Songs/Worse Things Happen At Sea
Frank Turner

Worse Things Happen At Sea

Sleep Is for the Week
Tr.6 · Sleep Is for the Week
ORIGINAL
The First Three Years
Tr.19 · The First Three Years
129performed·34videos·8fan covers·2006 – 2026
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Live Recordings34

12 Apr 2006
The Snooty Fox, Canonbury
London, GB · Show #79
solo
27:24▶ Watch
15 Jan 2007
Fopp Records, Tottenham Court Road
London, GB · Show #208
solo
32:15▶ Watch
17 Jan 2007
Banquet Records
Kingston-Upon-Thames, GB · Show #211
solo
35:18▶ Watch
6 Apr 2007
The Vic Inn
Swindon, GB · Show #264
solo
4:25▶ Watch
7 Oct 2007
The Black Box
Belfast, GB · Show #361
solo
4:09▶ Watch
15 Nov 2007
The Mint, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, US · Show #375
solo
4:13▶ Watch
17 Feb 2008
Ted’s House, San Francisco
San Francisco, US · Show #390
28:03▶ Watch
26 Apr 2008
Frank Turner - Worse Things Happen At Sea (Live @ MTV2 2008)
solo
4:18▶ Watch
29 Jun 2008
Boring By The Sea Festival
Weymouth, GB · Show #473
solo
4:04▶ Watch
19 Jan 2009
The Junction
Cambridge, GB · Show #567
solo
3:51▶ Watch
21 Feb 2009
59:1
Munich, DE · Show #586
solo
3:52▶ Watch
3 Mar 2009
Rock City
Nottingham, GB · Show #595
solo
3:11▶ Watch
8 Jul 2009
Roseland Ballroom, New York
New York, US · Show #659
solo
4:17▶ Watch
23 Sept 2009
Showbox SoDo, Seattle
Seattle, US · Show #695
solo
4:22▶ Watch
16 Nov 2009
The Hi Tone Cafe, Memphis
Memphis, US · Show #746
solo
4:26▶ Watch
28 Nov 2009
The Melkweg
Amsterdam, NL · Show #753
solo
4:20▶ Watch
19 Dec 2009
Union Chapel
London, GB · Show #770
solo
3:49▶ Watch
3 Dec 2010
53 Degrees
Preston, GB · Show #968
solo
3:43▶ Watch
18 May 2011
The Night & Day Cafe
Manchester, GB · Show #1022
solo
4:08▶ Watch
1 Aug 2013
The Fillmore, Silver Spring
Silver Spring, US · Show #1433
solo
4:10▶ Watch
4 Jun 2014
9:30 Club
Washington, US · Show #1578
solo
4:01▶ Watch
8 Jun 2015
Conrad Sohm
Dornbirn, AT · Show #1685
solo
4:16▶ Watch
5 Sept 2015
Strom
Munich, DE · Show #1723
solo
4:36▶ Watch
15 Dec 2015
Fete Music Hall, Providence
Providence, US · Show #1806
solo
4:02▶ Watch
15 Mar 2016
New York Society For Ethical Culture, New York
New York, US · Show #1858
solo
3:54▶ Watch
1 Dec 2016
Refectory Union
Leeds, GB · Show #1988
solo
3:50▶ Watch
13 May 2017
Lost Evenings, The Roundhouse
London, GB · Show #2057
full band
4:27▶ Watch
13 May 2018
Lost Evenings 2, The Roundhouse
London, GB · Show #2177
4:29▶ Watch
17 Sept 2021
Lost Evenings 4, The Roundhouse
London, GB · Show #2550
solo
5:06▶ Watch
24 Sept 2022
O2 Academy 2
Oxford, GB · Show #2687
solo
4:08▶ Watch
18 Jan 2023
The Hard Rock Cafe
London, GB · Show #2723
solo
5:33▶ Watch
31 Jan 2023
The Barbican
York, GB · Show #2733
solo
3:59▶ Watch
19 Sept 2024
Lost Evenings 7, Great Canadian Casino, Toronto
Toronto, CA · Show #2949
solo
12:05▶ Watch
26 Sept 2025
Lost Evenings 8, Corn Exchange
Edinburgh, GB · Show #3075
solo
4:05▶ Watch

Fan Covers8

13 May 2008
Frank Turner - Worse Things Happen at Sea (cover)
aza484
3:35▶ Watch
20 Oct 2010
Frank Turner - Worse Things Happen At Sea (acoustic cover)
Hans Theunissen
3:07▶ Watch
22 Mar 2011
Frank Turner - Worse Things Happen At Sea Cover
BrookePhillips1
3:48▶ Watch
10 Jun 2013
Andy's Song a Day 29 Worse Things Happen At Sea - Frank turner cover
Andy Stock
4:28▶ Watch
1 Apr 2016
Frank Turner Cover - Worse Things Happen at Sea
TheSabatouer
4:33▶ Watch
12 Jun 2018
Worse Things Happen At Sea - Frank Turner (acoustic cover)
Shane Santucci
3:43▶ Watch
16 Dec 2018
worse things happen at sea (frank turner cover)
Will George
3:38▶ Watch
22 Jan 2020
Erik Hinch - Worse Things Happen at Sea ( Frank Turner Cover) LIVE at Lansdowne Pub, 5/16/19
Erik Hinch
4:25▶ Watch

Recent Performances129

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Venue
Videos
#3156
22 Jun 2026
The Barfly, Camden, London
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#3136
9 Apr 2026
Academy 2, Manchester
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#3075
26 Sept 2025
Lost Evenings 8, Corn Exchange, Edinburgh
1
#3017
8 Apr 2025
O2 Academy, Birmingham
—
#2997
18 Feb 2025
Wulfrun Hall, Wolverhampton
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#2949
19 Sept 2024
Lost Evenings 7, Great Canadian Casino, Toronto, Toronto
1
#2916
13 Jul 2024
Camp Turner, 2000 Trees Festival, Cheltenham
—
#2896
8 Jun 2024
Crystal Ballroom, Portland, Portland
—
#2817
22 Sept 2023
Lost Evenings 6, House Of Blues, Anaheim, Anaheim
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#2733
31 Jan 2023
The Barbican, York
1
#2727
24 Jan 2023
The Forum, Bath
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#2723
18 Jan 2023
The Hard Rock Cafe, London
2
#2687
24 Sept 2022
O2 Academy 2, Oxford
1
#2681
15 Sept 2022
Lost Evenings 5, Columbiahalle
—
#2655
6 Jul 2022
Mercury Ballroom, Louisville, Louisville
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#2550
17 Sept 2021
Lost Evenings 4, The Roundhouse, London
3
#2516
21 Jan 2021
Frank’s House (benefit for Boom, Leeds), Essex
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#2474
26 Mar 2020
Frank’s House (benefit for Nambucca, London), London
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#2392
5 Oct 2019
C3 Stage, Guadalajara
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#2339
16 May 2019
Lost Evenings 3, The Lansdowne, Boston, Boston
1
#2311
8 Mar 2019
Musicbox, Lisbon
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#2299
22 Jan 2019
Birmingham Arena, Birmingham
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#2205
30 Jun 2018
The Royale, Boston, Boston
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#2177
13 May 2018
Lost Evenings 2, The Roundhouse, London
2
#2057
13 May 2017
Lost Evenings, The Roundhouse, London
2
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