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| caption          = Capdown performing at the University of East Anglia in 2005, with Jake Sims-Fielding in the foreground
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| alias            = Soap {{small|(Late 1990s)}}
| alias            = Soap (Late 1990s)
| origin          = [[Milton Keynes]], England
| origin          = [[Milton Keynes]], England
| genre            = [[Ska punk]], [[hardcore punk]]
| genre            = [[Ska punk]], [[hardcore punk]]
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'''Capdown'''{{efn|Also initially spelled as '''CapDown''', such as in the liner notes for ''Civil Disobedients''}} is an English [[punk rock]] band from [[Milton Keynes]]. Originally known as '''Soap''', their songs have political themes as alluded to by their name, which is a [[portmanteau]] of Capitalist Downfall. Mixing [[ska]], [[Punk rock|punk]], [[hardcore punk|hardcore]], [[dub music|dub]], [[drum and bass]], and [[reggae]], Capdown built a reputation around their independent releases and numerous tours.
'''Capdown'''{{efn|Also initially spelled as '''CapDown''', such as in the liner notes for ''Civil Disobedients''}} is an English [[punk rock]] band from [[Milton Keynes]]. Originally known as Soap, their songs have political themes as alluded to by their name, which is a [[portmanteau]] of Capitalist Downfall. Mixing [[ska]], [[Punk rock|punk]], [[hardcore punk|hardcore]], [[dub music|dub]], [[drum and bass]], and [[reggae]], Capdown built a reputation around their independent releases and numerous tours.


==Career==
==Career==
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In 2003 the band signed to [[Fierce Panda Records]], releasing two EPs: ''Act Your Rage'' and ''New Revolutionaries''. The former reached the 80th spot on the [[UK Singles Chart]] on 10 May 2003.<ref>{{cite web |title=Act Your Rage |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/act-your-rage/ |website=Official Charts |access-date=30 April 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Act Your Rage |url=http://fiercepanda.co.uk/news.php?story=22 |website=Fierce Panda Records |access-date=1 May 2023 |date=8 May 2003}}</ref> As of November 2004, ''Civil Disobedients'' and ''Pound for the Sound'' have sold more than 30 thousand copies together.<ref>{{cite web |title=Get Your Skank On….Capdown Are Back! |url=https://werk.re/2004/11/19/get-your-skank-on-capdown-are-back/ |website=Werk.Re |access-date=1 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129030320/https://werk.re/2004/11/19/get-your-skank-on-capdown-are-back/ |archive-date=29 January 2023 |date=19 November 2004 |url-status=live}}</ref>
In 2003 the band signed to [[Fierce Panda Records]], releasing two EPs: ''Act Your Rage'' and ''New Revolutionaries''. The former reached the 80th spot on the [[UK Singles Chart]] on 10 May 2003.<ref>{{cite web |title=Act Your Rage |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/act-your-rage/ |website=Official Charts |access-date=30 April 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Act Your Rage |url=http://fiercepanda.co.uk/news.php?story=22 |website=Fierce Panda Records |access-date=1 May 2023 |date=8 May 2003}}</ref> As of November 2004, ''Civil Disobedients'' and ''Pound for the Sound'' have sold more than 30 thousand copies together.<ref>{{cite web |title=Get Your Skank On….Capdown Are Back! |url=https://werk.re/2004/11/19/get-your-skank-on-capdown-are-back/ |website=Werk.Re |access-date=1 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129030320/https://werk.re/2004/11/19/get-your-skank-on-capdown-are-back/ |archive-date=29 January 2023 |date=19 November 2004 |url-status=live}}</ref>
The band received critical acclaim for their live performances.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/somerset/content/articles/2007/03/12/capdown_bridgwater_review_feature.shtml |title=Somerset - Entertainment and Leisure - Review: Capdown |publisher=BBC |date=8 March 2007 |accessdate=2012-04-02}}</ref> In 2006, Capdown played at the first [[Slam Dunk Records|Slam Dunk Festival]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Convey |first1=Madison |title=Looking Back At 12 Years Of Slam Dunk Festival... - HTF Magazine |url=https://www.hitthefloor.com/features/looking-back-at-12-years-of-slam-dunk-festival/ |website=Hit The Floor |access-date=3 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029040728/https://www.hitthefloor.com/features/looking-back-at-12-years-of-slam-dunk-festival/ |archive-date=29 October 2020 |date=7 May 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref>
The band received critical acclaim for their live performances.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/somerset/content/articles/2007/03/12/capdown_bridgwater_review_feature.shtml |title=Somerset - Entertainment and Leisure - Review: Capdown |publisher=BBC |date=8 March 2007 |access-date=2012-04-02}}</ref> In 2006, Capdown played at the first [[Slam Dunk Records|Slam Dunk Festival]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Convey |first1=Madison |title=Looking Back At 12 Years Of Slam Dunk Festival... - HTF Magazine |url=https://www.hitthefloor.com/features/looking-back-at-12-years-of-slam-dunk-festival/ |website=Hit The Floor |access-date=3 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029040728/https://www.hitthefloor.com/features/looking-back-at-12-years-of-slam-dunk-festival/ |archive-date=29 October 2020 |date=7 May 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref>


The final line-up consisted of Jake Sims-Fielding (vocals and saxophone), Robin "Boob" Goold (bass guitar), Keith Minter (guitar and vocals), Tim Macdonald (drums) and a new addition, Andrew "Eddie" Hunt (keyboards/samples).<ref>{{cite web |title=Capdown announce February tour and new album |url=http://www.betweenplanets.co.uk/2006/12/12/capdown-announce-february-tour-and-new-album/ |website=Betweenplanets |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928041852/http://www.betweenplanets.co.uk/2006/12/12/capdown-announce-february-tour-and-new-album/ |archive-date=28 September 2007 |date=12 December 2006}}</ref>
The final line-up consisted of Jake Sims-Fielding (vocals and saxophone), Robin "Boob" Goold (bass guitar), Keith Minter (guitar and vocals), Tim Macdonald (drums) and a new addition, Andrew "Eddie" Hunt (keyboards/samples).<ref>{{cite web |title=Capdown announce February tour and new album |url=http://www.betweenplanets.co.uk/2006/12/12/capdown-announce-february-tour-and-new-album/ |website=Betweenplanets |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928041852/http://www.betweenplanets.co.uk/2006/12/12/capdown-announce-february-tour-and-new-album/ |archive-date=28 September 2007 |date=12 December 2006}}</ref>
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They released their final album on 5 February 2007, entitled ''[[Wind Up Toys (album)|Wind Up Toys]]'' on [[Fierce Panda Records]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Diver |first1=Mike | title=Capdown return in 2007| website=[[Drowned in Sound]]| url=http://www.drownedinsound.com/articles/1404791| accessdate=10 February 2007| archive-date=16 December 2006 |date=14 December 2006| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061216060529/http://www.drownedinsound.com/articles/1404791| url-status=dead}}</ref>
They released their final album on 5 February 2007, entitled ''[[Wind Up Toys (album)|Wind Up Toys]]'' on [[Fierce Panda Records]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Diver |first1=Mike | title=Capdown return in 2007| website=[[Drowned in Sound]]| url=http://www.drownedinsound.com/articles/1404791| accessdate=10 February 2007| archive-date=16 December 2006 |date=14 December 2006| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061216060529/http://www.drownedinsound.com/articles/1404791| url-status=dead}}</ref>


The band split up after their final UK tour, which was due to be 9 November 2007, in their home town of Milton Keynes.<ref>{{cite web |title=Capdown call it quits |url=https://www.music-news.com/news/UK/15256/news |website=Music-News.com |access-date=30 April 2023 |date=20 September 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Capdown - Last Ever Show in Milton Keynes 09/11/07 |url=https://www.banquetrecords.com/capdown/last-ever-show-in-milton-keynes-09-11-07/capdowncoachweb |website=Banquet Records |access-date=1 May 2023}}</ref> However their 'final show' took place on 7 June 2008, at the Pitz club in Milton Keynes,<ref>{{cite web |title=Capdown - Milton Keynes, UK - Punk / Hardcore / Ska |url=http://www.myspace.com/capdown |website=MySpace |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081009143453/http://www.myspace.com:80/capdown |archive-date=9 October 2008}}</ref>{{Better source needed|date=April 2023}}<ref>{{cite news |work=[[The Independent]] |date=7 June 2008 |location=London, England |title=Gig of the week |first1=Kevin |last1=Harley |quote=Milton Keynes. Capdown Ska-punk band. 7.30pm, £11, The Pitz, Woughton Centre, Rainbow Drive (01908-660392)}}</ref> following a 'warm up' at the Peel in [[Kingston upon Thames]] on 5 June 2008.<ref>{{cite web |title=Capdown - At the peel - 5th June 08 |url=https://www.banquetrecords.com/capdown/at-the-peel---5th-june-08/capdown050608 |website=Banquet Records |access-date=1 May 2023}}</ref>
The band split up after their final UK tour, which was due to be 9 November 2007, in their home town of Milton Keynes.<ref>{{cite web |title=Capdown call it quits |url=https://www.music-news.com/news/UK/15256/news |website=Music-News.com |access-date=30 April 2023 |date=20 September 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Capdown - Last Ever Show in Milton Keynes 09/11/07 |url=https://www.banquetrecords.com/capdown/last-ever-show-in-milton-keynes-09-11-07/capdowncoachweb |website=Banquet Records |access-date=1 May 2023}}</ref> However their 'final show' took place on 7 June 2008, at the Pitz club in Milton Keynes,<ref>{{cite web |title=Capdown - Milton Keynes, UK - Punk / Hardcore / Ska |url=http://www.myspace.com/capdown |website=MySpace |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081009143453/http://www.myspace.com/capdown |archive-date=9 October 2008 |access-date=27 June 2006 |url-status=live }}</ref>{{Better source needed|date=April 2023}}<ref>{{cite news |work=[[The Independent]] |date=7 June 2008 |location=London, England |title=Gig of the week |first1=Kevin |last1=Harley |quote=Milton Keynes. Capdown Ska-punk band. 7.30pm, £11, The Pitz, Woughton Centre, Rainbow Drive (01908-660392)}}</ref> following a 'warm up' at the Peel in [[Kingston upon Thames]] on 5 June 2008.<ref>{{cite web |title=Capdown - At the peel - 5th June 08 |url=https://www.banquetrecords.com/capdown/at-the-peel---5th-june-08/capdown050608 |website=Banquet Records |access-date=1 May 2023}}</ref>


It was announced in 2010 that Capdown were to reform exclusively for the [[Slam Dunk Records|Slam Dunk Festival]], held in London and Leeds on 29 and 30 May that year.<ref>{{cite web |last1=McGarry |first1=Liam |title=Feature: Slam Dunk Festival 2010 Preview - Vans "Off The Wall" Stage |url=http://www.alterthepress.com/2010/05/feature-slam-dunk-festival-2010-preview_877.html |website=Alter The Press |access-date=1 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100605040817/http://www.alterthepress.com:80/2010/05/feature-slam-dunk-festival-2010-preview_877.html |archive-date=5 June 2010 |date=May 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=2010 Slam Dunk Festival Line Up |url=https://gigwise.com/features/54759/ |website=Gigwise |access-date=1 May 2023 |date=18 February 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Capdown - Slam Dunk Festival |url=http://www.slamdunkmusic.com/slam-dunk-festival/bands/capdown |website=Slam Dunk |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101026205834/http://www.slamdunkmusic.com/slam-dunk-festival/bands/capdown |archive-date=26 October 2010}}</ref> However, the band also played at the [[Rebellion Festival]] in Blackpool on 6 August 2011.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Joice |first1=Andy |title=Rebellion Festival update |url=https://www.punktastic.com/news/rebellion-festival-update/ |website=Punktastic |access-date=30 April 2023 |date=27 November 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Bands |url=http://www.rebellionfestivals.com/index.php?page=bands |website=Rebellion Festivals |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110814014540/http://www.rebellionfestivals.com/index.php?page=bands |archive-date=14 August 2011}}</ref> In addition, they appeared at the [[Hevy Music Festival]] in Kent, between 5 and 8 August 2011<ref>{{cite web |last1=Aylott |first1=Tom |title=Capdown July/August tour |url=http://www.punktastic.com/news/capdown-julyaugust-tour/ |website=Punktastic |access-date=30 April 2023 |date=11 April 2011}}</ref> and at the [[Reading and Leeds Festival]] on 27–28 August 2011.<ref>{{cite web |title=Capdown / Anti Vigilante / Skets |url=https://www.banquetrecords.com/capdown-anti-vigilante-skets/the-peel/capdown250811 |website=Banquet Records |access-date=1 May 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Aylott |first1=Tom |title=The Mighty Mighty Bosstones – Reading Festival |url=http://www.punktastic.com/live-reviews/the-mighty-mighty-bosstones-reading-festival/ |website=Punktastic |access-date=30 April 2023 |date=13 September 2011}}</ref> In December 2014 the band played together with [[Me First and the Gimme Gimmes]] and [[The Skints]] on the [[Jägermeister Music Tour]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Munro |first1=Scott |title=Capdown reform for UK shows |url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/capdown-reform-for-uk-shows |website=Louder |access-date=30 April 2023 |date=26 November 2014}}</ref>
It was announced in 2010 that Capdown were to reform exclusively for the [[Slam Dunk Records|Slam Dunk Festival]], held in London and Leeds on 29 and 30 May that year.<ref>{{cite web |last1=McGarry |first1=Liam |title=Feature: Slam Dunk Festival 2010 Preview - Vans "Off The Wall" Stage |url=http://www.alterthepress.com/2010/05/feature-slam-dunk-festival-2010-preview_877.html |website=Alter The Press |access-date=1 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100605040817/http://www.alterthepress.com/2010/05/feature-slam-dunk-festival-2010-preview_877.html |archive-date=5 June 2010 |date=May 2010 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=2010 Slam Dunk Festival Line Up |url=https://gigwise.com/features/54759/ |website=Gigwise |access-date=1 May 2023 |date=18 February 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Capdown - Slam Dunk Festival |url=http://www.slamdunkmusic.com/slam-dunk-festival/bands/capdown |website=Slam Dunk |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101026205834/http://www.slamdunkmusic.com/slam-dunk-festival/bands/capdown |archive-date=26 October 2010}}</ref> However, the band also played at the [[Rebellion Festival]] in Blackpool on 6 August 2011.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Joice |first1=Andy |title=Rebellion Festival update |url=https://www.punktastic.com/news/rebellion-festival-update/ |website=Punktastic |access-date=30 April 2023 |date=27 November 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Bands |url=http://www.rebellionfestivals.com/index.php?page=bands |website=Rebellion Festivals |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110814014540/http://www.rebellionfestivals.com/index.php?page=bands |archive-date=14 August 2011}}</ref> In addition, they appeared at the [[Hevy Music Festival]] in Kent, between 5 and 8 August 2011<ref>{{cite web |last1=Aylott |first1=Tom |title=Capdown July/August tour |url=http://www.punktastic.com/news/capdown-julyaugust-tour/ |website=Punktastic |access-date=30 April 2023 |date=11 April 2011}}</ref> and at the [[Reading and Leeds Festival]] on 27–28 August 2011.<ref>{{cite web |title=Capdown / Anti Vigilante / Skets |url=https://www.banquetrecords.com/capdown-anti-vigilante-skets/the-peel/capdown250811 |website=Banquet Records |access-date=1 May 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Aylott |first1=Tom |title=The Mighty Mighty Bosstones – Reading Festival |url=http://www.punktastic.com/live-reviews/the-mighty-mighty-bosstones-reading-festival/ |website=Punktastic |access-date=30 April 2023 |date=13 September 2011}}</ref> In December 2014 the band played together with [[Me First and the Gimme Gimmes]] and [[The Skints]] on the [[Jägermeister Music Tour]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Munro |first1=Scott |title=Capdown reform for UK shows |url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/capdown-reform-for-uk-shows |website=Louder |access-date=30 April 2023 |date=26 November 2014}}</ref>


In May 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, and September 2021, the band played at the [[Slam Dunk Records|Slam Dunk Festival]] in Leeds and Hatfield, United Kingdom.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sugden |first1=Dave |title=Gallows and Capdown added to Slam Dunk Festival line up |url=https://www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/16496/ |website=Leeds Music Scene |access-date=3 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120513133707/https://www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/16496/ |archive-date=13 May 2012 |date=24 April 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Slam Dunk Festival 2014 line-up latest |url=https://www.whtimes.co.uk/things-to-do/22508727.slam-dunk-festival-2014-line-up-latest/ |website=Welwyn Hatfield Times |access-date=3 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230503003957/https://www.whtimes.co.uk/things-to-do/22508727.slam-dunk-festival-2014-line-up-latest/ |archive-date=3 May 2023 |date=6 April 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Harrison |first1=Steven |title=Slam Dunk 2016 |url=https://www.arfm.co.uk/index.php/component/k2/item/58-slam-dunk-2016 |website=ARfm |access-date=1 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230501125726/https://www.arfm.co.uk/index.php/component/k2/item/58-slam-dunk-2016 |archive-date=1 May 2023 |date=25 January 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Lavin |first1=Will |title=Slam Dunk announces third wave of acts ahead of popular May festival |url=https://www.joe.co.uk/entertainment/slam-dunk-announces-third-wave-of-acts-ahead-of-popular-may-festival-159799 |website=[[Joe (website)|Joe]] |access-date=1 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180130034047/https://www.joe.co.uk/entertainment/slam-dunk-announces-third-wave-of-acts-ahead-of-popular-may-festival-159799 |archive-date=30 January 2018 |date=29 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Carter |first1=Emily |title=Slam Dunk announce Frank Turner, Alkaline Trio, Funeral For A Friend… |url=https://www.kerrang.com/slam-dunk-announce-frank-turner-alkaline-trio-funeral-for-a-friend-and-more |website=[[Kerrang!]] |access-date=30 April 2023 |date=18 June 2021}}</ref>
In May 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, and September 2021, the band played at the [[Slam Dunk Records|Slam Dunk Festival]] in Leeds and Hatfield, United Kingdom.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sugden |first1=Dave |title=Gallows and Capdown added to Slam Dunk Festival line up |url=https://www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/16496/ |website=Leeds Music Scene |access-date=3 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120513133707/https://www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/16496/ |archive-date=13 May 2012 |date=24 April 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Slam Dunk Festival 2014 line-up latest |url=https://www.whtimes.co.uk/things-to-do/22508727.slam-dunk-festival-2014-line-up-latest/ |website=Welwyn Hatfield Times |access-date=3 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230503003957/https://www.whtimes.co.uk/things-to-do/22508727.slam-dunk-festival-2014-line-up-latest/ |archive-date=3 May 2023 |date=6 April 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Harrison |first1=Steven |title=Slam Dunk 2016 |url=https://www.arfm.co.uk/index.php/component/k2/item/58-slam-dunk-2016 |website=ARfm |access-date=1 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230501125726/https://www.arfm.co.uk/index.php/component/k2/item/58-slam-dunk-2016 |archive-date=1 May 2023 |date=25 January 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Lavin |first1=Will |title=Slam Dunk announces third wave of acts ahead of popular May festival |url=https://www.joe.co.uk/entertainment/slam-dunk-announces-third-wave-of-acts-ahead-of-popular-may-festival-159799 |website=[[Joe (website)|Joe]] |access-date=1 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180130034047/https://www.joe.co.uk/entertainment/slam-dunk-announces-third-wave-of-acts-ahead-of-popular-may-festival-159799 |archive-date=30 January 2018 |date=29 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Carter |first1=Emily |title=Slam Dunk announce Frank Turner, Alkaline Trio, Funeral For A Friend… |url=https://www.kerrang.com/slam-dunk-announce-frank-turner-alkaline-trio-funeral-for-a-friend-and-more |website=[[Kerrang!]] |access-date=30 April 2023 |date=18 June 2021}}</ref>
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CapdownTemplate:Efn is an English punk rock band from Milton Keynes. Originally known as Soap, their songs have political themes as alluded to by their name, which is a portmanteau of Capitalist Downfall. Mixing ska, punk, hardcore, dub, drum and bass, and reggae, Capdown built a reputation around their independent releases and numerous tours.

Career

The band members had been playing together since the age of 14. The band, originally known as Soap, had sent the demo of the Time For Change EP to the indie Household Name Records in 1998 and had played a gig with Link 80 at the record company's request, which led to them being signed onto the label. The EP was released in 1999 under the new name of the band, Capdown (short for Capitalist Downfall).[1][2][3][4]

In May 2000, Household Name Records released Capdown's debut album Civil Disobedients. The album featured hardcore, but also mixed in ska and dub. According to Drowned in Sound the album kick started an underground punk scene.[5] The album went on to be listed at 76 in the NME's top one hundred list for the decade.[6] In the same year Capdown played nearly 250 gigs.[7]

In early 2001, Capdown toured with a number of established American bands, including Less Than Jake[8] and played the Deconstruction touring festival with Pennywise and Lagwagon.[9]

In September 2001, Capdown released their second album, Pound for the Sound, receiving positive reviews from Kerrang!.[10] The following year saw tours with Bad Religion[11] and Hundred Reasons.[12] Capdown was featured in the 2002 BBC documentary Brassic Beats about the British ska punk scene.[13]

In 2003 the band signed to Fierce Panda Records, releasing two EPs: Act Your Rage and New Revolutionaries. The former reached the 80th spot on the UK Singles Chart on 10 May 2003.[14][15] As of November 2004, Civil Disobedients and Pound for the Sound have sold more than 30 thousand copies together.[16] The band received critical acclaim for their live performances.[17] In 2006, Capdown played at the first Slam Dunk Festival.[18]

The final line-up consisted of Jake Sims-Fielding (vocals and saxophone), Robin "Boob" Goold (bass guitar), Keith Minter (guitar and vocals), Tim Macdonald (drums) and a new addition, Andrew "Eddie" Hunt (keyboards/samples).[19]

They released their final album on 5 February 2007, entitled Wind Up Toys on Fierce Panda Records.[20]

The band split up after their final UK tour, which was due to be 9 November 2007, in their home town of Milton Keynes.[21][22] However their 'final show' took place on 7 June 2008, at the Pitz club in Milton Keynes,[23]Template:Better source needed[24] following a 'warm up' at the Peel in Kingston upon Thames on 5 June 2008.[25]

It was announced in 2010 that Capdown were to reform exclusively for the Slam Dunk Festival, held in London and Leeds on 29 and 30 May that year.[26][27][28] However, the band also played at the Rebellion Festival in Blackpool on 6 August 2011.[29][30] In addition, they appeared at the Hevy Music Festival in Kent, between 5 and 8 August 2011[31] and at the Reading and Leeds Festival on 27–28 August 2011.[32][33] In December 2014 the band played together with Me First and the Gimme Gimmes and The Skints on the Jägermeister Music Tour.[34]

In May 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, and September 2021, the band played at the Slam Dunk Festival in Leeds and Hatfield, United Kingdom.[35][36][37][38][39]

Other projects

Following the original demise of Capdown, both Goold and Macdonald worked on a new band, The Maccalites, alongside Simon Wells from Snuff/Southport.[40] Goold, Minter and Macdonald are also members of rock band This Contrast Kills.[41][42]

Since 2012 Robin Goold and Tim Macdonald have been working on The GetGone with Ben Hyman, David Lloyd (1000 Hz) and Rob Blay. The band have released the 5 track Stories and Ruses EP in 2013,[43] and their debut album One Thousand Ways To Live in April 2016. Both recorded and produced by Capdown's Keith Minter.[44][45]

As of 2013 Tim Macdonald has been playing drums in the UK Hardcore band Menshevik along with Steve Pitcher of Vanilla Pod, Dan Hawcroft previously of Whizzwood and Robert Dempsey of Mustard City Rockers.[46]

Discography

Albums

Year Album title Label
2000 Civil Disobedients Household Name
2001 Pound for the Sound Household Name
2007 Wind Up Toys Fierce Panda

Singles

Year Title Label
2003 Act Your Rage Fierce Panda[47]
2003 New Revolutionaries Gravity DIP[48]
2006 Keeping Up Appearances Fierce Panda[49]
2007 Surviving the Death of a Genre Fierce Panda[50]
2007 No Matter What Fierce Panda[51]

Music videos

  • Act Your Rage (2003)[52]
  • New Revolutionaries (2003)

Other releases

Year Title Label Notes
1999 Time for Change EP Household Name [3]
2000 Split EP Household Name Split with Link 80[53]
2001 Christmas Fisting EP Household Name Split with Hard Skin and Southport[54]
2003 Live in Brighton Punker Bunker Live DVD; split with Rude Bones[55]
2005 Live in M.K. Gravity DIP Live album[56]
2007 Live EP Fierce Panda Live EP; included with some editions of Wind Up Toys[57] and subsequently given away as a free download

Critical reception

In 2021, Louder included the band in a 'best of' list, saying "Capdown kick-started something of a movement here in the UK ...", and that if things had gone differently it could have been massive.[58]

Notes

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