Beat:Cancer & Church of Madness are back at Facebar, Reading on the Sat 30th May 2026
Featuring four bands & afterparty DJs playing Synthpop, EBM, industrial & more.
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Update: 1st Dec: RIP Richard Pyne.
We are extremely sad to hear the news about Richard (Killing Miranda/Uberbyte); and our thoughts are with his family and friends in this sad time.
Some of the Beat:Cancer team had known Richard for 25 years+ having originally booked Killing Miranda in the Transgression By Numbers era. Over the years he has brought both chaos and fun including the in-famous Nicolas Cage Harlem Shake at Resistanz 2013.
We feel privileged that we have been there to enjoy his company and watch his natural charisma.
Killing Miranda were due to play for us in May. Will make a statement in due course but for now we are still processing the news.
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Killing Miranda
The band's initial line-up consisted of Richard Pyne (aka 'Filthy Rikky') on vocals and programming, Dave Irvine (aka 'Irish Dave') and Dave Turner (aka 'Alien Dave') on guitar, Chris Wareham (aka 'Big Chris') on bass and Belle on drums. This line-up then recorded and released their debut album Blessed Deviant on Nightbreed in 1999 and the subsequent Teenage Vampire single.
The second Killing Miranda album, Transgression By Numbers, was released in 2001. Chris Wareham left the line-up at this point, with Irish Dave moving from guitar to bass. The band then left the Nightbreed label after the release of this album, signing to Diesel Motor Records, who released their third and final Consummate in October 2004.
Regulars at European festivals and touring with the likes of Paradise Lost. Killing Miranda moved to an industrial metal sound with glam and goth influences. They went on hiatus in 2007 and singer Rikky founded the abrasive and tongue in cheek Uberbyte.
Following the death of their drummer and legendary Camden figure Belle in 2023 . Killing Miranda reformed in their words “to have one last round of chaos and fun, and to see things out as performers because that’s what we love to do”.
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TIRS : This is Radio Silence
THIS IS RADIO SILENCE was formed in 2006, initially as the solo project of former Earth Loop Recall frontman/SonVer guitarist Ben McLees.
TIRS's music is generally described as 'electronic rock', though they also lean heavily on a broad range of influences, including dub, psychedelia, industrial, electro, alt-rock, post-punk, experimental, new wave, ambient and IDM.
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Palindrones
Palindrones is an emotionally immersive, captivating, dark electronic duo from South London. They take listeners on a shimmering and cathartic sonic journey with dreamy Industrial Synthpop, infused with pounding rhythms, haunting, evocative vocals and esoteric ambiance.
Formed in 2020 by Jamie and Karen, Palindrones emerged during lockdown; songwriting was their way to stay connected whilst living on opposite sides of London. Their name, Palindrones, speaks to the duality at the heart of their artistry—where symmetry, reflection, and contradiction fuel both their music and their creative process.
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The Go Go Cult
Since 2009 The Go Go Cult have crawled like shadows from The Darklands of Reading bringing their unique brand of Dark Hypnotic Post Punk Psycho-delic Gothic Garage Blues to thirsty audiences all over the world.
"Yes. Go Go Cult sound like being in a 1950s motorbike gang in America, pushed to the musical limits from the constant threat of nuclear holocaust.” Tim Hooper for BBC Introducing.
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About the event
Beat:Cancer is a charity formed to help fight cancer through funding research, treatment, screening and care using electronic music: We release music, run club nights, host gigs and organise festivals to raise money, which we then grant to worthy institutions such as hospices, research centres and treatment wards.
Early birds are £13
First tier are £16.
Second tier are £19.
Under 18s tickets are £6
Early Bird Weekend Tickets are only £23.50
ID might be requested.
We charge no booking fees on our website. Tickets are 100% virtual and your name will be on the door on the day. Please have you ticket on your phone or printed for ease.
We are a registered UK Charity (number 1169212) run entirely by unpaid volunteers who are passionate about using great music to save lives.
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Why not make a weekend of it?
Beat:Cancer are also running a second event on the Fri 29th May with Schism featuring Metal, Rock, Alt & Drum & Bass.
The brilliant headliners for both events are locked in, and are very exciting so we highly recommend you trust us and get in early; book now before before we release these amazing lineups as we the expect tickets to fly out fast!
You may also like the following events from Beat:Cancer:
- This Saturday, 6th December, 07:00 pm, Beat:Cancer & CofM - Randolph & Mortimer, Simon Carter & Fabsi, Kalt & Dan Narkosis in Reading
- Happening on, 7th February, 07:00 pm, Beat:Cancer Leeds Ft Xenturion Prime, Neonsol & The Cuban Boys • 7th Feb 2026 @ Wharf Chambers in Leeds
- Happening on, 29th May, 09:00 pm, Beat:Cancer & Schism Rock Club ft Toronto is Broken and REEBZ • Fri 29th May 2026 in Reading
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