Prog rock, avant-garde and related gigs in London
v: Links to venues given below.
| DATE | ACT | VENUE | TIME/£ | DETAILS |
| 28 May |
Jethro Tull |
Royal Festival Hall v | Buy from Amazon: "Live at Montreux 2003" DVD | |
| 18-19 May |
Roger Waters |
O2 Arena |
18 May sold out |
Roger Waters' final ever performance of all of Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon, plus an
opening set with further Floyd (including from The Wall) and solo material. |
| 20 May |
The Tangent, Beardfish,
Ritual |
Underworld, Camden Town |
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| 22 May |
Daevid Allen's
University of Errors |
Dingwall's, Camden Town |
8pm |
Daevid Allen (guitar, vocals), Josh Pollock (guitar), Warren
Huegel (drums), Michael Clare (bass). In support of their new DVD
"Daevid Allen's University of Errors Play The Soft Machine: Live At the
Gong Family Unconventional Gathering 2006" (released 28 Apr). Support
from Here & Now. Buy from Amazon: "University of Errors Play The Soft Machine" |
| 31 May |
John McLaughlin |
Barbican v | ||
| 4 Jun |
Why? |
Madame Jo Jo's |
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| 6 Jun |
Michael Nyman |
Cadogan Hall, 5 Sloane Terrace, SW1X 9DQ | 6pm |
Nyman String Quartet with Sarah Leonard (voice) perform:
"Lift Music No.1", "2 Violins", "The Fall of Icarus", "The Ballad of
Kastriot Rexhepi". |
| 6 Jun | Michael Nyman | Cadogan Hall, 5 Sloane Terrace, SW1X 9DQ | 8:30pm |
Michael Nyman Band with Marie Angel and Sarah Leonard with a
performance including music from Nyman's film scores. |
| 7 Jun | Michael Nyman | Cadogan Hall, 5 Sloane Terrace, SW1X 9DQ | 5pm £10-£25 |
Wingates Band with Michael Nyman. |
| 7 Jun | Michael Nyman | Cadogan Hall, 5 Sloane Terrace, SW1X 9DQ | 7:30pm |
Michael Nyman Band with Francesco D'Orazio perform "Violin
Concerto 2A" and "Man with a Movie Camera". |
| 8 Jun | Michael Nyman | Cadogan Hall, 5 Sloane Terrace, SW1X 9DQ | 2pm |
Michael Nyman (solo piano); includes world premiere of "Granpa Delivers". |
| 8 Jun | Michael Nyman | Cadogan Hall, 5 Sloane Terrace, SW1X 9DQ | 7:30pm £10-£35 |
Michael Nyman Band with Hilary Summers. |
| 8 Jun | dB-Infusion | Parliament Hill bandstand, Highgate Rd, NW5 |
3-5pm free |
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| 8 Jun |
Steve
Howe Trio |
Millfield Arts Centre, Edmonton, north London | Steve Howe on
electric guitar, son Dylan
Howe on drums and Ross Stanley on Hammond organ. In support of
debut album The Haunted Melody. |
|
| 12 Jun |
Portico Quartet | Jazz Cafe, Camden Town |
8pm |
Buy from Amazon: Knee Deep in the North Sea |
| 14, 22 Jun |
Massive Attack |
South Bank Centre v | Part of Massive
Attack's Meltdown festival. |
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| 14 Jun |
Gong |
Queen Elizabeth Hall, South Bank Centre v | Part of Massive
Attack's Meltdown festival. Line-up expected to include Daevid
Allen, Gilli Smyth, Mike Howlett, Theo Travis, Chris Taylor, Steve
Hillage and Miquette Giraudy. |
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| 14-15 Jun | Ron Geesin |
Cadogan
Hall, 5 Sloane Terrace, SW1X 9DQ |
7:30pm £25-£55 |
A performance of Pink Floyd's Atom Heart Mother, with Mun Floyd,
Caroline Dale (cello), the Canticum chorus and a brass section. |
| 15 Jun | Gong | The Forum, Kentish Town, NW5 1JY |
Line-up expected to include Daevid Allen, Gilli Smyth, Mike Howlett, Theo Travis, Chris Taylor, Steve Hillage and Miquette Giraudy. | |
| 15 Jun | Steve Howe Trio | Ronnie Scott's | Steve Howe on electric guitar, son Dylan Howe on drums and Ross Stanley on Hammond organ. In support of debut album The Haunted Melody. | |
| 17 Jun |
Vangelis' "Blade Runner" soundtrack |
South Bank Centre v | Performed live by the Heritage Orchestra; mixed by Massive Attack. Part of Massive Attack's Meltdown festival. | |
| 19 Jun |
Grace Jones |
South Bank Centre v | Part of Massive Attack's Meltdown festival. | |
| 20 Jun | Gang of Four, Tom Tom
Club |
South Bank Centre v | Part of Massive Attack's Meltdown festival. | |
| 22 Jun |
Black Bonzo |
The Peel |
to be confirmed |
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| 24-5 Jun |
Radiohead | Victoria Park |
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| 2 Jul |
Spock's Beard |
Carling Academy Islington |
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| 16 Jul |
CIRCA: |
Astoria 2 |
7pm £17 |
New Yes spin-off band with Billy Sherwood, Tony Kaye and Jimmy Haun. The band normally features Alan White on drums, but as he will be busy with Yes at the time, Jay Schellen is filling in. Concert in association with the Classic Rock Society. Cancelled due to scheduling conflicts. The band hope to re-schedule European dates for later in the year. |
| 16-17 Jul |
The Mars Volta |
Roundhouse, Chalk Farm |
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| 29 Aug |
No-Man |
Bush Hall |
With Steven Wilson and Tim Bowness. First live appearance for
15 years; to be filmed for possible DVD release. |
|
| 29 Sep |
Allan Holdsworth Band |
Jazz Cafe, Parkway, Camden Town |
Full line-up to be announced. |
|
| 13 Oct |
Queen
+ Paul Rodgers |
O2 Arena | With Brian May (guitar, vocals),
Roger Taylor (drums, vocals) and Paul Rodgers (vocals) |
|
| 24 Nov |
Nektar |
Borderline |
In support of new album Book
of Days. |
|
| 24 Apr 2009 |
Asia |
The Forum, Kentish Town, NW5 1JY | In support of new album Phoenix. |
All details are to the best of my knowledge, but errors may creep in and arrangements change, so check with the venue. Full price tickets are given in the Bookings column: there may be concessionary tickets for less, and there may be booking fees on top.
Venue links:
The Barbican Centre, Silk
Street
South Bank Centre (Royal Festival
Hall & Queen Elizabeth Hall)
The Spitz, 109 Commercial St.,
Old Spitalfields Market, E1
The Klinker club @ The
Sussex
Pub, 107A Culford Road, N1 every Tuesday and Friday
The Astoria
Contact tel. numbers:
Astoria (020) 7434 0403
Barbican Centre (bookings) (020) 7638 8891
Pizza Express Jazz Club (020) 7439 8722
Other pages with live listings:
CALYX
(Canterbury music)
London Musicians' Collective
Cuneiform artists'
tour news
Yes and Yes members' news
Prog-résiste
Gig Agenda
Contemporary Music Network Tours
Oxford Contemporary Music
Local artists links:
The
Progressive
Rock MAP
Last updated: 13 May 08
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