Is Billy Bragg heading your way with his trusty guitar and ready wit? Check out the newly confirmed dates in Spain and the US late summer and autumn. Befo...
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Jul 03, 01:09 AMNew US and Spain tour dates confirmedIs Billy Bragg heading your way with his trusty guitar and ready wit? Check out the newly confirmed dates in Spain and the US late summer and autumn. Before then, the Barking Bard's got some gigs to perform in the UK and Ireland.
19 July 2009 - Tolpuddle, Dorset - Tolpuddle Martyrs Festival
23 July - Kendal, England - Brewery Arts Centre
24 July - Dundrennan, Scotland - The Wickerman Festival
31 July - Northampton, MA, USA - Calvin Theater
1 August - Newport, RI, USA - Folk Festival 50
2 August - Albany, NY, USA - Swyer Theatre 'The Egg'
3 August - Boston, MA, USA - Berklee Performance Centre
15 August - Majorca, Spain - Bellver Castle
29 August - Santa Monica, CA, USA - Beethoven Bragg
5 September - Portlaoise, Ireland - Electric Picnic
3 October - San Francisco, CA, USA - Hardly Strictly Bluegrass
5 October - San Francisco, CA, USA - Great American Music Hall
14 October - Madrid, Spain - Galileo Galilei
15 October - Barcelona, Spain - Bikini
16 October - San Sebastian, Spain - Kursaal Sala de Camara
18 October - Bilbao, Spain - Palacio Euskalduna -
Jun 04, 01:27 AMTour of Wales begins in Blaenavon tomorrow nightMy Tour of Wales begins in Blaenavon Workmen's Hall tomorrow 5 June.
Just prior to gig I will be interviewed by David Williams, former BBC Wales political correspondent.
Tickets:
http://mwldan.ticketsolve.com/shows/3245892/eventsVenue:
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May 08, 03:22 AMCatch me at Writing On The Wall, Liverpool7.30pm 22 May
The Picket
61 Jordan St, Liverpool, L1 0BWhttp://www.ilike.com/concerts/venues/The-Picket/Billy+Bragg/10320709
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Mar 09, 09:09 AMHope Not Hate gig 27 April tackles BNP in Euro electionsAn evening organised by Philosophy Football in April to stop BNP MEPs being elected will have Billy as its headline act.
The Hope Not Hate Night will be held on Monday, 27 April 2009 at the TUC Congress Centre in London.
Produced in association with the TUC and Thompsons Solicitors, the evening is in support of Searchlight Magazine's campaign in the run up to the June Euro elections.
Billy will be joined by comic Shazia Mirza, poet Lemn Sissay, and Last Mango in Paris. Speakers include Jon Cruddas MP, Nick Lowles, editor of Searchlight, associate editor of the Daily Mirror Kevin Maguire, TUC deputy general-secretary Frances O'Grady and writer Sarfraz Manzoor - author of Greetings from Bury Park: Race, Religion, Rock 'n' Roll.
The TUC Congress Centre is in Great Russell Street, London WC1. Demand for tickets is already high so don't delay booking.
Tickets with or without food, discount for table booking of ten from http://www.philosophyfootball.com Tel. 020 8802 3499.
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Mar 06, 12:34 AMPickets Ball gig 7 March marks anniversary of Miners StrikeBilly has been added to the bill at a gig to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the start of the Miners Strike.
The Pickets Ball takes place at the North Notts Community Arena (formerly the Bassetlaw Leisure Centre), Eastgate, Worksop, Notts S81 0QS at 7pm on Saturday 7 March. Tickets £5.00 on the door.
http://www.thebestof.co.uk/local/worksop/business-guide/feature/north-notts-community-arena/64992
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Mar 02, 01:05 PMResistance is useful: Bragg interview about his Tour of WalesBilly's Tour of Wales marking the 25th anniversary of the Miners' Strike takes place in June.
Listen to the interview with BBC South East Wales about the tour:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/southeastwales/hi/people_and_places/music/newsid_7911000/7911167.stm
Or read the report:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/southeastwales/hi/people_and_places/music/newsid_7911000/7911239.stm
