Republica - 30 years of Ready To Go!

Republica return with their sharp blend of techno‑pop and punk‑edged rock, led by Saffron’s unmistakable presence. Emerging from the UK’s ’90s crossover of alternative rock, synths and breakbeats, the band helped define a wave of female‑fronted acts alongside Sleeper, Elastica, Garbage and Lush. Their sound leans on tense guitars, punchy programming and direct, melodic hooks, a formula that carried their breakthrough single Ready to Go across charts in the UK, the US, Europe and South America and took their albums to multi‑million sales.

In 2026, the group marks 30 years of Ready to Go with a UK tour that lands on 13 November 2026 at Exeter Phoenix in Exeter. Expect a set that traces the arc from their self‑titled debut through Speed Ballads, with the same mix of club‑leaning energy and rock bite that put them on festival stages and radio playlists, plus newer material from their recent run, including New York (2023) and Hallelujah (2024). Three decades on, Republica’s live show still hits that meeting point between adrenaline, hooks and dance‑floor pulse.