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Also known asThe Wire「電訊」樂團

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Bruce Gilbert Colin Newman Graham Lewis Margaret FiedlerRobert GreyMatthew SimmsGeorge Gill

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Mission of Burma

Mission of Burma

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Swell Maps

Swell Maps

Wipers

Wipers

Public Image Ltd.

Public Image Ltd.

The Fall

The Fall

Television

Television

Pere Ubu

Pere Ubu

Music videos by Wire

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Wire — Wire - 154 (Full Album)

Wire - 154 (Full Album)

Wire — Feeling Called Love

Feeling Called Love

Releases

Albums

19 July 1979 Notre Dame Hall, London

2014

09 March 1979 Pavilion, Montreux

2014

05 March 1979 Carre, Amsterdam

2013

10 Nov 1979 Jeannetta Cochrane Theatre, London

2013

21 May 1990 Hibernian, London

2013

12 July 1991 Mean Fiddler, London

2013

17 February 1978 West Runton Pavilion, Cromer

2013

23 February 2000 Nottingham Social (Recycling Sherwood Forest)

2013

12 June 1987 Maxwell's, Hoboken

2013

09 August 2009 Off Festival, Myslowice

2013

04 April 2011 WFMU, Jersey City - 13 April 2011 KEXP, Seattle

2013

17 Dec 1985 Paradiso, Amsterdam

2011

02 May 2000 Great American, San Francisco

2011

12 Nov 1978, SO36, Berlin

2011

19 Apr 2002 Fleece & Firkin, Bristol

2010

25 Oct 1978 Bradford University

2010

21 Jul 1988 Astoria, London

2010

08 Dec 2000 Queen's Hall, Edinburgh

2010

1976 Demo

2010

01 Dec 1987 The Town & Country, London

2010

EPs

Strays

2011

Vien + - EP

Vien + - EP

1st September 1997

Other

Wire

Wire

13th April 2015

Send

Send

28th April 2003

Manscape

Manscape

1990

Snakedrill

Snakedrill

1986

In Vivo

In Vivo

The First Letter

The First Letter

Red Barked Tree

Red Barked Tree

1985-1990: The A List

1985-1990: The A List

On Returning (1977-1979)

On Returning (1977-1979)

Mannequin

Mannequin

And Here It Is… Again… Wire

And Here It Is… Again… Wire

Nocturnal Koreans

Nocturnal Koreans

It’s Beginning to and Back Again

It’s Beginning to and Back Again

A Bell is a Cup... Until It is Struck

A Bell is a Cup... Until It is Struck

Coatings

Coatings

Map Ref 41°N 93°W

Map Ref 41°N 93°W

A Question of Degree

A Question of Degree

I Am the Fly

I Am the Fly

Outdoor Miner

Outdoor Miner

Vien (Single)

Vien (Single)

Tracks by Wire

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"A Serious Of Snakes"Snakedrill

(A Berlin) DrillThe Drill

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(Let Them Dance!)09 August 2009 Off Festival, Myslowice

& Much BesidesChange Becomes Us

1 2 X UPink Flag

(A Berlin) DrillThe Drill
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& Much BesidesChange Becomes Us
1 2 X UPink Flag
1 2 X U - 2006 Digital RemasterPink Flag
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1 2 X U (2006 Remastered Version)Pink Flag
1:57
106 Beats ThatPink Flag
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12XU - (live 1st April 1977)Live At The Roxy, London (1977) / Live At CBGB Theatre, New York (1978) [70's live DBL]
2:03
12XU (Fragment) [Electric Ballroom]Document & Eyewitness

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Ex Lion Tamer

Ex Lion Tamer

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Map Ref. 41°N 93°W

Map Ref. 41°N 93°W

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Reuters

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Wire — WIRE - Mr. Marx's Table - Glasgow 2004

WIRE - Mr. Marx's Table - Glasgow 2004

Wire — What's Your Desire?

What's Your Desire?

Wire — Field Day for the Sundays (2006 Remastered Version)

Field Day for the Sundays (2006 Remastered Version)

Wire — Arriving/Staying/Going?

Arriving/Staying/Going?

Wire — Wire - In Vivo

Wire - In Vivo

Wire — The Boiling Boy

The Boiling Boy

1 2 X U - 2006 Digital RemasterPink Flag

1 2 X U (2006 Remastered Version)Pink Flag

1.2.X.U.Mannequin

1.2.X.U.On Returning (1977-1979)

106 Beats That17 February 1978 West Runton Pavilion, Cromer

106 Beats That25 Oct 1978 Bradford University

106 Beats ThatLive At The Roxy, London - April 1st & 2nd 1977 / Live At CBGB Theatre, New York - July 18th 1978

106 Beats ThatThe Scottish Play: 2004

106 Beats ThatPink Flag

106 Beats That09 August 2009 Off Festival, Myslowice

106 Beats ThatThe Scottish Play: 2004

106 Beats That (2006 Remastered Version)Pink Flag

12XULive At The Roxy, London - April 1st & 2nd 1977 / Live At CBGB Theatre, New York - July 18th 1978

12XU17 February 1978 West Runton Pavilion, Cromer

12XU02 May 2000 Great American, San Francisco

12XULive At The Roxy, London - April 1st & 2nd 1977 / Live At CBGB Theatre, New York - July 18th 1978

12XU09 August 2009 Off Festival, Myslowice

12XU23 February 2000 Nottingham Social (Recycling Sherwood Forest)

12XU08 Dec 2000 Queen's Hall, Edinburgh

12XU - (live 1st April 1977)Live At The Roxy, London (1977) / Live At CBGB Theatre, New York (1978) [70's live DBL]

12XU (Fragment) [Electric Ballroom]Document & Eyewitness

1st FastThe Scottish Play: 2004

1st FastThe Scottish Play: 2004

1st Fast19 Apr 2002 Fleece & Firkin, Bristol

1st FastRead & Burn 01

1st FastThe Scottish Play: 2004

23 Years Too LateRead & Burn 03

2nd Length (Our Swimmer)154 (Reissue)

3 Girl Rhumba17 February 1978 West Runton Pavilion, Cromer

40 Versions23 February 2000 Nottingham Social (Recycling Sherwood Forest)

40 Versions12 Nov 1978, SO36, Berlin

40 Versions02 May 2000 Great American, San Francisco

40 VersionsHoni Soit

40 VersionsOn Returning (1977-1979)

40 Versions (2006 Remastered Version)154

99.9The Scottish Play: 2004

99.9The Scottish Play: 2004

A Bargain at 3 and 20 Yeah!The First Letter

A Bargain At 3 And 20 Yeah!12 July 1991 Mean Fiddler, London

A Big Glue CanalThe First Letter

A Blessed State19 July 1979 Notre Dame Hall, London

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Pink Flag

Pink Flag

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1 2 X U

1 2 X U

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Mannequin

Mannequin

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Three Girl Rhumba

Three Girl Rhumba

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Outdoor Miner

Outdoor Miner

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Field Day for the Sundays

Field Day for the Sundays

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The 15th

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Lowdown

Lowdown

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I Am the Fly

I Am the Fly

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