Mercury Rev

at KU Stockton, Stockton-on-Tees
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Since forming in 1989 in Buffalo, New York, Mercury Rev has made a career of boldly exploring the fringes of artistic perception, channeling colors and sounds and visions that always seem just beyond our mortal reach. The Guardian hailed the group as “a rarity in indie rock: a band who have continually evolved their sound, pushing at the boundaries of what rock music actually means over 25 years, borrowing from jazz, funk, doo-wop, techno, folk and more along the way,” while Rolling Stone praised their “majestic chaos,” and the BBC lauded their “shimmering psychedelic pop, immersive indie-rock, [and] spectacularly engrossing passages of sumptuous instrumentation.”

The band’s 1991 debut, ‘Yerself Is Steam,’ landed on Pitchfork’s Best Shoegaze Albums of All Time, and their 1998 breakthrough, ‘Deserter’s Songs’, upon its release was named NME’s Album of the Year, Pitchfork’s 100 Favorite Records of the 1990s (2003),Melody Maker’s All Time Top 100 Albums (2000),Uncut’s 200 Greatest Albums of All Time (2016) and multiple1000 Albums to Hear Before You Die lists. Diverse musical collaborations with legendary artistic luminaries as well as major festival and network television performances around the world have solidified their status as One of America’s most pioneering groups capable of straddling the line between mainstream appeal and progressive musical experimentation…

Mercury Rev

Critically acclaimed post-indie/avante-garde pop from Buffalo, NY with a huge following both Stateside and in Europe. Formed in the late '80s, with Jonathan Donahue and Grasshopper at their core, Mercury Rev have continued to surprise and enlighten listeners for over a decade and a half with their maverick musical explorations.

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Founding member of baroque pop indie outfit The High Llamas.

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KU Stockton

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KU Stockton

Prince Regent Street
Stockton-on-Tees
TS18 1DB

Website:
kustockton.co.uk

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on Thu 28 August 2025