40th Anniversary Tour
@Patterns 4/5 7pm
Formed in 1984 the band emerged from the Shepherd’s Bush squat and busking scene to make their live debut supporting Poguemahone (soon to become The Pogues) at Camden’s Electric Ballroom the same year. This year sees a triple CD Best of called The Magnificent 40.
Fri 6th Sept 19:00 @Patterns Formed in Liverpool in 1981 and led by master songwriter Ian McNabb, the Icicle Works enjoyed a modicum of success in the UK and America with songs including Love is a Wonderful Colour and Evangeline. McNabb is joined by founder member...
Weds 11th Sept 19:00 @Komedia From founder member of The Soft Boys in 1976 Robyn Hitchcock has gone on to become one of England’s most enduring live performers. Blending folk and psychedelia with a wry British nihilism, tonight he will draw from his much loved...
Fri 20th Sept 19:30 @Brighton Dome Growing up in the old Lisbon area of Mouraria, this renowned singer has taken the genre of fado and placed it on some the world’s most prestigious stages from the Royal Albert Hall to the Sydney Opera House. She has sold over one...
Sun 22nd Sept 13:00 @Brighton Open Air Theatre The summer season at BOAT has sadly drawn to a close but what better way to end it than a party featuring Brighton’s foremost tribute to Brian Wilson’s glorious harmonies. Formed in 2001 the band have won several...
Mon 23rd Sept 19:30 @Komedia At the age of 20, this Icelandic folk-pop singer released the fastest selling debut album in the history of the country, selling so many copies that one-tenth of the population own it. He released his fourth album, Time On My Hands,...
Wednesday 21st Aug Thomas Morgan Robertson is an English musician, producer, entrepreneur and teacher who came to prominence in the 1980s with the hits She Blinded Me with Science and Hyperactive! His stage name is a nickname that he was given because he was always...
Friday 30th Aug This internationally renowned singer, composer and actor has sold millions of albums worldwide and enjoyed an astonishing 23 Top 30 singles in the UK. His first release, And the Tears Came Tumbling Down, was in 1965 but his big break came in 1971 as...
Wednesday 7th Aug Torabi is a multi-instrumentalist, author and artist. Since 2016 he has been the singer with Gong and one half of The Utopia Strong with ex snooker champion Steve Davis. The Witching Tale are Katherine Blake from Miranda Sex Garden and Coil’s...
Saturday 10th Aug We Intend To Cause Havoc were the biggest rock band in Zambia in the 1970s, fusing rock and funk influences to spearhead a new genre dubbed Zamrock. The band has recently reformed with original frontman and co-founder Emmanuel ‘Jagari’ Chanda, now...
Wednesday 21st Aug Their 1977 album, Heart of the Congos, produced by Lee Perry, is regarded as one of the seminal reggae recordings alongside Bob Marley and the Wailers’ Natty Dread, Burning Spear’s Marcus Garvey and The Mighty Diamonds’ Right Time. Collect a free...
