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Pink Opaque 🩷🪩 @pinkopaque.co.uk · 08/10/2026

Emerging consensus: last night was the best Pink Opaque show ever (so far) 🩷🪩 Thanks and love to a brilliant audience, awesome supports My Lo-fi Heart and Ladies Nite, ace venue Sidney & Matilda, and genius sound engineer Paul 👏👏👏 Cool pic by @radiohoax.bsky.social

Danielle and Pete on stage. Danielle is to the front, wearing a maxi dress with multicoloured geometric designs, holding the mic slightly away from herself. Pete is in the background, looking down slightly, wearing a sparkly silver guitar and a top with red and white Orla Kiely flowers on a blue background.

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Pink Opaque 🩷🪩 @pinkopaque.co.uk · 30/09/2026

Next up for Pink Opaque: our first ever headline slot 🤩 and it's free to get in! Sidney & Matilda, Sheffield Wednesday 7 October So excited to have the brilliant Ladies Nite coming over from Leeds for this as well as local hero My Lo-fi Heart 🩷🪩 Book at www.fatsoma.com/e/fnl3ronx/p...

Poster for the show with a photo of Danielle and Pete performing on stage, singing and playing synth. Both have one arm aloft, Danielle's right and Pete's left, so it's kind of symmetrically jubilant.

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Pink Opaque 🩷🪩 @pinkopaque.co.uk · 19/09/2026

Well, that was a delight 🩷🪩 Our button-pusher-in-chief @petegreensolo.com is playing solo at the same event today – they're on at 7 but proceedings begin mid-afternoon

Another Rebel Amulets poster, with the date 19 September and the line-up Margery Kempe Trio, Idle Eyes, Pete Green, Jason Quinsey

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Pink Opaque 🩷🪩 @pinkopaque.co.uk · 18/09/2026

We are doing THIS, TONIGHT, in #Sheffield at 8:30, and (despite what the poster says) it is FREE TO GET IN!

Poster with the event title Rebel Amulets, and the text "raising awareness for mental health/Shakespeare's Friday 18 September 7pm/Posturing + Birdhouse + Pink Opaque + Ray Hearne"

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Pink Opaque 🩷🪩 @pinkopaque.co.uk · 04/09/2026

Fellow humans, we are playing 3 (three) shows this month! 🩷🪩 The first is this Sunday, 6 September, at Sidney & Matilda here in #Sheffield, with The Burgers, Duck, and All Ashore! www.skiddle.com/whats-on/She...

Flyer for the show, basically just with the same information that's in the text of the post

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Pink Opaque 🩷🪩 @pinkopaque.co.uk · 21/07/2026

We already loved Cambridge Indiepop All-Dayer 💖🚲🎓 We love it even more now that we're playing 😆🩷🪩 It'll be amazing to play with @natloftus.bsky.social and @tomboygrandpa.bsky.social too! 🤩 Saturday 14 November, tickets on sale now at wegottickets.com/f/24611 #cambridge #indiepop #alldayer #yay

Flyer for the Cambridge Indiepop All-Dayer

14 November '26 / Blue Moon, Norfolk St, Cambridge / from 2pm

Baker Island + Nat Johnson + No Peeling + Pink Opaque + Tomboy Grandpa + more to be announced

Celebrating our 10th birthday!
£23 advance from wegottickets
www.fb.com/cambridgeindiepopalldayer

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Pink Opaque 🩷🪩 @pinkopaque.co.uk · 12/06/2026

Pure magic last night at our second London show, with Cloud Studies and Falling & Laughing 🩷🪩 We're back in that capital city on 25 September for @acellarfulofnoise.co.uk with @evripidissabatis.bsky.social and htmljones - can't wait 😁 wegottickets.com/f/22495

Gig poster with mirrorballs, text reads:
Evripidis and His Tragedies, queer synthpop, Barcelona
Pink Opaque, indiepop disco, Sheffield
htmljones, hyperpop rapper, London
Friday 25 September
The Cavendish Arms
128 Hartington Rd, Stockwell, London SW8 2HJ
7:30 start, 10 advance, 13 otd, notaflof

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Pink Opaque 🩷🪩 @pinkopaque.co.uk · 08/06/2026

We're back in the big smoke this Thursday, playing at the Castle in Aldgate with Cloud Studies and Falling & Laughing wegottickets.com/f/17535 and to celebrate, we gave the Go London cat a Pink Opaque remix 🩷🪩

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Pink Opaque 🩷🪩 @pinkopaque.co.uk · 15/05/2026

We had such a great time last night! Our favourite comment: "it's impossible to feel sad listening to Pink Opaque" 🩷🪩

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Pink Opaque 🩷🪩 @pinkopaque.co.uk · 14/05/2026

Coming to see our first ever #Birmingham show tonight at the Victoria? Doors 7:30, £12 otd (NOTAFLOF) We're on at 8! Then it's Japanese shoegaze from Appi and dreamy local indie heroes Falling & Laughing See yer there, bab 👋

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Pink Opaque 🩷🪩 @pinkopaque.co.uk · 04/04/2026

Love this pic from our friend Elisa (as mentioned in Disco 2020) View through a tambourine! 🩷🪩 #WalesGoesPop

Shot of Pink Opaque on stage, framed by a tambourine

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Pink Opaque 🩷🪩 @pinkopaque.co.uk · 04/04/2026

Look, here are some of them 🥰

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Pink Opaque 🩷🪩 @pinkopaque.co.uk · 04/04/2026

We just popped our #WaleaGoesPop cherry and by gosh it was fun 🩷🪩 Not pictured: loads of people really liking us!

Pic of Pete and Danielle on stage mid-performance with lots of pinky purple lighting

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Pink Opaque 🩷🪩 @pinkopaque.co.uk · 27/03/2026

Pink Opaque PRODUCT ahoy! 🩷🪩 Our manically accelerated cover of Overload, complete with Mario Kart bleeps and Casio SK1 drumbeat, is out now for download on Bandcamp and from Friday 3 April for streaming ⬇️ distrokid.com/hyperfollow/... #synthpop #sheffieldmusicscene #indiepop #futurepop #sugababes

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Pink Opaque 🩷🪩 @pinkopaque.co.uk · 10/03/2026

Does this also mean new Pink Opaque PRODUCT is on its way? We'd drink to that 🩷🪩🍻

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Pink Opaque 🩷🪩 @pinkopaque.co.uk · 10/03/2026

We've been busy making pop plans and are very excited for 2026 🩷🪩 First @walesgoespop.bsky.social is coming up fast and the line-up is stupidly good 🤩 Check it out and grab a ticket at www.gigantic.com/wales-goes-p...

Pic of Danielle and Pete and Little Miss Sunshine with text: Wales Goes Pop! 2026 / Pink Opaque / Sat 04 Apr The Gate Cardiff

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Pink Opaque 🩷🪩 @pinkopaque.co.uk · 05/02/2026

We're taking the Pink Opaque #futurepop machine to that #Birmingham in May for a @kushikatsurecords.bsky.social @duncautumnstore.bsky.social co-promotion 🩷🪩 The Victoria is an oasis of lovely and this is a pretty lush line-up tbh 🤩 More info/tickets: www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Bir...

It's the poster for the show and it says "Falling and Laughing: Indie pop from Birmingham / Appi: Dream pop from Japan / Pink Opaque: Future pop from Sheffield / Thursday 14 May, the Victoria, John Bright St, Birmingham city centre / £10 adv, 2 for 1 for under 25s / £12 on the door"

There's also a highly stylised (maybe 1960s-ish?) illustration of two people riding bicycles, seen head-on in silhouette

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Pink Opaque 🩷🪩 @pinkopaque.co.uk · 21/12/2025

Last night's popshow was an affirmation of all that is vital and joyous about coming together in a safe non-commercial space to enjoy the company of other humans and ace music made by humans for the sheer holy fun of creating and performing. Also we have a gif.

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Pink Opaque 🩷🪩 @pinkopaque.co.uk · 05/12/2025

Don't miss our tenth and final show of 2025 🩷🪩 On 20 December at Hatch here in #Sheffield we've got a stunning line-up of glittery DIY pop with @mylofiheart.bsky.social and Precious Metals Warning: may contain FESTIVE BANGERS 🧑‍🎄🎉 Tickets are few: get one ⬇️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/precious-m...

Poster for the show with a mirrorball reflecting pink and purple light on a dark background

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Pink Opaque 🩷🪩 @pinkopaque.co.uk · 24/11/2025

We had the absolute best time ever at our first London show last night 🩷🪩 Thanks @rainforatime.bsky.social for making it happen and @thepainsofbeing.bsky.social @sunnyintervals.bsky.social for being awesome, and the lovely audience and brilliant staff at the Betsey Trotwood and Sasha for this photo

Danielle and Pete performing on stage at the Betsey, both with one arm aloft

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Pink Opaque 🩷🪩 @pinkopaque.co.uk · 14/11/2025

And our final popshow of 2025 will be back on home soil at Hatch on 20 December with the lovely @mylofiheart.bsky.social and Precious Metals 🩷🪩❄️ Tickets/more info ▶️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/precious-m...

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Pink Opaque 🩷🪩 @pinkopaque.co.uk · 08/11/2025

We're actually a four-piece now - @muddyasblood.bsky.social and @petegreensolo.com have been joined by Hello Kitty and Little Miss Sunshine

Danielle and Pete smiling in the front seat of a car, with Hello Kitty and Little Miss Sunshine dangling from the rear view mirror

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Pink Opaque 🩷🪩 @pinkopaque.co.uk · 30/10/2025

So on Friday 14 November we're off to do a bit of futurepop in Nottingham 🩷🪩 It's at the Grove with Bean Weevil and @vomvorton.co.uk and @achh.bsky.social - what a line-up! You can get a ticket here 👇 www.gigantic.com/bean-weevil-...

Poster for the show featuring characters from The Simpsons

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Pink Opaque 🩷🪩 @pinkopaque.co.uk · 08/08/2025

Well whaddaya know, @thepainsofbeing.bsky.social have added another date to their UK tour and guess who's on the line-up... Better move quick if you want a ticket! ⬇️ wegottickets.com/event/672445

Flyer for the show:

The Pains of Being Pure at Heart
Pink Opaque
All Ashore!
Sunny Intervals

Sunday 23 Nov 2025
The Betsey Trotwood
56 Farringdon Rd, London EC1

Doors at 7pm for 7.30pm start
Tickets £13.50 wegotticket.com

Image shows a cat with lightning eyes thinking "side ponytail forever"

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Pink Opaque 🩷🪩 @pinkopaque.co.uk · 03/08/2025

Pink Opaque will never use generative AI in any part of the process of creating our music. If you'd like to certify your own work 100% human-generated, please feel free to use this graphic. #FuckGenerativeAI

The prohibition symbol of a red circle with a diagonal bar across it, across the letters 'AI'

Text reads: No artificial intelligence has been used in the creation of this work

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Pink Opaque 🩷🪩 @pinkopaque.co.uk · 17/07/2025

Very much appreciating all our 🇳🇴 new 🇳🇴 fans 🇳🇴 on Spotify

Screengrab from Spotify for Artists showing that nearly all our listeners are in Norway

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Pink Opaque 🩷🪩 @pinkopaque.co.uk · 15/07/2025

Let's have a video then shall we? Here's a bit of us playing I Wanna Be Like Lauren Laverne to the most brilliant and wonderful audience ever 🩷🪩

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Pink Opaque 🩷🪩 @pinkopaque.co.uk · 14/07/2025

After a chuffing amazing time at Indiefjord we are back on British soil. Well, British tarmac - @stevejvickers.bsky.social is giving us a lift home What a thing! We'll post more later 🩷🪩

Danielle and Pete on stage at Indiefjord, bathed in a pink glow of light

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Pink Opaque 🩷🪩 @pinkopaque.co.uk · 11/07/2025

Team Opaque: reunited and fjording

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Pink Opaque 🩷🪩 @pinkopaque.co.uk · 04/07/2025

Out today! 🤖 Narrated by automatons in a near-future synthetic age, the second #PinkOpaque single 'Bringing Back The Humans' brings with it a fantastic vocal, a super-catchy chorus, a wry critique of the AI industry, and a wibbly Stylophone theremin 👇 pinkopaque.bandcamp.com/track/bringi...

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Pink Opaque 🩷🪩 @pinkopaque.co.uk · 26/06/2025

If humans ceased to exist, would the robots miss them? HELL YES actually, we reckon 🤖🧀🏃 The second #PinkOpaque single Bringing Back The Humans lands on Friday 4 July! Get notified on Bandcamp: pinkopaque.bandcamp.com/follow_me Pre-add on Sp****y and stuff: distrokid.com/hyperfollow/... #distrokid

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Pink Opaque 🩷🪩 @pinkopaque.co.uk · 22/06/2025

Three weeks from now we'll be on stage at Indiefjord, in actual Norway. Yeah, we still can't get our heads round it either.

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Pink Opaque 🩷🪩 @pinkopaque.co.uk · 14/06/2025

Well, that was a belter of a night 🩷🪩 Thanks to everyone who came out to Hatch! @achh.bsky.social and Bean Weevil were amazing, can't wait to see them again #WeevilRockYou 📸 @moopind.bsky.social

Side view of Pink Opaque on stage, Danielle to the right, closer to the camera, holding the mic up and singing; Pete to the left playing synth

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Pink Opaque 🩷🪩 @pinkopaque.co.uk · 13/06/2025

We're here, we're sober, we're yet to soundcheck

Danielle and Pete smiling soberly into the camera, with various Hatch graffiti on the wall behind and an anti-raids poster

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Pink Opaque 🩷🪩 @pinkopaque.co.uk · 13/06/2025

Who's coming to see us tonight at Hatch with Bean Weevil and @achh.bsky.social? 🩷🪩 We've got a special one-off cover version lined up for the occasion 🏄 🎟️ wegottickets.com/event/659014 🍺 BYOB ⌚ Doors 8, we're on @8:30 @helpsheffield.co.uk #sheffieldgigs #sheffieldmusic #sheffevents #date130625

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Pink Opaque 🩷🪩 @pinkopaque.co.uk · 31/05/2025

We had an absolute blast at last night's @machomusicisstupid.co.uk show - thanks so much to everyone who came out 🩷🪩 @nathysg.bsky.social @junkwhaletheband.bsky.social were fantastic - go see 'em in London tonight/Nottingham tomorrow if you can Here's a bit from our new tune Abba in Your Heart 🕺

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Pink Opaque 🩷🪩 @pinkopaque.co.uk · 15/05/2025

glitchy animation to celebrate our next 3️⃣ #Sheffield shows! 🩷🪩 30 May @Delicious Clam w/ Junk Whale + @nathysg.bsky.social linktr.ee/mmissheffield 31 May @Hatch w/ Eilis Frawley + Duck wegottickets.com/event/659287 13 Jun @Hatch w/ Bean Weevil + @achh.bsky.social wegottickets.com/event/659014

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Pink Opaque 🩷🪩 @pinkopaque.co.uk · 11/05/2025

The music industry seminars say to live the brand, which we decided to do by putting up a gig poster in the pub You could come to the pub, or come to the @machomusicisstupid.co.uk gig with us + @nathysg.bsky.social + Junk Whale at Delicious Clam on 30 May! book at linktr.ee/mmissheffield Or both

Danielle and Pete grinning while pointing at their own picture on a poster behind them which says Junk Whale, Nathy SG, Pink Opaque

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Pink Opaque 🩷🪩 @pinkopaque.co.uk · 04/05/2025

Here's another of our upcoming Sheffield shows 🩷🪩 We looooove Bean Weevil and @achh.bsky.social so this one's dead exciting! 😁 🎟️ wegottickets.com/event/659014 @helpsheffield.co.uk #sheffieldgigs #sheffieldmusic #sheffevents #date130625

Gig poster with the band names in red rectangles with radial patterning outside in blue, green and purple. Text all appears handwritten and reads as follows:

Live at Hatch
Friday 13.06

ACHB, east midlands anti-cool rock and/or roll
Bean Weevil, fuzzy garage pop
Pink Opaque, futurepop synth duo

£7 adv, £10 otd, BYOB, doors 8pm

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Pink Opaque 🩷🪩 @pinkopaque.co.uk · 13/04/2025

Rumour has it that @petegreensolo.com couldn't find a plectrum at our last show and played guitar using their strawberry hairclip. Could this be true?

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Pink Opaque 🩷🪩 @pinkopaque.co.uk · 08/04/2025

The SPECTACULAR Beau Bowen are headlining our next show this Friday at Sidney & Matilda and tickets are only TWO ENGLISH POUNDS 🤯 Are you coming or what? 🩷🪩 dice.fm/event/pyllvk... #sheffieldmusic #sheffieldgigs #sheffieldissuper #sheffieldevents #sheffevents @helpsheffield.bsky.social

Picture of Beau Bowen, a two-piece band with a rock aesthetic, against a backdrop of wooden panels illuminated in pink. Text reads: Beau Bowen presents the Out of this World Rock Show, Friday April 11, Sidney and Matilda, Rivelin Works, Sidney St, Sheffield S1 4RB. £2 tickets available at www.beaubowen.com + support Gabrielle Ornate, Pink Opaque

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Pink Opaque 🩷🪩 @pinkopaque.co.uk · 29/03/2025

Our song got played last night to a busy dancefloor at Offbeat 🩷🪩 (probably the UK's top indie disco) The feels were experienced 🥹

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Pink Opaque 🩷🪩 @pinkopaque.co.uk · 23/03/2025

"I wanna see you IRL sometime All will be well sometime" Our song DISCO 2020 celebrates the online clubnights that got us through #Covid 🕺🩷🪩 🆓 Today we're marking 5️⃣ years since the first UK #lockdown by making DISCO 2020 available to download for free 🎁 ➡️ pinkopaque.bandcamp.com/track/disco-...

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Pink Opaque 🩷🪩 @pinkopaque.co.uk · 15/03/2025

Trying to jump in with the whole cats and theremins thing. Inevitably, however, Maisie is not having any of our shit.

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Pink Opaque 🩷🪩 @pinkopaque.co.uk · 14/03/2025

There are several nice things about our live show: 🎫 tickets are only TWO QUID 📍 it's at Sidney+Matilda, which is a really nice venue 🧑‍🎤 we're supporting Beau Bowen's OUT OF THIS WORLD ROCK SHOW Friday 11 April - book here! 🫱 dice.fm/event/pyllvk... #sheffieldmusic #sheffieldgigs #sheffieldissuper

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Pink Opaque 🩷🪩 @pinkopaque.co.uk · 27/02/2025

We have 2️⃣ exciting new songs to play at #Leicesterval this weekend 🩷🪩 One uses samples of a ZX Spectrum loading data from tape 🌈 The other is narrated by robots in a near-future post-human society! 🤖 Here's @petegreensolo.com rendering out the backing tracks. See you there if you're going! 👋

It's Pete, sitting at their desk, with a laptop open and an extra screen and loads of books and a speaker, and flyers and notes and things stuck to the wall.

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