Upcoming gigs

[Will S]

Off to Nettlebed again tonight.  Phil Beer is a patron of the club, and is putting on a special evening at which he is playing, and bringing on some special guests including Hannah Martin, Kelly Oliver, Geoff Lakeman & Miranda Sykes.  I don't know Kelly Oliver, but from the rest of the lineup it should be a good night.

Then I'll be seeing Steve Knightley there in a fortnight, and McGoldrick, McCusker and Doyle the week after that.

[PaulT]

Imagine my surprise, nay shock, to see in last Saturday's Guardian's gig guide that The Residents are playing at a church in Wotton Under Edge (Glos) on Thursday. Listing even included a contact telephone number. To cut a long saga short, I checked this out, and they are indeed playing a gig at a church on Thursday - but it's in Brighton (and sold out...) B*gger!

[Jules Gray]

Imagine my surprise, nay shock, to see in last Saturday's Guardian's gig guide that The Residents are playing at a church in Wotton Under Edge (Glos) on Thursday. Listing even included a contact telephone number. To cut a long saga short, I checked this out, and they are indeed playing a gig at a church on Thursday - but it's in Brighton (and sold out...) B*gger!

Damn!  I got all excited then, 'cos I have friends in Wotton too.

Jules

[GubGub (Al)]

Imagine my surprise, nay shock, to see in last Saturday's Guardian's gig guide that The Residents are playing at a church in Wotton Under Edge (Glos) on Thursday. Listing even included a contact telephone number. To cut a long saga short, I checked this out, and they are indeed playing a gig at a church on Thursday - but it's in Brighton (and sold out...) B*gger!

Damn!  I got all excited then, 'cos I have friends in Wotton too.

Jules

So do I. It would seem an unlikely place to find The Residents though. Antiques Road Trip yes. Avant Garde Performance Art Music, not so much.

[Jules Gray]

One of these days, Gub, we may accidentally meet on the streets of Wotton.

Jules

[Polly Oxford (Andie)]

Or the churches of Brighton.... some great venues.

[GubGub (Al)]

One of these days, Gub, we may accidentally meet on the streets of Wotton.

Jules

It is a long time since I have been there. One of my oldest friends live there but when we meet up (which we will do hopefully soon) he usually comes to my part of the world rather than vice versa.

[Alan2]

On to February - All Manchester gigs and not a repeat venue!

2-Feb-19   Fairport Convention - RNCM
4-Feb-19   Thunder - Bridgewater Hall
13-Feb-19   Beans on Toast - Gorilla
18-Feb-19   Melissa Etheridge - Manchester Cathedral
21-Feb-19   Megson - Band on the Wall

Somebody else likes Melissa Etheridge. Hi Dunc.  

[Col D]

Peter Bruntnell at 81 Renshaw, Liverpool on Saturday.

[davidmjs]

This is as much for my benefit as for yours, but the rest of the year currently looks like this:

Listen to the Voice of Fire weekender in Aber https://listentothevoiceoffire.com/

Caught by the River Calder in Hebden https://www.caughtbytheriver.net/2018/11/event-announcement-caught-by-the-river-calder/

Sleaford Mods in Chester https://www.gigantic.com/sleaford-mods-tickets/wrexham-live-rooms/2019-04-04-19-00

Dr Strangely Strange in London https://www.cafeoto.co.uk/events/dr-strangely-strange/

Steve Ignorant in Abertillery https://www.evensi.uk/steve-ignorant-dead-objectives-abertillery-community-theatre/275782285

Unthanks in Cardiff https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-unthanks-tramshed-cardiff-tickets-52145339113

Blancmange in Liverpool https://www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Liverpool/Arts-Club/Blancmange/13332522/

Bevis Frond in Liverpool (possible) https://www.songkick.com/concerts/36614369-bevis-frond-at-shipping-forecast

Madness at Ffos Las racecourse https://ffoslasracecourse.com/fixture/saturday-night-racing/

Woolf II weekender https://www.folkradio.co.uk/2019/01/woolf-ii-terrascope-celebration-2019/

King Crimson RAH https://www.royalalberthall.com/tickets/events/2019/an-evening-with-king-crimson/

The National Manchester (possible) https://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/sounds-of-the-city-the-national-manchester-10-07-2019/event/1F00557DB1E79A74

One of Green Man or End of the Road (possible)
https://www.greenman.net/line-up/2019/ http://endoftheroadfestival.com/

The Good Life Experience https://www.thegoodlifeexperience.co.uk/buy-tickets/

Big Big Train Newport https://tickets.newportlive.co.uk/en-GB/shows/big%20big%20train%20in%20concert%20(doors%206_30pm)/events

[John From Austin]

Friday - Neko Case, Bass Concert Hall
Saturday - 4/5ths of Fleetwood Mac, Frank Erwin Center

[John From Austin]

Tonight - James Taylor and His All-Star Band with special guest Bonnie Raitt!

Frank Erwin Center, Austin! (When are they going to retire this giant concrete monstrosity and relic of the 1970s? Soon, it turns out!)

[Andy Tuck]

Off to see an act I have never heard of tomorrow, Beans on Toast. To be honest it is the two excellent support acts that I want to see, Jess Morgan and Benjamin Folke Thomas. Just hope I enjoy the main act as well.

[GubGub (Al)]

Off to see an act I have never heard of tomorrow, Beans on Toast. To be honest it is the two excellent support acts that I want to see, Jess Morgan and Benjamin Folke Thomas. Just hope I enjoy the main act as well.

I think Beans On Toast supported Tankus The Henge at their album launch gig in November. Assuming I have got that right, I'm afraid I wasn't impressed. But Jess Morgan is great. Her song The Thompson Family Singers is one of the finest "folk" songs of the last decade imho.

[Bingers (Chris)]

Off to see Big Country supported by the Lamplight Club at Colchester Arts Centre on 9 March  

[davidmjs]

Off to see an act I have never heard of tomorrow, Beans on Toast. To be honest it is the two excellent support acts that I want to see, Jess Morgan and Benjamin Folke Thomas. Just hope I enjoy the main act as well.

I think Beans On Toast supported Tankus The Henge at their album launch gig in November. Assuming I have got that right, I'm afraid I wasn't impressed. But Jess Morgan is great. Her song The Thompson Family Singers is one of the finest "folk" songs of the last decade imho.

Beans on toast must be the worst band name I've heard in aeons.  

[Jules Gray]

Beans on toast must be the worst band name I've heard in aeons.  

Same.

Jules

[MarkV]

Beans on toast must be the worst band name I've heard in aeons.  

Same.

Jules

Marmite on toast would be worst.

[GubGub (Al)]

Off to see an act I have never heard of tomorrow, Beans on Toast. To be honest it is the two excellent support acts that I want to see, Jess Morgan and Benjamin Folke Thomas. Just hope I enjoy the main act as well.

I think Beans On Toast supported Tankus The Henge at their album launch gig in November. Assuming I have got that right, I'm afraid I wasn't impressed. But Jess Morgan is great. Her song The Thompson Family Singers is one of the finest "folk" songs of the last decade imho.

Beans on toast must be the worst band name I've heard in aeons.  

If it is who I think it is, it is not even a band. Just a bloke singing sub Billy Bragg*/Frank Turner monotonous, potty mouthed rants.

*I mean no disrespect to Billy here, of whom I am a great admirer. But he is what Mr On Toast seemed to aspire to whilst falling a very long way short, at least on the basis of that one performance.

[Andy Tuck]

Well, Bemjamin Folke Thomas and Jess Morgan both played brilliant sets. But, Beans on Toast were awful, a cross between Chas & Dave and Billy Bragg and I can't think of much worse than that.