Chameleons
Formed in Manchester in 1981, The Chameleons made their mark on the 1980s with three albums: Script of the Bridge (1983), What Does Anything Mean? Basically? (1985) and Strange Times (1986), before splitting up in 1987. Renowned for their atmospheric guitar work and poignant lyrics, the band is often regarded as one of the most underrated acts on the Manchester scene of that era.
Original members Mark Burgess and Reg Smithies reformed Chameleons in 2021. Over the years, their popularity has continued to grow, leading them to share the stage with bands such as U2, Killing Joke, Bauhaus, Simple Minds, Talk Talk and The Cure. The band defines itself first and foremost as a ‘live act’, renowned for intense and emotionally charged performances.
In 2024, they released their first single in over a decade, “Where Are You”, released on Metropolis Records in collaboration with Strange Times Entertainment.
Arctic Moon is their first full-length studio album in over twenty years, and the first with the current line-up: Vox (Mark Burgess), Reg Smithies, Stephen Rice, Danny Ashberry and Todd Demma. The album features seven new tracks, including a version of “Where Are You?” and “Saviours Are A Dangerous Thing”, whilst offering a sonic evolution that retains the emotional depth and intensity characteristic of the band.
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Where ?
Big Hall · Live
La Belle Électrique
12 Esplanade Andry-Farcy
38000 Grenoble
Useful info
Opening hours : Wednesday to Friday, 10am to 1am, and Saturday from 4pm, but also from 6pm if a concert is scheduled.
Doors open : 1 hour before the start of the concert.
Dressing room : €2
Get there
Tramway : Line A stop Berriat - Le Magasin
Bus : Line C5 Université Biologie / Palais de Justice stop "Berriat - Le Magasin".
Train : From Grenoble train station, take tramway A towards "Fontaine La Poya", stop at "Berriat- Le Magasin".
Bicycles : 300 parking spaces available.
Car : Vallier-Catane parking lot, Square des Fusillés or near Rue Ampère.
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Du 05.09.26 / 4pm au 06.09.26 / 1am
Synth-Wave / Italo-Disco
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Stand-up
Stand-up
09.09.26 / 7pm
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ACTRESS M b2b MOODFINO + KENDAL + MALAGO
Soirées Electro
Du 12.09.26 / 11:55pm au 13.09.26 / 5:30am
Italo-Disco / Trance
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BABOUSH + KARLFROYE + VON BIKRÄV
Soirées Electro
Du 19.09.26 / 11:55pm au 20.09.26 / 5:30am
Techno / Hardcore / Rap
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Aller Simple • Street performance + projection + BCUC concert
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25.09.26 / 8pm
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SOLD OUT • Meryl
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30.09.26 / 8pm
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01.10.26 / 8pm
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02.10.26 / 8pm
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Du 03.10.26 / 11:55pm au 04.10.26 / 5:30am
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07.10.26 / 8pm
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08.10.26 / 8pm
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14.10.26 / 8pm
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15.10.26 / 8pm
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15.10.26 / 8pm
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21.10.26 / 8pm
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SOLD OUT • 47Ter
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23.10.26 / 8pm
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28.10.26 / 10:45am
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29.10.26 / 8pm
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30.10.26 / 8pm
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Dynamita's Night #38 Funkenstein edition • Mofak and the Mofeezy Band - Donna Gibson - An9els
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Du 31.10.26 / 11pm au 01.11.26 / 5am
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