Capital Models return to play charity benefit...

We are pleased to announce that the latest line up of Capital Models will play a charity benefit at the Kilted Pig, Colinton Road, Edinburgh on Saturday 29 November from 8pm, in memory of the much missed Jamie Frain.  Proceeds will go to the British Heart Foundation...

Following Jamie's death there has been an understandable hiatus in the band's activity but the group has been spurred back into action at the request of the organisers of this benefit in Jamie's name...

The new line up comprises Andy Wilson, as before, on keyboards, David Reilly, moving from bass to guitar, Keith Apter, moving from drums to bass and, rejoining the group after 34 years away, original drummer Jim Park, who retakes his place behind the kit...

We will update this announcement with more information as it arrives...

Jamie Frain

We are sad to report the tragic and untimely death of Jamie Frain on 21 March 2014...

All Capital Models projects are on hold for the present...

Capital Models Easter Extravaganza..

White Horse, Royal Mile Edinburgh...

Saturday 26 April, 8pm...

For the first time in almost 35 years, the band will play classic Capital Models material from their 1979/80 repertoire...

Alongside this will be their take on a wide range of covers...

Capital Models Annual Xmas Covers Night Returns...

Following yet another long hiatus, in October 2013, David Reilly, Jamie Frain and Keith Apter reconvened as Capital Models, drafting in Andy Wilson on keyboards...

Capital Models are a quartet again, with their first new member since 1980...

And so we have the return of the annual Capital Models Xmas Covers Night - at The Kilted Pig, 101 Colinton Road, Edinburgh (http://www.kiltedpig.co.uk/) on the last Saturday of the year, 28th December...

Doors from 8:30 - get there early, it's going to be packed!!

Capital Models Live, Saturday 23 Feb...

Very late notice but only confirmed this morning...

Following our very successful covers debut in late December, Capital Models are back...

...to play a couple of sets of covers tomorrow night at the Edinburgh Sports Club from 8pm...

..at 7 Belford Place, Edinburgh, EH4 3DH...

That's here (right click and open in a new tab to enlarge)...

Entry is free although you need to sign in...

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Come along for some fun...

And sing Happy Birthday too, to our host, Mr Steven Sproule...

The return of Capital Models...

Following another long hiatus, in April 2012, David Reilly, Jamie Frain and Keith Apter played a couple of sets of cover versions in Edinburgh, using acoustic guitars, bass and percussion...

Last month David, Jamie and Keith reconvened to rehearse three new covers sets, this time as a trio of guitar, bass and drums.  Angus Bolton was approached to play too and, despite sadly declining the invitation, he did sanction the trio performing once more as Capital Models...

And so we have the return of Capital Models - at The Kilted Pig, 101 Colinton Road, Edinburgh (http://www.kiltedpig.co.uk/) on the last Saturday of the year 29th December - the first performance under the old name since August 1980!

The band will play three sets of covers, kicking off around 9/9:30 and playing into the wee small hours...

As well as the usual crowd-pleasing suspects (Elvis, Johnny Cash, Creedence, Van Morrison, Neil Diamond) they're rehearsing stuff by the likes of Bryan Ferry / Bob Dylan / Neil Young / Simon & Garfunkel / Lou Reed / Soft Cell / David Bowie / The Velvet Underground / The Beatles / Roxy Music etc etc and hoping it's going to be a good party night to bid an early farewell to 2012...

Entry is free and all are welcome...

Capital Models - 1980

Capital Models was an Edinburgh-based New Wave band...

At present only one recording of the group is available, "Second Generation" was included in a 40 year retrospective of David Reilly's music in 2017 - it's available on Bandcamp...

In 2011, members of the band reconvened - the results are set out in the blog below...

If you scroll down, you can also read the full history of the band...