The Five Year Plan

A second great gig in Bristol on Saturday. Big thanks to The McTells and The Lovely Basement for making both nights so enjoyable.

Several people said to me it took them right back to being teenagers again :)

No more gigs planned, but a few albums and CDs still left. Really nice to hear all the lovely comments about the quality of the music - thanks everyone!

A review of our gig in London from Simon at Whisperin' and Hollerin'. Very comprehensive!

Thanks to everyone who came and made it a great night in the capital.

http://www.whisperinandhollerin.com/reviews/review.asp?id=16735&fbclid=IwAR3Qoesm5c9gM1yUtAQlVLG5dKyF4N7m6NtxdTKq76VEEQdlIUA6UIV6Kc8

Review - Live At The Hope And Anchor Islington - The Five Year Plan,The McTells,The Lovely Basement - - - Review - Live At The Hope And Anchor Islington - The Five Year Plan,The McTells,The Lovely Basement - - -

Brilliant night at the Hope and Anchor last night. Thanks to The Lovely Basement and The McTells for helping to make it so enjoyable, and to everyone who came along.

We had a blast!

(Thanks to Simon Philips for some of the photos)

Timings for tomorrow:

Doors 7:30pm

The Lovely Basement 8:05pm
The McTells 8:55pm
The Five Year Plan 9:50pm

DJ for the evening will be Indie Legend Rocker Rosehip!!

Thanks to everyone who has so far bought tickets for our two upcoming shows - it really does help to know that the gigs are viable and can go ahead!

Tickets are still available for both gigs - see links in the comments. We can't wait!

David beavering away on Sunday!

Will we be playing this next week? Wait and see..

(although as things have moved on since 1987 and we now live in a society where instant gratification is the thing, we can tell you the answer is yes!)

Next Thursday!

If you are up London way this should be a lot of fun - the practices certainly have been!

Soon!!!

Our London show is on Thursday 30th November. Why not get yourself along!

Our two gigs are coming up very soon!

Please come down and say hello - should be a great night with three excellent bands (even if we say so ourselves) :-)

Tickets in the links:

Listen in to Rock and Roll Radio - great show!

Today on Louder Than War Radio https://s2.radio.co/sab795a38d/listen
11am—Iain Key’s Indie Brunch Iain Key
1pm—Declan’s Dynamix
2pm—Stranger Tunes w/ Chris Ball
3pm—Rock&Roll Radio w/ Wallace Dobbin
4pm—Noises from the Bottom Left Corner Noises from the bottom left corner
5pm—Chay Woodman — Phone in Sick Phone In Sick
7pm—Nick Brown’s Intoxica
8pm—Andrew Livanis Free Form Show Andrew Livanis
10pm—Widge’s Sonic Emporium, Menagerie, & Lawnmower Repair Widgett Walls

Hi all

We have nearly sold out of our LP on vinyl here in the UK, just a few copies left - so don't miss out!

Also don't forget that we are playing two gigs by way of celebration, details below. Let's see if we can't re-create that great Tropic Club feeling when we all meet up again in Bristol!

LONDON HOPE AND ANCHOR
https://www.wegottickets.com/event/588445?fbclid=IwAR3c8IjNNIwpKkz-TRIE0i2-MVDrw_Olx0pskESMWPqQisXRhb9fRMUDERc

BRISTOL THUNDERBOLT
https://www.wegottickets.com/event/588447/?fbclid=IwAR1XngrWcUUPenENsxHJ5TA3_kjsv_6-pSWPAnDJSZFKDmyFU1FPlmW5jc0

The Five Year Plan + Special Guests The Five Year Plan are back in town to celebrate the release of their debut LP, 38 years after it was written. Support comes from Breaking Down stablemates The Lovely Basement and The Rev Jonny Kinkaid.

Big thanks to Wallace Dobbin for his kind words on Rock and Roll Radio from Louder than War:

"If you are a fan of the whole post-industrial sound of bands like Joy Division and the transitioning into C86 you're going to love this record, it really is fantastic".

Listen back to the whole show here:

https://www.mixcloud.com/louderthanwar/rock-roll-radio-with-wallace-dobbin-14-october-2023/?fbclid=IwAR2vA33l6mqyp0q8U_rdADJRMTrs0YesHJIZ8CIBNBakXfiH--gNJNcF318

Rock & Roll Radio with Wallace Dobbin - 14 October 2023 Join me for another eclectic show on Louder Than War. You'll hear bands from Australia, Serbia, France, the USA and nearer home too. See you there!

Nice that The Five Year Plan get a few mentions in the new Sarah Records book written by Jane Duffus. We'd just about finished when Sarah started releasing records, but the book has a lot of backstory about Bristol and the gig scene in the late 80s.

Thoroughly enjoyed yesterday's launch at Bristol Rough Trade - lots of familiar faces!

Don't forget our new LP is out now on vinyl and CD through Bandcamp - with one or two in Rough Trade as well.

https://thefiveyearplan86.bandcamp.com/album/1985

The Five Year Plan on Rock and Roll Radio - go man go :-)

Join me at 3pm this Saturday on Louder Than War Radio with The Menstrual Cramps, deux furieuses, Pit Pony, The Glorias UK, Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers, Lady Rage, Crymwav, The Clientele, Megan Black, The Five Year Plan, The Blue Aeroplanes, Woolworthy, Lora Logic and more. s2.radio.co/sab795a38d/listen and on the App

Very perceptive review of our new LP, especially the description of our live gigs (even though he never saw us live).

In amongst all the nostalgic words though you might lose the fact that he thinks its really good!

https://louderthanwar.com/the-five-year-plan-1985-album-review/?fbclid=IwAR289yUOifkoE778btqFH-1ER-_rxFAw6tlzzcUJCynU_m443ntfS8DafYg

The Five Year Plan: 1985 - album review Are The Five Year Plan the missing link between early 80's provincial post-punk and C86 Indie? Well, no, but this is a precious legacy release

Getting in some early practice with Katy West

Yesterday was National David Day! That's right, a day to celebrate anyone in your life called David. Dave, feel free to let everyone know it was your special day. 👍😂

A very nice review of our new LP here from Add to Wantlist.

New album: The Five Year Plan || 1985 - Add To Wantlist Sometime in 2022, Tim Rippington (vocals, guitar) unearthed old demos and live recordings that indie pop outfit The Five Year Plan from Bristol (UK) had written in 1984 and 1985. The raw songs proved to have stood the test of time, and fellow band members Rob Pursey (bass, guitar, melodica), Dave Sq...

Our new LP is released in full today, so you can now hop over to Bandcamp and listen to the whole thing.

We're very proud of what we've managed to achieve here, and we really hope you like it too. Enjoy!

1985, by The Five Year Plan 11 track album

Evening all!

Our forthcoming LP has been selling very well, with two thirds of the vinyl records bought already. A big thank you to everyone who has ordered one so far - we really appreciate it.

This isn't the beginning of some long dragged-out reunion, god-forbid, but rather the much-delayed completion of a project that should have been finished by 1989 but wasn't, due to staffing and financial difficulties!!

Our Old Bad Habits collaborators assure us that the vinyl will sell out in quick time, so why not pick up your copy now - we can personally vouch for the quality of the goods guv'nr!

And while you're at it, make a date to come and see us, before we disappear back into the many places from which we have emerged:

Thursday 30th November - Hope and Anchor, Islington
https://www.facebook.com/events/786159816323829/?ref=newsfeed

Saturday 2nd December - The Thunderbolt, Bristol
https://www.facebook.com/events/675033571149171/?ref=newsfeed

https://thefiveyearplan86.bandcamp.com/album/1985

1985, by The Five Year Plan 11 track album

Hi everyone

It's Bandcamp Friday, when the wonderful people at Bandcamp forgo their admin fees to pass everything on to the people who make the music.

What better day to get your order in for our new LP - pre-orders are going well, so don't miss out!

hefiveyearplan86.bandcamp.com/album/1985

1985, by The Five Year Plan 11 track album

So good to be played on 6music! Thanks Gideon Coe. That was probably our first BBC radio play since John Peel shared ‘Hit The Bottle’ back in the mid-80s

https://austintownhall.com/2023/07/27/the-five-year-plan-prep-debut-album/

The Five Year Plan Prep Debut Album Okay, so perhaps the groundwork for the debut was written nearly 40 years ago, but The Five Year Plan has finally made the recording of the aforementioned record! Still, they wanted to stay true to

Our new LP is available for pre-order from today!

These are the songs that we wrote and played back in 1985 but never got a chance to properly record. The changes in technology and the goodwill of all those involved has finally allowed us to do that.

The first batch of songs written by the band, these pre-date both the Brand New Car and Hit the Bottle singles - some we played live, some we recorded as demos, but none were ever given a proper release.

The album is available through Old Bad Habits label in Europe, who have pressed it on lovely blue vinyl. You can also order through our own Bandcamp page (see below), where a CD version is also available.

The albums are currently making their way from Greece to the UK, and will be on your doorstep on 4th September if you order now.

And to celebrate, we have organised two special gigs, in London and Bristol, at the end of the year. Details can be found elsewhere on this page. We hope to see some of you there!

1985, by The Five Year Plan 11 track album

First look!