I will have a book out, illustrated by David Waywell, of my old live show Pea Green Boat in September. The first of four proposed live book events are on sale now but the Liverpool one has sold out..
FROM AWARD-WINNING COMEDIAN AND BESTSELLING AUTHOR STEWART LEE
Pea Green Boat
STEWART LEE
EBURY SPOTLIGHT | 3RD SEPTEMBER 2026 | £16.00 | ISBN: 9781529988604 | HARDBACK
Stewart Lee to release a brilliantly dark comedic retelling of Edward Lear’s The Owl and the Pussycat – alongside a UK book tour.
“I am having problems relating to my crew member, having never been a great fan of cats, nor they of birds. Why have we been press ganged into service together? What can they hope to achieve by sending this absurd duo out to sea? I am an owl. The Cat is a cat…”
In Pea Green Boat, Stewart Lee and David Waywell create a dark, grotesque retelling of The Owl and the Pussycat in which Edward Lear’s characters are revealed to be catastrophically poorly-equipped for maritime travel. Told through the increasingly deranged diary of the Owl, the real story is unmasked – he cannot open the honey jar due to his lack of opposable thumbs, he is terrified the cat will eat him in his sleep, and he struggles to play the guitar despite having no fingers. As hunger, exhaustion and poor navigation take their toll, it becomes clear that these two creatures should never have been put in a boat together.
Inspired by Stewart Lee’s cult 2001 stage piece, Pea Green Boat blends Lee’s fascination with Edward Lear with his own comedy. Now, with David’s gothic-comic illustrations, the story is brought vividly, hilariously and unsettlingly to life.
About the author:
Stewart Lee began performing stand-up in 1988 and won the Hackney Empire New Act of the Year in 1990. He co-wrote the libretto for Jerry Springer: The Opera, which won four Olivier Awards, and is known for his BAFTA-winning BBC series Stewart Lee’s Comedy Vehicle. His major live shows include Carpet Remnant World, Much A Stew About Nothing, Snowflake/Tornado, Basic Lee and Stewart Lee vs The Man-Wulf.
He is also the bestselling author of How I Escaped My Certain Fate, Content Provider, and March of the Lemmings.
David Waywell (Illustrator)
David Waywell is a writer and illustrator based in the North West. He holds a PhD in Romantic Literature from the University of Liverpool and is the author of The Secret Lives of Monks and Second-Class Male (written as Stan Madeley)
Book tour
Stewart Lee, plus musicians, perform PEA GREEN BOAT
Stewart Lee performs his darkly comic tale based on Edward Lear’s ‘The Owl & The Pussy- cat’ with live improvised musical accompaniment. These live shows mark the publication of PEA GREEN BOAT by Stewart Lee and illustrated by David Waywell, and, at Leicester Square Theatre, every ticket includes a hardback copy (RRP £16.99 Ebury) to be collected at the performance. Copies will be available to buy at other venues. Suitable for age 16+.
‘It’s the Edward Lear / Stewart Lee Mash-Up that I’ve been waiting for!’ Harry Hill
Wed 9 Sept 2026, 7:30pm Liverpool Music Room, Royal Philharmonic
with WILL SERGEANT on ambient guitar
Tue 1 Dec 2026, 7pm – London Leicester Square Theatre
Wed 2 Dec 2026, 7pm – London Leicester Square Theatre
Thur 3rd Dec, 7pm – London Leicester Square Theatre
Tickets go on sale on Friday, 24th April 2026 go to www.stewartlee.co.uk/pgb. Further dates and accompanying musicians to be announced.
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
Here’s me talking to Nick about his new great album Horrorful Heights
I am not in this but it is one of the best comedy festivals in the world, with more and better acts than the Saudia Arabia Comedy Festival, none of whom have endorsed a murderous regime, and its promoter Will Adamsdale has not dismembered any journalists. Work in profess shows, top turns and new talent all over town.
https://www.exetercomedyfestival.com
If I was there I would see;
THURSDAY Mike Wozniak 6pm, Paul Foot 9pm, Daniel Kitson 10.30pm
FRIDAY Joanna Neary 6pm, Huge Davies 6pm, Kate Cheka 6pm, Will Adamsdale 6pm, Josie Long 8pm, Paul Foot 8.45, Daniel Kitson 9pm, Nish Kumar 9pm
SATURDAY Marcel Lucont 11.30 am, John Hegley 2pm, Phil Nichol 3pm, Robin Ince 3.30pm, Josie Long 4pm, Rob Auton 6pm, Simon Munnery 7.30pm, Daniel Kitson 7.30, Marcel Lucont 8pm, Bec Hill 8pm
Will please e me with dates for 2027/8. Please can I do Pea Green Boat here
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
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!




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
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
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

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 will tour the UK throughout 2026.
I AM VERY PLEASED WITH HOW THIS SHOW IS SHAPING UP – PRESS IS COLLECTING HERE.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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.
Stewart Lee fans can buy using this code UPTHEANTI2026 ahead of the April 13th sale date.
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.
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
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/
101 Part Time Jobs https://www.louistheroux.com/podcasts
I will be doing short stand-up sets at the following festivals
DEER SHED 24TH – 26TH 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, 28TH-30TH 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.
The documentary film about The Iceman, that I am in a bit, is on tour. Please support it and him.
“In the 1980s and 1990s, Anthony Irvine was a comedian and cabaret performer. His act was a little unusual. As the Iceman, he went on stage… to melt ice. Literally. He’d bring a large block of ice onto the stage then proceed to melt it (or fail to melt it) in a variety of creative ways. Among his fans were Mike Myers, Stewart Lee and Bill Bailey. In 2010, when Robert Wringham wrote his book about this era of comedy, the Iceman could not be found. But a few years later, Anthony Irvine popped up again. This time as a visual artist called Aim. What was going on? Starring – Anthony Irvine & Robert Wringham with Stewart Lee, Jo Brand, Mark Thomas, Robin Ince, Ronni Ancona, Simon Munnery, Neil Mullarkey & Stuart Semple. Producers – Mark Cartwright & Robert Wringham (You are nothing / New Escapologist).
Executive Producer – Michael Cumming (Toast of London / Brass Eye / King Rocker). Director – Mark Cartwright.
“It’s art, it’s odd, it’s fun and you need to see it.” Mark Thomas (Comedian)
“An affectionate and heartfelt celebration of a man who pioneered the idea of melting ice on stage. Immensely charming.” Arthur Matthews (Father Ted / Toast of London)
“This film is n…ice. You must see it. It’s important.” – Iain Lee (TV / Radio)
JULY SCREENING DATES
Documentary screening + Q&A with producers Robert Wringham & Mark Cartwright.
Dundee DCA 2.30pm 12/07/26
Glasgow Glasgow Film Theatre 8:20pm 13/07/26
Liverpool Hot Water Comedy 7pm 16/07/26
Birmingham MAC 7.30pm 18/07/26
St. Leonards on Sea Kino teatr 2pm 19/07/26
TICKETS – WWW.ICEMANFILM.CO.UK & https://linktr.ee/TheIcemanFilm
ANDREW & EDEN KOTTING – THE EVERYWORLD Swedenborg House Gallery, London – 5th 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/
LEONORA CARRINGTON THE SYMPTOMATUIC SURREAL Freud Museum London until June 28th. During her life, the British-born Mexican artist faced significant mental health challenges and spent time in a sanatorium in Spain. There, Carrington was encouraged to draw and created two paintings, including Down Below (1940), which is on display here. Depicting several figures in states of metamorphosis within the grounds of the sanatorium, the title reflects her experience. The exhibition mainly consists of drawings and includes the recurring motif of horses: an obsession of Carrington’s and sometimes a symbol for portraying herself. Freud said horses resonated with psychoanalytic ideas about the structure of the mind, and objects from his personal collection feature here. There is also archival material, including photographs of Carrington with her partner, Max Ernst, taken by Lee Miller.
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
SLY AND THE FAMILY DRONE Immersive space-jazz-noise from the devious relations. May 29th The Blue Monk, Bermondsey, London. JUNE 26th/27th Ulverston Fell Foot Wood w the fantastic Nev Clay.
TAMIKREST Malian blues-wranglers in snake-charming mode JUNE 8th Glasgow Rum Shack, 9th Leeds Belgrave, 11th Norwich Arts, 12th Bristol Strange Brew, 13th London Jazz Café, 15th M’cr Band On The Wall, 176th 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 5th M’cr Pink Room, 7th Edinburgh Sneaky Pete’s, 8th Gateshead Central Bar, 9th Leeds Attic, 10th London Moth Club (hosted by S Lee)
TONY OXLEY WEEK A week of events celebrating the late free jazz percussion pioneer, who I often mention in routines for some reason.
ALISON COTTON The violin-toting mystic hits the road
JUNE
17 – LEEDS – Attic Leeds
18 – GLASGOW – The Glad Cafe
19 – NEWCASTLE – The Lubber Fiend
25 – WIRKSWORTH – Haarlem Artspace
26 – LAKE DISTRICT – Hyper Inverter Festival
27 – BARROW IN FURNESS – Full of Noises (GREAT VENUE IN A PARK!!)
28 – COVENTRY – The Tin Music Venue (matinee show )
JULY
1 – LONDON – The Old Church, Stoke Newington (SEE ANNA LAETITIA BARBAULD’S GRAVE TOO)
2 – BRIGHTON – The Rose Hill
3 – NORWICH – The Holloway
SIMON LOVE Welsh purveyor of a certain kind of vintage indie pop.
26 June – The Fighting Cocks, Kingston-Upon-Thames
28 June – Prince Albert, Brighton (Afternoon show)
BEN MOOR & JO NEARY – BOOKTALKBOOKTALKBOOK. This superb piece explodes the idea of the literary event with kaleidoscopic brilliance. Hen and Chickens London on Sunday 5th July
https://unrestrictedview.co.uk/events/booktalkbooktalkbook
OH-SEES Mighty psyche-punk juggernaut. JULY 14th & 165th Leeds Irish Centre, 16th & 17th London Earth.
MY NEW BAND BELIEVE Lithe Black Midi spin-out
19thJul – London, UK – Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre (Rough Trade 50 w/caroline)
21-23rdAug – Bannau Brycheiniog, UK – Green Man Festival
22ndOct – Newcastle, UK – Cluny 2
23rdOct – Edinburgh, UK – Cabaret Voltaire
26thOct – Liverpool, UK – District
27thOct – Cardiff, UK- The Globe
28thOct – Brighton, UK – Concorde 2
MILLIONS OF DEAD COPS Hardcore originators. New Cross Inn, London August 10th
BOOTHBY GRAFFOE & ANTONI0 FORCIONE – WOT ITALIAN. Boothby and Antonio are reviving this solid classic slice of virtuoso music and comedy. A must see. All over UK from 30th Aug – 14th Nov. Dates here
THE ROOM Bunnymen/Teardrops-adjacent 80s Liverpool psychedelic survivors return in dishevelled majesty. SEPT 11TH Future Yard Birkenhead album launch. November 13that Dublin Castle London with St Vitus Dance & Vernons Future.
CARLTON MELTON The psychedelic warlords manifest in physical form.
SEPT 17th Hastings Tough Love, 19th London Strongroom, 19th Glastonbury King Arthur, 20th Brighton Daltons, 22nd Cardiff Fuel, 23rd N’hampton Lab, 24th Liverpool Lost Are Skate Shop, 25th Todmorden Golden Lion w Cosmic Dead, 26th MATINEE Todmorden Golden Lion w Cosmic Dead, 27th Margate Bar Nothing
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
DELINES Cinematic symphonic country rock sophisticates. OCTOBER 2nd Glasgow GUU, 3rd Gosforth Civic, 4th Leeds City Varieties
BUFFALO TOM Former hardcore types mellowed into folkish indie power trio. OCT 6th Belfast Limelight, 7th Edinburgh La Belle Angelle, 9th M’cr Band On The Wall, 10TH London Village Underground
BOTTLE ROCKETS Alt-country initiators in rare UK jaunt OCT 16th North Shields Three Tanners, 20th Bristol Lanes, 21st London Lexington
WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM Eco-conscious doom metal.
08/11 Manchester, UK @ Damnation Festival
09/11 London, UK @ 02 Academy Islington
DAMNED/SAINTS (73-78) TOUR
The original Damned line-up, minus Brian James but with Rat Scabies back on drums, were amazing when I saw their 50th anniversary show earlier this year. And they are supported by an authenticated version of Australian punk pioneers The Saints with original co-frontman Ed Kuepper present, but the late Chris Bailey’s guitar and vocal duties covered by the dream team of The Birthday Party’s Mick Harvey and super-saints fan Mark Arm of Mudhoney respectively, understandably favours the group’s early thrash sound rather than Bailey’s more songwriterly work. But what a pairing! NOV 25TH Brighton Dome, 27th London British Airways Arc (?), 28th Bristol Beacon, 30th M’cr Academy, Dec 1st N’castle City Hall, Dec 2nd Derby Valiant, Dec 5th B’ham Academy
GOAT Ersatz Scandinavian mystics take their festival field filling ritual rock all the way to the Royal Albert Hall in 2027 April 25th Glasgow SWG3, 26th Cambridge Junction, 28th London RAH, 29th Bristol Prospect, 30th M’cr Victoria Warehouse
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)
Greg Elmore (He was a miracle worker, 1946)
Mike Westbrook (Blakean British jazzman, 1936)
Patrick Campbell-Lyons (Psychedelic Nirvana, 1943)
David Wiffen (He lost his driving wheel, 1942)
Bill Leader (British folk magnate, 1929)
Beverley Martin (Auntie aviator, 1947)
Sonny Rollins (my jazz gateway genius finally crosses the Bridge, 1930)
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Peter Ould, Youtube
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Liam Travitt, Twitter
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Jamespearse, Twitter
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Mini-x2, readytogo.net
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Frankie Boyle, Comedian
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Neva2busy, dontstartmeoff.com
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Dominic Cavendish, Telegraph
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Cyberbloke, Twitter
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Al Murray, Comedian
Jackmumf, Twitter
Jackmumf, Twitter
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NevW47479, UKTV.co.uk
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Mearecate, Youtube
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Z-factor, Twitter.
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Shit Crit, Twitter
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Birmingham Sunday Mercury
Joskins, Leeds Music Forum
Joskins, Leeds Music Forum
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Pudabaya, Twitter
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World Without End, Twitter
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Visualiser1, Twitter
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Aiden Hearn, Twitter
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Anonymous, don'tstartmeoff.com
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Genghis McKahn, Guardian.co.uk
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Richard Herring, Comedian
Yukio Mishima, dontstartmeoff.com
Yukio Mishima, dontstartmeoff.com
Pudabaya, beexcellenttoeachother.com
Pudabaya, beexcellenttoeachother.com
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Len Firewood, Twitter
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Guest, Dontstartmeoff.com
Lents, redandwhitekop.com
Lents, redandwhitekop.com
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Stuart, Chortle
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Emilyistrendy, Youtube
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Meninblack, Twitter
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12dgdgdgdgdgdg, Youtube
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Alex Quarmby, Edfringe.com
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Brendon, Vauxhallownersnetwork.co.uk
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Pnethor, pne-online.com
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Stokeylitfest, Twitter
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Peter Ould, Twitter
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Anamatronix, Youtube
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DVDhth's grandparents, Twitter
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Mpf1947, Youtube
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Microcuts 22, Twitter
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Contrapuntal, Twitter
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Meanstreetelite, Peoplesrepublicofcork
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Someoneyoudon'tknow, Chortle.com
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GRTak, finalgear.com
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Tweeter Kyriakou, Twitter
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Peter Fears, Twitter
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Foxfoxton, Youtube
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Joe, Independent.co.uk
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Anon, BBC Complaints Log
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Idrie, Youtube
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Lee Mack, Mack The Life, 2012
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Lenny Darksphere, Twitter
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Sweeping Curves, Twitter
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FBC, finalgear.com
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Anon, westhamonline.com
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Sam Rooney, Youtube
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Zombie Hamster, Twitter
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Gwaites, Digitalspy
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Johnny Kitkat, dontstartmeoff.com
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Robert Gavin, Twitter
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Dick Socrates, Twitter
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Karen Laidlaw, Edfringe. com.
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Etienne, Chortle.com
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Pirate Crocodile, Twitter
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Rubyshoes, Twitter
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Chez, Chortle.com
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Henry Howard Fun, Twitter
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Tokyofist, Youtube
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Alwyn, Digiguide.tv
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Kozzy06, Youtube
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Bosco239, youtube
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Lancethrustworthy, Youtube
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Borathigh5, Youtube
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Deepbass, Guardian.co.uk
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Nicetime, Guardian.co.uk
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Danazawa, Youtube
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Funday’schild, youtube.
BBC iPlayer edition of discussion of Stewart Lee on A Good Read
BBC iPlayer edition of discussion of Stewart Lee on A Good Read
Joycey, readytogo.net
Joycey, readytogo.net
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Dave Wilson, Chortle.com
Brighton Argus
Brighton Argus
Dominic Cavendish, Daily Telegraph
Dominic Cavendish, Daily Telegraph
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Coxy, Dontstartmeoff.com
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Fairy Pingu, Twitter
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Keilloh, Twitter
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Tin Frog, Twitter
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Fowkes81, Twitter
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Carcrazychica, Youtube
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Esme Folley, Actress, cellist, Twitter
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General Lurko 36, Guardian.co.uk
Cabluigi, Guardian.co.uk
Cabluigi, Guardian.co.uk
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Whoiscuriousgeorge, Youtube
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Tweeterkiryakou, Twitter
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Leach Juice, Twitter
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Clampdown59, Twitter.
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John Robins, Comedian
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Shane, Beverley, Dailymail.co.uk
Spanner, dontstartmeoff.com
Spanner, dontstartmeoff.com
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Ishamayura Byrd, Twitter
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98rosjon, Twitter
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Carla, St Albans, Dailymail.co.uk
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Dahoum, Guardian.co.uk
Maninabananasuit, Guardian.co.uk
Maninabananasuit, Guardian.co.uk
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Hiewy, Youtube
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Iain, eatenbymissionaries
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Mrdavisn01, Twitter
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Gabrielle, Chortle.com
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Patrick Kavanagh, Guardian.co.uk
A D Ward, Twitter
A D Ward, Twitter
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Guest1001, Youtube
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Anon, dontstartmeoff.com
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Horatio Melvin, Twitter
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Wharto15, Twitter
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Sidsings000, Youtube
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Lucinda Locketts, Twitter
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Anonymous, The Northfield Patriot
Tres Ryan, Twitter
Tres Ryan, Twitter
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Cojones2, Guardian.co.uk
Rowing Rob, Guardian.co.uk
Rowing Rob, Guardian.co.uk
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Slothy Matt, Twitter
Bobby Bhoy, Twitter
Bobby Bhoy, Twitter
Rudeness, Youtube
Rudeness, Youtube
Neolab, Guardian.co.uk
Neolab, Guardian.co.uk
James Dellingpole, Daily Telegraph
James Dellingpole, Daily Telegraph
Aaron, comedy.co.uk
Aaron, comedy.co.uk
Secretdeveloper, Youtube
Secretdeveloper, Youtube
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Syhr, breakbeat.co.uk
Gmanthedemon, bbc.co.uk
Gmanthedemon, bbc.co.uk