Historical Gigs
- 2014
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- 31 Jan - Hay Festival Cartagena Colombia
- 04 Feb - Rams Head on Stage Annapolis, MD US
- 05 Feb - Sellersville Theater 1984 Sellersvile, PA US
- 07 Feb - Club Helsinki Hudson, NY US
- 08 Feb - Infinity Hall Norfolk, CT US
- 09 Feb - Asylum Portland, ME US
- 11 Feb - Higher Ground Showcase Lounge Burlington, VT US
- 13 Feb - Paradise Rock Club Boston, MA US
- 14 Feb - Allen Room at Time Warner Center New York, NY US
- 15 Feb - Westhampton Beach PAC Westhampton, NY US
- 30 Mar - Unknown, Los Angeles,CA, US
- 10 Apr - Watkins Family Hour Largo at The Coronet Los Angeles CA
- 02 May - Largo at the Coronet Los Angeles CA
- 13 May - Book Soup Sunset Blvd.West Hollywood CA
- 01 June - Folk Steady 6/1, Ojai Rancho Inn Ojai, CA US
- 28 June - Glastonbury Festival, Uk
- 01 July - ABC Glasgow Scotland
- 02 July - Manchester Cathedral Manchester England
- 03 July - Barbican London England
- 12 July - Village Green Festival Southend England
- 18 July - The Howlin' Fling Isle Of Eigg Scotland
- 20 July - Folk By The Oak Hatfield House England
- 27 Jul - Port Eliot Festival St Germans Cornwall England
- 02 Aug - Music & Arts Festival Stockholm Sweden
- 28 Oct -The Albany
- 2013
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- 20 Jan - Roaming Roots Revue, Royal Concert Hall Glasgow Scotland
- 10 Feb - Other Voices Festival Derry Ireland
- 19 Feb - Royal Albert Hall London UK
- 20 Feb - Olympia Dublin Ireland
- 21 Feb - Roisin Dubh Galway Ireland
- 23 Feb - Set Theatre Kilkenny Ireland
- 24 Feb - Triskel Christchurch Cork Ireland
- 25 Feb - Triskel Christchurch Cork Ireland
- 04 Apr - The Electric Palace Bridport UK
- 05 Apr - The Millenium Hall Laugharne UK
- 06 Apr - Junction Cambridge UK
- 08 Apr - Mill Volvo Tyne Theatre Newcastle Upon Tyne UK
- 09 Apr - Liquid Room Edinburgh UK
- 10 Apr -Brudenell Social Club Leeds UK
- 12 Apr - The Kazimier Liverpool UK
- 13 Apr - O2 Academy 2 Oxford UK
- 15 Apr - St George's Bristol UK
- 16 Apr - Wedgewood Rooms Portsmouth UK
- 17 Apr - Royal Festival Hall London UK
- 20 Apr - Paradiso Amsterdam Netherlands
- 22 Apr - Ancienne Belgique Brussels Belgium
- 06 May - St Joseph's Subiaco Wa Australia
- 08 May - St Michaels Church Melbourne Australia
- 10 May - St Johns Cathedral Brisbane Australia
- 14 May - St Stephen's Uniting Church Sydney Australia
- 17 May - Old St. Paul's Pipitea New Zealand
- 18 May - Holy Trinity Cathedral Auckland New Zealand
- 27 May - Bluebird Theater Denver Co US
- 10 Jun - The Chapel San Francisco, CA US
- 12 Jun - Terrapin Crossroads San Rafael California
- 13 Jun - Troubadour Los Angeles, CA US
- 14 Jun - Pappy And Harriets Pioneertown, CA USA
- 15 Jun - Irenic San Diego, CA US
- 22 Jun - Solid Sound Festival, Moca Mass, North Adams MA
- 14 Jul - Barbican London UK
- 18 Jul - Latitude Festival, Henham Park Beccles UK
- 28 Jul - Newport Folk Festival Newport, RI US
- 29 Jul - Iron Horse Northampton, MA US
- 30 Jul - Le Poisson Rouge New York, NY US
- 31 Jul - Bell House New York, NY US
- 02 Aug - South Orange Performing Arts Centre South Orange, NJ US
- 03 Aug - Bearsville Theatre Woodstock, NY US
- 04 Aug - The Stephen Talkhouse Amagansett, NY US
- 06 Aug - World Cafe Live Philadelphia, PA US
- 07 Aug - 9:30 Club Washington, DC US
- 6 Sept - Hog's Back Park, Ottawa, ON, Canada
- 08 Sep - Maurer Hall, Old Town School of Folk Music Chicago, IL US
- 10 Sep - Alberta Rose Theatre Portland, OR US
- 14 Sep - Rifflandia 2013,The Atrium, Victoria, BC, Canada
- 13 Oct - Asagiri Jam Fujinomiya Japan
- 15 Oct - Shibuya Club Quattro Tokyo Japan
- 29 Dec - Woodford Festival Queensland Australia
- 2012
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- 15 Jan - Old Museum Concert Hall Brisbane QLD Australia
- 15 Jan - Old Museum Concert Hall Brisbane QLD Australia (2)
- 17 Jan - City Recital Hall Sydney NSW Australia
- 18 Jan - City Recital Hall Sydney NSW Australia
- 19 Jan - Northcote Social Club Melbourne Australia
- 20 Jan - Athenaeum Theatre Melbourne VIC Australia
- 21 Jan - The Governor Hindmarsh Hotel Adelaide SA Australia
- 24 Jan - Live At The Quarry Perth WA Australia
- 27 Jan - Goma - Matisse Up Late Series Brisbane Australia
- 10 Apr - Showcase Lounge, Higher Ground South Burlington, VT USA
- 05 May - Festeaval Woodbridge, Suffolk England
- 14 May - Brighton Music Hall Boston, MA USA
- 15 May - Joe's Pub New York, NY USA
- 17 May - 12th Annual NON-COMMvention World Cafe Live, Philadelphia USA
- 18 May - U Street Music Hall Washington DC USA
- 23 Jun - Westport Festival Westport, Co. Mayo Ireland
- 06 Jul - Winnipeg Folk Festival Birds Hill Park, Winnipeg Canada
- 21 Jul - Port Eliot Festival St Germans, Cornwall UK
- 27 Jul - Poble Espanyol Barcelona Spain
- 20 Sep - The Belcourt Theatre Nashville, TN USA
- 21 Sep - Variety Playhouse Atlanta, GA USA
- 22 Sep - Cat's Cradle Carborro, NC USA
- 24 Sep - Jefferson Theater Charlottesville, VA USA
- 25 Sep - Keswick Theatre Glenside, PA USA
- 27 Sep - Sixth and I Historic Synagogue Washington, DC USA
- 28 Sep - Somerville Theatre Somerville, MA USA
- 29 Sep - L’Astral Montreal, QB CANADA
- 30 Sep - Virgin Mobile Mod Club Toronto, ON CANADA
- 04 Oct - Town Hall New York, NY USA
- 08 Oct - Antenaeum Theatre Chicago, IL USA
- 09 Oct - Turner Hall Ballroom Milwaukee, WI USA
- 10 Oct - The Varsity Theater Minneapolis, MN USA
- 12 Oct - Fox Theatre & Café Boulder, CO USA
- 13 Oct - The State Room Salt Lake City, UT USA
- 15 Oct - The Market Seattle, WA USA
- 16 Oct - Venue Vancouver Canada
- 17 Oct - Wonder Ballroom Portland, OR USA
- 19 Oct - The Regency Ballroom San Francisco, CA USA
- 22 Oct - House Of Blues San Diego, CA USA
- 23 Oct - El Rey Theatre Los Angeles, CA USA
- 28 Oct - Mountainstage Virginia USA
- 30 Oct - Beacon Theater New York, NY USA
- 07 Nov - House Of St Barnabas, Soho London UK
- 15 Nov - la Gaîté Lyrique Paris France
- 17 Nov - Studio 672 (Stadtgarten) Cologne Germany
- 18 Nov - Gold 9 Berlin Germany
- 21 Nov - Orangery, Botanique Brussels Belgium
- 23 Nov - Salumeria Della Musica Milan, Italy
- 25 Nov - Assembly Rooms Leamington Spa UK
- 26 Nov - Glee Club Birmingham UK
- 27 Nov - Memorial Hall Sheffield UK
- 29 Nov - St Mary The Virgin Church Ashford UK
- 30 Nov - St Georges Church Brighton UK
- 02 Dec - Arts Centre Norwich UK
- 03 Dec - The Stables Milton Keynes UK
- 05 Dec - Union Chapel London UK
- 06 Dec - Rescue Rooms Nottingham UK
- 07 Dec - Thekla Bristol UK
- 09 Dec - Royal Northern College Of Music Manchester UK
- 10 Dec - Wedgewood Rooms Portsmouth UK
- 11 Dec - Glee Club Cardiff UK
- 13 Dec - Oran Mor Glasgow UK
- 14 Dec - Pepper Canister Church Dublin
- 2011
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- 14 Jan - Le Poisson Rouge New York, NY USA
- 08 Feb - Le Poisson Rouge New York, NY USA
- 18 Feb - Dans Denton, TX USA
- 09 Apr - O2 Academy Bournemouth UK
- 10 Apr - Glee Club Nottingham UK
- 11 Apr - Glee Club Birmingham UK
- 13 Apr - Arts Centre Pocklington UK
- 15 Apr - Assembly Leamington UK
- 16 Apr - Picturedrome Holmfirth UK
- 17 Apr - Glee Club Cardiff UK
- 29 Apr - Spirit Store Dundalk Ireland
- 30 Apr - Cleeres Kilkenny Ireland
- 01 May - Cleeres Kilkenny Ireland
- 27 Aug - Voewood Festival High Kelling UK
- 17 Sep - Split Festival, Ashbrooke Sports Club Sunderland UK
- 24 Sep - St Georges Church Brighton UK
- 2010
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- 04 Jan - Rockwood Music Hall New York USA
- 12 Jan - The Largo Los Angeles USA
- 17 Jan - City Winery New York USA
- 18 Jan - Bell House, Brooklyn New York USA
- 23 Jan - Shhh Festival, Camden London UK
- 24 Jan - Roundhouse London UK
- 25 Jan - Union Chapel London UK
- 15 Mar - The Tabernacle, Notting Hill London UK
- 19 Mar - The Kitchen New York UK
- 19 Apr - The Tabernacle, Notting Hill London UK
- 14 May - Town Hall Birmingham UK
- 26 May - Dulcimer Manchester UK
- 27 May - Bush Hall London UK
- 29 May - Guardian Stage, Hay Festival Hay on Wye Wales
- 13 Jun - Bandstand Busking, RFH London UK
- 30 Jun - River To River, Rockefeller Park New York USA
- 30 Jul - Comcast Theater Boston, MA USA
- 31 Jul - PNC Bank Art Center New York City, NY USA
- 01 Aug - Comcast Theatre Hartford, CT USA
- 03 Aug - Merriweather Post Pavillion Washington, DC USA
- 04 Aug - Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion Raleigh, NC USA
- 06 Aug - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Charlotte, NC USA
- 08 Aug - Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN USA
- 11 Aug - La Tulipe Montreal, QC Canada
- 12 Aug - The Mod Club Theatre Toronto, ON Canada
- 13 Aug - World Cafe Live Philadelphia, PA USA
- 14 Aug - Mr Smalls Fun House Pittsburgh USA
- 16 Aug - Iron Horse Music Hall Northampton, MA USA
- 17 Aug - Maxwells Hoboken, NJ USA
- 18 Aug - Ram's Head Tavern Annapolis USA
- 21 Aug - The Variety Playhouse Atlanta, GA USA
- 04 Nov - Whelan's Dublin
- 01 Dec - Glee Club Nottingham UK
- 02 Dec - Picturedrome Holmfirth UK
- 03 Dec - The Assembley Leamington Spa UK
- 05 Dec - The Stables Milton Keynes UK
- 06 Dec - Wedgewood Rooms Portsmouth UK
- 08 Dec - Komedia Brighton UK
- 13 Dec - Cafe OTO, Dalston London UK
- 2009
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- 10 Mar - George Lamb Radio 6 London England
- 19 Mar - Janice Long show London England
- 21 Mar - Dermot O’Leary Show London England
- 29 Mar - Slaughtered Lamb London England
- 16 May - Way To Blue, Town Hall Birmingham England
- 08 Jun - Bert Jansch, Jazz Cafe, Camden London England
- 21 Jun - L’Afrik C’est Chic Jazz Cafe London England
- 14 Aug - Cafe Oto London England
- 05 Sep - Moseley Folk Festival Birmingham England
- 06 Sep - Pigalle Club London England
- 07 Sep - Pigalle Club London England
- 16 Sep - Konstam at The Prince Albert London England
- 19 Sep - Baltimore Castle West Cork Ireland
- 20 Sep - Baltimore Castle West Cork Ireland
- 21 Sep - Spirit Store Dundalk Ireland
- 22 Sep - Spirit Store Dundalk Ireland
- 23 Sep - Open House Festival Belfast Ireland
- 02 Oct - Bush Hall London England
- 2008
-
- 24 Mar - Cowell Theatre San Francisco, CA USA
- 28 Mar - The El Rey Los Angeles, CA USA
- 30 Mar - Music Hall of Williamsburg Brooklyn, NY USA
- 31 Mar - The Hiro Ballroom NYC, NY USA
- 02 Apr - Hal Willner's Vintage Disney Film Music Brooklyn. NY USA
- 19 May - Royal Festival Hall London England
- 02 Jul - Museum of fine Arts Boston, MA USA
- 03 Jul - Stephens Talkhouse Amagansett ,NY USA
- 03 Jul - MOCA North Adams, MA USA
- 05 Jul - Rothbury Festival Rothbury, MI USA
- 08 Jul - Danforth Music Hall Toronto, ON Canada
- 09 Jul - Que National Montreal, QB Canada
- 11 Jul - WXPN Fesitval Philadelphia, PA USA
- 12 Jul - Celebrate Brooklyn Brooklyn, NY USA
- 18 Jul - Latitude Festival, Henham Park Southwold England
- 24 Jul - Rogues Gallery, The Sage Gateshead England
- 02 Aug - The Big Chill, Eastnor Castle Ledbury England
- 13 Sep - Heavenly Forever, QEH London England
- 2007
-
- 12 Jan - Roundhouse London England
- 02 Mar - Union Chapel London England
- 02 May - Art At St.Annes New York USA
- 17 Jun - Forest Of No return London, Royal Festival Hall London England
- 13 Jul - Bridgewater Hall Manchester England
- 14 Jul - Somerset House London England
- 08 Sep - Queen's Hall Edinburgh England
- 09 Sep - Bridgewater Hall Manchester England
- 10 Sep - St David's Hall Cardiff England
- 12 Sep - Hammersmith Apollo London England
- 13 Sep - Guildhall Portsmouth England
- 14 Sep - Symphony Hall Birmingham England
- 27 Sep - Spitz London England
- 27 Sep - KOKO London England
- 2006
-
- 06 Jan - Letterman USA
- 06 Jan - 92.9 Dave FM session Atlanta USA
- 07 Jan - KSGR Austin USA
- 09 Jan - KMTT USA
- 09 Jan - KEXP Seattle USA
- 30 Jan - WFUV New York USA
- 03 Feb - Newsnight
- 05 Feb - TOTP England
- 09 Feb - XFM Sessions England
- 12 Feb - Vicar Street Dublin Ireland
- 14 Feb - Colston Hall Bristol England
- 15 Feb - Brits England
- 15 Feb - Brighton Dome Brighton England
- 16 Feb - Norwich UEA England
- 17 Feb - Arts Centre Warwick England
- 19 Feb - Rock City Nottingham England
- 21 Feb - Metropolitan University Leeds England
- 22 Feb - Manchester Academy Manchester England
- 23 Feb - Barrowland Glasgow Scotland
- 25 Feb - The Alban Arena St. Albans England
- 26 Feb - Cambridge Corn Exchange Cambridge England
- 27 Feb - Shepherds Bush Empire London England
- 28 Feb - Shepherds Bush Empire London England
- 12 Mar - 9:30 Club Washington, DC USA
- 13 Mar - Variety Playhouse Atlanta, GA USA
- 15 Mar - SXSW Austin, TX USA
- 16 Mar - BBC2, SXSW Austin USA
- 16 Mar - KSGR USA
- 17 Mar - SXSW USA
- 19 Mar - Gothic Theatre Denver, CO USA
- 20 Mar - Club Sound Salt Lake City, UT USA
- 22 Mar - KCRW Santa Monica USA
- 22 Mar - Tavis
- 23 Mar - FM 949
- 23 Mar - House Of Blues San Diego, CA USA
- 24 Mar - Avalon Los Angeles, CA USA
- 25 Mar - Fillmore San Francisco, CA USA
- 27 Mar - Wonder Ballroom Portland, OR USA
- 28 Mar - Showbox Seattle, WA USA
- 29 Mar - Commodore Vancouver, BC Canada
- 31 Mar - Leno USA
- 01 Apr - First Avenue Minneapolis, MN USA
- 02 Apr - Barrymore Madison, WI USA
- 03 Apr - Vic Theatre Chicago, IL USA
- 05 Apr - Majestic Detroit, MI USA
- 06 Apr - Carlu Toronto, ON Canada
- 07 Apr - Club Soda Montreal, QC Canada
- 08 Apr - Avalon Boston, MA USA
- 10 Apr - TLA Philadelphia, PA USA
- 11 Apr - Webster Hall New York, NY USA
- 19 Apr - The Tivoli Brisbane AUS
- 20 Apr - Enmore Theatre, Newtown Sydney AUS
- 26 Apr - Triple J AUS
- 02 May - WDET Detroit USA
- 02 May - World Cafe
- 02 Jun - Hay Festival Hay-On-Wye UK
- 26 Jun - Sunday AM
- 07 Jul - Higher Ground Burlington, VT USA
- 08 Jul - Asylum Portland, OR USA
- 09 Jul - WRSI USA
- 09 Jul - Pearl Street Northampton, MA USA
- 12 Jul - Webster Hall New York, NY USA
- 13 Jul - XM Performance Theater Washington USA
- 14 Jul - Mr Smalls Pittsburgh, MA USA
- 16 Jul - 3rd & Lindsley Nashville, KT USA
- 17 Jul - Newport Columbus, OH USA
- 19 Jul - Headliners Louisville, KY USA
- 22 Jul - Barrymore Madison, WI USA
- 23 Jul - Pabst Milwaukee,WI USA
- 24 Jul - First Ave.Minneapolis,MN USA
- 26 Jul - Big Easy Music Hall Spokane, WA USA
- 27 Jul - Big Easy Boise, ID USA
- 29 Jul - The Fillmore San Francisco, CA USA
- 31 Jul - Avalon Los Angeles, CA USA
- 03 Aug - E Town, Red Rocks USA
- 04 Sep - Acoustic Cafe USA
- 08 Sep - Queens Hall Edinburgh Scotland
- 09 Sep - Bridgewater Hall Manchester England
- 10 Sep - St. Davids Hall Cardiff England
- 12 Sep - Hammersmith Apollo London England
- 13 Sep - Guildhall Portsmouth England
- 14 Sep - Symphony Hall Birmingham England
- 29 Sep - Spitz club London England
- 05 Oct - The Point Dublin Ireland
- 2005
-
- 18 Sep - London Homefires, Conway Hall London England
- 18 Jun - The Meltdown Festival, Royal Albert Hall London England
- 05 Jul - Somerset House London England
- 11 Aug - E-Town #0542, Boulder Theater Boulder USA
- 06 Dec - Spitz London England
- 08 Dec - Spitz London England
- 12 Dec - Spitz London England
- 2004
-
- 10 Feb - York Theatre, Seymour Centre Sydney Austrailia
- 12 Feb - Norwood Concert Hall Adelaide Austrailia
- 24 Apr - Rota & Fellini, Barbican London England
- 30 Apr - Brighton Dome Brighton England
- 10 Jun - Orange Peel, Asheville North Carolina USA
- 12 Jun - Bonnaroo Festival, Manchester Tennessee USA
- 01 Aug - Cambridge Folk Festival Cambridge England
- 07 Sep - Cabot Hall London England
- 2003
-
- 22 Jan - HMV Forum London England
- 05 Feb - Metro Theatre Sydney Australia
- 08 Feb - International Music & Blue Fest Melbourne Australia
- 09 Feb - The Tivoli Brisbane Australia
- 12 Feb - Triple J Radio Australia
- 12 Feb - Wireless Festival
- 15 Feb - Showgrounds Perth Australia
- 12 Mar - Le Trianon Paris France
- 15 Mar - One Big No, Shepherds Bush Empire London England
- 21 Mar - Gagarin 205 Athens Greece
- 25 Mar - Civic Hall Wolverhampton England
- 26 Mar - Usher Hall Edinburgh Scotland
- 27 Mar - Manchester Academy 2 Manchester England
- 29 Mar - Brighton Dome Brighton England
- 31 Mar - Royal Albert Hall London England
- 06 May - Shepherds Bush Empire London England
- 08 May - The 100 Club London England
- 07 Jun - Field Day Festival, Giants Stadium East Rutherford USA
- 25 Jun - Hall For Cornwall Truro England
- 26 Jun - Queens Theatre Barnstaple England
- 27 Jun - Glastonbury Festival Glastonbury England
- 08 Jul - Miles Davis Hall Montreux Switzerland
- 13 Jul - Witnness Festival, Punchestown Racecourse Dublin Ireland
- 31 Jul - The Anvil Basingstoke England
- 03 Aug - Main Stage, Dranouter Festival Leper Belgium
- 08 Aug - Fiberfib.com stage, Benicassim Festival Benicassim Spain
- 09 Aug - Main Stage, Festival Sudoeste Portugal
- 11 Aug - International Festival Ross On Wye England
- 31 Aug - Half Moon Theatre Cork Ireland
- 01 Sep - Half Moon Theatre Cork Ireland
- 02 Sep - Roisin Dubh Galway Ireland
- 03 Sep - Roisin Dubh Galway Ireland
- 05 Sep - Pacific Rd Arts & Exhib Centre Birkenhead England
- 06 Sep - Brewery Arts Centre Kendal England
- 07 Sep - City Varieties Leeds England
- 08 Sep - Town Hall Oxford England
- 10 Sep - Cafe De La Danse Paris France
- 11 Sep - Union Chapel London England
- 20 Sep - Bright Eyes, Austin City Limits Festival USA
- 21 Sep - Austin City Limits Festival USA
- 30 Sep - Largo Los Angeles, CA USA
- 03 Nov - Henry Ford Theatre Los Angeles, CA USA
- 04 Dec - Forham University New York, NY USA
- 2002
-
- 20 Feb - Jonathan Ross Show
- 20 May - Richard's On Richards Vancouver Canada
- 21 May - Showbox Seattle USA
- 22 May - Aladdin Theater Portland USA
- 24 May - The Fillmore San Francisco USA
- 26 May - Calaveras County Fairgrounds Angels Camp, CA USA
- 28 May - House Of Bluesb West Hollywood USA
- 28 May - AOL sessions USA
- 29 May - KCRW Los Angeles USA
- 01 Jun - BlueBird Theater Denver USA
- 03 Jun - Fine Line Minneapolis USA
- 04 Jun - Metro Chicago USA
- 05 Jun - St. Andrews Hall Detroit USA
- 07 Jun - Opera House Toronto Canada
- 08 Jun - Campus Cafe Montreal Canada
- 10 Jun - Bowery Ballroom New York USA
- 11 Jun - Bowery Ballroom New York USA
- 12 Jun - Paradise Rock Club Boston USA
- 14 Jun - Theatre of Living Arts Philadephia USA
- 15 Jun - 9:30 Club Washington DC USA
- 06 Jul - Eden Project Cornwall England
- 07 Jul - Summer Sundae, Leicester De Montfort Hall Leicester England
- 09 Jul - Electric Ballroom London England
- 20 Jul - Jonathan Ross Show London England
- 26 Jul - Late Night With Conan O'Brien USA
- 27 Jul - Saturday Early Show USA
- 28 Jul - Central Park Summerstage New York USA
- 31 Jul - Avalon Boston USA
- 02 Aug - World café WXPN Philidelphia USA
- 02 Aug - Higher Ground Burlington USA
- 03 Aug - Barrymore's Music Hall Ottawa Canada
- 05 Aug - Phoenix Concert Hall Toronto Canada
- 06 Aug - Vic Theatre Chicago USA
- 07 Aug - Newport Music Hall Columbus USA
- 09 Aug - Interview Louisville USA
- 09 Aug - Headliners Music Hall Louisville USA
- 10 Aug - The Pagent St. Louis USA
- 12 Aug - La Zona Rosa Austin USA
- 13 Aug - Deep Ellum Live Dallas USA
- 15 Aug - R&R Triple A Summit, Fox Theatre Boulder USA
- 16 Aug - Xscape Salt City Lake USA
- 17 Aug - Garage Music Club Reno USA
- 19 Aug - Warfield Theatre San Francisco USA
- 21 Aug - John Anson Ford Theatre Los Angeles USA
- 22 Aug - Mayan Theatre Los Angeles USA
- 23 Aug - KCRW Santa Monica USA
- 23 Aug - Late Night Show with Craig Kilborn USA
- 14 Sep - Binario Zero Milan Italy
- 15 Sep - Apolo Barcelona Spain
- 17 Sep - Cafe De La Danse Paris France
- 18 Sep - Orangerie Brussels Belgium
- 19 Sep - Paradiso Amsterdam Netherlands
- 20 Sep - Kantine Cologne Germany
- 22 Sep - The Cirkus Stockholm Sweden
- 23 Sep - Rockefeller Oslo Norway
- 24 Sep - Kulturbolaget Malmo Sweden
- 25 Sep - Pumpehuset Copenhagen Denmark
- 04 Oct - Barbican York England
- 05 Oct - Royal Court Liverpool England
- 06 Oct - Bridgewater Hall Manchester England
- 08 Oct - Symphony Hall Birmingham England
- 09 Oct - Royal Concert Hall Nottingham England
- 10 Oct - Sands Centre Carlisle England
- 11 Oct - City Hall Newcastle England
- 13 Oct - Music Hall Aberdeen Scotland
- 14 Oct - Concert Hall Glasgow Scotland
- 15 Oct - City Hall Sheffield England
- 16 Oct - Janice Long Show London England
- 16 Oct - UEA Norwich England
- 18 Oct - Guildhall Southampton England
- 19 Oct - Corn Exchange Cambridge England
- 20 Oct - Hexagon Reading England
- 21 Oct - Colston Hall Bristol England
- 23 Oct - Shepherds Bush Empire London England
- 24 Oct - Shepherds Bush Empire London England
- 25 Oct - Shepherds Bush Empire London England
- 28 Oct - Vicar Street Dublin Ireland
- 29 Oct - Vicar Street Dublin Ireland
- 30 Oct - BBC Radio 4 The Heard England
- 30 Oct - Mandela Hall Belfast Ireland
- 09 Nov - MSN Dome Washington, D.C USA
- 10 Nov - Variety Playhouse Atlanta, GA USA
- 12 Nov - Theatre Of Living Arts Philadelphia, PA USA
- 13 Nov - Rosebud Cafe Pittsburg, PA USA
- 15 Nov - Blue Note Columbia, MO USA
- 16 Nov - Fine Line Music Cafe Minneapolis, MN USA
- 17 Nov - Barrymore Theatre Madison, WI USA
- 19 Nov - Commodore Vancouver, BC Canada
- 20 Nov - Moore Theatre Seattle, WA USA
- 21 Nov - Roseland Theatre Portland, OR USA
- 23 Nov - Universal Ampitheatre Los Angeles, CA USA
- 29 Nov - Leno USA
- 2001
- 2000
-
- 21 Jan - Big Day Out, Ericsson Stadium Auckland New Zealand
- 23 Jan - Big Day Out, Gold Coast Parklands Southport, Gold Coast Australia
- 26 Jan - Big Day Out Sydney Australia
- 27 Jan - Metro Sydney Australia
- 30 Jan - Big Day Out Melbourne Australia
- 31 Jan - The Prince Of Wales, St. Kilda Melbourne Australia
- 04 Feb - Big Day Out Adelaide Australia
- 06 Feb - Big Day Out Perth Australia
- 09 Feb - The Capsem Montreal Canada
- 11 Feb - Orpheum Theatre Boston USA
- 12 Feb - Orpheum Theatre Boston USA
- 14 Feb - Radio City Hall New York USA
- 15 Feb - Radio City Hall New York USA
- 16 Feb - Conan USA
- 18 Feb - Tower Theatre Philadephia USA
- 19 Feb - GMU Patriot Centre, Fairfax Virginia USA
- 04 Mar - Brit Awards England
- 05 Mar - Coliseum Lisbon Portugal
- 06 Mar - La Rivera Madrid Spain
- 07 Mar - Zeleste Barcelona Spain
- 09 Mar - Alcatraz Milan Italy
- 10 Mar - Volkhaus Zurich Switzerland
- 11 Feb - Colosseum Munich Germany
- 13 Mar - E Werk Koln Germany
- 14 Mar - Columbialle Berlin Germany
- 15 Mar - Grosse Freiheit Hamburg Germany
- 17 Mar - Voxhall Århus Denmark
- 18 Mar - KB Hall Copenhagen Denmark
- 19 Mar - Kulturbolaget Malmö Sweden
- 19 Mar - Radio Interview Malmö Sweden
- 20 Mar - Stockholm Circus Stockholm Sweden
- 23 Mar - Wembley Arena London England
- 24 Mar - Apollo Manchester England
- 25 Mar - Brookes University Oxford England
- 27 Mar - Congresgebouw Den Hague Netherlands
- 28 Mar - Halles de Schaarbeek Brussels Belgium
- 29 Mar - Le Zenith Paris France
- 31 Mar - Olympia Dublin Ireland
- 22 Apr - AZ Mesa Amphitheatre Mesa USA
- 24 Apr - Magness Arena Denver, CO USA
- 26 Apr - The E Center of West Valley Salt Lake City, UT USA
- 28 Apr - Mercer Arena Seattle, WA USA
- 29 Apr - Plaza Of The Nations Vancouver, BC USA
- 30 Apr - Rose Garden Amphitheatre Portland, OR USA
- 02 May - Bill Graham Civic Aud San Francisco, CA USA
- 04 May - Santa Barbara Bowl Santa Barbara, CA USA
- 05 May - Greek Theatre Los Angeles, CA USA
- 06 May - Greek Theatre Los Angeles, CA USA
- 17 May - Castle Hall Osaka Japan
- 18 May - Aichi Taiikukan Nagoya Japan
- 20 May - Zepp Fukuoka Japan
- 21 May - Zepp Fukuoka Japan
- 23 May - Sun Plaza Tokyo Japan
- 24 May - Sun Plaza Tokyo Japan
- 26 May - Zepp Fukuoka Japan
- 29 May - Budokan Tokyo Japan
- 30 May - Budokan Tokyo Japan
- 31 May - Budokan Tokyo Japan
- 05 Jul - Quart Festival Kristiansand Norway
- 07 Jul - Newcastle Uni Students Union Newcastle England
- 09 Jul - T In the Park Glasgow Scotland
- 19 Aug - V2000 Festival Chelmsford England
- 01 Nov - Belfast
- 05 Nov - Roseland Ballroom New York USA
- 1999
-
- 29 Jan - The Tongue & Groove Studios Philadelphia USA
- 07 May - Jools Holland London England
- 13 May - Letterman USA
- 29 May - HFStival 1999 Baltiore, MD USA
- 31 May - Opera House Toronto Canada
- 02 Jun - 930 Club Washington USA
- 03 Jun - Roseland Ballroom New York USA
- 04 Jun - Living Arts Theater Philadelphia USA
- 07 Jun - Cotton Club Atlanta, GA USA
- 13 Jun - The Quest Club Minneapolis USA
- 19 Jun - Guiness Fleadh Festival, Suffolk Downs Boston USA
- 26 Jun - Glastonbury Music Festival Glastonbury England
- 02 Jul - Meltdown Festival, Royal Festival Hall London England
- 06 Jul - El Rey Theatre Los Angeles USA
- 06 Jul - KCRW Los Angeles USA
- 09 Jul - Lillith Fair, Gorge Amphitheatre, George Washington USA
- 10 Jul - Lillith Fair, Gorge Amphitheatre, George Washington USA
- 13 Jul - Lilith Fair, Shoreline Amphitheatre Mountain View, CA USA
- 14 Jul - Lilith Fair, Shoreline Amphitheatre Mountain View, CA USA
- 16 Jul - Lilith Fair, Coors Amphitheatre USA
- 17 Jul - Lilith Fair, Rose Bowl Arena Pasadena, CA USA
- 22 Jul - Hatch Shell Boston USA
- 29 Jul - WBRU Concert, India Point Providence USA
- 01 Aug - Lilith Fair, Finger Lakes Community College Canandaigua, NY USA
- 03 Aug - Y-100 FEZtival sidestage Philadelphia USA
- 04 Aug - TLA Philadelphia USA
- 07 Aug - Newport Folk Festival, Fort Adams State Park Newport USA
- 28 Aug - Reading Festival Reading UK
- 29 Aug - Leeds Festival Leeds England
- 31 Aug - Irish Music Hall of Fame Dublin Ireland
- 19 Sep - Sodra Teatern Stockholm Sweden
- 27 Sep - Merce Festival Placa Del Rei Barcelona Spain
- 13 Oct - Cafe De La Danse Paris France
- 15 Oct - Old Fruitmarket Glasgow Scotland
- 17 Oct - Manchester University Manchester England
- 18 Oct - Octagon Sheffield England
- 19 Oct - Alexandra Theatre Birmingham England
- 20 Oct - Grand Opera House York England
- 22 Oct - Guildhall Southampton England
- 23 Oct - Exeter University Exeter England
- 24 Oct - Colston Hall Bristol England
- 26 Oct - Derngate Northampton England
- 27 Oct - Uea Norwich England
- 29 Oct - Shepherd's Bush Empire London England
- 30 Oct - Shepherd's Bush Empire London England
- 31 Oct - Fairfield Halls Croydon England
- 17 Nov - Angel Orensanz Foundation New York USA
- 1998
-
- 02 May - Creamfields Winchester UK
- 31 May - Glastonbury Festival Glastonbury UK
- 30 Jun - Lilith Fair Festival Austin USA
- 08 Aug - Guildford 98, Stoke Park Guildford UK
- 31 Aug - Bumpershoot Festival Seattle USA
- 09 Sep - Bimbos 365 Club San Francisco USA
- 11 Sep - El Rey Los Angeles USA
- 23 Sep - Lilith Fair, Royal Albert Hall London UK
- 04 Nov - KCRW Los Angeles USA
- 05 Nov - Lansdowne Street Playhouse Boston USA
- 06 Nov - Maxwell's New Jersey USA
- 07 Nov - Westbeth Theater New York USA
- 09 Nov - Sessions At West 54th New York USA
- 11 Nov - Five Spot Philadelphia USA
- 13 Nov - 400 Bar Minneapolis USA
- 14 Nov - Double Door Chicago USA
- 16 Nov - Reverb Toronto Canada
- 17 Nov - Cotton Club Alanta Canada
- 1997
-
- 01 Jan - VH1 Studios London England
- 21 Jan - Mark Radcliffe Session, BBC Radio 1 London England
- 22 Jan - Richmond Brighton England
- 23 Jan - Alleycat Reading England
- 24 Jan - Astoria London England
- 25 Jan - Warwick Uni Warwick England
- 27 Jan - Wedgewood Rooms Portsmouth England
- 28 Jan - UEA Norwich England
- 01 Feb - Hop And Grape Manchester England
- 02 Feb - Riverside Newcastle England
- 03 Feb - La Belle Angel Edinburgh Scotland
- 04 Feb - Lemon Tree Aberdeen Scotland
- 06 Feb - Princess Charlotte Leicester England
- 07 Feb - The Garage London England
- 08 Feb - Boat Race Cambridge England
- 09 Feb - Hull Uni Hull England
- 11 Feb - Sheffield Uni Sheffield England
- 12 Feb - Roadmenders Northampton England
- 13 Feb - Varsity Wolverhampton England
- 15 Feb - Maltings Festival Farnham England
- 16 Feb - Arts Centre Colchester England
- 17 Feb - Hammersmith Palais London England
- 18 Feb - Hammersmith Palais London England
- 19 Feb - Fleece And Firkin Bristol England
- 03 Mar - Studio #105 Paris France
- 17 Mar - Mary Anne Hobbs Session, BBC Radio 1 London England
- 19 Mar - Jazz Cafe London England
- 11 Apr - Union Chapel, Islington London England
- 24 Apr - Pusterviksbaren Gothenburg Sweden
- 28 Apr - Pfefferberg Berlin Germany
- 18 May - Pinkpop Landgraaf Netherlands
- 25 May- Brighton Musical Festival Brighton England
- 27 May - Arlenes Grocery Store New York City USA
- 30 May - KCRW Santa Monica USA
- 30 May - Largo Los Angeles USA
- 29 Jun - Glastonbury Festival Glastonbury England
- 13 Jul - T in the Park Festival Glasgow Scotland
- 18 Jul - Phoenix Festival, Long Marston Stratford-Upon-Avon England
- 25 Jul - Cambridge Folk Festival Cambridge England
- 31 Jul - Mercury Prize England
- 02 Aug - A Day At The Races Crystal Palace England
- 17 Aug - BlueBird Theater Denver USA
- 21 Aug - Sonar Vancouver Canada
- 24 Aug - Reading Festival Reading England
- 25 Aug - Slims San Francisco USA
- 26 Aug - Troubadour West Hollywood, CA USA
- 28 Aug - Grosvenor House Hotel London England
- 04 Sep - Sam Goody New York City USA
- 06 Sep - CMJ Music Festival, Westbeth Theater New York City USA
- 07 Sep - Modern Rock Live USA
- 22 Oct - Cotton Club Alanta USA
- 25 Oct - 9:30 Club Washington USA
- 26 Oct - Theatre Of Living Arts Philadelphia USA
- 27 Oct - Paradise Boston USA
- 30 Oct - Milestones Rochester, NY USA
- 01 Nov - Irving Plaza New York City USA
- 04 Nov - Lee's Palace Toronto Canada
- 07 Nov - Metro Chicago USA
- 15 Nov - Brick By Brick San Diego USA
- 28 Nov - Paul Ross Show, LBC Radio London England
- 14 Dec - Shepherd's Bush Empire London England
- 19 Dec - Jo Whiley Session, BBC Radio 1 London England
- 1996
1997.08.21 - SONAR, VANCOUVER, BC
SETLIST
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CONCERT NOTES
The IDs were the support act |
CONCERT REVIEWS
Beth Orton
with The Ids
Sonar
Vancouver, B.C.
Thursday, August 21, 1997
Review by Darren Gawle
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"Hey man, the bouncers here are even nice!" the guy at the urinal shouts to his buddy in the cubicle. He's referring, of course, to the days of the old Town Pump and the public-relations abilities (or lack thereof) of the bouncers who called themselves "God." He may be right -- or Sonar may have ordered their staff to be on their best behaviour for this, the club's first real live show since the 'refurbishment.'
I'll cut to the details: the upstairs pool table area is closed off now (having sprouted walls to serve as Schmooze Central), there are now (count 'em) five bars, one of which serves strawberry-vodka slushies, and the decor is ...well, trying to be trendy. And yes, the stage (a new one) is still where it always was. [Rodney: squint, ignore the DJ, and you'll almost think you're at the Pump...]
Anyway, the bands. I can't recall how long the Ids have been around, but it's nice to see that the major-label hype machine took the time to invite a few locals along for the ride, tonight. Then again, I don't think that anyone from BMG is going to be too impressed that the Ids have crashed their party. The second song of their set begins with a greasy "AH GOT THE MONEY HON-AYYY!!!!!" and all of a sudden we have the sound of an East L.A. street gang rapping out of tune over the hits of the Archies on Novocain. Actually, the Ids are not a lot removed from local faves Zolty Cracker, sound-wise. Their performance exudes a fair amount of confidence, which seems to indicate that they know how many people are about to hate them, the cheeky buggers. The trio are a lot better than you'd think, but, even so, they could also be the best band that ever sucked.
What Beth Orton thinks of all this we'll never know. She doesn't seem to want to deviate from the usual "Oh thanks" and "This next one's called... ," etc., except to ask if we mind being referred to as 'Vannies.' Say what?
Orton: 'You're so polite. How about some heckling, Vannies?'
Heckler: 'ROCK ON!'
Orton: 'Thanks, honey!'
Orton is better known in North America for her continuing collaborations with the Chemical Brothers (the sublime "One Too Many Mornings" being the best example), but that's no indication of her own solo style. Her music would have fit rather snugly onto the Lilith Fair bill, as this is yet another female vocalist with a guitar and some folky songs. "She Cries Her Name," tonight's crowd-pleaser, has the influences of Carole King and Joni Mitchell written all over it, but Orton succeeds due to a sound that doesn't rely on aping Sarah McLachlan's idiosyncrasies, and a songwriting ability that is more fully developed than, say, Sara Craig's.
Lurking about in the shadows (this is Beth's show, let us not forget) are the six members of her backing band. This includes a percussion section who seem to have attended the Reni school of dressing for modern music, and a keyboard player who thankfully relies on vintage Hammond and Rhodes sound rather than Toni Braxton-esque "tasteful keyboard washes." But the big surprise here is, considering the size of the ensemble, how, er...better than usual the sound mix is. Visually, the performance isn't as endearing as the Ids', but one suspects that Suzanne Vega-lookalike Beth Orton isn't in the habit of using Courtney Love-style tantrums to hold a crowd's attention.
Certainly the song arrangements and Orton's vocal talent can hold their own for a while. "Touch Me with Your Love" (could she have thought up a more clichéd title?) is a tense affair, accented by an seventies-style arrangement so skillful it barely relies on seventies-style instrumentation for effect. However, virtually all the songs follow the same tempo and dynamic formula and, by the end of the show, her music is battling for attention with the conversations of Sonar's more bored patrons. Ironically, it's the A&R folks who are the biggest offenders -- and it's hard to get excited about new talent when even the people responsible for the hype can't at least act interested.
Beth Orton: music for the soulful folk
by Michelle Rainer
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There aren't too many artists out there whose work resists easy classification, as a quick browse through your local record mega-store's neatly separated rows of "rock," "electronica," "rap," and so on illustrates nicely.
Beth Orton is one of the exceptions. Backing up her soulful vocals with layers of traditional instruments and programmed beats, Orton combines folk, pop and trip hop to create a sound both refreshingly unique and comfortingly familiar.
Known mostly for her guest vocals for The Chemical Brothers and Red Snapper, Orton is currently touring North America to promote her debut release, Trailer Park. Recently, Orton played an intimate show at Vancouver's Sonar (previously The Town Pump). While I only caught their last couple of songs, the three-piece opening band, the Ids had a few appreciative members of the audience out on the dance floor and is definitely worth checking out again. But, as with all shows, the crowd was there to see the headlining act, and, as Orton approached to stage to a cacophony of applause, I was overcome with an intense bout of nostalgia for the good old Town Dump (which I quickly recovered from upon remembering that after the gig it was jungle night and I wouldn't have to pay to get in).
Despite difficulties with "a little worm" in the microphone that no one else seemed to be able to detect ("Do you hear that?" she asked the baffled sound tech in her pronounced Northern English accent, "it's not the levels, it's just a li-il, you know, vrzzzzzzpt." ), Orton treated a small but rapt crowd to an entirely enjoyable hour and-a-half performance.
In fact, the crowd may have been a bit too rapt for Orton's taste. "Heckle me!" she demanded her pronounced Northern English accent before beginning her second number. Unfortunately, after a lovely cover of a Ronnettes song, some drunk jock obliged with a heartfelt, "That sucked." But Orton was unfazed. "Now listen," she admonished with her hands on her hips. "When I said heckle me, that's not wot I meant." Then, as an afterthought, added, "Up yer bum," eliciting a volley of supportive cheers from the audience.
It was impossible not to be won over. Orton's stage presence is goofy and commanding at the same time, and Orton herself embodies an endearing combination of contrasts. With a rat's nest of straw-coloured hair topping off her six-foot frame, painfully skinny legs, and a pot belly that hints at many a pint downed in many a pub, and a voice so huge it's hart to believe it comes from someone who looks like they might blow away at any moment, Orton is a walking testament to her own lyrics, "With each and every circumstance / I gain innocence and lose experience."
But it wasn't just Orton who made the show. The singer was backed by an amazing band-including violin, viola, chimes, drums, and acoustic guitar-that provided a lush backdrop to her vocals. Most of all, the relatively small size of the venue lent an air intimacy that a larger space couldn't have offered, and the soft lighting and visual effects (including projections of flowers and galaxies) added to the cozy atmosphere.
Unfortunately, with all the well-deserved hype surrounding Orton these days, my bet is this is the last time we'll see her in a small venue for a long, long while.