1. DAMON & NAOMI (and me) LIVE AT CAFÉ OTO, RECODINGS AVAILABLE

In January I hosted 3 nights of Damon & Naomi (Galaxie 500, Magic Hour, Damon & Naomi) at London’s Café Oto.
The encores of each night have come out on bandcamp and it is a very special recording with contributions from Mark Webber of Pulp, Laetitia Sadier of Stereolab & Monade & Source Ensemble, Richard Youngs from Richard Youngs, Jess Hickie-Kallenbach from Still House Plants, Alabaster DePlume from British contemporary jazz, Gina Birch from Raincoats & Red Krayola & Hangovers, and Marie Merlet from Malphino & Monade & Ikocherie, and features the sound of me throwing paper snow at the musicians.

January 3-5, 2026
Encores with friends at Café Oto, London
A Bandcamp exclusive!
Recorded by Billy Steiger
Mastered by Alan Douches at West West Side Music

“Thank you to the wonderful staff and audience at Café Oto, to Stewart Lee for being our compère and psychogeographical guide, and to all our friends for joining us on these closing sets of “covers.” “ – D&N

damonandnaomi.bandcamp.com/album/whats-past-is-prologue-live-at-caf-oto

2. MACHYNLLETH COMEDY FESTIVAL MAY 1^ST – 3RD

https://machcomedyfest.co.uk/category/year/2026/

It’s the best comedy festival in the world, but don’t tell anyone about it!

We are screening the KING ROCKER movie with Q&A on Saturday morning, I am doing Man Wulf on Sunday, and on Saturday afternoon there’s this…

Joking Apart: Stewart Lee Asks Robert Lloyd to Explain Old Jokes. 2 Pilot episodes of an exciting new podcast featuring Stewart Lee and his mentor, the Birmingham punk legend Robert Lloyd of Prefects, Nightingales and King Rocker repute. Saturday May 2^nd, 2 pm, Ysgol Bro Hydden – Main Hall

https://machcomedyfest.co.uk/show/2026/joking-apart-stewart-lee-asks-robert-lloyd-to-explain-old-jokes/

The King Rocker screening is at 11 am on Saturday https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002qc91

Stewart Lee Vs The Man-Wulf is on Sunday at 1.30

https://machcomedyfest.co.uk/show/2026/stewart-lee-stewart-lee-vs-the-man-wulf-4/

3. THE BIG MIDWEEK

I am the reader of the audiobook of The Big Midweek, Steve Hanley from The Fall’s book about playing bass for two decades in the greatest British band, against twenty years of social change. You can hear it here…

https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/The-Big-Midweek-Audiobook/B0FXBJJD4X?source_code=AUKFrDlWS02231890H6-BK-ACX0-479031

4. THE NERVE

I am now writing 1000 funny words a week for Carole Cadwalladr’s new on-line newspaper The Nerve, run by people who were sacked or quit when Tories and Telegraph/Times types took over The Observer. It is immediately ace.
Sign up here and it would also really be great if you could pay them £6.95 a month as the 5 women at the helm sunk all their redundancy money into it. Carole understands that the only story in town is how the tech-bros choose what news we see and how we understand the world, and The Nerve will address this head on. The only news that matters.
Please send the link below and this begging request to anyone you can. https://www.thenerve.news

This recent piece on enshittification is especially good https://www.thenerve.news/p/cory-doctorow-enshittification-internet-craphound-lyft-political-organising

All my columns are collected here, but please donate

https://www.thenerve.news/stewart-lee

5. NEW MERCH

Along with WAXFACE’s usual line of Stewart Lee merch there are new for 2025 t-shirts and hoodies on the Man-Wulf theme, all of the highest quality. I’d wear them myself but I’d look arrogant. Waste the money your Nan gave you for Xmas here

AND! Back in stock! We have restocked our most popular tees including All The Cheeses, YOU CAN PROVE ANYTHING WITH FACTS, “I don’t think that, I think the opposite of that”, and the hit comic book STEWART LEE VS. THE MAN-WULF tee!
All these are available NOW on preorder and will be shipping on April 11th!

Order now via wax face and love all the different cheeses and tees too!

wax-face.com/stewart-lee

6. MAN-WULF BY THE PRIMEVALS

Glasgow’s garage punk veterans The Primevals’ new single is featured in the new Stewart Lee vs The Man-Wulf U.K. tour.
There are 3 versions. Side a I’m The Man-Wulf. Side b I’m The Man-Wulf (long nail edit). Plus a 9 minute I’m The Man-Wulf (long nail version). Vinyl sides a&b were released on a 7” 45 in January. https://primevals.bandcamp.com

There’s now a cool arty video for the song too www.youtube.com/watch?v=yazuiF0OiAI

AND all the tracks are now subsumed into a new mega-mix 12” album, including the extended version of the track as a slow blues, and remixes with big beats and jazzy sax that take it in a whole new direction
https://primevals.bandcamp.com/album/im-the-man-wulf-lp

7. BASIC LEE IS ON NOW TV

https://www.nowtv.com/ie/watch/entertainment/collections/ultimate-comedy/asset/stewart-lee-basic-lee…/A5EK6949itCVNKaChrDXN

You’ll have to subscribe though.

Here is a thorough, and not entirely positive, review from a thoughtful young man on Youtube, still better than most pro-critics.
https://youtu.be/kdOYgqCzJ4s?si=1uIZBn8tMWsAiS0h

8. STEWART LEE VS THE MAN-WULF

John Mackay & Sally Homer, in association with Debi Allen/Curtis Brown present
STEWART LEE vs THE MAN-WULF BRAND NEW SHOW

UK TOURING THROUGHOUT 2026

NB: TICKETS FOR THESE SHOWS WILL REMAIN AT THE ADVERTISED PRICE. SURGE PRICING IS IMMORAL AND TICKETMASTER AND OASIS ARE WANKERS, ENCOURAGED BY SUCCESSIVE TORY CULTURE SECRETARIES IN THEIR CRIMINAL ENDEAVOURS.

The tragedy of this show is that world events are advancing towards its core conceit at such a speed that it is sharpened daily, even as we as a civilisation head into HELL. But here’s the original blurb…

Lee shares his stage with a tough-talking werewolf comedian who hates humanity. The Man-Wulf lays down a ferocious comedy challenge to the culturally irrelevant and physically enfeebled Lee. Can the beast inside us all be silenced with the silver bullet of Lee’s unprecedentedly critically acclaimed style of stand-up. The show tours the UK throughout 2026.

The show will tour the UK throughout 2026.

I AM VERY PLEASED WITH HOW THIS SHOW IS SHAPING UP – PRESS IS COLLECTING HERE.

AND FINALLY THE LAST EVER CHANCE TO SEE THE WEREWOLF COMEDIAN. LEICESTER SQUARE THEATRE. 4TH – 19TH DEC.

https://www.leicestersquaretheatre.com/show/stewart-lee-vs-the-man-wulf/

May 2026

Sunday 3rd May 2026 – The Mach Arena, Machynlleth Comedy Festival – TICKETS
Wednesday 6th May 2026 – The Playhouse, Weston Super Mare – TICKETS
Thursday 7th May 2026 – The Playhouse, Weston Super Mare – TICKETS
Friday 8th May 2026 – Northcott Theatre, Exeter – TICKETS
Saturday 9th May 2026 – Richmond Theatre, Richmond – TICKETS
Monday 11th May 2026 – Playhouse, Leeds – TICKETS
Tuesday 12th May 2026 – Playhouse, Leeds – TICKETS
Wednesday 13th May 2026 – Playhouse, Leeds – TICKETS
Thursday 14th May 2026 – Floral Pavilion Theatre, New Brighton – TICKETS
Friday 15th May 2026 – Opera House, Buxton – TICKETS
Saturday 16th May 2026 – Stockton Globe, Stockton On Tees – TICKETS
Tuesday 19th May 2026 – Palace Theatre, Southend On Sea – TICKETS
Wednesday 20th May 2026 – Palace Theatre, Southend On Sea – TICKETS

June 2026

Monday 1st June 2026 – 3Olympia Theatre, Dublin – TICKETS
Tuesday 2nd June 2026 – Bord Gais Energy Theatre, Dublin – TICKETS
Wednesday 3rd June 2026 – The Tommy Leddy Theatre, Drogheda – TICKETS
Thursday 4th June 2026 – Millennium Forum, Derry – TICKETS
Friday 5th June 2026 – National Opera House, Wexford – TICKETS
Sunday 7th June 2026 – Opera House, Cork – TICKETS
Wednesday 10th June 2026 – Theatre Royal, Waterford – TICKETS
Sunday 14th June 2026 – Cambridge Arts Theatre, Cambridge – TICKETS
Monday 15th June 2026 – Cambridge Arts Theatre, Cambridge – TICKETS
Tuesday 16th June 2026 – Cambridge Arts Theatre, Cambridge – TICKETS
Thursday 18th June 2026 – Alban Arena, St. Albans – TICKETS
Friday 19th June 2026 – Alban Arena, St. Albans – TICKETS
Sunday 21st June 2026 – New Victoria Theatre, Woking – TICKETS
Tuesday 23rd June 2026 – Venue Cymru, Llandudno – TICKETS
Wednesday 24th June 2026 – Lawrence Batley Theatre, Huddersfield – TICKETS
Thursday 25th June 2026 – Grand Opera House, York – TICKETS
Friday 26th June 2026 – Grand Opera House, York – TICKETS
Saturday 27th June 2026 – Grand Opera House, York – TICKETS
Tuesday 30th June 2026 – Mercury Theatre, Colchester – TICKETS

July 2026

Wednesday 1st July 2026 – Mercury Theatre, Colchester – TICKETS
Thursday 2nd July 2026 – Mercury Theatre, Colchester – TICKETS
Saturday 4th July 2026 – The Hawth, Crawley – TICKETS
Tuesday 7th July 2026 – Lyceum, Crewe – TICKETS
Wednesday 8th July 2026 – Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury – TICKETS
Thursday 9th July 2026 – Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury – TICKETS
Friday 10th July 2026 – The Lowry, Salford – TICKETS
Saturday 11th July 2026 – The Lowry, Salford – TICKETS
Monday 13th July 2026 – King’s Theatre, Glasgow – TICKETS
Tuesday 14th July 2026 – King’s Theatre, Glasgow – TICKETS
Wednesday 15th July 2026 – Playhouse, Edinburgh – TICKETS
Thursday 16th July 2026 – Perth Theatre, Perth – TICKETS
Friday 17th July 2026 – Eden Court, Inverness – TICKETS

September 2026

Thursday 3rd September 2026 – King’s Theatre, Portsmouth – TICKETS
Friday 4th September 2026 – Pavillion, Weymouth – TICKETS
Saturday 5th September 2026 – Hall For Cornwall, Truro – TICKETS
Thursday 10th September 2026 – Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool – TICKETS
Friday 11th September 2026 – Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool – TICKETS
Saturday 12th September 2026 – William Aston Hall, Wrexham – TICKETS
Sunday 13th September 2026 – Grand Theatre, Wolverhampton – TICKETS
Wednesday 16th September 2026 – Marina Theatre, Lowestoft – TICKETS
Thursday 17th September 2026 – Marina Theatre, Lowestoft – TICKETS
Friday 18th September 2026 – Castle Theatre, Wellingborough – TICKETS
Saturday 19th September 2026 – The Central Theatre, Chatham – TICKETS
Thursday 24th September 2026 – Bristol Beacon, Bristol – TICKETS
Friday 25th September 2026 – Bristol Beacon, Bristol – TICKETS
Saturday 26th September 2026 – Bristol Beacon, Bristol – TICKETS
Tuesday 29th September 2026 – Truck Theatre, Hull – TICKETS
Wednesday 30th September 2026 – Truck Theatre, Hull – TICKETS

October 2026

Thursday 1st October 2026 – The Spa Centre, Scarborough – TICKETS
Friday 2nd October 2026 – Alhambra Theatre, Bradford – TICKETS
Saturday 3rd October 2026 – Alhambra Theatre, Bradford – TICKETS
Tuesday 6th October 2026 – Festival Theatre, Malvern – TICKETS
Wednesday 7th October 2026 – Festival Theatre, Malvern – TICKETS
Thursday 8th October 2026 – Belgrade Theatre, Coventry – TICKETS
Friday 9th October 2026 – Belgrade Theatre, Coventry – TICKETS
Saturday 10th October 2026 – Belgrade Theatre, Coventry – TICKETS
Monday 12th October 2026 – Playhouse, Nottingham – TICKETS
Tuesday 13th October 2026 – Playhouse, Nottingham – TICKETS
Saturday 17th October 2026 – Waterside Theatre, Aylesbury – TICKETS
Sunday 18th October 2026 – Hippodrome, Birmingham – TICKETS
Friday 23rd October 2026 – New Theatre, Peterborough – TICKETS
Saturday 24th October 2026 – Tyne Theatre & Opera House, Newcastle Upon Tyne – TICKETS
Sunday 25th October 2026 – Tyne Theatre & Opera House, Newcastle Upon Tyne – TICKETS
Friday 30th October 2026 – Pavilion Theatre, Worthing – TICKETS
Saturday 31st October 2026 – Lighthouse, Poole – TICKETS

November 2026

Sunday 1st November 2026 – Devonshire Park Theatre, Eastbourne – TICKETS
Thursday 5th November 2026 – City Hall, Salisbury – TICKETS
Friday 6th November 2026 – The Anvil, Basingstoke – TICKETS
Saturday 7th November 2026 – New Wimbledon Theatre, Wimbledon – TICKETS
Monday 9th November 2026 – Playhouse, Oxford – TICKETS
Tuesday 10th November 2026 – Playhouse, Oxford – TICKETS
Wednesday 11th November 2026 – Playhouse, Oxford – TICKETS
Thursday 12th November 2026 – Chelmsford Theatre, Chelmsford – TICKETS
Friday 13th November 2026 – Chelmsford Theatre, Chelmsford – TICKETS

December 2026

Friday 4th December 2026 – Leicester Square Theatre, London – TICKETS
Saturday 5th December 2026 – Leicester Square Theatre, London – TICKETS
Saturday 5th December 2026 – Leicester Square Theatre, London – TICKETS
Tuesday 8th December 2026 – Leicester Square Theatre, London – TICKETS
Wednesday 9th December 2026 – Leicester Square Theatre, London – TICKETS
Thursday 10th December 2026 – Leicester Square Theatre, London – TICKETS
Friday 11th December 2026 – Leicester Square Theatre, London – TICKETS
Saturday 12th December 2026 – Leicester Square Theatre, London – TICKETS
Saturday 12th December 2026 – Leicester Square Theatre, London – TICKETS
Monday 14th December 2026 – Leicester Square Theatre, London – TICKETS
Tuesday 15th December 2026 – Leicester Square Theatre, London – TICKETS
Wednesday 16th December 2026 – Leicester Square Theatre, London – TICKETS
Thursday 17th December 2026 – Leicester Square Theatre, London – TICKETS
Friday 18th December 2026 – Leicester Square Theatre, London – TICKETS

9. SNOWFLAKE TORNADO / BASIC LEE

Stewart’s 2019-2022 touring show Snowflake/Tornado, which was originally broadcast as a BBC Special in Autumn 2022 is now available to buy or rent “on demand” from www.mediagarageproductions.com

Both shows also appear to be free as part of the current Amazon Prime rosta, but buy them from us to defeat American fascism.

We are currently preparing a physical release of these shows but it’s got delayed as I got pneumonia and have been bogged down in picking through a wealth of possible, and very exciting, audio extras, where the material worked much better than in the broadcast show itself.

10. BENEFIT SHOWS

1.ASYLUM AID/HACKNEY MIGRANY CENTRE BENEFIT, EARTH, LONDON, 19th April
Ticket Price: £10 – 40
Doors: 6pm
Age restriction: 16+

Popular entertainment for popular politics. Welcome to The Commons, a live gathering for everyone who’s noticed that everything feels a little bit broken, a little too expensive, and a lot on fire. Let’s talk about why, and how we can unite to change things. Hosted by Taskmaster’s Ivo Graham, The Commons is an evening of comedy, music and politics. While the mainstream media and wealthy elites argue that migrants and refugees are the root of all our problems, The Commons will look past the headlines to ask: Why are we getting poorer? Where is the money going? Who benefits from all of this division?

Expect comedy from Ivo Graham (our host), Stewart Lee, Blank Peng, and Tadiwa Mahlunge alongside speakers including Faiza Shaheen(Executive Director of Tax Justice UK), James Meadway (Director of the Progressive Economy Forum), and organisers from ACORN (the renters and community union) with more to be added.
The Commons is a space to come together, share ideas, laugh (if only to keep from crying), and go forward from in unity.
Change starts with a conversation. Let’s talk. All profits raised will be donated to Asylum Aid and Hackney Migrant Centre.

TICKETS

2.UP THE ANTI, FUNDRAISER FOR THE N LONDON HUNT SABOTEURS, MONDAY JULY 6TH, LECIS SQ THEATRE, LONDON, 8.45 PM

Join an incredible line up of comedians for a night of laughter in aid of the North London Hunt Saboteurs. Featuring Daniel Fox, Harry Badger, James Gill, Horn Walsh, Sue Jerkins, Shappi Coarse-Angling, Alasdair Bear-Baiting, and Stewart Eel.
NLHS take part in direct action to deter and intervene in organised bloodsports in the countryside around London and beyond.
All profits will go to their work.

TICKETS

Stewart Lee fans can buy using this code UPTHEANTI2026 ahead of the April 13th sale date.

11. KEVIN ELDON’S PODCAST

The actor Kevin Eldon has a new podcast called Speakers.

I listened to it.

It is funny and also uses the fact that it is made of sound!!! Find it wherever you find your podcasts. Kevin Eldon is 98 years old.

12. CHURCHILL’S URINAL BY ROSIE HOLT, KING’S HEAD THEATRE, ISLINGTON LONDON 13^TH MAY – 6^th JUNE

I did a script editing pass on an early draft of this play last year, which was full of great funny ideas about the comedy of the culture war, and contributed some end of the pier gags to lower the tone of an otherwise sophisticated conceit, but it sounds like the writer-performer and the director have really moved it on and massively changed and upgraded the central thrust of it.
I am looking forward to seeing it in its first incarnation.

“Freshly installed in 11 Downing Street, a fearless female Chancellor of the Exchequer is determined to get rid of the ancient urinal in her grace-and-favour en-suite. Intrigue overflows into outrage when it transpires that the porcelain was first tinkled on by that undying icon of Britishness, Winston Churchill. Soon, the whole nation has a view on this storm in a pisspot. Join us for this rambunctious romp through the corridors of power and discover whether our fearless Chancellor’s grip on her Budget red box can survive the clamour for her Whitehall washroom to be awarded a Blue Plaque.

Known for her alter ego MP who has achieved more than seven million views with her online videos, and toured two stage shows nationally, satirist and Chortle award-winner Rosie Holt shares the world premiere of her new play, first seen in a reading at Shedinburgh last year. Directed by Dan Clarkson, whose previous show starring Rosie Holt The Crown Live sold out at the King’s Head Theatre, and whose other credits include Olivier Award nominees Potted Potter, and Potted Panto, as well as Biff To The Future which is currently on an extensive tour.

Early Booker Preview Special: First two performances (13 & 14 May) – top price tickets only £25.” https://kingsheadtheatre.com/whats-on/churchill-s-urinal-ncmf

13. PODSCARFS AND ONLINERS

Strong Message Here – I am in lots of editions of Armando Iannucci’s podcast. There’s an extended version https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0024cp6

Harry Hill Podcast – I did the first episode of this brilliant new thing https://harryhill.co.uk/podcast/

The Trawl Marina Purkiss and Gemma Forte had me on their unashamedly political podcast. They are twin national treasures. You can find it in the usual places.

Alexei Sayle Podcast I just done this again with the Podfather of Alternative Comedy. Usual outlets.

Gilles Peterson Podcast I did the groovy jazz guru’s outlet https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002qc91

Albert Genower’s Conversations With https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qeNnR_ygm5A

Always Be Comedy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxwIXtrA9yc

Cats’ Protection League – Cat Got Your Tongue https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aB0oEiZtRYc

Lenny Bruce Q&A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWQiFMgknmc

Louis Theroux https://www.louistheroux.com/podcasts

Pod Save The UK https://crooked.com/podcast-series/pod-save-the-uk/

ALL PODSCARFS COLLECTING HERE

14. FESTIVALS I will be doing short stand-up sets at the following festivals

I will be doing short stand-up sets at the following festivals

BEARDED THEORY 20^TH – 24^TH MAY, CATTON PARK DERBYSHIRE https://beardedtheory.co.uk w Pixies, Damned, Maytals, Au Pairs, Nightingales & Ted Chippington. This is a great, friendly festival that totally feels like it is run for the benefit of the people, and it has a brilliant tent called Convoy Cabaret which is all proper hardcore anarcho-punk and traveller music.

DEER SHED 24^TH – 26^TH JULY, BLADERSBY PARK, N YORKS https://deershedfestival.com Sleaford Mods, Angeline Morrison, New Eves & The Adam Buxton Band. The village fete vibe of indie rock!

GREEN MAN 20TH – 23RD AUGUST, BANNAU BRYCHEINIOG NATIONAL PARK https://www.greenman.net
Mogwai, Dry Cleaning, Scientist, Tamikrest, Charlotte Church Pop Dungeon, Motrik, New Eves, My New Band Believe, Madra Salach.

KRANKENHAUS, 28^TH-30^TH AUGUST, MUNCASTER CASTLE, LAKE DISTRICT. It’s the best music festival in the world but don’t tell anyone about it. Sea Power, House Of All, Laura Cannell, Fallen Women, Stereolab, lectures, talks, walks, mountains. All the fun of the farm!

END OF THE ROAD 3rd – 6th SEPT, LARMER TREE GARDENS, DOREST. Pulp, Lucinda Williams, Caroline, Brighde Chaimbeul, Mozart Estate, David Thomas Broughton, Gnod.

15. CULT NIGHT 30^th April Moth Club, London

Weird muso’s Grham Reynolds and Mike Lindsay soundtrack weird films The Portcullis and The Last Sacrifice and I introduce them.

https://dice.fm/event/oegabm-cult-night-graham-reynolds-mike-lindsay-30th-apr-moth-club-london-tickets

16. MARK JENKIN at HACKNEY PICTURE HOUSE

I am hosting the screening and q&a for Mark Jenkin’s new film ROSE OF NEVADA at Hackney Picture House on April 26th at 7.15

TICKETS

17. I ARROGANTLY RECOMMEND

SIMON LOVE Welsh purveyor of a certain kind of vintage indie pop.
2 April – The Waiting Room, London (album launch show)
3 April – Wales Goes Pop, The Gate, Cardiff
26 June – The Fighting Cocks, Kingston-Upon-Thames
28 June – Prince Albert, Brighton (Afternoon show)

BOHMAN BROTHERS AND CO Stunning sound artists the Bohman Brothers appear in various combo’s. April 2^nd– Royal Albert, New Cross, London- TBA; April 17^th Christ Church, John Marshall Hall, 27 Blackfriars Rd SE1 8NY, Teresa Hackel + Eiko Yamada (recorder duo), Rex Casswell (electric guitar), Phillip Marks (percussion), Paul Obermayer (electronics), Adam Bohman (amplified objects) Doors 7.15pm-Music 7.45pm., Venue- Suggestedfee £8/10 cash or card OTD https://horseimprovclub.wordpress.com/; April 21st, 22nd, 23^rd – Café Oto, London Adam Bohman residency, https://www.cafeoto.co.uk/

RUTS DC Reggae-punks on the road. APRIL 4^th London Electric Ballroom, MAY 22^nd Dunfermline PJs, 28^th Glasgow King Tut’s, AUG 21^st Dublin Academy No

ROB AUTON The comedian poet philosopher is on tour with a new show called Can. “ This year my new show is an hour long story, written and performed by me. It is about a man who at one point in his life was the world’s best motivational speaker, and then something happened. If you would like to come to one I’d love to see you there.” April 9 – Salford- Lowry Quays, April 10 – Lancaster- Dukes, April 11 – Birmingham- Rep The Door, April 15 – Bath- Rondo, April 16 – Cardiff- Sherman, May 2- Machynlleth Comedy Festival, May 26-30 LONDON SOHO THEATRE EXTRA DATES

COSMIC PSYCHOS Australian idiot-savants who have reduced rock and roll, and by association, life itself to its core essentials. Profound. But last time I had to leave ‘cos it was TOO LOUD. APRIL 7^th Nottingham Bodega, 8^th Glasgow Nice’n’Sleazy, 9^th M’cr Pink Room, 10^th London Dome, 11^th Cardf Clwb Ifor Bach, 12^th Brighton Green Door

ANDREW & EDEN KOTTING – THE EVERYWORLD Swedenborg House Gallery, London April 23^rd – 5^th June. As you may know Andrew is one of my favorite artists/filmmakers/people. He has inspired me for 30 years now and I appeared in a pedalo with Alan Moore in his film Swandown. This new installation is about his family’s life and the things they have accrued and involves the first ever worthwhile use of VR I have ever seen. And it’s at the mysterious and very cool Swedenborg Centre.

https://www.swedenborg.org.uk/events/the-everyworld-redux/

THE ROOM Bunnymen/Teardrops-adjacent 80s Liverpool psychedelic survivors return in dishevelled majesty. APRIL 24^th Future Yard in Birkenhead 24^thApril, 25^th Aces & Eights London, SEPT 11^TH Future Yard Birkenhead album launch. November 13^that Dublin Castle London with St Vitus Dance & Vernons Future.

COWBOY JUNKIES Smoke-suffused Canadian country stoners. APRIL 29^th Bath Komedia, 30^th Bexhill De-La-Warr, MAY 3^rd Edinburgh Queen’s Hall, 6^th Sunderland Fire Station, 7^th B’ham Town Hall, 11^th London Palladium, 14^th Norwich & Norfolk Festival

THE UTOPIA STRONG Snooker genius’ Steve Davis’ space-rocking outfit. May 8^th N’castle Star & Shadow, 9^th N’hampton Black Prince, 15^th London St Mattias Stoke Newington, 17^th Luton Castle, 20^th Glasgow Cottiers, 22^nd Cambridge Storey’s Field, 24^th St Leonard’s Piper.

THE WAVE PICTURES Brilliant British indie rock band in the vein of Go-Betweens, Loft etc with a West Coast California psyche-blues twist … All the greats. MAY 9th – London @ Bush Hall –TICKETS

THE EX Heroically inspiring Dutch jazz-punks. MAY 20^th London 100 Club, 21^st B’ham Castle & Falcon, 22^nd Glasgow Flying Duck, 23^rd M’cr White Hotel.

TAE SUP WI’ A FIFER MAY 20^TH – 24^TH James Yorkston’s travelling highland roadshow this year features Kate Stables, Phil Jupitas & Kirsty Newton, The Elidas and Yorkston himself and visits MAY 20^th St Andrews Byre, 21^st Peebles Eastagte, 22^nd Crief Strathearn, 23^rd Lerwick Mareel, 24^th Findhorn Universal Hall. taesup.co.uk

SUGAR Apparently they’ve reformed

05-23 London, England – O2 Forum Kentish Town
05-24 London, England – O2 Forum Kentish Town
05-26 Belfast, Northern Ireland – Ulster Hall
05-27 Dublin, Ireland – National Stadium
05-30 Bristol, England – Electric Bristol
05-31 Nottingham, England – Rock City
06-02 Glasgow, Scotland – Barrowland
06-03 Leeds, England – Irish Centre
06-04 London, England – Clapham Grand

TAMIKREST Malian blues-wranglers in snake-charming mode JUNE 8^th Glasgow Rum Shack, 9^th Leeds Belgrave, 11^th Norwich Arts, 12^th Bristol Strange Brew, 13^th London Jazz Café, 15^th M’cr Band On The Wall, 176^th Bristol Hope & Ruin.

BEVIS FROND One of Britain’s all-time greats, frontman Nick Saloman now a 70-something psychedelic survivor still at the top of his game. Will it ever end? JUNE 5^th M’cr Pink Room, 7^th Edinburgh Sneaky Pete’s, 8^th Gateshead Central Bar, 9^th Leeds Attic, 10^th London Moth Club (hosted by S Lee)

OH-SEES Mighty psyche-punk juggernaut. JULY 14^th & 165^th Leeds Irish Centre, 16^th & 17^th London Earth.

MILLIONS OF DEAD COPS Hardcore originators. New Cross Inn, London August 10^th

LEMONHEADS Melodic hardcore countryfied punk cherub soldiers on
30 Sep: Electric, Sheffield, UK
01 Oct: De La Warr, Bexhill, UK
02 Oct: Troxy, London, UK
03 Oct: UEA, Norwich, UK
05 Oct: Boiler Shop, Newcastle, UK
06 Oct: SWG3, Glasgow, UK
07 Oct: Albert Hall, Manchester, UK
09 Oct: Electric, Bristol, UK
10 Oct: O2 Institute, Birmingham, UK
11 Oct: Rock City, Nottingham, UK

CARLTON MELTON The psychedelic warlords manifest in physical form.
SEPT 17^th Hastings Tough Love, 19^th London Strongroom, 19^th Glastonbury King Arthur, 20^th Brighton Daltons, 22^nd Cardiff Fuel, 23^rd N’hampton Lab, 24^th Liverpool Lost Are Skate Shop, 25^th Todmorden Golden Lion w Cosmic Dead, 26^{th MATINEE} Todmorden Golden Lion w Cosmic Dead, 27^th Margate Bar Nothing

DELINES Cinematic symphonic country rock sophisticates. OCTOBER 2^nd Glasgow GUU, 3^rd Gosforth Civic, 4^th Leeds City Varieties

BUFFALO TOM Former hardcore types mellowed into folkish indie power trio. OCT 6^th Belfast Limelight, 7^th Edinburgh La Belle Angelle, 9^th M’cr Band On The Wall, 10^TH London Village Underground

JOHN DOWIE – JESUS MY BOY ALSO the Birmingham godfather of Alternative Comedy John Dowie has a transcript of his great monologue JESUS MY BOY out in paperback which I arrogantly recommend! https://poniesandhorsesbooks.com/product/jmb/

Jesus My Boy: A One-Man Play by John Dowie £11.00

From humble origins at the 1995 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, this one- man play has been performed in translation and in English throughout the world.

“Taking one of the oldest stories in the world, John Dowie achieves the almost impossible feat of giving it a fresh perspective by placing Joseph centre-stage. Marginalised in the Bible as well as in art and literature this is Joseph’s chance to give his version of the Madonna and Child story. Stepping out of the shadows and into the limelight, Joseph shakes off his image of a dutiful but sexless octogenarian and we see instead a man who is warm, funny, vulnerable yet unconditionally loving” Cathryn O’Neill, Glasgow Herald “John

“Dowie’s take on the biblical tale is a touching, affectionate and thoroughly absorbing piece of drama. Yes, there are jokes in this stunning monologue – and a couple of them are real belters – but this is not a rat-a-tat- tat gag fest, but a warm and intelligent treatment of perhaps the best-known tale. This truly is a divine comedy.” Steve Bennett, Chortle

“Jesus My Boy is an unusual hybrid: sympathetic to Christianity yet far from proselytising, intellectually rigorous yet easily acces- sible; simply staged but multi-layered; full of light humour and deep pain; it is, in short, a triumph of contrasts.” Andrew Burnet, The List Edinburgh

Finally, the wonderfully dry American comedian Jackie Kashian, who I did a lovely tour of Australia with 21 YEARS AGO!!!! has a new video/album out.

https://youtu.be/v5kJlI41V2g?si=OTmK7h7fsYu1yrGK

20. IN OUR LAMENTATIONS 2026

Gunter Schickert (G.A.M guitar man, 1949)
Amos Poe (He squashed a banana in the street, 1949)
Sly Dunbar (definitive dub drummer, 1952)
Sal Buscema (Marvel mastercraftsman, 1936)
Catherine O’Hara (Fucking hilarious, I wish we’d met, 1954)
Philippe Gaulier (Our clown enemy, our clown king, 1943)
Pete Frame (Master music-mapper, 1942)
Kenny Morris (Banshee basher, 1957)
Fred Smith (Low end televisionary, 1948)
Mark Kennedy (Australia’s premier prog-psyche percussionist, 1951)
Eliane Radigue (electro-francais, 1932)
John Hammond (Blues believer, 1942)
Walter Martino (The Goblin groover, 1952)
Country Joe McDonald (The psychedelic fishman, 1942)
Augie Myers (The pseudonymous Sir Douglas himself, 1940)
Phil Campbell (Motorheadbanger, 1961)
Dolores Keane (De voice of De Dannan and dat, 1953)
John Dee Graham (Skunks originator and US punk facilitator, 1959)
Matt Kwasniewski-Kelvin (Black Midi founder, 2000)
Bob Weir (Now dead deadman, 1947)
TK Carter (The Chef in The Thing, 1956)
Chip Taylor (The Wild Thing, 1940)
Ben Keaton (Father Austin Purcell, 1956)
Terry Cox (He drove the impossible folk-jazz fusion, 1937)
Sam Keith (Quirky comics guy, 1963)
Pete Dello (He could not let Maggie go, 1942)
Andrew Bodnar (He loved the sound of breaking glass, 1954)
Terry Sullivan (Dry Ice drummer, 1938)
Sheila Burnette (That funny woman from all those things, 1931)
Diana Green (Omaha The Cat Dancer, 1954)
Alex Pretti (Nurse, 1998)