In November 2016, Pete Lyons was the keynote speaker at the 3rd annual Punk Scholars Network Symposium at the University of Northampton.
From November 2016 to February 2017 the Firstsite art gallery in Colchester , hosted a retrospective of Gee Vaucher’s artwork.
On 21 June 2016 the single Verwesung was released. On 25 June 2016 during the Amnesia Rockfest in Québec , the band released the new single Adagio . On 12 August 2016 WIZO released the new album Der .
In June 2016, “The Art of Crass” was the subject of an exhibition at the LightBox Gallery in Leicester curated by artist and technologist Sean Clark. The exhibition featured prints and original artworks by Gee Vaucher, Penny Rimbaud, Eve Libertine, and Dave King. During the exhibition, Penny Rimbaud, Eve Libertine,…
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The new line-up performed a semi secret show in Umea, Sweden in May 2016.
In April 2016, the band announced the departures of Chris Caps and Laurence Windle and the re-arrival of John Bryson.
In a 2016 primer on anarcho punk for The Wire , the band were described as:
Artwork by Gee Vaucher and Penny Rimbaud, including a recording of the original ‘Thatchergate Tape’, featured as part of the ‘Peculiar People’ show at the Focal Point Gallery in Southend-on-Sea during the spring of 2016, part of a series of events celebrating the history of ‘Radical Essex’.
Former band drummer, Francisco “Paco” Carreno, died on 20 February 2015, at the age of 49. In August 2019, long-term bassist, Hoddy, decided to step down from bass duties after over 30 years. Later that year Fran Fearon was recruited on bass as well as an additional vocalist, Fiona Friel,…
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WIZO released the album Punk gibt’s nicht umsonst (Teil III) (” Punk Isn’t Free (Part III) “) on 13 June 2014, and announced a fall tout to support the album. Ralf Dietel replaced Schwämmle on bass; although Dietel is credited as band-member in the album booklet, the bass parts were…
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