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Irregular info, news, articles, images, vids and lyrics etc re: Wirral's finest musical satirists. Not official.
From the archives; an early #HMHB interview from Smash Hits 1986, source of the quote from Nigel that he's always either watching TV or 'listening to me Fall records.' Thanks to Brian McCloskey on Facebook.
February 16, 2026 at 11:44 AM
From the archives; an early #HMHB interview from Smash Hits 1986, source of the quote from Nigel that he's always either watching TV or 'listening to me Fall records.' Thanks to Brian McCloskey on Facebook.
Something for the weekend: Every Time A Bell Rings #HMHB youtu.be/WvRLMATPYHk?...
Half Man Half Biscuit - Every Time a Bell Rings [Official Audio]
YouTube video by Half Man Half Biscuit
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February 13, 2026 at 2:52 PM
Something for the weekend: Every Time A Bell Rings #HMHB youtu.be/WvRLMATPYHk?...
Factoid : at the Sleaford Mods gig in Manchester last Saturday, 'I Hate Nerys Hughes' was playing on the intro tape shortly before they took the stage #HMHB #SleafordMods
February 11, 2026 at 8:30 AM
Factoid : at the Sleaford Mods gig in Manchester last Saturday, 'I Hate Nerys Hughes' was playing on the intro tape shortly before they took the stage #HMHB #SleafordMods
News of a new #HMHB book, 'Friday Night Fever' by Steve Hill on the Route website. Would be the first full book on the band to date.
www.route-online.com/blog/post/bl...
www.route-online.com/blog/post/bl...
Half Man Half Biscuit Book
Route are pleased announce the signing of Steve Hill’s book Friday Night Fever: Inside The Cult Of Half Man Half Biscuit.
www.route-online.com
February 10, 2026 at 7:58 AM
News of a new #HMHB book, 'Friday Night Fever' by Steve Hill on the Route website. Would be the first full book on the band to date.
www.route-online.com/blog/post/bl...
www.route-online.com/blog/post/bl...
Something for the weekend: Look Dad No Tunes #HMHB youtu.be/HEf8ogERIhQ?...
Half Man Half Biscuit - Look Dad No Tunes [Official Audio]
YouTube video by Half Man Half Biscuit
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February 6, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Something for the weekend: Look Dad No Tunes #HMHB youtu.be/HEf8ogERIhQ?...
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Speaking of the cult of #HMHB, hats off to the guy in the Salisbury pre-gig on Friday sporting a customised leather jacket signed thus:
'Best Wishes
From your showbiz pal
Nigel Blackwell'
'Best Wishes
From your showbiz pal
Nigel Blackwell'
February 3, 2026 at 7:18 PM
Speaking of the cult of #HMHB, hats off to the guy in the Salisbury pre-gig on Friday sporting a customised leather jacket signed thus:
'Best Wishes
From your showbiz pal
Nigel Blackwell'
'Best Wishes
From your showbiz pal
Nigel Blackwell'
Review of the Manchester #HMHB gig up on the God Is In The TV site www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk/2026/02/02/l...
LIVE: Half Man Half Biscuit - O2 Ritz, Manchester, 30/01/2026 - God Is In The TV
Some bands you see quite regularly, a few times a year at least. For myself and Half Man Half Biscuit, it’s more like the Olympics, as they only play live
www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk
February 2, 2026 at 5:58 PM
Review of the Manchester #HMHB gig up on the God Is In The TV site www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk/2026/02/02/l...
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Looking forward to a rare #HMHB home fixture on Fri. Last time at the Ritz, we'd reconvened in the Lass O'Gowrie & noticed 1 of our number was missing. After about 30 mins he emerged with signed 12" singles for all 5 of us. No mean feat as they're not a band who hang around the merch stall post-gig.
January 27, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Looking forward to a rare #HMHB home fixture on Fri. Last time at the Ritz, we'd reconvened in the Lass O'Gowrie & noticed 1 of our number was missing. After about 30 mins he emerged with signed 12" singles for all 5 of us. No mean feat as they're not a band who hang around the merch stall post-gig.
Looking forward to the return of #HMHB to Manchester this Friday, and also back to the time on a previous visit back in 2007, when they covered The Fall's 'The Container Drivers' (audio only) #TheFall
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Half Man Half Biscuit - The Container Drivers
YouTube video by Laurie Johnson
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January 28, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Looking forward to the return of #HMHB to Manchester this Friday, and also back to the time on a previous visit back in 2007, when they covered The Fall's 'The Container Drivers' (audio only) #TheFall
youtu.be/V7C1AL7qmkI?...
youtu.be/V7C1AL7qmkI?...
'I should have just got a job on the bins
The pay's better and I'd know some hard blokes
And I wouldn't have to pretend that I know what' rhetorical' means....
I could have been like Lou Barlow
But I'm more like Ken Barlow....'
#HMHB
The pay's better and I'd know some hard blokes
And I wouldn't have to pretend that I know what' rhetorical' means....
I could have been like Lou Barlow
But I'm more like Ken Barlow....'
#HMHB
January 27, 2026 at 4:43 PM
'I should have just got a job on the bins
The pay's better and I'd know some hard blokes
And I wouldn't have to pretend that I know what' rhetorical' means....
I could have been like Lou Barlow
But I'm more like Ken Barlow....'
#HMHB
The pay's better and I'd know some hard blokes
And I wouldn't have to pretend that I know what' rhetorical' means....
I could have been like Lou Barlow
But I'm more like Ken Barlow....'
#HMHB
Something for the weekend: The Bain of Constance #HMHB youtu.be/4CRdNCgPnvM?...
Half Man Half Biscuit - The Bain of Constance [Official Audio]
YouTube video by Half Man Half Biscuit
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January 23, 2026 at 12:55 PM
Something for the weekend: The Bain of Constance #HMHB youtu.be/4CRdNCgPnvM?...
' I'm Waiting For The Man' (Velvet Underground cover) live, Devil's Arse, Castleton 25/07/25
youtu.be/MAH4OMVClWQ?...
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Half Man Half Biscuit - I'm Waiting for the Man - The Devil's Arse, Castleton, 25/7/25
YouTube video by Automorph
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January 21, 2026 at 2:17 PM
' I'm Waiting For The Man' (Velvet Underground cover) live, Devil's Arse, Castleton 25/07/25
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January 20, 2026 at 7:48 AM
Something for the weekend: Venus In Flares #HMHB youtu.be/5j-HyUr6fqc?...
Half Man Half Biscuit - Venus in Flares [Official Audio]
YouTube video by Half Man Half Biscuit
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January 16, 2026 at 2:10 PM
Something for the weekend: Venus In Flares #HMHB youtu.be/5j-HyUr6fqc?...
Where you can buy the book mentioned yesterday; Nige Tassell's 'Whatever Happened to the C86 Kids', which features a chapter on #HMHB who featured in the eponymous NME compilation.
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Whatever Happened to the C86 Kids?
In 1986, the NME released a cassette that would shape music for years to come. A collection of 22 independently signed guitar-based bands, C86 was the sound and
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January 13, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Where you can buy the book mentioned yesterday; Nige Tassell's 'Whatever Happened to the C86 Kids', which features a chapter on #HMHB who featured in the eponymous NME compilation.
tinyurl.com/3ay8hfxm
tinyurl.com/3ay8hfxm
From Wirral Globe 2022: a look at Nige Tassell's contemporaneous book 'Whatever Happened to the C86 Kids', which features a chapter on #HMHB, who featured in the eponymous NME compilation. The longest HMHB book treatment to date? www.wirralglobe.co.uk/news/2062823...
LOOKING BACK: New book celebrates Half Man Half Biscuit's role in legendary NME tape
THE crucial role played by Wirral band Half Man Half Biscuit in shaping the sound and ethos of indie music is examined in a new book.
www.wirralglobe.co.uk
January 12, 2026 at 9:30 AM
From Wirral Globe 2022: a look at Nige Tassell's contemporaneous book 'Whatever Happened to the C86 Kids', which features a chapter on #HMHB, who featured in the eponymous NME compilation. The longest HMHB book treatment to date? www.wirralglobe.co.uk/news/2062823...
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January 4, 2026 at 9:06 AM
'I'm Getting Buried in the Morning' live at the Tramshed, Cardiff 07/03/25 #HMHB youtu.be/eRIOHpxd68U?...
Half Man Half Biscuit - I'm Getting Buried In The Morning - Tramshed, Cardiff, 7/3/25
YouTube video by Automorph
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January 7, 2026 at 9:02 PM
'I'm Getting Buried in the Morning' live at the Tramshed, Cardiff 07/03/25 #HMHB youtu.be/eRIOHpxd68U?...
First gig of the year: Manchester Ritz on Friday 30/01/26. Tickets still available #HMHB
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January 6, 2026 at 2:52 PM
First gig of the year: Manchester Ritz on Friday 30/01/26. Tickets still available #HMHB
www.academymusicgroup.com/o2ritzmanche...
www.academymusicgroup.com/o2ritzmanche...