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The Shipbuilders @theshipbuilders.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

We're playing this on Saturday. We've just had a practice and I don't mind saying, not only is it the best we've ever sounded, but we're the best band in the world right now. Every band should believe that about themselves and right now, it's as true as the sky is blue. Get in.

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The Shipbuilders @theshipbuilders.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Matty has done another show for @clubshipwrecked.bsky.social, again exploring the amazing world of 60s-70s Cambodian psych, rock, garage and pop. It's certified Good Stuff™ A perfect antidote to modern slop, if you ask us.. www.mixcloud.com/ClubShipwrec... 🇰🇭

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The Shipbuilders @theshipbuilders.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Cor. Don't mind this; don't mind it one bit. These are always wonderfully rowdy affairs, so let's lace up our boots and get ready to do it all again.. 💪

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M a r c u s 🏳️‍🌈🇧🇧 @marcusjdl.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Remember when the Guardian fired Dawn Foster for calling this guy out

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The Shipbuilders @theshipbuilders.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

The Shipbuilders 2026 📷 - Adam Edwards

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The Shipbuilders @theshipbuilders.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

The Shipbuilders 2026 📷 - Adam Edwards

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The Shipbuilders @theshipbuilders.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

He'll loose no sleep over a band with about 300 monthly listeners on Spotify saying it, but let us be categorical when we emphasise and strongly press the point, to whoever has eyes and ears to receive the message, that Ed Sheeran is, wholly and undeniably, A Cunt. Free Palestine 🇵🇸

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The Shipbuilders @theshipbuilders.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

The Shipbuilders 2026 A fine set of lads. 📷 - Adam Edwards

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The Shipbuilders @theshipbuilders.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

25 years ago today, eh. Madness. Nothing was ever the same again.

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Polly Pallister-Wilkins @pollypw.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

When I lived in the UK none of my concerns e.g. affordable housing, climate action, increases in welfare spending, scrapping tuition fees, an ethical foreign policy, were ever framed as legitimate concerns. lnstead I was routinely told to fuck off by most political parties for having such concerns.

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The Shipbuilders @theshipbuilders.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Do it for Derek. www.seetickets.com/event/the-sh...

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The Shipbuilders @theshipbuilders.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

It's gig week! We're heading to Stockport aka. The New Berlin for a veritable feast of amplified rock music, alongside our pals @ventrellestheband.bsky.social at @strinesnightingale.bsky.social www.seetickets.com/event/the-sh...

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Ventrelles @ventrellestheband.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Next week we open tune with a strapped up digit and we’ve put a broken finger friendly set together for you all as we join our good pals @theshipbuilders.bsky.social This is a full band set, bring the noise… www.seetickets.com/event/the-sh...

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The Shipbuilders @theshipbuilders.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

We are gigging on Stockport next week. We've got an itch to put in a small minibus for the Merseyside Contingent. Would anyone be interested? www.seetickets.com/event/the-sh...

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The Shipbuilders @theshipbuilders.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

We are gigging on Stockport next week. We've got an itch to put in a small minibus for the Merseyside Contingent. Would anyone be interested? www.seetickets.com/event/the-sh...

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The Shipbuilders @theshipbuilders.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Gearing up for The Next Phase™, I've gone back and listened to a lot of stuff for the first time since we released it. I don't mind telling you gang, if I stopped and thought too much about the fact that this didn't send us stratospheric, I'd go mad theshipbuilders.bandcamp.com/track/hills-...

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Hills of Mexico, by The Shipbuilders

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The Shipbuilders @theshipbuilders.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

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Hills of Mexico, by The Shipbuilders

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The Shipbuilders @theshipbuilders.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Getting matchfit in praccy last night..

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The Shipbuilders @theshipbuilders.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Getting matchfit in praccy last night..

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The Shipbuilders @theshipbuilders.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Dolly Parton? Ah, fuck off. Rest in power x

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The Shipbuilders @theshipbuilders.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Good LORD. I'll never get over losing Brannigans (Rest In Power, Sweet Prince) but these are, categorically, The Gear. Paint strippingly strong. Excellent.

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The Shipbuilders @theshipbuilders.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

NEWS FROM THE SHIPYARD The latest edition of our newsletter is out now, gang, with news on new gigs, new lineups and new songs.. mailchi.mp/d1bc70cfb73d...

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👻 🎃 🦇 Bela Lughosti's Dad 🏳️‍⚧️ 🇵🇸 @belalugosisdad.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

You know who wasn't hounded to suicide for dodgy academic research? ANDREW FUCKING WAKEFIELD.

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Bruce Gorrie @bsrg1.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

The Jason Arday story would have been a couple of paragraphs on page 25 if he'd been white.

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The Shipbuilders @theshipbuilders.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

NEWS FROM THE SHIPYARD The latest edition of our newsletter is out now, gang, with news on new gigs, new lineups and new songs.. mailchi.mp/d1bc70cfb73d...

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The Shipbuilders @theshipbuilders.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Well then. Get your kicks in SK6. We're off to Stockport, playing @strinesnightingale.bsky.social on September 11th. Our first gig for ages, with new tunes on the horizon. Lovely stuff www.seetickets.com/event/the-sh...

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The Shipbuilders @theshipbuilders.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Things have been quiet on the 'builders front for some time, but that's because we've been plotting and planning our next phase, which feels most exciting. So, while we wait for the venue to sort a ticket link, anyone fancy a jaunt to Stockport next month? Keep 11th Sept free..

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The Shipbuilders @theshipbuilders.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

2:42 - 3:00 "Well I don't know when I'll be content, but I do know I need a Brand New Friend.." The most perfect moment in pop? No arguments here, pal.. Listen to Brand New Friend by Lloyd Cole And The Commotions on Qobuz open.qobuz.com/track/630024

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Open Qobuz

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The Shipbuilders @theshipbuilders.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

I was asked to provide the liner notes for the reissue of Jimmy Campbell's Magnum Opus, 'Half Baked'. What an honour, it truly is one of, if not the, greatest albums to ever come out of Liverpool. If you haven't heard it, my word, are you in for a treat.

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The Shipbuilders @theshipbuilders.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

We're owed a fee for a gig we did several months ago, despite several follow up emails; it's only £100, but for a completely self-funded band, that can go a long way. Does anyone have any experience of chasing stuff through other means e.g. small claims? Or is that a massive pain in the arse?

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James Agnew @jimi3001.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

"Don't stop boats, build ships" ✊️

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Bruce Gorrie @bsrg1.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

I find it uncomfortable and insidious that police statements now begin with a suspect's colour, nationality and origins to appease a tiny minority of thick fucking racists and stop them torching hotels

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Dreadnought Holiday @dreadships.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Spain 1 - Ronaldo, Who Denies The Allegations 0

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The Shipbuilders @theshipbuilders.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Our Danny 'El Scorchio' Lee, doing, as ever, the Lord's work. What a guy.

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The Shipbuilders @theshipbuilders.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

When the time comes again to write those dreaded bio's and describe 'our sound' for festival slots and fundings we'll never get, I might just use this.. "A harmonious gathering of oddities and a shared heroic daftness" I couldn't put it better if I tried

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The Shipbuilders @theshipbuilders.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Oh, sound. Another fabulous book recommendation, courtesy of @backlisted.bsky.social that nearly broke me in two. Wonderful stuff, anyone for another big sob?

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The Shipbuilders @theshipbuilders.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

I'm currently listening to a once a year shortwave broadcast, to celebrate the midyear solstice, in which friends and family send messages to the 44 people based out in the Antarctic science bases. Amazing. To top it off, Cerys Matthews hosts it. Magic.

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Chris Chibnall @chrischibnall.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

That’s the next album title sorted then, lads.

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The Shipbuilders @theshipbuilders.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

We've been called "fucking wet wipe globalists" on Facebook for sharing this, by a man with Kenny Dalglish in his prime as his profile picture. The mind boggles.

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Bruce Gorrie @bsrg1.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

The groups in Belfast did not get "caught up in a tide". They were clearly organised and prepared. It was not an act of "self harm". It was specifically targeting others based on race. #wato

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The Shipbuilders @theshipbuilders.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

3/5 of the 'builders went to Kraftwerk last night, so expect our next album to be an electro concept album about the electrification of the Mersey Rail Northern Line to Southport.

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The Shipbuilders @theshipbuilders.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

I've wanted to read this for some time, then I heard the @backlisted.bsky.social episode all about it and took the plunge. I finished it yesterday and can't stop thinking about it. Anyone want to have a good old cry with me about it?

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