Thistles

Media

23 × PHOTO / 11 × VIDEO

Photos

Full stage view: all three band members playing under club lightsClose-up at the microphone with a strong diagonal compositionDrummer mid-hit, sticks blurred with motionBassist in hard backlight, head bowed under a spotlightTwo fans embracing in front of the stageThe trio live: guitarist singing at the microphone, bassist on the left, drummer behindEmpty stage before the showMusician in profile, head bowed between songsGuitarist and singing drummer between two glowing stage lightsGuitarist and bassist facing each other, drum kit between them, light beams in the hazeStage selfie with the crowd cheering behindDrummer behind cymbals and microphone stands in thick hazeThe band in front of a wall of painted silhouettesLoad-in: gear being carried into the rehearsal roomStratocaster in the foreground, stage lights behindGuitarist with Stratocaster in front of an Orange ampBassist dissolving in blown-out backlightWide view of a packed pub show, cables and gear everywhereSinger in profile in front of a sticker-covered wallThe trio in triangle formation on a club stageSinger at the microphone, shot from below against a black backgroundLow-angle stage shot with two glowing spotlightsView from the drummer's seat across the kit

Photo credits: Instagram @hipstertsubaka

Videos

Raw phone footage from live shows — this is what a room full of Thistles sounds like.

Full stage — 4

Full-stage performance 01 — 01:30Wide shot of the full stage, clip 01: Thistles playing live — loud distorted guitars, bass and drums. Phone footage, 01:30 min, no commentary.
Full-stage performance 02 — 01:30Wide shot of the full stage, clip 02: Thistles playing live — loud distorted guitars, bass and drums. Phone footage, 01:30 min, no commentary.
Full-stage performance 03 — 00:29Wide shot of the full stage, clip 03: Thistles playing live — loud distorted guitars, bass and drums. Phone footage, 00:29 min, no commentary.
Full-stage performance 04 — 00:38Wide shot of the full stage, clip 04: Thistles playing live — loud distorted guitars, bass and drums. Phone footage, 00:38 min, no commentary.

Up close — 7

Live at ZAKK, Düsseldorf — "my god is an animal that crawls on wheels" — 00:43Filmed from the audience at ZAKK, Düsseldorf, on 31 August 2026: Thistles playing "my god is an animal that crawls on wheels" — loud distorted guitars, bass and drums. Vertical phone footage, 00:43 min.
Close-stage performance 01 — 01:00Close shot from the stage, clip 01: Thistles playing live — loud distorted guitars, bass and drums. Vertical phone footage, 01:00 min, no commentary.
Close-stage performance 02 — 00:50Close shot from the stage, clip 02: Thistles playing live — loud distorted guitars, bass and drums. Vertical phone footage, 00:50 min, no commentary.
Close-stage performance 03 — 00:18Close shot from the stage, clip 03: Thistles playing live — loud distorted guitars, bass and drums. Vertical phone footage, 00:18 min, no commentary.
Close-stage performance 04 — 00:19Close shot from the stage, clip 04: Thistles playing live — loud distorted guitars, bass and drums. Vertical phone footage, 00:19 min, no commentary.
Close-stage performance 05 — 00:21Close shot from the stage, clip 05: Thistles playing live — loud distorted guitars, bass and drums. Vertical phone footage, 00:21 min, no commentary.
Soundcheck line check — 00:18Soundcheck before a Thistles show: the band line-checks guitar, bass and drums. Phone footage, 00:18 min, no commentary.

Sound

demo recordings 2025 — live at rehearsalroomLoads the Bandcamp player — connects to bandcamp.com
▶ Live at Rabbit Hole — Essen, 7 Sep 2026 →▶ Live at ZAKK — Düsseldorf, 31 Aug 2026 →▶ Live at Blue Shell — Cologne, 19 Jun 2026 →MoreBandcamp →YouTube channel →Instagram →Facebook page →