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Billy
Bragg and Progressive Patriot
Tour Dates 2007
| DATE |
LOCATION |
INFORMATION |
| 21 April 2007 |
London, England |
In Search of Englishness
BFI South Bank
Part of the BFI's Thinking Of England season.
Billy, Jacques Peretti, Ekow Eshun, Lynsey Hanley, and
Priya Gopal reveal
their 'cinematic visions of Albion'
6.30pm |
| 28 April |
Cambridge, England |
The Progressive Patriot (paperback)
Cambridge Word Fest
ADC Theatre
Talk and signing
6pm |
| 14 May |
Bristol, England |
The Progressive Patriot (paperback)
Bristol Festival Of Ideas
Wills Building
University of Bristol
7.30pm
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| 16 May |
Southend, England |
The Progressive Patriot (paperback)
Explore 2
Southend Book Festival
Central Library
7.30pm-9.30pm |
| 17 May |
Lincoln, England |
The Progressive Patriot (paperback)
Lincoln Book Festival
Drill Hall, Freeschool Lane LN2 1EY
8.30pm |
| 23 May |
Oundle, England |
The Progressive Patriot (paperback)
St Peter's Church
45 minute talk, 15 minute Q&A, and signing
7.30pm |
| 25 May |
Salisbury, England |
The Progressive Patriot (paperback)
Salisbury International Arts Festival
Salisbury City Hall
Talk, Q&A, and signing
8pm |
| 27 May |
Hay-on-Wye, Wales |
The
Progressive Patriot (paperback)
Guardian Hay Festival
9.45pm |
| 1 June |
Barcelona, Spain |
Primavera
Sound
Parc del Forum |
| 9 June |
London, England |
The Progressive Patriot (paperback)
Foyles,
Southbank Centre
Festival Riverside, Belvedere Rd, London SE1 8XX
Book signing
3.45pm-4.30pm |
| 24 June |
Glastonbury, England |
Glastonbury Festival
Avalon - 4pm
Leftfield - 8pm |
| 6 July |
London, England |
Marxism 2007
Speaking engagement only
Logan Hall, Institute of Education
7pm-8.30pm |
| 12 July |
Blandford,
England |
Larmer Tree Festival
Larmer Tree Gardens
Just off the A354
between Salisbury and Blandford, Dorset
Tickets |
| 15 July |
Tolpuddle, England |
Tolpuddle Martyrs Festival |
| 28 July |
Malmesbury, England |
WOMAD Festival
Charlton Park, Malmesbury, Wiltshire
(Imagine Village Performance) |
| 18 August |
Edinburgh, Scotland |
The Progressive Patriot (paperback)
Edinburgh International Book Festival
3.00-4.00pm
Talk chaired by Iain Macwhirter, followed by signing.
Box Office Tel: 0845 373 5888
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| 24 August |
Cheltenham,
England |
Greenbelt
Festival
Cheltenham Racecourse
Box office via website
Or call 020 7374 2760
Mainstage
Time TBC (approx 21.45 - 23.00 - curfew)
|
| 25 August |
Cheltenham,
England |
Greenbelt
Festival
Cheltenham Racecourse
Box office via website
Or call 020 7374 2760
Bill of Rights debate
Time TBC (lunchtime slot, 60 minutes) |
| 2 September |
Burston, England |
Burston School Strike Rally
Burston, nr Diss, Norfolk
Free concert/rally featuring BB, RMT general
secretary Bob Crow, historian Professor Mary
Davis, and Tony Benn
Marking the 90th year since the opening of the Burston
Strike School building, built by activists
within the National Agricultural Labourers and Rural
Workers' Union. |
| 8 September |
Isle of Wight, England |
Bestival
Robin Hill Countyside Adventure Park near Newport
Main Stage, 1.15pm
|
| 12 September |
St Ives, England |
St Ives September Festival
St Ives Guildhall, Street an Pol, St Ives Cornwall
Tickets: 01736 798577
St Ives T.I.C. Guildhall, Street an Pol (9am-4.30pm Mon-Fri, 10am-1pm
Sat)
Enquiries and tickets: 01736 366077
Rainyday Gallery, 22 Market Jew St, Penzance
Mon-Sat 10am-5pm (new premises) |
| 15 September |
Birmingham, England |
Women Chainmakers' Festival
Black Country Living Museum
Tipton Road, Dudley |
| 23 September |
Ilfracombe, England |
North Devon Folk Festival
The Marquee
8.30-10pm
Box office: 01271 324242 |
| 17 October |
New York, NY, USA |
A Celebration Of Woody and Marjorie
Guthrie
Benefit for Huntington's Disease Society of America
(HDSA)
Featuring BB, Steve Earle, Brad
Hosted by Tim Robbins, with special guests
Webster Hall
125 East 11th St.
10003
Tel. 212 353 1600
Ticketmaster
|
| 18 October |
Northampton, MA, USA |
Calvin Theater
19 King Street
8pm |
| 19 October |
West Collingswood,
NJ, USA |
Scottish Rite Auditorium
315 White Horse Pike
08108
Tel. 609 854 1991
8pm
|
| 20 October |
New York, NY, USA |
New York Society for Ethical Culture
2 West 64th Street
10023
Tel. 212 874 5210
8pm
Ticketmaster pre-sale Code (for 3 August): METRO
|
| 22 October |
Alexandria, VA, USA |
Birchmere
3701 Mt. Vernon Avenue
22305
Tel. 703 549 7500 |
| 11 November |
Coventry, England |
The
Imagined Village band
Billy Bragg, Martin Carthy, Eliza Carthy,
Sheila Chandra,
and Chris Wood
Warwick Arts Centre
Tickets: 024 7652 4524 |
| 12 November |
Leicester, England |
The
Imagined Village band
De Montfort Hall
Tickets: 0116 233 3111
|
| 13 November |
Manchester, England |
The
Imagined Village band
Bridgewater Hall
Tickets: 0161 907 9000 |
| 14 November |
Poole, England |
The
Imagined Village band
Lighthouse
Tickets: 08700 668701 |
| 15 November |
London, England |
Sold Out
Arms
Aloft in Acton Town -
Remembering Joe Strummer
BB, and Tymon Dogg, Take The 5th, DJ Jerry Dammers
Acton Town Hall, Uxbridge Road W3
Commemorative gig marking fifth anniversary of the
Fire Brigades Union benefit which was the late
Joe Strummer's
last London show.
|
| 16 November |
Bristol, England |
The
Imagined Village band
Colston Hall
Tickets: 0117 922 3686 |
| 17 November |
Brighton, England |
The
Imagined Village band
Brighton
Dome
Tickets: 01273 709709 |
| 19 November |
Gateshead, England |
The
Imagined Village band
The Sage
Tickets: 0191 443 4661 |
| 20 November |
Liverpool, England |
The
Imagined Village band
Philharmonic Hall
Tickets: 0151 709 3789 |
| 21 November |
Basingstoke, England |
The
Imagined Village band
Anvil
Tickets: 01256 844244 |
| 22 November |
Northampton, England |
The
Imagined Village band
Royal and Derngate
Tickets: 01604 624811 |
| 27 November |
London, England |
The
Imagined Village band
The Royal Festival Hall
Tickets: 0871 663 2500 |
| 9 December |
London, England |
Billy Bragg In Conversation
with South Bank Centre artistic director Jude Kelly
Queen Elizabeth Hall
South Bank
Billy discusses his career and
influences shortly before
his 50th birthday.
7.30pm
Tickets
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| 15 December |
Manchester, England |
Special guest appearance with The Pogues
Manchester Central (formerly GMEX)
Billy joins The Pogues during their Christmas tour
Tickets |
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