphur
8. Losing
Rita Lynch on lead vocals singing her song9. …And Stones
10. Yr Own World
11. Bury Your Love Like Treasure
12. Breakin' in My Heart(Tom Verlaine cover)
December 3, 2021
Fleece
Bristol, England, United Kingdom1. Jacket Hangs
2. Dead Tree! Dead Tree!
3. The Boy in the Bubble(Paul Simon cover)
4. Waking Up In the Ghost Removal Van
Live debut5. What It Is
6. Skin
Bec Jevons on lead vocals7. Whatever Happened to Our Golden Birds?
Dedicated as tribute to Pat Fish as he played on the original recording on Rough Music8. Colour Me
9. Days of 49
10. Warhol’s Fifteen
11. Tolerance
12. Jack Leaves / Back Spring
13. Boat
14. …And Stones
15. Yr Own World
16. Broken & Mended
1. Fun
Rodney Allen on lead vocals2. Breakin' in My Heart(Tom Verlaine cover)
December 8, 2019
Fleece
Bristol, England, United Kingdom1. Hips Like Cigarettes
2. Love Come Round
3. Who Built This Station in the Midwest
4. Dead Tree! Dead Tree!
5. Someone (In the Arms of No-One)
Mike Youé on lead vocals6. Jacket Hangs
7. Bright Star Catalogue
8. Elvis Festival
9. Colour Me
10. (An Unlikely Hit Of) Adoration
Bec Jevons on lead vocals11. Poetland
12. …And Stones
13. Yr Own World
1. Fun
Rodney Allen on lead vocals2. Your Ages
1. Breakin' in My Heart(Tom Verlaine cover)
June 30, 2019
Worthy Farm
Pilton, England, United Kingdom1. Broken & Mended
2. Dead Tree! Dead Tree!
3. Warhol’s Fifteen
4. Jack Leaves / Back Spring
5. (An Unlikely Hit Of) Adoration
Bec Jevons on lead vocals6. What It Is
7. Jacket Hangs
8. Elvis Festival
9. Fun
Rodney Allen on lead vocals10. …And Stones
11. Yr Own World
12. Breakin' in My Heart(Tom Verlaine cover)
June 16, 2019
Fleece
Bristol, England, United Kingdom1. Broken & Mended
2. Spitting Out Miracles
3. Dead Tree! Dead Tree!
4. Season Ticket to a Bad Place
5. (An Unlikely Hit Of) Adoration
Bec Jevons on lead vocals6. Warhol’s Fifteen
7. Elvis Festival
8. What It Is
9. Someone (In the Arms of No-One)
Mike Youé on lead vocals10. Jacket Hangs
11. Fun
12. Jack Leaves / Back Spring
13. …And Stones
14. Yr Own World
1. Bury Your Love Like Treasure
1. Disney Head
1. Breakin' in My Heart(Tom Verlaine cover)
December 7, 2018
Fleece
Bristol, England, United Kingdom1. Broken & Mended
2. Sweet Like Chocolate(Shanks & Bigfoot cover)
3. Dead Tree! Dead Tree!
4. Jack Leaves / Back Spring
5. (An Unlikely Hit Of) Adoration
Bec Jevons on lead vocals6. Elvis Festival
7. What It Is
8. Different Now
9. Jacket Hangs
10. 30–Love
11. Apostle Spoons
12. Someone (In the Arms of No-One)
Mike Youé on lead vocals13. Showing Off to Impress the Girls
14. …And Stones
15. Yr Own World
1. Disney Head
2. Pony Boy
1. Breakin' in My Heart(Tom Verlaine cover)
December 6, 2018
Exchange
Bristol, England, United Kingdom1. Broken & Mended
2. Dead Tree! Dead Tree!
3. Sweet Like Chocolate(Shanks & Bigfoot cover)
4. Jack Leaves / Back Spring
5. (An Unlikely Hit Of) Adoration
Live debut, Bec Jevons on lead vocals6. What It Is
7. Elvis Festival
8. Different Now
9. Jacket Hangs
10. 30–Love
11. Apostle Spoons
Live debut12. Someone (In the Arms of No-One)
Live debut, Mike Youé on lead vocals13. Showing Off to Impress the Girls
14. …And Stones
15. Yr Own World
1. Disney Head
2. Pony Boy
3. Breakin' in My Heart(Tom Verlaine cover)
December 16, 2017
Fleece
Bristol, England, United Kingdom1. Breakin' in My Heart(Tom Verlaine cover)
January 29, 2017
Voodoo Lounge
Exeter, England, United Kingdom1. Dead Tree! Dead Tree!
2. Yr Own World
3. Retro Moon
4. Looking for X's on a Map
5. Sweet Like Chocolate(Shanks & Bigfoot cover)
6. What It Is
7. Missy Lane
8. Oak‐Apple Day
9. Walking Under Ladders for a Living
10. Elvis Festival
11. Nothing Will Ever Happen in the Future
12. Skin
Bec Jevons on lead vocals13. Jacket Hangs
14. …And Stones
15. Here Is the Heart of All Wild Things
1. Fun
Rodney Allen on lead vocals2. I Wanna Be Your Lover(Bob Dylan cover)
3. Poetland
1. Breakin' in My Heart(Tom Verlaine cover)
with Rodney Allen on guitarJanuary 28, 2017
Patterns
Brighton, England, United Kingdom1. Dead Tree! Dead Tree!
2. Yr Own World
3. Retro Moon
4. Looking for X's on a Map
5. Sweet Like Chocolate(Shanks & Bigfoot cover)
6. What It Is
7. Missy Lane
8. Oak‐Apple Day
9. Walking Under Ladders for a Living
10. Elvis Festival
11. Nothing Will Ever Happen in the Future
12. Skin
Bec Jevons on lead vocals13. Jacket Hangs
14. …And Stones
15. Here Is the Heart of All Wild Things
1. Fun
2. I Wanna Be Your Lover(Bob Dylan cover)
3. Poetland
1. Breakin' in My Heart(Tom Verlaine cover)
January 27, 2017
Norwich Arts Centre
Norwich, England, United Kingdom1. Dead Tree! Dead Tree!
2. Yr Own World
3. Retro Moon
4. Looking for X's on a Map
5. Sweet Like Chocolate(Shanks & Bigfoot cover)
6. What It Is
7. Missy Lane
8. Oak‐Apple Day
9. Walking Under Ladders for a Living
10. Elvis Festival
11. Nothing Will Ever Happen in the Future
12. Skin
Bec Jevons on lead vocals13. Jacket Hangs
14. …And Stones
15. Here Is the Heart of All Wild Things
1. Fun
2. I Wanna Be Your Lover(Bob Dylan cover)
3. Poetland
1. Breakin' in My Heart(Tom Verlaine cover)
January 26, 2017
The Leadmill
Sheffield, England, United Kingdom1. Dead Tree! Dead Tree!
2. Yr Own World
3. Retro Moon
4. Looking for X's on a Map
5. Sweet Like Chocolate(Shanks & Bigfoot cover)
6. What It Is
7. Missy Lane
8. Oak‐Apple Day
9. Walking Under Ladders for a Living
10. Elvis Festival
11. Nothing Will Ever Happen in the Future
12. Skin
Bec Jevons on lead vocals13. Jacket Hangs
14. …And Stones
15. Here Is the Heart of All Wild Things
1. Fun
2. I Wanna Be Your Lover(Bob Dylan cover)
3. Poetland
1. Breakin' in My Heart(Tom Verlaine cover)
With Harri Larkin on additional guitarThe Blue Aeroplanes has released 100+ albums. Some of their notable releases include Outsider Art (The Other Best Of The Blue Aeroplanes 1985-2025), Magical Realism (The Best Of The Blue Aeroplanes 1985-2025), Staring At The Future. Explore their complete discography on this page.
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English indie rock band founded in 1981 in Bristol by ex-members of short-lived punk band Art Objects by brothers Gerard and John, along with dancer Wojtek. The name Blue Aeroplanes comes from the Po... Read the full biography on this page.
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