“Ghastly, puritanical, po-faced, sanctimonious, finger-wagging, Woke-Witchfinder-in-Chief” Toby Young, Twitter

“Sphincter-poppingly angry, totally unamusing and uninsightful, and painfully, excruciatingly right-on. A bitter, politically correct member of the Remain-voting liberal elite. The type of comedy which is not designed to provoke laughter so much as solemn head-nodding and applause at the politically correct sentiment.” James Delingpole, Steve Bannon’s Breitbart News

1) SNOWFLAKE/TORNAD0 – LIVE

David Johnson & John Mackay in association with Debi Allen/Curtis Brown present
STEWART LEE – SNOWFLAKE/TORNADO.

EXTRA DATE ADDED ROYAL FEST HALL, LONDON, JULY 17TH

Double-bill of two new 60-ish minute sets, back to back nightly from “the world’s greatest living stand-up” (Times).

Tornado questions a shipwrecked Stew’s position in the comedy marketplace after Netflix mistakenly lists his show as “reports of sharks falling from the skies are on the rise again. Nobody on the Eastern Seaboard is safe.” What is anything? Is it this?
And Snowflake questions our worth in a collapsing society which no longer shares the liberal values we have for so long been keen to be seen to espouse, in a fairy-tale landscape of winter wonder.
Tons of fun!

The Leicester Square, London run has now finished, and the show is touring the UK. There are extra London dates in June / July at the Royal Festival Hall – here.

JUNE
27TH 28TH South Bank Centre, London BOOK HERE.

JULY
1ST, 2ND, 3RD South Bank Centre, London BOOK HERE.

EXTRA DATE JULY 17TH – BOOK HERE.

SNOWFLAKE/TORNAD0 – UK TOUR

Currently confirmed / onsale national dates are as follows.

NOTE: This is not the complete list. More national dates are currently being added & confirmed & will be announced soon.

Not all dates are currently on sale.
As further dates are announced / go on sale, they will be listed on the Live Dates page of the website & via this newsletter as they come in.

February 2020

Tuesday 18th February 2020 – 7.30pm – The Dome, Brighton – TICKETS

Wednesday 19th February 2020 – 7.30pm – The Dome, Brighton – TICKETS

Thursday 20th February 2020 – 7.30pm – The Dome, Brighton – TICKETS

Friday 21st February 2020 – 7.30pm – The Dome, Brighton – TICKETS

Monday 24th February 2020 – 7.30pm – Playhouse, Oxford – TICKETS

Tuesday 25th February 2020 – 7.30pm – Playhouse, Oxford – TICKETS

Wednesday 26th February 2020 – 7.30pm – Playhouse, Oxford – TICKETS

Thursday 27th February 2020 – 7.30pm – Playhouse, Oxford – TICKETS

Friday 28th February 2020 – 7.30pm – Playhouse, Oxford – TICKETS

Saturday 29th February 2020 – 7.30pm – Playhouse, Oxford – TICKETS

March 2020

Tuesday 3rd March 2020 – 7.45pm – Festival Theatre, Malvern – TICKETS

Wednesday 4th March 2020 – 7.30pm – St. David’s Hall, Cardiff – TICKETS

Thursday 5th March 2020 – 8pm – Wycombe Swan, High Wycombe – TICKETS

Friday 6th March 2020 – 7.30pm – Royal & Derngate, Northampton TICKETS

Monday 9th March 2020 – 8pm – Cliffs Pavillion, Southend-On-Sea – TICKETS

Tuesday 10th March 2020 – 8pm – The Hexagon, Reading – TICKETS

Wednesday 11th March 2020 – 8pm – The Hexagon, Reading – TICKETS

Thursday 12th March 2020 – 7.30pm – Symphony Hall, Birmingham – TICKETS

Friday 13th March 2020 – 7.30pm – Symphony Hall, Birmingham – TICKETS

Monday 16th March 2020 – 7.30pm – Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury – TICKETS

Tuesday 17th March 2020 – 7.30pm – Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury – TICKETS

Wednesday 18th March 2020 – 8pm – De La Warr Pavillion , Bexhill On Sea – TICKETS

Thursday 19th March 2020 – 8pm – Corn Exchange, Cambridge – TICKETS

Friday 20th March 2020 – 8pm – Corn Exchange, Cambridge – TICKETS

Monday 23rd March 2020 – 7.30pm – Playhouse, Leeds – TICKETS

Tuesday 24th March 2020 – 7.30pm – Playhouse, Leeds – TICKETS

Wednesday 25th March 2020 – 7.30pm – Playhouse, Leeds – TICKETS

Thursday 26th March 2020 – 7.30pm – King’s Theatre, Glasgow – TICKETS

Friday 27th March 2020 – 7.30pm – Theatre Royal, Newcastle Upon Tyne – TICKETS

Saturday 28th March 2020 – 7.30pm – Theatre Royal, Newcastle Upon Tyne – TICKETS

April 2020

Friday 24th April 2020 – 7.30pm – Theatre Royal, York – TICKETS

Saturday 25th April 2020 – 7.30pm – Theatre Royal, York – TICKETS

Tuesday 28th April 2020 – 7.30pm – Lyric Theatre @ The Lowry, Salford Quays EXTRA DATE – TICKETS

Wednesday 29th April 2020 – 7.30pm – Lyric Theatre @ The Lowry, Salford Quays – TICKETS

Thursday 30th April 2020 – 7.30pm – Lyric Theatre @ The Lowry, Salford Quays – TICKETS

May 2020

Friday 1st May 2020 – 7.30pm – Lyric Theatre @ The Lowry, Salford Quays – TICKETS

Saturday 2nd May 2020 – 7.30pm – Lyric Theatre @ The Lowry, Salford Quays – TICKETS

Sunday 3rd May 2020 – 5pm – The Mach Arena, Machynlleth, Wales – TICKETS

Sunday 10th May 2020 – 7.30pm – Rose Theatre, Kingston – TICKETS

Thursday 14th May 2020 – 7.30pm – Westlands, Yeovil – TICKETS

Friday 15th May 2020 – 7.30pm – Northcott Theatre, Exeter – TICKETS

Saturday 16th May 2020 – 7.30pm – Theatre Royal, Plymouth – TICKETS

Sunday 17th May 2020 – 7.30pm – Theatre Royal, Plymouth – TICKETS

Monday 18th May 2020 – 8pm – Town Hall, Cheltenham – TICKETS

Sunday 31st May 2020 – 7.30pm – Grand Theatre, Wolverhampton – TICKETS

June 2020

Wednesdsay 10th June 2020 – 8pm – Lawrence Batley Theatre , Huddersfield – TICKETS

Thursday 11th June 2020 – 8pm – Gala Theatre, Durham – TICKETS

Friday 12th June 2020 – 7.30pm – Theatre Royal, Wakefield – TICKETS

Saturday 13th June 2020 – Lyceum, Crewe – ON SALE SOON

Sunday 14th June 2020 – Lyceum, Crewe – ON SALE SOON

Friday 19th June 2020 – 8pm – Derby Theatre, Derby – TICKETS

Saturday 20th June 2020 – 7.30pm – St. George’s Hall , Bradford – TICKETS

Sunday 21st June 2020 – 7.30pm – Storyhouse , Chester – TICKETS

Monday 22nd June 2020 – 8pm – Hippodrome , Bristol – TICKETS

Tuesday 23rd June 2020 – Playhouse, Salisbury – TICKETS

Saturday 27th 2020 – 8pm – Royal Festival Hall, Southbank, London – TICKETS

Sunday 28th 2020 – 8pm – Royal Festival Hall, Southbank, London – TICKETS

Monday 29th June 2020 – 7.30pm – Theatre Royal, Norwich – TICKETS

July 2020

Wednesday 1st 2020 – 8pm – Royal Festival Hall, Southbank, London – TICKETS
Thursday 2nd 2020 – 8pm – Royal Festival Hall, Southbank, London – TICKETS
Friday 3rd 2020 – 8pm – Royal Festival Hall, Southbank, London – TICKETS

Tuesday 7th 2020 – 7.30pm – The Forum, Bath – TICKETS

Wednesday 8th 2020 – 7.30pm – St. David’s Hall, Cardiff – EXTRA DATE – TICKETS

Thursday 9th 2020 – Garrick Theatre, Lichfield – ON SALE SOON

Friday 10th July 2020 – 7.30pm – Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool – EXTRA DATE – TICKETS
Monday 13th July 2020 – 7.30pm – Theatre Royal, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne – EXTRA DATE – TICKETS
Tuesday 14th 2020 – Hippodrome, Darlington – ON SALE SOON
Wednesday 15th July 2020 – 7.30pm – Playhouse, Nottingham – EXTRA DATE – TICKETS
Friday 17th 2020 – 8pm – Royal Festival Hall, Southbank, London – TICKETS

2) STEVE BERESFORD @ 70

There are 3 nights of events for the 70th of my sometime mentor the jazz pianist, improvisor and composer Steve Beresford, called PIANO NOISE MUSIC AND TOYS at London’s Café Oto from 6th – 8th March.

On the 7th I will be on the bill for one night only with Steve and Tania Chen doing John Cage’s Indeterminacy.
Again. TICKETS HERE

3) King Rocker Doc

Michael Cumming (Brass Eye/Toast) and I have now finished this film about Birmingham post-punk band THE NIGHTINGALES, so thanks all crowd-funders for your help. News about screenings to follow. – https://www.kingrockerfilm.com/

There is now a podcast radio thing you can listen to of me and Michael talking about The Nightingales here. It is ace.

A ltd edition promo-print is also now available. CLICK HERE TO GET IT.

4) THE FALLEN WOMEN – 21st March, in That London, Cancer charity Fall tribute night.

THE FALLEN WOMEN. ALL FEMALE FALL LIVE TRIBUTE KARAOKE BAND, THE LEXINGTON, LONDON. 21ST March.
Profits to Macmillan. W Miki Berenyi (Lush), Simon Donald (Viz), Dave Callahan (Wolfhounds) Jo (Desperate Journalist), many others, and me.
The last one was great. CLICK TICKETS HERE.

5) LAURA CANNELL’S MODERN RITUAL

I am contributing some words to a new performance by mediaeval minimalist the mighty Laura Cannell, at London’s King’s Place on July 11th – https://www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/

6) MUSIC FROM SHOWS

PEOPLE KEEP ASKING ME AFTER GIGS; “WHAT IS THAT BIT OF MUSIC FROM ‘CONTENT PROVIDER’ OR ‘SNOWFLAKE/TORNADO’?“. So, here goes…

CONTENT PROVIDER

PRE-SHOW Was mainly tracks from Bounce (2016) by The Beat, and Black Bombers (2016) by Black Bombers
WALK ON – Blueswater – Stew’s Blues.
INTERVAL
Yarasa Adam – Toz Hasat – DOWNLOAD CONTENT PROVIDER MUSIC HERE.
Kol Basti – Baris Manco (2023, 1975),
Turku – Erkin Koray (Elektronik Turkuler, 1974),
Mindtrain – Yoko One (Fly, 1971)
END OF SHOW – Fur Seelenbinder – Kosmicher Laufer (Secret Music Of The Easdt Germna Olympic Program 1972-83)

SNOWFLAKE / TORNADO

PRE-SHOW – Oh Yeah – Can (Tago Mago, 1971), Halleluhwah – Can (Tago Mago, 1971), Pinch – Can (Ege Bamyasi, 1972), If I’m In Luck I Might Get Picked Up – Betty Davis (Betty Davis, 1973)
TORNADO WALK ON – Blueswater – Stew’s Blues. – DOWNLOAD CONTENT PROVIDER MUSIC HERE.
INTERVAL – Auto Chip 2014 – 2016 – The Fall (Sub Lingual Tablet, 2014), Auto (2024) Chip Replace Live – The Fall (Live Uurop VIII- XII, 2014), Fibre Book Troll – The Fall (Sub Lingual Tablet, 2014)
SNOWFLAKE WALK ON – Home – Fixed Horizon (Nothing Beyond, 2019)
WALK-OUT – Stiff Little Fingers – My Dark Places (No Going Back, 2014), Dave Graney – Ultrakeef (Zippa DeeDoo, 2019)

7) BENEFITS HACKNEY HOMELESS

HACKNEY EMPIRE HOMELESS 20TH MAY I have programmed another benefit for Hackney Homeless Shelter at the Hackney Empire for May 20th, featuring, so far, me, Daniel Kitson, Rosie Jones, Paul Hamilton and Bridget Christie, with more to follow.
– TICKETS HERE.

8) AN EVENING WITH ROBIN ASKWITH (ON GOZO)

Any Stewart Lee mailing list subscribers on the island of GOZO may like to stop by this animal charity fundraising EVENING WITH ROBIN ASKWITH, star of HORROR HOSPITAL, QUEEN KONG, LINDSAY ANDERSON’S IF and MICHAEL CUMMINGS’ KING ROCKER on March 6th at Ferdie’s Bar, Gozo.

ASKWITH’s breadth of experience in the heyday of British cinema, from arthouse to exploitation and a wealth of oddities in-between, and his self-deprecating humour, are not to be missed by any Gozo-based fans of comedy and film, who also want to help animals and are free on March 6th at night, or could reschedule their current commitments in order to make themselves available.

9) I arrogantly recommend

THE DAYDREAM LIBRARY SERIES & ECSTATIC PEACE LIBRARY (Thurston Moore, Edwin Pouncey, and the bloke who used to run ZIPPO records) are pleased to announce the opening of a record store & bookshop on the charming retail lane of Stoke Newington Church Street, London. Opening February 5, 2020, 96 CHURCH. “We are giving it a month or so,” says musician Thurston Moore. “If it works, we’ll keep on keepin’ on.” UNTIL MARCH 13TH AT LEAST

JOHN SHUTTLEWORTH. The hilarious legend of mundane musical comedy is on tour and must be seen by all people.
FEB
18th Ilkley Kings Hall,
19th Salford Lowry,
22nd N’castle Tyne Theatre,
23rd Scunthorpe Plowright,
26th Wakefield Theatre Royal,
28th Margate Theatre Royal,
29th Brighton Old Market.

MARCH
1st Brigton Old Market,
2nd/3rd London Leics Sq Theatre,
5th Stafford Gatehouse,
6th M’cr Dancehouse x 2,
8th Scarborough Spa,
11th Bromsgrove Attrix,
12th Tewkesbury Roses,
15th Nottingham Playhouse,
16th Edinburgh Queens Hall,
17th Glasgow Kings,
18th Aberdeen Arts,
26th Louth Riverhead,
27th Bury St Edmunds Theatre Royal,
28th Cambridge Junction,
31st London Bloomsbury.

APRIL
1st Wimbourne Tivoli,
2nd Exeter Phoenix,
3rd Winchester Theatre Royal,
4th Swansea Pontardawe,
Tuesday 14th NORWICH PLAYHOUSE,
Wednesday 15th STAMFORD ARTS CENTRE
16th Sheffield City Hall,
17th Barnsley Civic,
18th Worcester Huntingdon Hall,
19th Bristol Old Vic,
22nd Hastings St Mary,
23rd Chelmsford Civic,
24th Stratford Playhouse,
25th Newcastle Under Lyme New Vic.

MAY
4th Belfast Black Box.

OTOBOKE BEAVER. Japa-noise-niks,. FEB 19th Leicester Musician, 23rd London Scala.

THE GOON SAX. Young Australian indie clacissists. FEB 20th Bristol Old England, 23rd London Dalston Victoria.

RICHARD DAWSON. Art-folk wunderkind. FEB 20TH Belfast Empire, 21st Dublin Whelans. MARCH 25th Gateshead Sage, 28th London RFH

DRY CLEANING. Wordy post-punk influenced hipsters.
FEB 20TH Cambridge Portland Arms, 28th Brighton Green Door.
MARCH 1st S’hampton Heartbreakers, 3rd London Village Underground.
Weds 26th Feb Flim Flam, Ryan’s Bar, Stoke Newington, London.
Marilza Gouvea/Marcio Mattos/Adrian Northover trio, the powerful vocals of Emilie Newman in duo with Alan Wilkinson, and the wonderful, peerless Maggie Nicols in a first time trio with the sculptural and sonic bric a brac of Gina Southgate and the ever evolving guitar work of Thurston Moore. WHAT A NIGHT!! I WISH I COULD BE THERE!!!

WHUPPITY SCOORIE, LANARK, STRATHCLYDE 1ST MARCH. Children must shout at evil spirits in the river Clyde.

MAMMOTH PENGUINS. Heart-ache indie pop. MARCH 2nd London Dalston Victoria, 3rd Cambridge Blue Moon.

PENNY LOAF DAY, NEWARK, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE, 11TH MARCH. A 17TH C philanthropist’s annual £100 bequest is squandered on baking.

STIFF LITTLE FINGERS – Ever relevant punk veterans roll onwards in March – 12th Bristol Academy, 13th Cardiff Great Hall, 14th Birmingham Academy, 16th UEA, 17th Glasgow Barrowlands, 19th Troon Concert Hall, 20th Newcastle Academy, 21st Leeds Academy, 23rd Northampton Roadmenders, 24th Nottingham Rock city, 26th Portsmouth Pyramids, 27th M’cr Academy, 28th Roundhouse London

SPRING EQUINOX FRIDAY 20TH MARCH 3.50 PM Your local druids will be about, in London on Parliament Hill and Tower Hill.

THE FALLEN LEAVES – HOPE AND ANCHOR, LONDON, 21ST MARCH. Veteran mod-punk legends. Always superb. Top entertainment.

PETER CASE (PLIMSOULS, NERVES) w support from SID GRIFFIN (LONG RYDERS) Two punky alt-country legends on the road18th March Menai Bridge The Victoria Hotel, 19th March Liverpool, Heaven’s Gate Presents @ 81 Renshaw, 20th March Newcastle upon Tyne, The Prohibition Cabaret Bar, 21st March Edinburgh, The Wee Red Bar, 22nd March Glasgow, Sound In The Suburbs @ Nice & Sleazy, 23rd March Birmingham Kitchen Garden Café, 24th March London, Green Note presents…@The Water Rats

ISLET. I saw this brilliant Welsh art-rock trio at Machfest last year and they blew my mind.
It was the perfect mix of experimentation and entertainment, brain and heart engaged simultaneously.
FEB 29 Brecon Muse.
MARCH 5th London Space 289, 6th Oxford Florence Park, 7th Cardif Ifor Bach.
APR 4th Carmarthen Cwrw