You do not have permission to edit this page, for the following reasons:

This IP address has been blocked from editing Wikipedia.
This does not affect your ability to read Wikipedia pages.
Most people who see this message have done nothing wrong. Some kinds of blocks restrict editing from specific service providers or telecom companies in response to recent abuse or vandalism, and can sometimes affect other users who are unrelated to that abuse. Review the information below for assistance if you do not believe that you have done anything wrong.

The IP address or range 44.195.0.0/16 has been blocked (disabled) by ‪Blablubbs‬ for the following reason(s):

The IP address that you are currently using has been blocked because it is believed to be a web host provider or colocation provider. To prevent abuse, web hosts and colocation providers may be blocked from editing Wikipedia.
You will not be able to edit Wikipedia using a web host or colocation provider because it hides your IP address, much like a proxy or VPN.
We recommend that you attempt to use another connection to edit. For example, if you use a proxy or VPN to connect to the internet, turn it off when editing Wikipedia. If you edit using a mobile connection, try using a Wi-Fi connection, and vice versa. If you are using a corporate internet connection, switch to a different Wi-Fi network. If you have a Wikipedia account, please log in.
If you do not have any other way to edit Wikipedia, you will need to request an IP block exemption.

How to appeal if you are confident that your connection does not use a colocation provider's IP address:
If you are confident that you are not using a web host, you may appeal this block by adding the following text on your talk page: ((unblock|reason=Caught by a colocation web host block but this host or IP is not a web host. My IP address is _______. Place any further information here. ~~~~)). You must fill in the blank with your IP address for this block to be investigated. Your IP address can be determined here. Alternatively, if you wish to keep your IP address private you can use the unblock ticket request system. There are several reasons you might be editing using the IP address of a web host or colocation provider (such as if you are using VPN software or a business network); please use this method of appeal only if you think your IP address is in fact not a web host or colocation provider.

Administrators: The IP block exemption user right should only be applied to allow users to edit using web host in exceptional circumstances, and requests should usually be directed to the functionaries team via email. If you intend to give the IPBE user right, a CheckUser needs to take a look at the account. This can be requested most easily at SPI Quick Checkuser Requests. Unblocking an IP or IP range with this template is highly discouraged without at least contacting the blocking administrator.

This block will expire on 09:46, 11 January 2025.

Even when blocked, you will usually still be able to edit your user talk page, as well as email administrators and other editors.

For information on how to proceed, please read the FAQ for blocked users and the guideline on block appeals. The guide to appealing blocks may also be helpful.

Other useful links: Blocking policy · Help:I have been blocked
Your IP address is in a range that has been blocked on all Wikimedia Foundation wikis. The block was made by ‪AntiCompositeNumber‬. The reason given is Open proxy/Webhost: Visit the FAQ if you are affected .
- Start of block: 13:55, 18 August 2022
- Expiry of block: 13:55, 18 January 2025
Your current IP address is 44.195.68.6. The blocked range is 44.195.0.0/16. Please include all above details in any queries you make. If you believe you were blocked by mistake, you can find additional information and instructions in the No open proxies global policy. Otherwise, to discuss the block please post a request for review on Meta-Wiki. You could also send an email to the stewards VRT queue at stewards@wikimedia.org including all above details.

You can view and copy the source of this page:

((redirect|Matt Savage (musician)|another musician with the name|Matt Savage))
((Refimprove|date=June 2020))
((short description|English folk rock band))
((Use dmy dates|date=January 2014))
((Use British English|date=January 2014))
((Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians -->
| name              = Levellers
| image             = [[File:Olgas Rock 2015 Levellers 01.jpg|350px|The Levellers at Olgas Rock Festival in 2015]]
| caption           = Levellers at Olgas Rock Festival in 2015
| image_size        = 
| landscape         = yes
| background        = group_or_band
| alias             = 
| origin            = [[Brighton]], England
| genre             = ((Flatlist|
*[[Alternative rock]]
*((nowrap|[[British folk rock]]))
*[[folk punk]]
*[[Celtic rock]]
*[[anarcho-punk]]))
| years_active      = 1988&ndash;present
| label             = [[Musidisc]], [[China Records]], [[Eagle Records]], [[On the Fiddle (record label)|On the Fiddle]]
| associated_acts   = 
| website           = https://www.levellers.co.uk/
| current_members   = Mark Chadwick<br />Jeremy Cunningham<br />Charlie Heather<br />Jon Sevink<br />Matt Savage<br />[[Dan Donnelly (singer)|Dan Donnelly]]
| past_members      = David Buckmeister<br />Alan Miles<br /> Simon Friend
))

'''Levellers''' are an English [[folk rock]] and [[anarcho-punk]] band formed in [[Brighton]], [[England]], in 1988, consisting of Mark Chadwick (guitar and vocals), Jeremy Cunningham (bass guitar), Charlie Heather (drums), Jon Sevink (violin), Simon Friend (guitar and vocals), Matt Savage (keyboards) and [[Dan Donnelly (singer)|Dan Donnelly]] (guitar and vocals).<ref name="levellers">((cite web|url=https://www.levellers.co.uk/about/together-all-the-way |title= Levellers - About|work=The Levellers| access-date=9 December 2017))</ref> Taking their name from the [[Levellers]] political movement, the band released their first EP in 1989 and LP in 1990, with international success following upon signing to [[China Records]] and the release of their second album ''[[Levelling the Land]]''. The band were among the most popular indie bands in Britain in the early 1990s, and performed at the [[Glastonbury Festival]], first in 1992,<ref name="Glastonbury">((cite web|url=https://www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk/history/history-1992/#:~:text=Acts%20included%3A%20Carter%20USM%2C%20Shakespear's,Attendance%3A70%2C000. |title=The Levellers - Glastonbury Performance))</ref> then in 1994, where they performed as the headline act on The Pyramid Stage to a record crowd of 300,000 people.<ref name=guard>((cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/jan/31/the-levellers-30-years-interview-brexit-mark-chadwick-jeremy-Cunningham|title=The Levellers: 'I'll rag our Brexiteer fans till they cry – or never come back'|author=Michael Hann|date=2018-01-31|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180331184719/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/jan/31/the-levellers-30-years-interview-brexit-mark-chadwick-jeremy-cunningham|archive-date=2018-03-31|access-date=2018-03-31))</ref> They continue to record and tour.

==History==

===1988–1990===
The band was formed with Mark Chadwick on [[guitar]] and lead vocals, Jeremy Cunningham on bass guitar, and Charlie Heather on [[Drum kit|drums]]. Jon Sevink, the brother of Chadwick's girlfriend, was brought in to play the fiddle. Chadwick's flatmate "Bucky" was brought in to play the guitar, but lost interest after a few months.<ref name="celtic">((cite web|url=http://celticfolkpunk.blogspot.com/2009/10/levellers-preston-guildhall-1992.html|title=The Levellers - Preston Guildhall, 1992|date=5 October 2009|work=Celticfolkpunk.blogspot.com))</ref>

Chadwick and Cunningham composed their first recordings for the compact cassettes ''An Agreement of the People'' and ''All the Free Commons of England''. A group of fans known as the "happy hitchers" would [[Hitchhiking|hitch-hike]] around the country, following the band while they were on tour.

Their first EP, ''Carry Me'', was released in 1989 and contained the songs "Carry Me" and "England My Home", which received Radio 2 airplay. At that time the band recruited Alan Miles to play harmonica, guitar, and [[mandolin]] and to perform backing vocals. This lineup produced the EP ''Outside/Inside'' and toured throughout 1989 and most of 1990.

After re-releasing two EPs on their own Hag label, in 1989, the Levellers signed a contract with French record label [[Musidisc]]. Their first album ''[[A Weapon Called the Word]]'' was released in 1990 and went platinum.<ref name="celtic"></ref> The first single from the album was "World Freak Show".

===1990–1994===
After an acrimonious split with Musidisc, the Levellers were discovered by Derek Green and signed to [[China Records]].

At this point Miles became disenchanted with touring and left the band.<ref name="BBC May 17">((cite web | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-22568577 | title=Lecturer from The Levellers wins teaching award | publisher=BBC News| date=17 May 2013 ))</ref> The Levellers recruited Simon Friend who had played some acoustic support slots for the band in the past. Around this time Friend and Chadwick played a number of low-key shows as "The Levellers 2", mostly performing songs that had been in Friend's repertoire as a solo singer-songwriter.

1991 saw the release of the Levellers' second album, ''[[Levelling the Land]]'', which entered the charts at number 14. The anthemic single "One Way", despite not reaching the [[Top 40]], became a popular song and live favourite for years to come among the [[New age travellers|travelling]] and [[indie (music)|indie music]] community, as well as "The Boatman" and the telling of the story of "[[Battle of the Beanfield]]".<ref name="louder">((cite web|url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/the-story-behind-the-song-battle-of-the-beanfield-by-the-levellers|title= The story behind the song: Battle Of The Beanfield by The Levellers|date=27 February 2017|author=Rob Hughes|work=Louder Magazine))</ref>

Throughout 1992 the band enjoyed a series of successful tours, particularly their debut on one of the main stages of the [[Glastonbury Festival]]. Mixing tracks from their first two LPs with a couple of more obscure songs and a cover of [[Charlie Daniels]]' ( the lead singers uncle) "The Devil Went Down to Georgia", the Levellers' performance secured their place on the large Pyramid Stage for the following year. The band also scored a chart hit with the ''15 Years EP''.

The generally gloomy atmosphere that surrounded the band is reflected in the darker tone of the resulting ''[[Levellers (album)|Levellers]]'' album. Despite the band's dislike of the album, it reached No.&nbsp;2 in the album charts. It included "This Garden", which reached No.&nbsp;12 on the [[UK Singles Chart]]. In June 1993 they released the ''Belaruse EP'' which included a live cover of "Subvert", the first single from the anarchist punk band [[Zounds]].

===1994–1998===
1994 saw the Levellers reach the peak of their popularity with a headlining appearance at [[Glastonbury Festival]] and a record breaking set on the main stage when they performed to around 300,000 people, speculated to be the largest ever at the festival.<ref>((cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/8759752.stm|title=How do you headline Glastonbury?|author=Jon Kelly|date=2010-06-25|publisher=BBC News))</ref> They also became involved in the campaign against the [[Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994|Criminal Justice Act]].<ref name="guardglasto">((cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/feb/17/return-of-levellers|title=The Levellers take it to the next level – the return of crusty |author=Alexis Petridis|work=The Guardian|date=17 Feb 2011))</ref>

In 1994 the band purchased a derelict factory in Brighton, named the "Metway" after the factory's original owners, and created a self-contained headquarters. The buildings housed their offices, fan club, rehearsal area, a bar and a [[recording studio]] that was initially equipped with gear bought from [[Tom Robinson]]. The move enabled the band to operate on their own terms as far as possible. The spare space that remained was given over to other Brighton musicians and small craft businesses. Weekly [[anarchist]] newspaper [[SchNEWS]] also set up their office in the building.<ref name="god">((cite web|url=http://www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk/2014/10/07/interview-mark-chadwick-talks-about-the-story-of-the-levellers/|title=Interview: Mark Chadwick talks about the story of the Levellers|work=God Is In The TV Zine|author=Ben Scott|date=7 October 2014))</ref>

"Hope Street", the lead single from the ''[[Zeitgeist (Levellers album)|Zeitgeist]]'' album, was the first recording to come out of Metway. The album was released in September 1995 and charted at No.&nbsp;2 in the week of its release. Buoyed by the initial success, manager Phil Nelson persuaded [[China Records]] to advertise the album on television and, unusually, the album reached No.&nbsp;1 in its second week on the chart. The third single released from this album took the Levellers to their first [[Top of the Pops]] appearance, playing the tongue-in-cheek drinking anthem "Just the One" whilst dressed in tuxedos. "Just the One" was specially re-recorded for the single release, with [[The Clash]]'s frontman and long-time Levellers hero [[Joe Strummer]] guesting on [[Tack piano|honky tonk]] piano. It reached No.&nbsp;12 in the UK.

The Levellers embarked on another tour of Europe and the UK towards the end of 1995, culminating in a one-off "Christmas Freakshow" at [[Sheffield Arena]] on 18 December. This was recorded by the [[BBC]] with eight songs being broadcast at a later date on [[BBC Radio 1|Radio 1]]. The 1995 "Total Chaos" tour came to an end on 7 February 1996 at [[Blackpool]]'s Empress Ballroom with a show that was filmed for the video and live album release, ''Headlights, White Lines, Black Tar Rivers (Best Live)''. The album reached No.&nbsp;13 in the [[UK Albums Chart]] and a less extensive UK tour was undertaken in September/October to support the record's release. An EP ''Exodus EP'' was lifted from the live album.

The band returned to the studio through late 1996 and early 1997 when the album ''[[Mouth to Mouth (Levellers album)|Mouth to Mouth]]'' was recorded. Their first gigs in several months coincided with the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]]'s landslide general election victory on 1 May 1997, one being held at [[Manchester Academy]] and a second at London's [[Brixton Academy]] the following night. These gigs previewed several new songs including "What a Beautiful Day", which became the first single release from ''Mouth to Mouth'' and reached No.&nbsp;13 on the UK chart.

Summer 1997 saw the band play at various festivals in the UK and Europe including a return to Glastonbury Festival, playing an afternoon slot on the Pyramid Stage. The album was finally released in August 1997 and entered the UK Albums Chart at No.&nbsp;5. The album spawned several more singles, "Celebrate", "Dog Train" and "Too Real", the last of which had an accompanying video directed by cult film director [[Alex Cox]].<ref name="telegraph">((cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/4712220/Money-dont-you-hate-it.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121112122436/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/4712220/Money-dont-you-hate-it.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 November 2012|title=Money: don't you hate it?|author=Neil McCormick|work=The Daily Telegraph|date=21 February 1998))</ref>

''One Way of Life: The Very Best of The Levellers'' was released in September 1998. The album was a traditional "greatest hits" package of the hit singles, with two new songs, "Shadow on the Sun" and "Bozos". Additionally, "One Way" and "Carry Me" were re-recorded, and a re-mix of "Too Real" was included. A limited edition [[digipak]] format was released with an extra five-track CD of "acoustic" versions. A long and successful tour across the UK followed in November and December. However, the last two dates at [[Brixton Academy]] and the planned homecoming at [[Brighton]] Centre had to be postponed when Jon Sevink fell ill. These dates were rescheduled for February 1999. The release of the greatest hits album was accompanied by a video collection of promos, also called "One Way of Life: The Very Best of The Levellers", and the band's official biography written by George Berger entitled ''Dance Before the Storm''.

===1999–2008===
[[File:Jeremy Cunningham&Matt Savage.jpg|thumb|right|Jeremy Cunningham and Matt Savage, Beautiful Days Festival, Devon 20 August 2006]]
The Levellers played only a handful of live dates in 1999. During this time out of the limelight there was a significant change at their record company as [[China Records]] was bought by major label [[Time Warner|Warner Brothers]].

Work eventually began on a new studio album, ''Hello Pig''. The band drafted in [[Mark Wallis]], who had worked with [[Oasis (band)|Oasis]] amongst others, to produce the record. This was an obvious change in direction, and the resulting complex production coloured the album. "Happy Birthday Revolution" was released as a single, reaching No.&nbsp;57 in the charts. Just before the album's release the band promoted their own "OTF Weekender". This was held on the [[Isle of Wight]] with two big shows at the [[Ryde]] Ice Arena and a "secret" acoustic show held at a much smaller venue.

''Hello Pig'' was released on Monday 4 September 2000, and went to No.&nbsp;28. It received possibly the best critical acclaim the band had yet received, but was less popular with existing fans. With the relative commercial failure of the album, the band and the record company severed their relationship by mutual agreement.

Despite the downturn in record sales, the Levellers performed a heavy gig schedule through late 2000 and 2001. This included a return to the United States as a stripped down version featuring only Chadwick, Friend and Sevink playing acoustic shows in February 2001, with the same trio returning to play a lengthier tour in June the same year.

In early 2002, their focus returned to making new music with Al Scott returning as producer. After the recording was completed, the band played a short UK tour of smaller venues to preview the new songs, and they were well received by the fans and heralded as a "return to form". Meanwhile, after contemplating releasing the new material on their own Hag label, the band eventually signed a new deal with [[Eagle Records]]. The "Come On" single preceded the album and failed to make the Top 40 in the UK Singles Chart. ''Green Blade Rising'' (originally a title of one of the Levellers' earliest songs) was released in September 2002 and also failed to reach the Top 40 of the UK Albums Chart.

Meanwhile, the band were growing weary of the existing UK festival scene and decided to put on a festival of their own. This would be a return - as far as UK legislation would allow - to the earlier festivals that the young Levellers had enjoyed, such as [[Elephant Fayre]]. "Green Blade Fayre" was the title of the first attempt, and was to be held at [[Bicton Park]], [[East Devon]], England in August 2002. Despite the backing of the necessary authorities, an organised local population managed to persuade the [[East Devon]] council to reject the licence application.((fact|date=April 2020))

Nonetheless, in 2003 the Levellers founded their own [[festival]] - [[Beautiful Days (festival)|Beautiful Days]]. The festival is now an annual event, taking place each August at [[Escot Park]], near Fairmile in Devon, England. In February 2004, the Levellers played a special acoustic gig at the [[Buxton Opera House]]. Although they had played a couple of shows in a similar format, this particular show saw the full band being joined onstage for collaborations with [[Maddy Prior]], [[Nick Harper]], [[Nick Burbridge]], and Rev Hammer. The show set the tone for the rest of the year, with the band appearing at many festivals through the summer in the acoustic guise, including the [[Beverley Folk Festival]] in June. These festival dates included their first visit to Glastonbury since 1997, where they captured another audience record on the Avalon Stage.((fact|date=April 2020)) The year was rounded off with an acoustic tour of UK theatres.

In May 2005 the Levellers' seventh studio album ''Truth and Lies'' was released. Mark Wallis returned as producer, with Dave Ruffy - drummer with UK punk band [[The Ruts]] - also producing. The album, released on [[Eagle Records]], was generally upbeat - typified by the track "Make You Happy" - and a second single, "Last Man Alive", was also released. Following the previous year's acoustic live work, 2005 saw the band tour the UK and Europe as a full electric band once again, and this continued into 2006.

Disillusioned with Eagle Records' attempt to market their music, the Levellers decided to set up their own [[record label]] - [[On the Fiddle (record label)|On the Fiddle Recordings]]. The label's first release was a live DVD, ''Chaos Theory'', in October 2006 and includes a live show from Reading Hexagon and the 1993 tour diary/concert "Part Time Punks".

In early 2007, the band went on an electric tour, visiting Scandinavia, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, the UK and Ireland. The intensive touring schedule continued with the band playing a number of festivals throughout the summer, including Wychwood, Rhythm, Bestival, Fflam, Solfest and Le Mans 24 Hours. During this time their Warner albums were remixed and re-issued on the Rhino label in 2007.

The winter touring schedule was comparatively light, with an eleven-show electric tour of Europe in November and a short acoustic tour of the UK in December. Sessions for a new album were also underway around this time, with Sean Lakeman (brother of [[Seth Lakeman|Seth]]) as producer. February 2008 saw Chadwick, Friend, and Sevink participate in the "Freeborn John" tour, while in March the band played four 20th anniversary gigs in a short tour termed "Beautiful Nights". This trio of gigs began at Wolverhampton Civic Hall on 6 March, continued with a gig at Manchester Apollo on 7 March, and concluded with a show at London Brixton Academy on 8 March.

Appearing once again at a host of festivals throughout the summer of 2008, the Levellers showcased tracks from their upcoming album. Released in August 2008, coinciding with the [[Beautiful Days (festival)|Beautiful Days Festival]], ''[[Letters from the Underground]]'', was their eighth studio album and charted at No.&nbsp;24, the band's first Top 30 album in a decade.

===2009–present=== 
In 2009, On the Fiddle released a recording of their 2008 appearance at the Royal Albert Hall - "Live At The Royal Albert Hall" via iTunes. At the start of 2010, the band toured the UK, visiting Crewe, Holmfirth, Brecon and Tunbridge Wells. The band performed at the Glastonbury music festival in the summer and then continued on the 'grass roots' path with a tour in November to promote the re-release of their debut album, ''A Weapon Called The Word'' on their own On the Fiddle label. The band received the Roots Award at the [[BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards]] in 2011.<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2011/02_february/08/folk_awards.shtml |title=Press Office - Radio 2 Folk Awards 2011 winners announced |publisher=BBC |access-date=2012-04-14))</ref>

Their first new album in four years, ''Static on the Airwaves'' was released in June 2012, via On the Fiddle.<ref name="static">((cite web|url=https://www.folkradio.co.uk/2012/05/the-levellers-static-on-the-airwaves/|title=The Levellers – Static On The Airwaves|date=2 May 2012|work=Folkradio.co.uk|author=John Atkin))</ref> The first single from the album, "Truth Is", was released for Record Store Day on limited edition red vinyl. The band released a ''Greatest Hits'' album in September 2014, featuring four new collaborations with [[Imelda May]], [[Frank Turner]], [[Bellowhead]] and [[Billy Bragg]]. A film ''A Curious Life: The Story of the Levellers'' (by Dunstan Bruce, formerly of [[Chumbawamba]]), was released in June 2015.<ref>((cite web|last1=Markowitz|first1=Andy|title=A Curious Life: Levelling the Screen|url=http://www.musicfilmweb.com/2014/06/levellers-jeremy-cunningham-dunstan-bruce-music-documentary/|website=Musicfilmweb.com|access-date=5 October 2014))</ref>

In 2016 they embarked on a UK tour of the ''[[Levelling The Land]]'' album to mark its 25th anniversary, reissuing the album themselves in a special box set along with a live recording of the album. In 2017, they began working with producer [[John Leckie]] at Abbey Road's Studio 2. In 2018, the Levellers released ''[[We the Collective]]'' in which they reworked several of their songs with a string and percussion section composed of members of folk-rock band [[Moulettes]]. Hannah Moulette also sings on some tracks. The collective recorded two entirely new tracks "The Shame" and "Drug Bust McGee" to create a 10 track album. The album reached number 12 in the UK Albums Chart.((fact|date=April 2020))

On 7 February 2020, the band announced via their Twitter account that their new album ''[[Peace (Levellers album)|Peace]]'' would be released on 14 August 2020, with the advance release of first single 'Food Roof Family'. It is the band's first studio album of new material in eight years.

In 2022, the band announced that [[Dan Donnelly (singer)|Dan Donnelly]] had joined as a full time member, while clarifying that Simon Friend remained a member and was expected to rejoin the band on the road in future.<ref>((cite web |date=11 May 2022 |title=Hi guys |url=https://levellers.fan.direct/share.php?postId=76055 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230419220932/https://levellers.fan.direct/share.php?postId=76055 |archive-date=19 April 2023 |website=Levellers - Official Fan Platform))</ref>

==Members==
===Current members===
* Mark Chadwick - lead vocals, guitar, banjo, harmonica ((Small|(1988–present)))
* Jeremy "Jez" Cunningham - bass guitar, guitar, bouzouki, backing vocals ((Small|(1988–present)))
* Charlie Heather - drums, percussion ((Small|(1988–present)))
* Jonathan "Jon" Sevink - fiddle, violin, tin whistle, sequencer, sample loop ((Small|(1988–present)))
* Simon Friend - guitar, mandolin, harmonica, vocals ((Small|(1990–present; hiatus 2021–present)))

* Matt Savage - keyboards, backing vocals ((Small|(2003–present)))
* [[Dan Donnelly (singer)|Dan Donnelly]] - guitar, mandolin, vocals ((Small|(2021–present; touring 2021–2022)))

===Former members===
* David Buckmeister - guitar ((Small|(1988–1989)))
* Alan Miles - guitar, mandolin, harmonica, vocals ((Small|(1989–1990)))

=== Timeline ===
((#tag:timeline|ImageSize=width:1000 height:auto barincrement:23
PlotArea = left:100 bottom:120 top:10 right:35
Alignbars = justify
DateFormat  = dd/mm/yyyy
Period = from:01/01/1988 till:((#time:d/m/Y))
TimeAxis = orientation:horizontal format:yyyy
Legend = orientation:vertical position:bottom columns:3
ScaleMajor = increment:2 start:1988
ScaleMinor = increment:1 start:1988

Colors =
  id:vocals value:red legend:Vocals,_harmonica
  id:guitar value:green legend:Guitar
  id:violin value:drabgreen legend:Fiddle,_tin_whistle,_electronics
  id:mand value:limegreen legend:Mandolin
  id:banj value:teal legend:Banjo
  id:keys value:purple legend:Keyboards,_backing_vocals
  id:bass  value:blue legend:Bass,_bouzouki,_backing_vocals
  id:drums value:orange legend:Drums,_percussion
  id:alb  value:black legend:Studio_releases

LineData =
  color:alb layer:back
  at:01/04/1990
  at:07/10/1991
  at:23/08/1993
  at:28/08/1995
  at:25/08/1997
  at:04/09/2000
  at:23/09/2002
  at:23/05/2005
  at:11/08/2008
  at:25/06/2012
  at:30/03/2018
  at:14/08/2020

BarData=
  bar:Mark text:Mark Chadwick
  bar:David text:David Buckmeister
  bar:Alan text:Alan Miles
  bar:Simon text:Simon Friend
  bar:Dan text:Dan Donnelly
  bar:Jon text:Jon Sevink
  bar:Matt text:Matt Savage
  bar:Jez text:Jez Cunningham
  bar:Charlie text:Charlie Heather

PlotData=
  color:vocals width:13
  bar:Mark from:start till:end 
  bar:Alan from:15/06/1989 till:14/06/1990 width:3
  bar:Simon from:15/06/1990 till:14/06/2022 width:3
  bar:Dan from:15/06/2022 till:end width:3
 
  color:guitar
  bar:Mark from:start till:end width:7
  bar:Jez from:start till:end width:3
  bar:David from:start till:14/06/1989
  bar:Alan from:15/06/1989 till:14/06/1990 
  bar:Simon from:15/06/1990 till:14/06/2022
  bar:Dan from:15/06/2022 till:end 

  color:violin 
  bar:Jon from:start till:end

  color:keys
  bar:Matt from:01/01/2003 till:end 

  color:bass 
  bar:Jez from:start till:end

  color:drums
  bar:Charlie from:start till:end

  color:mand width:7
  bar:Alan from:15/06/1989 till:14/06/1990 
  bar:Simon from:15/06/1990 till:14/06/2022
  bar:Dan from:15/06/2022 till:end 

  color:banj width:3
  bar:Mark from:start till:end))

== Band name origin ==
Self-described as having "a left-wing view of politics",<ref name="levellers"></ref> the band took their name after the 17th-century [[Levellers]] political movement.  This was speculated for many years, but confirmed in October 2014 by band member Cunningham.<ref name="echoesanddust">((cite web|url=https://www.echoesanddust.com/2014/10/echoes-of-the-past-interview-jeremy-cunningham-from-the-levellers/|title=Echoes of the Past Interview: Jeremy Cunningham from The Levellers|work=Echoes and Dust|date=26 October 2014|author=Dan Salter))</ref>

== Levellers logo ("Rolling anarchy") ==
The "Rolling anarchy" logo, designed by Jeremy Cunningham, is often used by the band. It is composed of three [[sickle]]s placed so as to form the letter A, recognizable however the logo is rotated.

The symbol is often featured on Levellers merchandise and at concerts. It is usually surrounded with the text "Whoever puts their hand upon me to govern me is a [[usurper]], a [[tyrant]], and I declare them my enemy."  These words, originally by the French anarchist philosopher [[Pierre-Joseph Proudhon]], had previously been used by the band [[Zounds (band)|Zounds]] who originally released their single "Can't Cheat Karma" featuring this quote on the [[Crass Records|Crass records]] label.

==Discography==
((main|Levellers discography))
===Studio albums===
* ''[[A Weapon Called the Word]]'' (1990)
* ''[[Levelling the Land]]''  (1991)
* ''[[Levellers (album)|Levellers]]'' (1993)
* ''[[Zeitgeist (Levellers album)|Zeitgeist]]'' (1995)
* ''[[Mouth to Mouth (Levellers album)|Mouth to Mouth]]'' (1997)
* ''[[Hello Pig]]'' (2000)
* ''[[Green Blade Rising]]'' (2002)
* ''[[Truth and Lies]]'' (2005)
* ''[[Letters from the Underground]]'' (2008)
* ''[[Static on the Airwaves]]'' (2012)
* ''[[We the Collective]]'' (2018)
* ''[[Peace (Levellers album)|Peace]]'' (2020)
* ''[[Together All The Way|Together All the Way]]'' (2023)

==See also==
* [[Beautiful Days (festival)|Beautiful Days]]
* [[3 Daft Monkeys]]

==References==
((Reflist))

==Further reading==
* Berger, G. (1998) ''Dance Before the Storm: The Official Story of the Levellers''. Virgin Publishing, London, ((ISBN|978-0753503355))

==External links==
((commons category|Levellers (band)))
*[http://www.levellers.co.uk Official website]
*((discogs artist|The+Levellers))
*[https://musicbrainz.org/artist/7c8c72f5-01ed-4a55-89d1-ced1a6b3fb0d Levelers] at [[MusicBrainz]]
*((imdbname|1540088))

((Levellers (band)))
((Authority control))

((DEFAULTSORT:Levellers (band)))
[[Category:Musical groups from Brighton and Hove]]
[[Category:Anarcho-punk groups]]
[[Category:English folk rock groups]]
[[Category:Folk punk groups]]
[[Category:Celtic rock groups]]
[[Category:English alternative rock groups]]
[[Category:Musical groups established in 1988]]
[[Category:Eagle Records artists]]
[[Category:China Records artists]]

Pages transcluded onto the current version of this page (help):

Levellers (band) (edit)
Matt Savage (musician) (edit)
Template:Ambox (view source) (template editor protected)
Template:Authority control (view source) (template editor protected)
Template:Br separated entries (view source) (template editor protected)
Template:Catalog lookup link (view source) (template editor protected)
Template:Category handler (view source) (protected)
Template:Citation needed (view source) (protected)
Template:Cite web (view source) (protected)
Template:Commons category (view source) (template editor protected)
Template:DMCA (view source) (template editor protected)
Template:Dated maintenance category (view source) (template editor protected)
Template:Dated maintenance category (articles) (view source) (template editor protected)
Template:Delink (view source) (protected)
Template:Discogs artist (view source) (template editor protected)
Template:EditAtWikidata (view source) (protected)
Template:FULLROOTPAGENAME (view source) (template editor protected)
Template:Fact (view source) (protected)
Template:Find sources mainspace (view source) (template editor protected)
Template:Fix (view source) (protected)
Template:Fix/category (view source) (protected)
Template:Flatlist (view source) (protected)
Template:Hlist/styles.css (view source) (protected)
Template:IMDb name (view source) (template editor protected)
Template:ISBN (view source) (template editor protected)
Template:If empty (view source) (protected)
Template:Imdbname (view source) (semi-protected)
Template:Infobox (view source) (template editor protected)
Template:Infobox musical artist (view source) (template editor protected)
Template:Infobox musical artist/color (view source) (template editor protected)
Template:Infobox musical artist/hCard class (view source) (template editor protected)
Template:Levellers (band) (edit)
Template:Main (view source) (template editor protected)
Template:Main other (view source) (protected)
Template:More citations needed (view source) (template editor protected)
Template:Navbox musical artist (view source) (template editor protected)
Template:Navbox musical artist/color (view source) (template editor protected)
Template:Nowrap (view source) (protected)
Template:Ns has subpages (view source) (protected)
Template:PAGENAMEBASE (view source) (template editor protected)
Template:Pagetype (view source) (protected)
Template:Plainlist/styles.css (view source) (protected)
Template:Redirect (view source) (template editor protected)
Template:Refimprove (view source) (template editor protected)
Template:Reflist (view source) (protected)
Template:Reflist/styles.css (view source) (protected)
Template:Replace (view source) (protected)
Template:SDcat (view source) (protected)
Template:Short description (view source) (protected)
Template:Short description/lowercasecheck (view source) (protected)
Template:Side box (view source) (template editor protected)
Template:Sister project (view source) (template editor protected)
Template:Small (view source) (protected)
Template:Template other (view source) (protected)
Template:Tooltip (view source) (template editor protected)
Template:Tooltip/styles.css (view source) (template editor protected)
Template:Use British English (view source) (template editor protected)
Template:Use dmy dates (view source) (template editor protected)
Template:Yesno (view source) (protected)
Template:Yesno-no (view source) (template editor protected)
Template:Yesno-yes (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:Arguments (view source) (protected)
Module:Authority control (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:Authority control/auxiliary (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:Authority control/config (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:Catalog lookup link (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:Category handler (view source) (protected)
Module:Category handler/blacklist (view source) (protected)
Module:Category handler/config (view source) (protected)
Module:Category handler/data (view source) (protected)
Module:Category handler/shared (view source) (protected)
Module:Check for unknown parameters (view source) (protected)
Module:Check isxn (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:Citation/CS1 (view source) (protected)
Module:Citation/CS1/COinS (view source) (protected)
Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration (view source) (protected)
Module:Citation/CS1/Date validation (view source) (protected)
Module:Citation/CS1/Identifiers (view source) (protected)
Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities (view source) (protected)
Module:Citation/CS1/Whitelist (view source) (protected)
Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css (view source) (protected)
Module:Delink (view source) (protected)
Module:Disambiguation/templates (view source) (protected)
Module:EditAtWikidata (view source) (protected)
Module:Find sources (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:Find sources/config (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:Find sources/links (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:Find sources/templates/Find sources mainspace (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:Format link (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:GetParameters (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:Hatnote (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:Hatnote/styles.css (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:Hatnote list (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:If empty (view source) (protected)
Module:Infobox (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:Infobox/styles.css (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:InfoboxImage (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:Labelled list hatnote (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:Message box (view source) (protected)
Module:Message box/ambox.css (view source) (protected)
Module:Message box/configuration (view source) (protected)
Module:Namespace detect/config (view source) (protected)
Module:Namespace detect/data (view source) (protected)
Module:Navbar (view source) (protected)
Module:Navbar/configuration (view source) (protected)
Module:Navbar/styles.css (view source) (protected)
Module:Navbox (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:Navbox/configuration (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:Navbox/styles.css (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:Ns has subpages (view source) (protected)
Module:Pagetype (view source) (protected)
Module:Pagetype/config (view source) (protected)
Module:Pagetype/disambiguation (view source) (protected)
Module:Pagetype/setindex (view source) (protected)
Module:Pagetype/softredirect (view source) (protected)
Module:Redirect hatnote (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:SDcat (view source) (protected)
Module:Separated entries (view source) (protected)
Module:Side box (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:Side box/styles.css (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:String (view source) (protected)
Module:String2 (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:TableTools (view source) (protected)
Module:Unsubst (view source) (protected)
Module:Ustring (view source) (protected)
Module:WikidataIB (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:WikidataIB/nolinks (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:WikidataIB/titleformats (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:Wikitext Parsing (view source) (protected)
Module:Yesno (view source) (protected)

Return to Levellers (band).

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levellers_(band)"