Mogwai are...

• Stuart Braithwaite - vocals, guitar
• John Cummings - guitar
• Dominic Aitchison - bass
• Barry Burns - keyboards
• Martin Bulloch - drums
• Brendan O'Hare - keyboards (left 1998)

Drawing influences from a whole range of remarkably similar post-rock bands, Mogwai have slowly become one of the biggest underground bands of the last ten years. Critically adored, they manage geniunely heart achingly beautiful songs and also have the ability to make ears bleed (often at the same time).

Album discography:

Young Team (1997)
Come On Die Young (1999)
Rock Action (2001)
Happy Songs For Happy People (2003)
Mr Beast (2006)
Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait (soundtrack, 2006)

Mogwai have also released a number of extended-play singles and a BBC sessions compilation.

Watch 'Travel Is Dangerous' from Mr Beast:

Watch 'Friend of the Night' from Mr Beast

Watch 'Hunted By A Freak' from Happy Songs...

Upcoming events

• Tue 21 Oct at Edinburgh Corn Exchange with Fuck Buttons
• Thu 23 Oct at Manchester Academy with Fuck Buttons
• Fri 24 Oct at London Hammersmith Apollo with Fuck Buttons

Releases

• Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait OST - album, out 06/11/2006 on PIAS Recordings. 1 review (read/post)
• Mr Beast - album, out 06/03/2006. 1 review (read/post)
• Friend of the Night - single, out 30/01/2006 on PIAS Recordings. 1 review (read/post)
• Government Commissions - album, out 21/02/2005 on PIAS Recordings. (post review)
• Government Commissions (BBC Sessions 1996-2003) - album, out 21/02/2005 on PIAS Recordings. 1 review (read/post)
• Happy Songs For Happy People - album, out 09/06/2003 on PIAS Recordings. 1 review (read/post)
• My Father My King - single, out 22/10/2001 on Rock Action. 1 review (read/post)
• Rock Action - album, out 30/04/2001 on Southpaw. 1 review (read/post)
• Travels In Constants Vol 12 - single on Temporary Residence. 1 review (read/post)
• Come on die young - album on Chemikal Underground. 1 review (read/post)

Past events

• Mon 12 May at London Queen Elizabeth Hall. 1 review (read/post)
• Connect Music Festival - Saturday, Sat 01 Sep at Inveraray Inverary Castle. (post review)
• Super Sonic '07 - Saturday, Sat 14 Jul at Birmingham Custard Factory. (post review)
• Thu 12 Jul at London Somerset House. (post review)
• Summer Series, Thu 19 Apr at London Somerset House. (post review)
• Sat 23 Sep at Glasgow Barrowlands. (post review)
• Fri 22 Sep at London Royal Albert Hall. (post review)
• Thu 21 Sep at Leicester Charlotte. (post review)
• Latitude Festival - Sunday, Sun 16 Jul at Southwold Henham Park. (post review)
• Fri 07 Apr at Sheffield Plug. 1 review (read/post)
• Sat 01 Apr at Oxford Brookes University S.U.. (post review)
• Thu 30 Mar at Southampton University SU. (post review)
• Wed 29 Mar at Bristol Academy. (post review)
• Mogwai Take Control, Sat 14 Jan at London ICA. (post review)
• Mogwai Take Control, Fri 13 Jan at London ICA. 1 review (read/post)
• Mogwai Take Control, Thu 12 Jan at London ICA. (post review)
• Mogwai Take Control, Wed 11 Jan at London ICA. (post review)
• Mogwai Take Control, Tue 10 Jan at London ICA. 1 review (read/post)
• Thu 23 Oct at London Astoria. 1 review (read/post)
• Fri 09 May at Northampton Soundhaus. 1 review (read/post)
• Tue 06 Nov at Wolverhampton Wulfrun Hall. 1 review (read/post)
• Thu 19 Apr at London Shepherds Bush Empire. 1 review (read/post)

News

• 03/07/2008: Freeloading: get Mogwai's 'The Sun Smells Too Loud' for nowt
• 12/06/2008: Hawk howls, tells DiS about new Mogwai album
• 30/05/2008: Mogwai release new album and EP. Shows too
• 23/05/2008: WIN! Signed reissue of Mogwai’s Young Team debut
• 01/04/2008: Grinderman eye-up Santogold as Summercase hots up
• 14/03/2008: Mogwai announce one-off London show
• 12/03/2008: Tennent's evicted: line-up for last ever Triptych announced
• 11/07/2007: Wave of Mutilation? Pixies tribute record details
• 06/07/2007: Mogwai confirm Connect appearance: Scottish fest takes shape...
• 06/07/2007: SuperSonic 07: tickets on sale now!

Features

• 02/07/2008: The Weekly DiScussion: the best of 2008's forthcoming albums
• 10/04/2008: Label Profile #16: Chemikal Underground
• 28/02/2008: The Weekly DiScussion: when did post-rock jump the shark?
• 02/11/2007: The Two Weeks That Was: a fortnight with the new DiS
• 29/10/2007: Mogwai on Radiohead: Robin Hoods or Robbing Gits?
• 19/09/2007: The Weekly DiScussion: the movie soundtracks that matter
• 12/09/2007: Connect Festival 2007: the DiS review
• 14/08/2007: Mogwai on their new album, festivals and the sending of sh*tty e-mails
• 18/07/2007: Supersonic 2007: the DiS review
• 18/07/2007: ATP Versus The Fans: DiS Versus The Fans!

Links

• Bright Light - Mogwai fansite
• Chemikal Underground - Former label home to Mogwai...but you can still buy their records from the site
• Mogwai - official site
• Pandemonium Online - photo gallery

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