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


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


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

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.
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.
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

24-5 Jun
Radiohead Victoria Park


2 Jul
Spock's Beard
Carling Academy Islington


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


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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