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Silent Key
| Times Played (Known) | at least 58 |
|---|---|
| First Known Play | #1613 2014-09-16, The Corn Exchange, Cambridge, UK |
| Last Known Play | #3076 2025-09-27, Lost Evenings 8, Corn Exchange, Edinburgh, UK |
| Opened the Set | 0 times |
| Closed the Set | 0 times |
| Longest Gap Between Known Plays | 1,628 days (2021-04-08 to #3072 2025-09-22, Albert Halls, Stirling, UK) |
Counted from every show with its own known setlist (some lists are partial), so real totals may be higher. All songs »
Played by Year
- 2014 4
- 2015 16
- 2016 26
- 2017 2
- 2018 1
- 2019 4
- 2020 2
- 2021 1
- 2025 2
In Frank's Words
- “The Challenger space shuttle disaster of 1986 is something I have vague memories of happening. Christa McAuliffe was a high school teacher who was put on board to engage children with the programme and then preceded to die on national television. The fact that I…”
— NME: PSFNP track-by-track standouts, 2015 - “There's a song about Christa McAuliffe, who was a teacher and died in 1986 [Challenger], and that was definitely a case that I'd decided I wanted to write a song about her.”
— Songwriting Magazine: Interview Frank Turner, 2015 - “It's important that the song is not disrespectful to her or belittling and making light of her and her experience, … It's supposed to be a positive message, because, while it is tragic that she died, it's still something to achieve in your life, to…”
— Songfacts: Silent Key
🎧 Frank's podcast episode: Silent Key - Christa McAuliffe
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Most Played At
- The Jailhouse, Hereford 2
- Boston, MA 2
- Princess Pavilion, Falmouth 2
- The Roundhouse, London 2
- Wilkes-Barre, PA 2
- The Corn Exchange, Cambridge 1
- The Alhambra, Dunfermline 1
- Greensboro, NC 1