Songs/Once We Were Anarchists
Frank Turner

Once We Were Anarchists

Sleep Is for the Week
Tr.9 · Sleep Is for the Week
ORIGINAL
71performed·19videos·5fan covers·2006 – 2026
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Live Recordings19

17 Jan 2007
Banquet Records
Kingston-Upon-Thames, GB · Show #211
solo
35:18▶ Watch
3 Apr 2008
The Corporation
Sheffield, GB · Show #414
full band
0:53▶ Watch
22 Apr 2008
The Barfly
Cambridge, GB · Show #432
full band
3:26▶ Watch
13 May 2008
Stanley Theatre
Liverpool, GB · Show #446
full band
1:01▶ Watch
5 Dec 2008
Quayside
Lincoln, GB · Show #549
solo
3:37▶ Watch
15 Nov 2009
Once we were anarchists - Frank Turner LIVE
3:41▶ Watch
2 Mar 2010
The Hammerstein Ballroom, New York
New York, US · Show #802
full band
1:55▶ Watch
19 Mar 2010
Academy 1
Bristol, GB · Show #816
full band
3:41▶ Watch
24 Jun 2013
The Joiners Arms
Southampton, GB · Show #1413
solo
3:47▶ Watch
26 Aug 2015
The Waterfront
Norwich, GB · Show #1717
solo
2:27▶ Watch
29 Oct 2015
House Of Blues, Houston
Houston, US · Show #1775
solo
5:26▶ Watch
28 Jan 2016
Docks
Hamburg, DE · Show #1825
solo
1:54▶ Watch
15 Mar 2016
New York Society For Ethical Culture, New York
New York, US · Show #1858
solo
3:44▶ Watch
23 Jul 2016
Fono Cesis
Cesis, LV · Show #1933
solo
4:23▶ Watch
30 Mar 2017
La Machine A Vapeur
Nancy, FR · Show #2046
solo
4:19▶ Watch
13 May 2017
Lost Evenings, The Roundhouse
London, GB · Show #2057
full band
1:32:57▶ Watch
28 Jul 2018
Saint Vitus, Brooklyn
Brooklyn, US · Show #2219
solo
3:37▶ Watch
19 May 2019
Lost Evenings 3, House Of Blues, Boston
Boston, US · Show #2343
full band
3:38▶ Watch
25 Aug 2024
Town Ballroom, Buffalo
Buffalo, US · Show #2933
full band
3:03▶ Watch

Fan Covers5

6 Nov 2014
(How to Play/Cover) Once We Were Anarchists-Frank Turner
Tim Hope
8:55▶ Watch
29 Aug 2015
Once We Were Anarchists - Frank Turner (COVER)
Amanda Rose Riley
4:08▶ Watch
5 Mar 2016
Frank Turner Medley - 5 songs, 4 Albums, 8 minutes.
JackCassidyMusician
7:55▶ Watch
27 Jun 2016
Tunes in June - Frank Turner's "Once We Were Anarchists" (acoustic cover)
Kitty Mortland
3:20▶ Watch
11 Apr 2025
Once We Were Anarchists (Frank Turner ska cover)
Skank Turner
3:38▶ Watch

Recent Performances71

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Date
Venue
Videos
#3177
24 Sept 2026
Lost Evenings 9, South Side Ballroom, Dallas, Dallas
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#3175
19 Sept 2026
Mr Smalls, Millvale, Millvale
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#3174
18 Sept 2026
Circus Maximus Theatre, Atlantic City
—
#3074
25 Sept 2025
Lost Evenings 8, Corn Exchange, Edinburgh
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#3073
23 Sept 2025
SWG3, Glasgow
—
#3013
2 Apr 2025
O2 Academy, Leeds
—
#2950
20 Sept 2024
Lost Evenings 7, Great Canadian Casino, Toronto, Toronto
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#2944
11 Sept 2024
The Bourbon Theatre, Lincoln, Lincoln
—
#2933
25 Aug 2024
Town Ballroom, Buffalo, Buffalo
1
#2817
22 Sept 2023
Lost Evenings 6, House Of Blues, Anaheim, Anaheim
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#2683
17 Sept 2022
Lost Evenings 5, Columbiahalle
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#2646
28 Jun 2022
Soul Kitchen, Mobile, Mobile
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#2550
17 Sept 2021
Lost Evenings 4, The Roundhouse, London
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#2517
28 Jan 2021
Frank’s House (benefit for The Waterloo, Blackpool), Essex
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#2512
28 Dec 2020
Adlib, Kirkby
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#2509
12 Nov 2020
Frank’s House, Essex
—
15 May 2020
Private Venue, London
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#2474
26 Mar 2020
Frank’s House (benefit for Nambucca, London), London
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#2343
19 May 2019
Lost Evenings 3, House Of Blues, Boston, Boston
1
#2337
11 May 2019
The Paramount, Huntington, Huntington
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#2303
26 Jan 2019
Victoria Warehouse, Manchester
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#2247
30 Sept 2018
State Theatre, Ithaca, Ithaca
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#2239
20 Sept 2018
Phoenix Concert Theatre, Toronto, Toronto
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#2219
28 Jul 2018
Saint Vitus, Brooklyn, Brooklyn
1
#2133
23 Jan 2018
Celtic Connections, The Old Fruit Market, Glasgow
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