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THE PAST

Although we only started calling the night 'Totally Acoustic' when we settled in at The Lamb there were a few more before then that were pretty much the same thing. Here's that list in full - click the date to ready my blog entry about it.

Friday 29 December 2006 The Union Tavern, 52 Lloyd Baker Street, London
GIG 50! A lovely evening topping off a fantastic year in ROCK, with sets from Dr Neil Brown and Mr Phil Wilson, plus loads of pals and an early start which meant and early END and thus PLENTY of time for beery chat. HOORAH for GIGS!
Tuesday 1 May 2007 The Henry Holland, 39 Duke Street, London
A lovely night for a proto-Totally Acoustic gig.
Wednesday 22 August 2007 The Lamb, 94 Lamb's Conduit Street, London
First OFFICIAL Totally Acoustic Gig, with Mr Pete Green
Tuesday 30 October 2007 The Captain's Rest, 185 Great Western Rd, Glasgow
With The Just Joans, Pete Green, and a final song out on the pavement
Wednesday 31 October 2007 The Castle Hotel, 66 Oldham Street, Manchester
With The 10p Mixes and Pete Green
Thursday 1 November 2007 The Cornubia, 142 Temple Street, Redcliffe, Bristol
Final night of the with Pete Green, this time with Rescue Aid Society vs. The Black Terror
Tuesday 6 November 2007 The Lamb, 94 Lamb's Conduit Street, London
with Mr Pete Weiss, a ukelele, and quite a lot of BEER.
Tuesday 22 January 2008 The Lamb, 94 Lamb's Conduit Street, London
with Sunny Intervals - featuring the Surprise Ukelele Flash Mob!
Tuesday 18 March 2008 The Lamb, 94 Lamb's Conduit Street, London
with The Bobby McGees
Tuesday 22 April 2008 The Lamb, 94 Lamb's Conduit Street, London
with Frankie Machine on UKELELE!
Tuesday 10 June 2008 The Lamb, 94 Lamb's Conduit Street, London
with the MIGHTY Jim'll's Brain
Tuesday 1 July 2008 The Lamb, 94 Lamb's Conduit Street, London
'Dress Rehearsal' of My Exciting Life In ROCK
Tuesday 16 September 2008 The Lamb, 94 Lamb's Conduit Street, London
with Mr Owen Tromans
Tuesday 21 October 2008 The Lamb, 94 Lamb's Conduit Street, London
with Tom From Lardpony.
Tuesday 9 December 2008 The Lamb, 94 Lamb's Conduit Street, London
A very Christmassy Totally Acoustic, with GRATE sets from Jenny Lockyer and Ten Foot John, mince pies, and general Festive Good Times!
Tuesday 13 January 2009 The Lamb, 94 Lamb's Conduit Street, London
with Orange Nichole and Superman Revenge Squad
Tuesday 24 February 2009 The Lamb, 94 Lamb's Conduit Street, London
with 'Wiffle Lever To Full' author Bob Fischer and the lovely Tim Eveleigh.
Tuesday 31 March 2009 The Lamb, 94 Lamb's Conduit Street, London
with The Gresham Flyers and George Death
Thursday 30 April 2009 The Lamb, 94 Lamb's Conduit Street, London
with The Lime Chalks and The Fighting Cocks.
Thursday 9 July 2009 The Lamb, 94 Lamb's Conduit Street, London
'Dress Rehearsal' for 'Dinosaur Planet'
Tuesday 6 October 2009 The Lamb, 94 Lamb's Conduit Street, London
with Gavin Osborn and Winston Echo
Tuesday 1 December 2009 The Lamb, 94 Lamb's Conduit Street, London
with Simon Fox and Pete Green
Tuesday 9 February 2010 The Lamb, 94 Lamb's Conduit Street, London
with Matthew Williams from The Grave Architects and Chris Taylor from The Platers.
Tuesday 16 March 2010 The Lamb, 94 Lamb's Conduit Street, London
with Orange Nichole and George Death.
Tuesday 20 April 2010 The Lamb, 94 Lamb's Conduit Street, London
with Keith Top Of The Pops and Superman Revenge Squad.
Tuesday 25 May 2010 The Lamb, 94 Lamb's Conduit Street, London
with a preview of Dinosaur Planet: THE MUSICAL and the marvellous Ben Moor (who was our first ever GUEST STAR too!)
Monday 11 October 2010 The Lamb, 94 Lamb's Conduit Street, London
with Gavin Osborn and Dr Neil.
(podcast available)
Tuesday 26 October 2010 The Lamb, 94 Lamb's Conduit Street, London
with Winston Echo and Pete Green
(podcast available)
Monday 8 November 2010 The Lamb, 94 Lamb's Conduit Street, London
with Frankie Machine and Jimmy from The Bobby McGees
(podcast available)
Tuesday 23 November 2010 The Lamb, 94 Lamb's Conduit Street, London
with Fakebit Polytechnic and Jenny Lockyer.
(podcast available)
Tuesday 7 December 2010 The Lamb, 94 Lamb's Conduit Street, London
with Helen Arney and Tim Eveleigh
(podcast available)
Tuesday 21 December 2010 The Lamb, 94 Lamb's Conduit Street, London
with Chris T-T and Andy from Pocketbooks
(podcast available)
Tuesday 8 March 2011 The Lamb, 94 Lamb's Conduit Street, London
The new season gets under way, with Peter Buckley Hill, Simon Fox and Jenny Lockyer.
(podcast available)
Tuesday 22 March 2011 The Lamb, 94 Lamb's Conduit Street, London
with Superman Revenge Squad and Matt Tiller.
(podcast available)
Tuesday 5 April 2011 The Lamb, 94 Lamb's Conduit Street, London
with Keith Top Of The Pops and The Understudies.
(podcast available)
Tuesday 19 April 2011 The Lamb, 94 Lamb's Conduit Street, London
with Owen Tromans and Vom Vorton.
(podcast available)
Tuesday 3 May 2011 The Lamb, 94 Lamb's Conduit Street, London
final night of this run, with More Bad Times and A Fine Day For Sailing.
(podcast available)
Thursday 14 July 2011 The King & Queen, 1 Foley Street, London
Summer Special, with David Barnett and A Fine Day for Sailing
(podcast available)
Wednesday 10 August 2011 Buffs Club (R.A.O.B.), 5 West Register Street, Edinburgh
Special Edinburgh Fringe show with Helen Arney, Chris T-T and Matt Tiller.
Wednesday 17 August 2011 Buffs Club (R.A.O.B.), 5 West Register Street, Edinburgh
Special Edinburgh Fringe show, with Helen Arney, Chris T-T, Matt Tiller, The Plimptons and Paul Morricone.
(podcast available)
Thursday 10 November 2011 The King & Queen, 1 Foley Street, London
A Moon Horse special at Totally Acoustic, with support from A Little Orchestra.
(podcast available)
Thursday 8 December 2011 The King & Queen, 1 Foley Street, London
with Mr John Otway!
(podcast available)
Thursday 12 January 2012 The King & Queen, 1 Foley Street, London
with Elizabeth Morris and Model Village.
(podcast available)
Thursday 9 February 2012 The King & Queen, 1 Foley Street, London
with The Bobby McGees and Jim'll's Brain.
(podcast available)
Thursday 8 March 2012 The King & Queen, 1 Foley Street, London
with Peter Buckley-Hill and Rebekah Delagado
(podcast available)
Thursday 12 April 2012 The King & Queen, 1 Foley Street, London
with Chris T-T and Benjamin Shaw.
(podcast available)
Thursday 10 May 2012 The King & Queen, 1 Foley Street, London
with Gavin Osborn and Frankie Machine
(podcast available)
Thursday 14 June 2012 The King & Queen, 1 Foley Street, London
with Pete Green and James Agnew.
(podcast available)
Thursday 18 April 2013 The King & Queen, 1 Foley Street, London
A Total Hero Team special with support from Enderby's Room - doors 7pm, show starts 7.30pm and all done by about 9.30pm!
(podcast available)
Sunday 23 March 2014 Cafe Bruxelles, 90-92 High St, Leicester
Post-Leicester Indiepop All-dayer Afternoon Special, with Pete Green, David Leach and Alexander Christopher Hale. (NOTE this has changed venue!)
(podcast available)
Tuesday 12 August 2014 The King & Queen, 1 Foley Street, London
The return, featuring Mr Alexander Hale, Mr Matt Abbott, and Robberie!
(podcast available)
Thursday 11 September 2014 The King & Queen, 1 Foley Street, London
with David Leach and Daniel and Norbert Dentrassangle.
(podcast available)
Thursday 9 October 2014 The King & Queen, 1 Foley Street, London
with The Mini-Skips and Winston Echo (performing the world premiere of "Jurassic Park: The Musical").
(podcast available)
Thursday 6 November 2014 The King & Queen, 1 Foley Street, London
with Pete Green and Martin Austwick.
(podcast available)
Thursday 11 December 2014 The King & Queen, 1 Foley Street, London
with Frankie Machine and Chris T-T.
(podcast available)
Thursday 5 February 2015 The King & Queen, 1 Foley Street, London
A new series begins, with Model Village and A Little Orchestra.
(podcast available)
Thursday 5 March 2015 The King & Queen, 1 Foley Street, London
With Liz from The School and The Retro Spankees.
(podcast available)
Thursday 2 April 2015 The King & Queen, 1 Foley Street, London
With Peter Buckley-Hill and John Osborne.
(podcast available)
Thursday 7 May 2015 The King & Queen, 1 Foley Street, London
With Simon Love and Keith Top Of The Pops & His Minor UK Indie Celebrity All-Star Backing Band.
(podcast available)
Thursday 4 June 2015 The King & Queen, 1 Foley Street, London
with Ben Moor and Emma Kupa.
(podcast available)
Thursday 1 October 2015 The King & Queen, 1 Foley Street, London
with Ben Cosh, David Callahan and Steve Lamacq.
(podcast available)
Thursday 5 November 2015 The King & Queen, 1 Foley Street, London
with NJ Hibbett (and Lin), Ivor Game and ĦAy Carmela!
(podcast available)
Thursday 3 December 2015 The King & Queen, 1 Foley Street, London
with Gavin Osborn and Harry Carr.
(podcast available)
Thursday 7 January 2016 The King & Queen, 1 Foley Street, London
with Matt Tiller, Jenny Lockyer and The Indelicates.
(podcast available)
Thursday 4 February 2016 The King & Queen, 1 Foley Street, London
with Frankie Machine, Captain Lovelace and Daniel and Norbert Dentressangle.
(podcast available)
Thursday 3 March 2016 The King & Queen, 1 Foley Street, London
with Molly Naylor, Martin Austwick and Royston Vince.
(podcast available)
Thursday 3 March 2016 The King & Queen, 1 Foley Street, London
with Molly Naylor, Martin Austwick and Royston Vince.
(podcast available)
Thursday 7 April 2016 The King & Queen, 1 Foley Street, London
with Ruth from Po!, Michael from Lazarus Clamp and The British IBM.
(podcast available)
Thursday 5 May 2016 The King & Queen, 1 Foley Street, London
with The Catenary Wires, The Popguns and Pete Green.
(podcast available)
Thursday 2 June 2016 The King & Queen, 1 Foley Street, London
with Robberie, Paul & Cathy Tornbohm, and ME doing the entirety of Still Valid!
(podcast available)
Tuesday 5 July 2016 The King & Queen, 1 Foley Street, London
with My Favourite Andy, FakeDaveGreen '80s Synth Singalong (feat Denmark Massive) and Kriss Foster.
please note change of date - this'll now be on Tuesday 5th so as not to clash with football!
(podcast available)
Thursday 4 August 2016 The King & Queen, 1 Foley Street, London
with Bill Botting, Non Canon and David Leach.
(podcast available)
Thursday 1 September 2016 The King & Queen, 1 Foley Street, London
with Keith Top Of The Pops, Owen Tromans and James Brodie.
(podcast available)
Thursday 1 December 2016 The King & Queen, 1 Foley Street, London
with A Little Orchestra and MJ Hibbett & The Validators.
(podcast available)
Thursday 5 January 2017 The King & Queen, 1 Foley Street, London
with Kyle D Evans, The Understudies, and Tim Eveleigh.
(podcast available)
Thursday 2 February 2017 The King & Queen, 1 Foley Street, London
with Ivor Game, Matthew Shepherd and a Mystery Guest!
(podcast available)
Thursday 2 March 2017 The King & Queen, 1 Foley Street, London
with MJ Hibbett, Gavin Osborn and Matt Abbott.
Thursday 6 April 2017 The King & Queen, 1 Foley Street, London
with Helen McCookerybook and Jack Rosies.
(podcast available)
Thursday 4 May 2017 The King & Queen, 1 Foley Street, London
with Royston Vince, Matthew Stead & Rob Ash, and The Perfect English Weather.
(podcast available)
Thursday 1 June 2017 The King & Queen, 1 Foley Street, London
with Nathaniel Metcalfe, The Boy In The Cupboard, and a full band set from PO!
(podcast available)
Thursday 6 July 2017 The King & Queen, 1 Foley Street, London
with Emma Kupa, The Indelicates and Deerful.
(podcast available)
Saturday 12 August 2017 The King & Queen, 1 Foley Street, London
All-dayer to celebrate TEN YEARS of Totally Acoustic - doors at 2pm and the line-up is THUS:
14:30 MJ Hibbett
15:15 Matt Tiller
16:00 Peter Buckley-Hill
16:45 Jenny Lockyer

** BREAK FOR ATTAINING SECOND WIND **

18:15 Pete Green
19:00 Gavin Osborn
19:45 Keith Top Of The Pops

(podcast available)
Thursday 6 December 2018 The King & Queen, 1 Foley Street, London
With The Popinjays and Dave Green's 80s singalong!
(podcast available)
Thursday 21 March 2019 The King & Queen, 1 Foley Street, London
Final date of the 'No Headliner' tour!
(podcast available)
Thursday 26 September 2019 The King & Queen, 1 Foley Street, London
We're back, with Helen McCookerybook and John Osborne! Doors 7pm, first act (ME) at 7.30pm, all done and dusted around 9.30pm. Then some more beer!
(podcast available)
Thursday 21 November 2019 The King & Queen, 1 Foley Street, London
with Robberie and a guest appearance by John Dredge & The Plinths.
(podcast available)
Thursday 16 January 2020 The King & Queen, 1 Foley Street, London
With Po! and Panic Pocket.
(podcast available)
Wednesday 25 March 2020 www.totallyacoustic.com,
The first virtual Totally Acoustic, with Uke Fat Barsteward, David Leach, and Helen McCookerybook!
Monday 30 March 2020 www.totallyacoustic.com,
with Goddamit Jeremiah, The Spearmint Sea and Alex And The Christopher Hale Band!
Thursday 2 April 2020 www.totallyacoustic.com,
With The Catenary Wires, Matt Tiller and Pete Green.
Tuesday 7 April 2020 www.totallyacoustic.com,
With Simon Love, David from The Just Joans, and Jenny Lockyer
Tuesday 21 April 2020 www.totallyacoustic.com,
With GUMS, The Mini-Skips and Panic Pocket.
Tuesday 28 April 2020 www.totallyacoustic.com,
with Bill Botting, Aidy from The British IBM, and Pete Dale.
Tuesday 5 May 2020 www.totallyacoustic.com,
With Vom Vorton, Mikey Collins, Probus Acoustic Club, and MJ Hibbett & The Validators.
Tuesday 12 May 2020 www.totallyacoustic.com,
With Blyth Power, Adam from The Hector Collectors and Ankles McGhee.
Tuesday 19 May 2020 www.totallyacoustic.com,
With Motorcade One, Fightmilk and Non Canon.
Tuesday 26 May 2020 www.totallyacoustic.com,
with Sunny Intervals and Out Of This City.
Thursday 25 April 2024 The King & Queen, 1 Foley Street, London
Supporting Number One Hitmakers White Town at a Totally Acoustic-type evening i.e. no amplification, first act (ME) on at 7.30ish, all done by about 9pm!
Thursday 24 October 2024 The King & Queen, 1 Foley Street, London
With Lonely Tourist and Mr Spoons.