Steve recently found a small cash book in a box of band-related paperwork in his house. The book originally belonged to Dave and he had methodically entered income and expenditure during the early 1978 to mid 1979, the point when the band signed to UA records. Whilst outgoings were related to petrol, roadies’ pay, promo photos, van hire and recording costs, the incoming funds were from gigs. The exhaustive info in this little book has filled in quite a few blanks in the early years of the band gig listing here.… Read the rest

This Saturday’s Bristol show at the Thekla is an early one as there’s a club night after meaning it’s a 10pm curfew. Doors are at 7, special guests Sharp Class onstage at 7.30 and The Vapors at 8.15. Make sure you get there early, especially as Sharp Class are well worth catching. See you on the boat! … Read the rest

The band’s eagerly awaited 11 date UK tour kicks off next weekend with a run of 3 shows in Liverpool, Birmingham & Newcastle. In Feb, they head north of the border for Dundee & Glasgow gigs, then it’s Colchester & Bristol and on to Manchester & Leeds. Into March for the final weekend of the tour which visits the 229 in London before culminating in a hometown gig at the Holroyd in Guildford, an extra special event as it’s also Dave’s 70th birthday!… Read the rest

On behalf of the band, management & crew, we’d like to send Vapors fans across the world best wishes for this time of year. 2022 was a great year for the band and 2023 gets off to a flying start with the UK tour kicking off in late January. Grab your tickets here and we’ll see you on the road early in the new year. Don’t forget you can also get your official Vapors merch here too! Season’s greeting from all at Vapors HQ x… Read the rest

Following the band’s penultimate gig in Worthing last night, the final gig in the diary for 2022 is the long-awaited Portmeirion weekend at the end of November. Always a hugely anticipated event in the Vapors’ calendar, this year promises to live up to the high expectations with a packed weekend of live music and events.

On the music front, there’s 2 Vapors sets on the Saturday, special guests The 79ers on Friday, Dan Fenton doing a turn and even a chance for fans to perform a track during the open mic set.… Read the rest