The Toasters

The Toasters at Exchange

A gig held at Exchange on Tuesday 8th September. The event starts at 19:15.


Fishlock and ILM present
The Toasters
45 years of Ska tour
With support from Fidget & The Twitchers

The Toasters are one of the original American third-wave ska bands. Founded in New York way back in 1981 by Buck. We’ve released 9 studio albums, with labels such as Moon Ska Records, Megalith Records, Celluloid, Stomp Records, Caroline Distribution & Skaloid.

Buck is the only constant member in the band. He moved over to the US to manage the Forbidden Planet comic book store, one year later he formed The Toasters. Our first show was opening for Bad Brains that same year, and later along in ’83 we released our first single Beat Up.

Two more years along and we reach Recriminations, our debut EP, produced by Joe Jackson. This was the point Buck decided to create Moon Ska Records, this would be the label for Recriminations.

7pm doors
£14 Adv

Exchange has a small ramp entrance from the street. Our bar and main event space are on the ground floor with level access throughout and we have an accessible toilet. If you need any other info on accessibility, please contact [email protected]



Entry requirements: 14+, any under 18s accompanied by 21+ adult 1:1 ratio

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