ACID TEMPLE MOTHERS
May 12, 2025 @ 7:30 pm - 10:45 pm
£17
ACID TEMPLE MOTHERS + Guests
7:30pm, Monday 12th May, Bedford Esquires
Things are going to get a little crazy in here… Japan’s psych-rock powerhouse, Acid Mothers Temple are joining us next May, as part of a short UK run of shows and our 35th anniversary.
Formed in 1995 by Makoto Kawabata at the same time as the Acid Mothers Temple Soul Collective. The group released its debut album in 1997 on PSF Records (Japan), and it was selected as one of the year’s best albums in the The Wire magazine (UK). In 1998 the group played their first tours of the US and Europe. Since then the group has released a huge number of albums on labels from many different countries; over 80 as of 2017!
Every year since 1998, they have toured extensively in the US and Europe, and more recently have started performing around Asia and in Japan too. The group has performed in collaboration with many musicians including psychedelic originators Gong and Guru Guru, Simeon (Silver Apples), Nik Turner (Hawkwind), and the Occitaniantrad singer Rosina de Peira. Japanese collaborators have included Afrirampo, Tatsuya Yoshida(Ruins), Maso Yamazaki (Masonna), Seiichi Yamamoto (Boredoms), Jun Kuriyama (The Ox), and many others.
Tickets go on sale at 10am, Friday 15th November from Seetickets and local outlets.