Billy Bragg Tour Dates

2012 Dates

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 21:04:38 +0000

The first gig of 2012 announced via punknews.org

UK hardcore alumnus and singer songwriter Frank Turner has reported, via his Facebook status, that none other than Billy Bragg will be supporting him at London's Wembley Arena, on the 13th of April, 2012. Turner writes:

"Absolutely over the moon to be able to announce that the legendary Billy Bragg will be playing with me at Wembley next year!"

Both musicians have spoken at length about how punk ideals they came to in their youth affect their work (Bragg as a Clash fan, Turner through hardcore), both mix political material with more slice of life fare, and both have made a point of examining the concept of Englishness in their work. Only one has a beard.

Bristol Gig Nov 28Th

Wed, 23 Nov 2011 16:41:12 +0000

After trying unsuccessfully to buy these over the net I had an e-mail today to say the gig is sold out. If anybody has tickets and cant go please contact me via pm or if you have my number please text.Im desperate for a Billy fix

2011 Uk Tour?

Wed, 24 Aug 2011 18:09:40 +0000

So Billy will be doing the "usual" November UK tour - is this the first date or the last of the festivals?

"Pocktoberfest" - Pocklington Arts Centre

Ireland Tour 2011

Wed, 27 Jul 2011 19:37:04 +0000

If you've read 'The Van' by Roddy Doyle, the topic description might resonate

Uncle Bill's coming to Cork

Tuesday 25 October.

Thank you Billy, you've just made my summer

Edited to confirm that I got a bit excited when I saw the Cork gig on tickets.ie. There weren't any other Irish dates confirmed at that time, in my defence Since then several other Irish gigs have been confirmed, so I've changed the thread title from Cork Tour to Irish Tour so that I don't get confused.....

Tolpuddle 2012

Sun, 17 Jul 2011 20:29:29 +0000

Ouch my back.... see you next year though!

Moseley Folk Festival

Thu, 26 May 2011 15:48:10 +0000

Moseley Folk Festival

Big Busk

Sun, 20 Mar 2011 06:47:28 +0000

Anyone going to this ? Has anyone been before ?

Does it actually work as what it claims to be, or is it just a bit of fun (which is fine of course); or hopefully both ? I found a couple of YouTubes and couldn't help but notice the almost total absence of things of string and wood, but maybe that was just people further back.

And can anyone suss out the location of the songs / chords ? As far as I can see the link on the South Bank Centre site isn't...

May Day

Tue, 08 Mar 2011 16:11:21 +0000

http://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/find/dance-performance/tickets/billy-bragg-58131

I'm tempted...fuck the royal wedding.

Greenbelt

Mon, 28 Feb 2011 16:37:59 +0000

You know who's playing

Billy Bragg Manchester Academy

Mon, 10 Jan 2011 18:03:48 +0000

https://secure.ticketline.co.uk/tickets/13253814/billy-bragg/manchester-academy-2/2011-03-12

2011 Europe Dates

Wed, 05 Jan 2011 15:14:56 +0000

European tour in May? Or just a Roman holiday?

Roma, Italy, 11th May: Link
Torino, Italy, 12th May: Link
Ravenna, Italy, 13th May: Linky
Ancona, Italy, 14th May: 'Nother Linky

Australia Anyone ?

Wed, 05 Jan 2011 05:28:01 +0000

Does anyone have any info on possible Aust dates 2011 and beyond ????

Just Ideas For Amazing Venues For Bb To Play At

Wed, 22 Dec 2010 16:37:25 +0000

If you've ever been to a place and just thought how amazing it would be to see a gig there then post it in here!
my example in Leeds would have to be http://www.leftbankleeds.org.uk/

Cello Sledging

Sun, 12 Dec 2010 17:08:18 +0000

This made me laugh

2011 Us Dates

Mon, 06 Dec 2010 12:13:59 +0000

March 24 Brownfield ME—The Stone Mountain Arts Center
March 25 Portsmouth NH—The Music Hall
March 26 Burlington VT—Flynn Center for the Performing Arts
March 27 Tarrytown NY—Tarrytown Music Hall
April 2 New Bedford MA—Zeiterion Theatre

Not new news (see Tim S commented on here in Sept 2010!), just bringing this to the fore and giving it its own shiny new 2011 thread.

2011 Northern Ireland Dates - Belfast

Tue, 30 Nov 2010 15:23:15 +0000

See Tour Dates:

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31/12/2010 Concert in the Gardens - Edinburgh, Scotland
23/02/2011 Nashville Songwriters Festival - Solo Concert - Belfast, Northern Ireland
24/02/2011 Nashville Songwriters Festival - In the Round Concert - Belfast, Northern Ireland
24/02/2011 Nashville Songwriters Festival - Workshop - Belfast, Northern Ireland

Belfast Nashville

Hatfield Forum

Wed, 17 Nov 2010 15:01:43 +0000

Where shall we Sad mett again?

Billy On Woodsongs

Fri, 15 Oct 2010 19:35:36 +0000

This was recorded on his recent North American tour. You can stream or download the audio. Video is available too.

http://www.woodsongs.com/showlist.asp

http://128.163.130.14/mp4/vodcast.xml

London Troxy Date Rescheduled To 16Th December

Fri, 01 Oct 2010 12:37:48 +0000

I'm afraid that, due to a mix-up by the venue, I have had to reschedule my London Troxy date to Thursday 16th Dec. I apologise to any of you inconvenienced by this change, but it is completely beyond my control. All tickets and etickets issued for the 15th Dec will remain valid for the rescheduled date. Anyone seeking a refund should contact their ticket vendor.

Sorry about this folks.

Billy On The Current

Fri, 17 Sep 2010 19:37:36 +0000

Billy Bragg performs in The Current studios
September 10, 2010

http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2010/09/10/billy-bragg/

A Concert For Kirsty

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 19:11:46 +0000

http://aconcertforkirsty.com/

does matt know http://www.billybragg.co.uk/forum/public/style_emoticons/default/unsure.gif

Tolpuddle 2011

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 19:25:32 +0000

i wish to make a commitment now to next years' festival.

my pledges.

1. bring the family
2. drink less

Acoustic Video Clips From Glastonbury

Fri, 09 Jul 2010 03:51:41 +0000

Great stuff.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60xi4v29l3I

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOjDlSXPT-4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPVTY7KFzWM

Clapham Common 25Th July

Thu, 10 Jun 2010 07:57:02 +0000

Has anyone got any further info on this?

Tickets are �15, but when does it start? When is Billy on? where's my ice cream?

December Tour Uk - All Standing

Sat, 05 Jun 2010 15:23:05 +0000

i reckon Hatfield will be the big mett.

it's a bit near christmas and Alberr's birthday but i would like to do Nottingham.

Jail Guitar Doors Film Gig Warwick Arts Centre

Sat, 29 May 2010 19:12:09 +0000

Is anyone else going to the Jail Guitar Doors Film Gig at Warwick Arts Centre on July 27th? Or will I be Billy no mates there on my own?

2010 Us Dates

Sun, 23 May 2010 22:08:48 +0000

Billy at the Ark (ack) in Ann Arbor September 11. Going through Ticketbastard yesterday, I saw the 9th and the 10th grayed out with no venue. Nothing showing up for Toronto so far.

Oh boy oh boy oh boy!

Billy In B&d

Tue, 06 Apr 2010 12:35:39 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PB-VI4D0bjc...player_embedded

Fighting fascists & playing songs.

Ignore This Duplicate Topic...

Sun, 21 Mar 2010 18:12:45 +0000

duplicate post...

Austin 2010

Sun, 21 Mar 2010 18:10:50 +0000

Reposting from the Harvest of Hope thread.

The festival where I saw Billy yesterday was a free festival called MWTX in Austin. It used to be called Mess with Texas, but they had to change the name due to copyright issues. Anyway, there were probably 40 or 50 bands on two stages and no one got to play for very long. I think 30 minutes, maybe.
Although it was a short gig, it was my first time to see BB and it brilliant, amazing, awesome. He was on message the entire time and urged us to keep fighting and to encourage our representatives in Congress to support Obama, even going so far as to draw a parallel to (American) football. :-0 Obama's just the quarterback, he can't win the game alone when has the other team's offense (we'll forgive the technical fuzziness) coming at him from all sides.

He also remarked that when he was first in TX with Echo and the Bunnymen, they ordered tea somewhere and were culturally insulted when it was served to them iced. "When I went home and had American friends come visit, I served them boiling Coca Cola."

He played (from memory and sort of in order):
Help Save the Youth of America
World Turned Upside Down
All You Fascists
I Ain't Got no Home in this World Anymore (also Guthrie)
NPWA
There is Power in a Union
I Keep Faith
A New England (which we sang so poorly, he stopped and made us all start over)

I may be missing a few. Maybe Heather can help out with that- we met up there. She is the best!

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Pressure Drop

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:30:36 +0000

I think the Pressure Drop venture should have its own discussion page....

Anyway, here is the latest press release for it.

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Billy Bragg Feels Pressure with First Theatre Show
Date: 15 March 2010

Billy Bragg and his band will appear at the Wellcome Collection from 19 April to 12 May 2010 in Pressure Drop, a �part play, part gig, part installation� with original music and songs by Bragg. It marks the museum�s first-ever major theatrical production and Bragg�s theatrical debut.

The promenade drama was written by author and director Mick Gordon and is directed by Christopher Haydon. Gordon, who received the Critics� Circle Award for Most Promising Newcomer in 1998 while artistic director of the Gate, approached Bragg after reading the legendary singer�s book The Progressive Patriot and becoming fascinated by his exploration of what it means to be English.

The play tells the story of three generations of a white Working-class family living on the edge of London, charting their attempts to define their individual and family identities in the context of a rapidly evolving social landscape.

Joining Bragg and his band on stage, the accomplished company of actors will comprise June Watson, Michael Gould, Justin Salinger, Pip Donaghy, David Kennedy, Susan Vidler and Shea Davis.

Pressure Drop is presented by Gordon�s company, On Theatre, and forms part of the Wellcome Trust�s Identity Project, a nine-month season of activities focused on the topic of human identity which includes performances, films, artworks, exhibitions and discussion events taking place across the UK. The play follows the Wellcome Collection�s current exhibition, Identity: Eight rooms, nine lives, which has been running since 26 November 2009.
Bragg has commented that he has �never done anything like this before; mixing songs with theatre is a totally new experience for me. Given that music makes a significant contribution to many people's sense of who they are, I am very excited to be working with On Theatre and Wellcome Collection as part of the Identity Project�.

Clare Matterson, director of medicine, society and history at the Wellcome Trust, has added that �Mick Gordon and Billy Bragg raise topical questions about human identity in contemporary Britain. Pressure Drop is a thought-provoking production. It will undoubtedly be a highlight of The Identity Project and a milestone for Wellcome Collection as its first major theatrical production�.

Although not explicitly political in its intentions, Pressure Drop adds another voice to the current theatrical debate on white working-class identity and the rise of nationalism. Recent and current plays exploring this issue include Philip Ridley�s Moonfleece, which is touring the UK until 17 April and Anders Lustgarten�s A Day at the Racists, running at the Finborough until 27 March.

Beautiful Days

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:00:25 +0000

Looks like Billy is headlining the Big Top at this year's Beautiful Days fesitval....

http://www.efestivals.co.uk/news/10/100315c.shtml

Harvest Of Hope Festival In St. Augustine, Florida Usa

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 13:35:26 +0000

I'm excited to be going to see Billy at Harvest of Hope festival in St. Augustine, Florida today (3/13). I almost missed this and saw it posted on the web site a couple days ago. Glad to have you Billy down here in Florida again!

Sxsw

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 17:32:05 +0000

Having trouble pinning down the exact time and venue for the BB/JGD performance at SXSW this month. SXSW website says Billy's playing March 17 at 1:00am at a place called Prague. FB post said March 19, 11:00pm at the Ghost Room. There's no mention of JGD on the SXSW website, and no mention of either BB or JGD on the Ghost Room's site. Prague doesn't appear to have a website.

Does anyone out there know which of these dates and venues is correct? I have never seen BB live and REALLY want to go.

Thanks in advance!

Speakers Corner

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 20:16:46 +0000

Ok so it�s not a gig but it is important. Uncle Bill cordially invites you to hear the case for capping RBS bonuses at Speakers� Corner in Hyde Park, London, on Sunday 31st January at 1pm.

Seating is available in the park but I�m not sure his mum�s going.

Billy For Haiti Relief

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 11:37:37 +0000

http://www.concertforhaiti.co.uk/

Billy Live @ Ulu 6th March

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:59:29 +0000

In support of Hope Not Hate!

http://www.ticketweb.co.uk/user/?region=gb...mp;event=367343
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Toronto

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:50:56 +0000

It was great metting with Sarah lady and her beau last night in Toronto.
B.I B.I. Love, and B.I B.I happiness, with the Ingalls crew, as always the Bingalls team recharge my batteries. Bob has got a great story, and the footage from Bingalls will rock, and folk, and folk-rock.

And Sue?
I Missed Sue!
But I will see Sue soon if Sue does not see me sooner.

The Best surprise was Billy's encore.

1. The Milk Man Of Human Kindness
2. To Have And TO Have Not
3. Richard Listen
4. A New England
5. The Man In The Iron Mask
6. The Busy Girl Buys Beauty
7. Lovers Town Revisited

Life really IS a riot.

I really wanted to stay for the after-show mett, but it was the very first night my 12 year old was babysitting my 8 year old. We made a deal. It was a school night, my wife is away for work and the deal was I would be home right after the show. A deal is a deal.

And besides, I turned into a pumpkin on the steps of the Phoenix concert theatre rushing for my coach.

So if anyone sees a shoe it is mine.

2010 Tour Dates

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 20:43:52 +0000

Billy at the Roundhouse 22nd January 2010

The Wish Centre Halloween Bash

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:45:54 +0000

Billy performs at the Trinity Bar in Harrow, Middlesex, on 31 October at a charity event organised by singer-songwriter Kate Nash.

He's on stage at about 2.45pm, followed by Kate , who will be conducting an auction of some of her clothes and videos to raise money for The Wish Centre.

Other performers will also take part in the all-day event, called The Wish Centre Halloween Charity Bash.

The Wish Centre provides support and opportunities for women, young people and children who are survivors of abuse, violence and neglect, and for young self-harmers.

The whole event runs from 2pm to 3am.

Trinity Bar
378-380 Station Road
Harrow
Middlesex
HA1 2DL

Nearest tube is Harrow-on-the-Hill. Tickets �15.

http://www.wegottickets.com/event/62540
http://www.trinity-bar.com/
http://www.thewishcentre.org.uk/index.php

Southend 26th September 2009

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 11:40:41 +0000

As part of the Village Green festival in Chalkwell Park, Southend on Sea (right next to the A13), Billy is doing his Big Busk.

From the timetable, Billy is doing a Big Busk rehearsal at 2.00 - 2.30pm and then the actual Busk itself 4.30 - 5.20 pm.

Village Green - Programme of events

Also appearing are: The Blockheads, Urban Allstars & Camera Obscura.

Is anyone from here going?

Electric Picnic 2009

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 21:34:08 +0000

This festival is a week away. I don't want to miss any 'must-see' performers. Of course I have my own list (Alabama 3, Seasick Steve, Imelda May, Florence & the Machine, Eco & the Bunnymen, Whitest Boy Alive, and, of course, Uncle Bill) but please have a look at the line up and let me know if you think I'll regret missing a particular performer.

And don't say 'ABC', or I'll shoot a poisoned arrow through your heart

May 20, 2010 Roeselare, Belgium

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 08:24:50 +0000

It's not really close but the closest he's been in a while.

Northampton, Mass.

Wed, 19 Aug 2009 05:07:08 +0000

I uploaded several videos from Northampton, including two from the mini gig beforehand, so click through for more.

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And the one where he forgot the lyrics. ("It'll be up on YouTube tomorrow." Happy to oblige, Bill!)

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Newport Folk Festival

Sun, 02 Aug 2009 01:06:10 +0000

Listen on NPR.

Set List

"World Turned Upside Down"

"I Ain't Got No Home"

"Way Over Yonder In The Minor Icey"

"My Flying Saucer"

"The Space Race Is Over"

"Sexuality"

"NPWA"

"I Dreamed I Saw Phil Ochs Last Night"

"Goodbye, Goodbye"

"I Keep Faith"

"There Is Power In A Union"

Tolpuddle 10

Tue, 21 Jul 2009 12:23:26 +0000

I don't know if this is the soonest start to a Tolpuddle thread ever but I guess it's pretty soon.

After this years gazeebo debacle and a couple of other issues discussed by the hardy souls who made it this year, I want to organise a fund for a communal gazeebo.

Shadin and I for two, and I don't think we're alone in this, feel that it is unfair that BTP goes to all the trouble of buying, bringing and erecting the gazeebo. On that basis and after doing a straw poll of those there we want to get a fund together to pay for a suitably substantial and quality gazeebo for all of us to use. I am happy to purchase it and organise the collection of donations to the fund to pay for it and the camping pass to go with it. Also, I am prepared to get it there and erect it, due to the fact I am one of the first to get there usually.

I have already made some preliminary enquiries and have found this.................

It is 6M X 3M and measuring against my dining room it would be perfectly adequate to get us all in. All the sides are removable so it will work for us whatever the weather. Plus it's only �100. Add to that the cost of the camping pass it wouldn't cost us all too much each if everyone makes a contribution.

Please let me know if you are prepared to contribute and as soon as I have it all costed I will let you know our address so you can send me a cheque.

Cheers, Andy.

Wolverhampton

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 20:40:31 +0000

Another cracker!!

Plus, 2 extree verses to the new song "Constitution Hill"

A big hats off to the fine Otis Gibbs, also.

Brighton 17 June 09

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 08:34:29 +0000

http://s79.photobucket.com/albums/j136/ter...agg%20Brighton/

New Song

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 01:19:55 +0000

intro and song

seems to have loaded ok now

US premiere Of Beethoven's 'Bragg' Ninth

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 15:33:43 +0000

Billy's rewritten libretto for the choral version of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony will receive its United States premiere in Los Angeles, California, on 29 August.

The symphony, including Billy's version of the Fourth Movement, will be performed by the Asia America Youth Orchestra conducted by David Benoit, at the Broad Stage in Santa Monica. It will benefit Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice in LA.

Billy will be on hand to perform and lead the audience in a singalong of his English version of Schiller's Ode to Joy.

The Bragg version of the hymn to brotherhood and sisterhood was first performed at the reopening of the Royal Festival Hall in London in June 2007.

The following October it was performed again at the same venue by the London Philharmonic Orchestra in front of HM Queen Elizabeth II.

Buy tickets at: http://www.beethovenbragg.com/

Even if you can't be in LA for the event, please forward details to your friends in and around the city.

http://billybragg.co.uk/news/news_story.php?id=523