Post Punk band formed in 1981 in Middleton, 6 miles north of Manchester. Mark Burgess had been in The Clichés, while Reg Smithies & [A=Dave Fielding] were in Years. Dave was in a school band called Sen. The three started without a drummer and got the attention of the legendary Radio 1 DJ John Peel. After the recruitment of drummer John Lever of The Politicians, their first single "In Shreds" on CBS, made number 42 on John Peel's Festive Fifty in 1982. They originally signed with CBS, but they disagreed with how they should sound. CBS dropped them after the one single, despite encouraging sales. They soon signed with Statik. However, Statik was distributed by Virgin, so they couldn't qualify for the independent charts and were thus overlooked by the music press.
The debut album, "Script of the Bridge", was recorded in Rochdale during a six-week period. The band was really pissed when they found out about the reduced version which was released by MCA in the US. They then became unhappy with Statik and tried to get away from them, but were bound by contractual obligations. After their second album, "What Does Anything Mean? Basically", they signed with Geffen. While signed to Geffen, the band released what was to be their last album together for fifteen years, "Strange Times" as the band literally fell apart, acrimoniously, with grief after the 1987 sudden death of band manager Tony Fletcher.
The year 2000 saw an end to the 'hostilities' and a reforming of the group; and a new 'unplugged' album entitled 'Strip' and other live releases followed.
John Lever passed away in 2017 and Dave left the band afterwards leaving Mark and Reg as the only two original members. The Chameleons continue to perform as of 2024.
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December 6, 2025
Élysée Montmartre
Paris, Île-de-France, France1. Where Are You?
2. The Fan and the Bellows
3. Lady Strange
4. Up the Down Escalator
5. Looking Inwardly
6. Paradiso
7. David Bowie Takes My Hand
8. Saviours Are a Dangerous Thing
9. Soul in Isolation
10. Swamp Thing
11. Feels Like the End of the World
12. Second Skin
13. Don't Fall
December 5, 2025
Hydrophone
Lorient, Brittany, France1. Where Are You?
2. The Fan and the Bellows
3. Pleasure and Pain
4. Lady Strange
5. Up the Down Escalator
6. Perfume Garden
7. Looking Inwardly
8. In Answer
9. Paradiso
10. David Bowie Takes My Hand
11. Saviours Are a Dangerous Thing
12. Soul in Isolation
13. Swamp Thing
14. Feels Like the End of the World
1. Second Skin
2. Don't Fall
December 4, 2025
Espace Vauban
Brest, Brittany, France1. Where Are You?
2. The Fan and the Bellows
3. Pleasure and Pain
4. Lady Strange
5. Up the Down Escalator
6. Perfume Garden
7. Looking Inwardly
8. In Answer
9. Paradiso
10. David Bowie Takes My Hand
11. Saviours Are a Dangerous Thing
12. Soul in Isolation
13. Swamp Thing
14. Feels Like the End of the World
1. In Shreds
2. Monkeyland
3. Second Skin
4. Don't Fall
November 23, 2025
Old Woollen
Farsley, England, United Kingdom1. Where Are You?
2. The Fan and the Bellows
3. Pleasure and Pain
4. Lady Strange
5. Up the Down Escalator
6. Perfume Garden
7. Looking Inwardly
8. In Answer
9. Paradiso
10. David Bowie Takes My Hand
11. Saviours Are a Dangerous Thing
12. Soul in Isolation
13. Swamp Thing
With The Beatles’ “ Rain” snippet14. Feels Like the End of the World
1. In Shreds
2. Monkeyland
3. Second Skin
4. Don't Fall
November 22, 2025
Camp and Furnace
Liverpool, England, United Kingdom1. Where Are You?
2. The Fan and the Bellows
3. Pleasure and Pain
4. Lady Strange
5. Up the Down Escalator
6. Perfume Garden
7. Looking Inwardly
8. In Answer
9. Paradiso
10. David Bowie Takes My Hand
11. Saviours Are a Dangerous Thing
12. Soul in Isolation
13. Swamp Thing
14. Feels Like the End of the World
15. In Shreds
16. Monkeyland
17. Second Skin
18. Don't Fall
November 21, 2025
Albert Hall
Manchester, England, United Kingdom1. Where Are You?
2. The Fan and the Bellows
3. Pleasure and Pain
4. Lady Strange
5. Up the Down Escalator
6. Perfume Garden
7. Looking Inwardly
8. In Answer
9. Paradiso
10. David Bowie Takes My Hand
11. Saviours Are a Dangerous Thing
12. Soul in Isolation
13. Swamp Thing
14. View From a Hill
For Mani15. Feels Like the End of the World
1. In Shreds
2. Monkeyland
3. Second Skin
4. Don't Fall
November 20, 2025
The Grand
Clitheroe, England, United KingdomNovember 19, 2025
The Garage
Glasgow, Scotland, United KingdomNovember 17, 2025
Rescue Rooms
Nottingham, England, United Kingdom1. Where Are You?
2. The Fan and the Bellows
3. Pleasure and Pain
4. Up the Down Escalator
5. Lady Strange
6. Perfume Garden
7. Looking Inwardly
8. In Answer
9. Paradiso
10. David Bowie Takes My Hand
11. Saviours Are a Dangerous Thing
12. Soul in Isolation
13. Swamp Thing
14. Feels Like the End of the World
1. In Shreds
2. Monkeyland
3. Second Skin
4. Don't Fall
November 16, 2025
XOYO
Birmingham, England, United Kingdom1. Where Are You?
2. The Fan and the Bellows
3. Pleasure and Pain
4. A Person Isn't Safe Anywhere These Days
5. Lady Strange
6. Perfume Garden
7. Looking Inwardly
8. In Answer
9. Paradiso
10. David Bowie Takes My Hand
11. Saviours Are a Dangerous Thing
12. Soul in Isolation
Eleanor Rigby and Invisible Sun medley13. Swamp Thing
14. Feels Like the End of the World
1. In Shreds
2. Monkeyland
3. Second Skin
4. Don't Fall
November 15, 2025
Trinity Centre
Bristol, England, United Kingdom1. Where Are You?
2. The Fan and the Bellows
3. Pleasure and Pain
4. Lady Strange
5. Up the Down Escalator
6. Perfume Garden
7. Looking Inwardly
8. In Answer
9. Paradiso
10. David Bowie Takes My Hand
11. Saviours Are a Dangerous Thing
12. Soul in Isolation
13. Swamp Thing
14. Feels Like the End of the World
1. In Shreds
2. Second Skin
3. Don't Fall
November 14, 2025
Electric Ballroom
London, England, United KingdomSnippets during "Second Skin:" The Police's ""Invisible Sun," The Beatles’ “Please Please Me” & David Bowie's "Be My Wife"; during "Don't Fall:" David Bowie's "Cracked Actor," The Doors' "Light My Fire" & Bowie's "Rebel Rebel"
1. Where Are You?
2. The Fan and the Bellows
3. Pleasure and Pain
4. Lady Strange
5. Intrigue in Tangiers
6. Perfume Garden
7. Looking Inwardly
8. In Answer
9. Paradiso
10. David Bowie Takes My Hand
11. Saviours Are a Dangerous Thing
12. Soul in Isolation
13. Swamp Thing
With The Beatles' "Rain" snippet14. Feels Like the End of the World
1. In Shreds
2. Second Skin
Snippets noted below3. Don't Fall
Snippets noted belowNovember 13, 2025
The 1865
Southampton, England, United KingdomNovember 12, 2025
Concorde 2
Brighton, England, United Kingdom1. Where Are You?
2. The Fan and the Bellows
3. Here Today
4. Lady Strange
5. Perfume Garden
6. Intrigue in Tangiers
7. Singing Rule Britannia (While the Walls Close In)
8. Looking Inwardly
9. Paradiso
10. In Answer
11. David Bowie Takes My Hand
12. Saviours Are a Dangerous Thing
13. Soul in Isolation
14. Swamp Thing
15. Feels Like the End of the World
1. In Shreds
2. Monkeyland
3. Second Skin
4. Don't Fall
November 8, 2025
Nobel
Leiden, South Holland, Netherlands1. Where Are You?
2. The Fan and the Bellows
3. Here Today
4. Lady Strange
5. Perfume Garden
6. Intrigue in Tangiers
7. Singing Rule Britannia (While the Walls Close In)
8. Looking Inwardly
9. Paradiso
10. David Bowie Takes My Hand
11. Saviours Are a Dangerous Thing
12. Soul in Isolation
13. Swamp Thing
With The Beatles' "Rain" snippet14. Feels Like the End of the World
1. In Shreds
2. Monkeyland
3. Second Skin
snippets: The Police's "Invisible Sun", The Beatles’ “Please Please Me” & David Bowie’s “Be My Wife”4. Don't Fall
snippets: The Doors' "Light My Fire" & David Bowie's "Cracked Actor" & "Rebel Rebel"November 7, 2025
L’entrepôt
Arlon, Luxembourg, BelgiumSetlist incomplete
1. Where Are You?
2. The Fan and the Bellows
3. Here Today
4. Lady Strange
5. Perfume Garden
6. Intrigue in Tangiers
7. Singing Rule Britannia (While the Walls Close In)
8. Looking Inwardly
9. Paradiso
10. David Bowie Takes My Hand
11. Saviours Are a Dangerous Thing
12. Soul in Isolation
13. Swamp Thing
14. Feels Like the End of the World
November 6, 2025
De Bosuil
Weert, Limburg, NetherlandsSnippets in "Soul in Isolation": Buffalo Springfield's "For What It's Worth," The Doors' "The End," David Bowie's "Be My Wife," The Beatles' "Eleanor Rigby" & The Smiths' "There Is a Light"
1. Monkeyland
2. Where Are You?
3. The Fan and the Bellows
4. Pleasure and Pain
5. Lady Strange
6. Up the Down Escalator
7. Perfume Garden
dedicated to the late John Peel8. Looking Inwardly
9. Paradiso
10. In Answer
11. David Bowie Takes My Hand
12. Saviours Are a Dangerous Thing
dedicated to the twat in the White House13. Soul in Isolation
snippets noted below14. Swamp Thing
snippet: The Beatles' "Rain"15. Feels Like the End of the World
1. Second Skin
snippets: The Police's "Invisible Sun", The Beatles’ “Please Please Me” & David Bowie’s “Be My Wife”2. Don't Fall
snippets: The Doors' "Light My Fire" & David Bowie's "Cracked Actor" & "Rebel Rebel"November 5, 2025
Grolsch Zaal
Alkmaar, North Holland, NetherlandsSnippets were featured in these songs: "Soul in Isolation:" Buffalo Springfield's "For What It's Worth," The Doors' "The End," David Bowie's "Be My Wife," The Beatles' "Eleanor Rigby" & The Smiths' "There Is a Light"; "Second Skin:" The Police's ""Invisible Sun," The Beatles’ “Please Please Me” & David Bowie's "Be My Wife"; "Don't Fall:" David Bowie's "Cracked Actor," The Doors' "Light My Fire" & Bowie's "Rebel Rebel"
1. Monkeyland
2. Where Are You?
3. The Fan and the Bellows
4. Pleasure and Pain
5. Lady Strange
6. Up the Down Escalator
7. Looking Inwardly
8. Paradiso
9. In Answer
10. David Bowie Takes My Hand
11. Saviours Are a Dangerous Thing
12. Soul in Isolation
Snippets noted below13. Swamp Thing
With The Beatles' "Rain" snippet14. Feels Like the End of the World
15. Second Skin
With band introductions and snippets noted below16. Don't Fall
Snippets noted belowNovember 3, 2025
Zeche
Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanySnippets in "Soul in Isolation": Buffalo Springfield's "For What It's Worth," The Doors' "The End," David Bowie's "Be My Wife," The Beatles' "Eleanor Rigby" & The Smiths' "There Is a Light"
1. Where Are You?
2. The Fan and the Bellows
3. Pleasure and Pain
4. Lady Strange
5. Up the Down Escalator
6. Perfume Garden
7. Looking Inwardly
8. Paradiso
9. In Answer
10. David Bowie Takes My Hand
11. Saviours Are a Dangerous Thing
12. Soul in Isolation
Snippets noted below13. Swamp Thing
14. Feels Like the End of the World
1. Second Skin
Band intros & snippets: The Police's "Invisible Sun" & The Beatles’ “Please Please Me"2. Don't Fall
November 2, 2025
Knust
Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany1. Where Are You?
2. The Fan and the Bellows
3. Pleasure and Pain
4. Lady Strange
5. Up the Down Escalator
6. Perfume Garden
7. Looking Inwardly
8. Paradiso
9. In Answer
10. David Bowie Takes My Hand
11. Saviours Are a Dangerous Thing
12. Soul in Isolation
13. Swamp Thing
14. Feels Like the End of the World
1. In Shreds
2. Monkeyland
3. Second Skin
4. Don't Fall
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The Chameleons has released 38+ albums. Some of their notable releases include Live At The Hacienda, Live From The Camden Palace, Dreams In Celluloid (A Collection Of Rare Recordings). Explore their complete discography on this page.
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