The Sisters Of Mercy
/ Hugs of the Sky

The Sisters Of Mercy

Defined the eighties with a remarkable collection of classics that still manages to appeal to a large audience.

TIMING
/ 7.30 pm: doors open
/ 8.00 pm - 8.30 pm: Hugs Of The Sky
/ 9.00 pm - 10.30 pm: The Sisters Of Mercy
/ 10.30 pm - 11.15 pm: Knalhart (aftershow @ Trix Café)

For fans of

Fields of the Nephilim / The Mission / Rosetta Stone / Bauhaus

The Sisters Of Mercy

Originating from Leeds, the Sisters of Mercy were described by critic Steve Huey as playing "a slow, gloomy, ponderous hybrid of and , often incorporating dance beats." The one constant in the band's career has been deep-voiced singer Andrew Eldritch. The band is named after the Leonard Cohen song "Sisters of Mercy" according to Eldritch. The band originally formed in 1980 with guitarist Gary Marx and drummer-turned-vocalist Eldritch.

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Hugs of the Sky be

Hugs of the Sky is a neo-psychedelic rock band with elements drawn from the Limburgish countryside.