Meryl Streek – Leeds
Bad Owl Presents…
MERYL STREEK: Punk / Electronic from Dublin.
Irish punk powerhouse Meryl Streek returns to the stage in 2027 with a different kind of live show playing tracks from his recently released and freshly acclaimed new album ‘stories they don’t teach you at school’.
The album has seen Streek expand his collaborative world, with contributions from Steve Ignorant of CRASS, Pete Holidai of The Radiators From Space, Phil Jupitus, Laurent ‘Lags’ Barnard of Gallows, Vinny McCreith of Adebishi Shank, Frank and Jude of Derelict Ireland, Phil Wyer of Owl Sounds, Sophie Porter of Other Half, and spoken-word artist Frankie McNamara.
A long-standing voice within Ireland’s punk scene, Meryl Streek has previously received support from Clash Magazine, Louder Than War, Rolling Stone UK, Far Out Magazine, The Irish times and Kerrang!, while his previous album Songs For The Deceased was named among Louder’s ‘Best Punk Albums of the Last Decade’.
With Stories They Don’t Teach You At School, Streek continues to turn the subjects that are often ignored into songs that demand attention. As Kerrang! previously put it: “While some people try to avert their eyes from the hardships unfolding, Meryl Streek places two firm but well-intended hands on their head, and turns it to make them face the chaos.”
This is a live show like no other and quoted by far out magazine as the best and most unique live show they’ve seen in years.
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