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Brighton, England, UK (1988 – present)

The Levellers are a popular English rock band influenced by punk and traditional English music. They are based in Brighton, England where they were founded in 1988. There are several stories regarding how they got their name; from the Levellers, a radically democratic faction of Oliver Cromwell’s New Model Army; as a reference to “The Level”, a flat open space near where members of the band used to live in Brighton; or simply, according to guitarist, Simon Friend, a word they chose from a dictionary. Strongly interested and outspoken about green anarchism issues the band have built up a strong and devoted fanbase, despite being nearly universally ignored by mainstream critics. The band have been spokespeople for a number of issues including campaigning against the Criminal Justice Act (and its measures against rave parties) and various anti-capitalist and environmental issues. They continue to tour extensively around Britain and Europe but maintain a mutual dislike with the music press which stems from their early days.

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1	One Way	185
2	What a Beautiful Day	103
3	Carry Me	96
4	Just the One	79
5	Far From Home	74
6	Julie	70
7	Fifteen Years	64
8	Liberty Song	62
9	The Game	59
9	Four Winds full track	59
9	Another Man's Cause	59
12	The Riverflow	58
13	The Boatman	54
14	This Garden	53
14	Belaruse	53

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burrito1953 wrote:
November 2009

7th Feb 04.........the acoustic gig and the day the Buxton Opera House rocked!!!

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Ataroth wrote:
October 2009

My first CD was Headlights, White Lines, Black Tar rivers, 10 years on still deeply hooked. Amazing band.

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chaoswheel wrote:
October 2009

SK you really have to go to Beautiful Days, it is the best festival by far, so chilled out, great atmosphere ordered my ticket for next year already!!

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vogelvider wrote:
October 2009

Levellers fans!! Have a great day! :)

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SavageStructure wrote:
October 2009

A weapon called the world is there best album by far.

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SK-Futhark wrote:
September 2009

It is an amazing album. After watching a video on their myspace about it, I really want to go to beautiful days! It looks so much more appealing than any other festival

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Grebo69 wrote:
August 2009

Have you heard Letters from the Underground? Best album in years!

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devilmaylaugh wrote:
August 2009

I've loved these guys since like age 3! haha :P saw them live age 6 at hereford. Bought every CD, their new stuff isnt so great, but still.

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SARAHONACID wrote:
August 2009

Sarah's On Acid... www.sarahonacid.com PEACE

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whiskey_kittie wrote:
August 2009

I'm not going to Beautiful Days this year...well guttted :( but gonna catch them live in Leeds. Fucking love this band.

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SK-Futhark wrote:
August 2009

...well, I bought it as well, I didn't just pick it up

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SK-Futhark wrote:
August 2009

I love this band. I picked up a didgeridoo yesterday!

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JezGarrett wrote:
August 2009

Track 39 - The Devil Went Down to Georgia (B Side to One Way) & Track 63 - Plastic Jesus (another B-side) are gems.

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Elpunky wrote:
August 2009

One of the Best!!! ;-)

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J-49 wrote:
July 2009

This band is amazing! I love the feeling of nostalgia I get when I listen to them; thanks to my mum I've been listening to them since I was little. xD

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clouds41 wrote:
June 2009

the boatman is a very great tune, i love the lyric.

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crashsmoke wrote:
May 2009

Julie, was a lonely girl! Good damn I love singing to that tune!! :D

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GaMaTa wrote:
May 2009

"carry me" is the best song ever <3

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pippabradley wrote:
May 2009

Great gig at Wolverhampton. Levs never disappoint live.

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ketamine-circus wrote:
April 2009

I also saw them at the Corn Exchange, they were absolutely amazing. I loved their bassist :3

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