* Sonic Cathedral opened for worship on October 23, 2004

* The first record we played was ‘Golden Hair’ by Syd Barrett

* The first live band was The Radio Dept. (Eagle-eyed observers will notice that the clip is from the second time they played, in 2006)

* It was supposed to be a one-off clubnight, but overwhelming demand led to it becoming a regularly irregular fixture in London and, occasionally, beyond

* In 2006 Sonic Cathedral also became a record label

* The first record we released was a double A-side, coupling ‘Sally O’Gannon’ and ‘Be Around’ by The Tamborines

* We celebrate shoegaze and all its influences and inspirations, which means we don’t just like Slowdive, Ride and My Bloody Valentine. Of course we do like them – a lot – but we also like…

* We made the joke that Sonic Cathedral was a broad church so many times, we started a Broad Church radio show on Strangeways Radio on the first Tuesday of every month

* We have absolutely no idea what “nu-gaze” is