Republica - 30 Years of Ready to Go!

Republica are playing the Auditorium at Exeter Phoenix on Friday 13 November, with Saffron and the band live on stage. The night marks 30 years of their hit single 'Ready to Go', and it's part of a 20-date UK tour.

If you remember them from the Nineties, you'll know the sound they called 'techno-pop, punk rock' — a mix of techno, punk energy and industrial beats. They were one of the female-fronted rock bands leading the Britpop wave, alongside the likes of Sleeper, Elastica, Garbage and Lush. Between 1996 and 1999 they sold three million albums and hit the Top Five in the UK, America, South America and Europe, with 'Ready to Go' reaching Number One around the world.

That one track has had a long life since. It's appeared in more than 300 films and adverts, including the recent Captain Marvel, and 'Drop Dead Gorgeous' was picked by Wes Craven for the Scream soundtrack. The band came back in 2013 with a new EP, a UK tour and festival slots, and Saffron has worked with The Prodigy, The Cure, Junkie XL, Gary Numan, Jeff Beck, Carl Cox and Jah Wobble. This Exeter date is one of twenty on the current UK tour.

It starts at 7.30pm in the Auditorium, with standing tickets at £27.50 for all ages, plus a £1.50 ticketing system charge.