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Gigs From History: 2011

Here's all the gigs we played in 2011. Click on the dates for further details.

Thursday 6 January 2011
click for larger versionFox & Firkin, London
Dinosaur Planet back to Lewisham for a fully fledged BIG SHOW!



Sunday 16 January 2011
click for larger versionWest Hill Hall, Brighton
The third annual Midwinter Picnic all-day fundraiser hosted by Chris T-T and Rifa B with Grasscut, Gill Sandell, Napoleon IIIrd, Serafina Steer, Anna Madeleine plus six more guests TBA. All profits to Amnesty International & WaterAid. These £12 tickets are at an early bird price - they go up to £15 from November when the full lineup's announced!



Saturday 22 January 2011
click for larger versionThe Victoria, Birmingham
Dinosaur Planet On about 5pm at the Autumn Store fifth birthday all-dayer, with Vom Vorton, LookIMakeMusic, Pocketbooks, Horowitz, Ace Bushy Striptease and loads more.



Sunday 30 January 2011
click for larger versionBloomsbury Bowling Lanes, London
PopArt's 5th Birthday @ Kingpin Suite/Bloomsbury Bowling Lanes, with Evilwitch, The Seven Inches, Keith TOTP, Abdoujaparov, Mr Solo, Laurel Collective and ME. I'm onstage at 5.30pm then hopefully later on with The Pop Art Allstars!



Sunday 30 January 2011
Bloomsbury Bowling Lanes, London
Doing "Live And Let Die" with The Pop-Art Allstars!



Tuesday 8 February 2011
The Old Coffee House, London
Dinosaur Planet West End FINALE - tickets HERE!



Wednesday 16 February 2011
The Criterion, Leicester
Dinosaur Planet Opening night at The Leicester Comedy Festival - tickets here



Thursday 17 February 2011
The Criterion, Leicester
Dinosaur Planet Final night for the Comedy Festival tickets here



Saturday 19 February 2011
click for larger versionCha Cha Cha, Watford
Dinosaur Planet A first trip to Watford - please note this is the 19th, not the 18th as originally thought!



Monday 21 February 2011
click for larger versionLee Rosy's Tea Room, Nottingham
Dinosaur Planet Final FINAL show, with support from Elias Diamantis.



Sunday 27 February 2011
The Lexington, London
Me and Steve, ROCKING the Pop Quiz from 1-2pm at Popfest.



Monday 28 February 2011
click for larger versionBethnal Green Working Men's Club, London
Yes to AV gig with Josie Long, Terry Saunders & Tiernan Douieb. Doors 7.30pm.



Sunday 6 March 2011
The Wilmington Arms, London
Afternoon appearance at Sunday Hullabaloo, with Elis James, Alison Bice and Sy Thomas. Doors 2.30pm, tickets here.



Tuesday 8 March 2011
The Lamb, London
Totally Acoustic The new season gets under way, with Peter Buckley Hill, Simon Fox and Jenny Lockyer.



Tuesday 15 March 2011
Rich Mix, London
Afternoon mini-rally for the Yes To AV campaign.



Monday 21 March 2011
Latest Music Bar, Brighton
HO! For Brighton!



Tuesday 22 March 2011
The Lamb, London
Totally Acoustic with Superman Revenge Squad and Matt Tiller.



Sunday 27 March 2011
click for larger versionThe Hop, Leeds
Supporting Sarandon as they launch their new album, also THEIR OWN BEER!



Tuesday 29 March 2011
The Green Dragon, London
First attempt at THE ROCK SET of 'Dinosaur Planet' and 'Moon Horse'.



Tuesday 5 April 2011
The Lamb, London
Totally Acoustic with Keith Top Of The Pops and The Understudies.



Friday 8 April 2011
The Windmill, London
"Bands For Japan" benefit with Let's Wrestle, Slowgun, Rica Monami, Your New Friend, The Catcher Nine, Rebekah Delgado and more. tickets HERE.



Tuesday 19 April 2011
The Lamb, London
Totally Acoustic with Owen Tromans and Vom Vorton.



Sunday 1 May 2011
Fox & Firkin, London
Afternoon spot (about 4pm) at FOXFEST.



Sunday 1 May 2011
Reason To Eat, London
On at 10.15pm as part of the Comedy Crawl at the Camden Crawl - tickets here.



Tuesday 3 May 2011
The Lamb, London
Totally Acoustic final night of this run, with More Bad Times and A Fine Day For Sailing.



Wednesday 25 May 2011
The Green Room Studio, London
'Off The Page' Writers' Group meeting.



Thursday 2 June 2011
The Portland Arms, Cambridge
Supporting the mighty Chris T-T - tickets here.



Monday 13 June 2011
The Wilmington Arms, London
A benefit night to highlight Private Bradley Manning's plight and raise money towards his escalating legal costs. Bradley is the American/Welsh soldier accused in June 2010 of giving data to WikiLeaks and is currently being held in appalling conditions in a US military jail - tickets here



Thursday 16 June 2011
Nook Cafe, Northampton
Moon Horse (with Steve) WORLD PREMIERE!



Saturday 18 June 2011
Conway Hall, London
Appearing for a bit of an old singalong during the Hack Circus segment of Interesting 2011. Tickets HERE from Thursday 12th May: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/1581711943



Sunday 19 June 2011
The Lexington, London
Moon Horse (with Steve) afternoon show, early preview, also MY BIRTHDAY!



Thursday 7 July 2011
click for larger versionFox & Firkin, London
Moon Horse (with Steve) Preview time!



Tuesday 12 July 2011
The Green Dragon, London
Moon Horse (with Steve) Croydon preview



Thursday 14 July 2011
click for larger versionThe King & Queen, London
Totally Acoustic Summer Special, with David Barnett and A Fine Day for Sailing



Saturday 16 July 2011
Ray's Mum's Back Garden, Stourbridge
Moon Horse (with Steve) HIBBETTFEST!



Tuesday 26 July 2011
click for larger versionThe Old Coffee House, London
Moon Horse (with Steve) West End preview, with support from Jim'll's Brain



Friday 29 July 2011
The Bedford, London
Moon Horse (with Steve) Preview show at the Free Fringe Previews Festival. We're on at 6.45pm PROMPT (moved a bit earlier from before!) in the Ballroom.



Sunday 31 July 2011
The Midland Railway - Butterley, Derby
Short set in the merchandise tent at Indietracks



Sunday 31 July 2011
click for larger versionThe Midland Railway - Butterley, Derby
Me and Emma singing "It Only Works Because You're Here" with A Little Orchestra.



Saturday 6 August 2011
click for larger versionBuffs Club (R.A.O.B.), Edinburgh
Moon Horse (with Steve) 17:00 - 18:00



Sunday 7 August 2011
Buffs Club (R.A.O.B.), Edinburgh
Moon Horse (with Steve) 17:00 - 18:00



Monday 8 August 2011
Buffs Club (R.A.O.B.), Edinburgh
Moon Horse (with Steve) 17:00 - 18:00



Tuesday 9 August 2011
Buffs Club (R.A.O.B.), Edinburgh
Moon Horse (with Steve) 17:00 - 18:00



Wednesday 10 August 2011
Buffs Club (R.A.O.B.), Edinburgh
Totally Acoustic Special Edinburgh Fringe show with Helen Arney, Chris T-T and Matt Tiller.



Wednesday 10 August 2011
Buffs Club (R.A.O.B.), Edinburgh
Moon Horse (with Steve) 17:00 - 18:00



Thursday 11 August 2011
Buffs Club (R.A.O.B.), Edinburgh
Moon Horse (with Steve) 17:00 - 18:00



Friday 12 August 2011
Buffs Club (R.A.O.B.), Edinburgh
Moon Horse (with Steve) 17:00 - 18:00



Friday 12 August 2011
Whistlebinkies, Edinburgh
Moon Horse (with Steve) Short spot in someone else's show. We GROUND a few laughs from a tough crowd!



Saturday 13 August 2011
Buffs Club (R.A.O.B.), Edinburgh
Moon Horse (with Steve) 17:00 - 18:00



Sunday 14 August 2011
Buffs Club (R.A.O.B.), Edinburgh
Moon Horse (with Steve) 17:00 - 18:00



Sunday 14 August 2011
Buffs Club (R.A.O.B.), Edinburgh
Short spot in the middle of Robin Ince's show... following on from the EXCELLENT Grace Petrie.



Monday 15 August 2011
Buffs Club (R.A.O.B.), Edinburgh
Moon Horse (with Steve) 17:00 - 18:00



Tuesday 16 August 2011
Buffs Club (R.A.O.B.), Edinburgh
Moon Horse (with Steve) 17:00 - 18:00



Wednesday 17 August 2011
Buffs Club (R.A.O.B.), Edinburgh
Totally Acoustic Special Edinburgh Fringe show, with Helen Arney, Chris T-T, Matt Tiller, The Plimptons and Paul Morricone.



Wednesday 17 August 2011
Buffs Club (R.A.O.B.), Edinburgh
Moon Horse (with Steve) 17:00 - 18:00



Wednesday 17 August 2011
Buffs Club (R.A.O.B.), Edinburgh
THIRD gig of the day, in Buffs like all the others, this time doing a couple of songs for Robin Ince.



Thursday 18 August 2011
Buffs Club (R.A.O.B.), Edinburgh
Moon Horse (with Steve) 17:00 - 18:00



Thursday 18 August 2011
Buffs Club (R.A.O.B.), Edinburgh
Moon Horse (with Steve) Me and Steve doing a short spot in "Edinburgh Must-Sees"



Friday 19 August 2011
Buffs Club (R.A.O.B.), Edinburgh
Moon Horse (with Steve) 17:00 - 18:00



Saturday 20 August 2011
Buffs Club (R.A.O.B.), Edinburgh
Moon Horse (with Steve) 17:00 - 18:00



Friday 26 August 2011
Camden Comedy Club, London
Moon Horse (with Steve) London victory lap, we're on 8-9pm.



Saturday 27 August 2011
Camden Comedy Club, London
Moon Horse (with Steve) London victory lap, we're on 8-9pm.



Saturday 3 September 2011
Camden Comedy Club, London
Micky Strickson's birthday party, with Ciccone, Keith TOTP, Rebekah Delgado and The Abba Stripes.



Tuesday 4 October 2011
Bethnal Green Working Men's Club, London
"The Cuts Won't Work" with Sara Pascoe, Chris Coltrane, The Behemoth and a load more.



Saturday 22 October 2011
click for larger versionThe Horse & Groom, Brighton
Brighton Indie-Pop Weekender with The Bobby McGees, A Little Orchestra, Tigercats and more. I'm on about 6 o'clock!



Saturday 22 October 2011
The Horse & Groom, Brighton
Playing with A Little Orchestra again.



Thursday 27 October 2011
Gwdihw, Cardiff
Moon Horse (with Steve) me and Steve return to WALES for the tour!



Saturday 5 November 2011
click for larger versionThe Chameleon, Nottingham
Validators Full Band Set The return of The Validators, with August Actually, HotMIM and Burly Nagasaki.



Thursday 10 November 2011
The King & Queen, London
Totally Acoustic A Moon Horse special at Totally Acoustic, with support from A Little Orchestra.



Thursday 10 November 2011
The King & Queen, London
Singing with A Little Orchestra



Friday 11 November 2011
The Windmill, London
Supporting Lazarus Clamp



Wednesday 16 November 2011
click for larger versionThe Portland Arms, Cambridge
Moon Horse (with Steve) With Model Village - tickets here:
http://www.wegottickets.com/event/138854



Wednesday 16 November 2011
The Portland Arms, Cambridge
Solo support slot for Moon Horse



Wednesday 23 November 2011
Phoenix FM, Essex
Session and chat with Eddie Curry on Brentwood's Only Alternative



Monday 28 November 2011
The Prince Albert, Brighton
Moon Horse (with Steve) with The Lovely Eggs



Thursday 8 December 2011
The King & Queen, London
Totally Acoustic with Mr John Otway!



Saturday 10 December 2011
click for larger versionOstpol, Dresden
Validators Full Band Set The Validators return to Dresden!



Sunday 11 December 2011
Gretchen, Berlin
Validators Full Band Set "Full English Christmas" with the lovely eggs, wickes / the voluntary butler scheme, standard fare and skint & demoralised



Thursday 15 December 2011
Fox & Firkin, London
"Hey there Emo Boy"!




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