Tom Robinson & Band
Having entertained us in 2015, Tom Robinson returns to Wickham on Saturday 4th August. He shot to fame with the top 10 hit 2-4-6-8 Motorway and Glad To Be Gay.
A UK songwriter & broadcaster first known in the 1970s as a musician & LGBT activist, Tom and his band were also early supporters of Rock Against Racism & Amnesty International. Between 1975 & 2001 Tom released 19 albums with various bands, and had a solo hit with the song War Baby. He has also co-written songs with Elton John, Peter Gabriel & Dan Hartman. He has hosted programmes on all BBC national radio networks and won three Radio Academy awards. He currently presents shows on BBC Radio 6 Music and hosts the new music blog Fresh On The Net.
http://tomrobinson.bandcamp.com/
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New from Guy Sexty - nicely designed poster for the Power In The Darkness anniversary tour in October...
Please make prints of this
Leicester shire? ..
Probably not that difficult to design tbh!
Alan Robbins, fancy it in the diff??
I think you should make the stencil again..
Tour Europe!
When are you coming to the US?!!
Jamie Grey I still got the stencil from the original album. We could paint Cardiff orange
We’re going. London 27 October, can’t blooming wait. X
European tour?
Darren Lea-grime do you fancy this dude ?
Roll on Glasgow
See you in Manchester again Tom ! 😀
US leg, please?
Looking forward to Bristol.
Ethan Williamson
Coming from New York for the Southampton show. Can’t wait!
I still can’t find my stencil (or my album).... 😥
Tom, thanks for the explanation. I'll cherish memories I have of the TRB gig I saw at My Father's Place in '78 on Long Island another gig in Conn. at Toad's Place in the '90s and also at the Dominion early that decade. Cheers! Btw, your brother Matthew and are still in touch.
Hiya Tom Robinson Music. Any idea which venue you are playing in Canterbury? The Canterbury Festival site is rather (completely) vague on the matter - and whilst the tickets for it don't go on sale until the end of the month I cant contain my excitement. I had the pleasure of front row jumping up and down to just the hits at Margate a few months back. Now, just 10 miles from home, I to get to see a full blown rendition of the most influential album of my life - songs that fundamentally shaped my teenage thinking, and with the contact address for RAR and ANL printed on the original inner sleeve directly leading me to a lifetime of anti-facist activity. Thank you Tom.
TOM ROBINSON POWER IN THE DARKNESS TOUR OCT 2018. Marking its 40th anniversary Tom plays his entire classic debut album plus the hits 2468 Motorway, Glad To be Gay and War Baby. All 19 dates across UK and Ireland with box office links.
Wed 03 Oct NORWICH: Epic Studios
bit.ly/PITD2018Norwich
Thu 04 Oct GREAT TORRINGTON: Plough Arts
bit.ly/PITD2018Torrington
Fri 05 Oct LYME REGIS: Marine Theatre
bit.ly/PITD2018LymeRegis
Sat 06 Oct BRIGHTON - Brighthelm Centre
bit.ly/PITD2018Brighton
Tue 09 Oct BARTON ON HUMBER: Ropery Hall
bit.ly/PITD2018Barton
Wed 10 Oct BIRMINGHAM: Glee Club
bit.ly/PITD2018Birmingham
Thu 11 Oct MANCHESTER: Band On The Wall
bit.ly/PITD2018Manchester
Fri 12 Oct DUBLIN: Whelans
bit.ly/PITD2018Dublin
Sat 13 Oct BELFAST: Elmwood Hall
bit.ly/PITD2018Belfast
Tue 16 Oct LEEDS: Brudenell
bit.ly/PITD2018Leeds
Wed 17 Oct GATESHEAD: Sage
bit.ly/PITD2018Gateshead
Thu 18 Oct GLASGOW: King Tuts
bit.ly/PITD2018Glasgow
Fri 19 Oct LIVERPOOL: Philharmonic
bit.ly/PITD2018Liverpool
Sat 20 Oct SOUTHAMPTON: The 1865
bit.ly/PITD2018Southampton
Tue 23 Oct CANTERBURY: Festival
www.canterburyfestival.co.uk
Wed 24 Oct BRISTOL: The Fleece
bit.ly/PITD2018Bristol
Thu 25 Oct CARDIFF: The Globe
bit.ly/PITD2018Cardiff
Fri 26 Oct OXFORD: Bullingdon
www.wegottickets.com/event/431755
Sat 27 Oct LONDON: Shepherds Bush Empire
bit.ly/PITD2018London
The Tom Robinson Band’s debut album Power In The Darkness was first performed 40 years ago in Victoria Park, London in front of 80,000 people at Rock Against Racism’s Carnival Against The Nazis alongside Steel Pulse, The Clash and X-Ray Spex. The album was certified gold resulting in a major UK tour supported by Stiff Little Fingers in the Autumn of 1978
To mark the 40th anniversary of those landmark shows Tom will once again be performing Power In The Darkness on an 18-date UK tour – culminating in a headline show at Shepherd’s Bush Empire on Saturday October 27th. As ever his band features drummer Andy Treacey (Faithless), Adam Phillips (Richard Ashcroft), keyboard virtuoso Jim Simmons and Tom himself on bass and vocals.
Support on all shows is Mancunian soul singer Lee Forsyth Griffiths, whose first two albums were produced by Trevor Horn and Ian Grimble.
Tom Robinson first became known in 1977 as a musician, LGBT activist and anti-racist campaigner with the Tom Robinson Band (TRB) whose debut release 2-4-6-8 Motorway became one of the landmark singles of the UK punk era. Other well-known songs at the time included Glad To Be Gay, Up Against The Wall and Too Good To Be True.
Tom later co-wrote songs with both Peter Gabriel and Elton John and had further solo hits in 1983 with War Baby and Atmospherics: Listen To The Radio. His 15th studio album Only The Now (2015) included guest appearances by Billy Bragg, Nadine Shah, John Grant, Ian McKellen, TV Smith, Lisa Knapp and Martin Carthy.
As a radio broadcaster Tom hosts three shows a week on BBC Radio 6 Music, served for 10 years on the Ivor Novello Awards committee and was awarded a fellowship of LIPA in recognition of his support for new music with BBC Introducing.
[Photo by Mark Dyde at The 100 Club, London in 2017]
![TOM ROBINSON POWER IN THE DARKNESS TOUR OCT 2018. Marking its 40th anniversary Tom plays his entire classic debut album plus the hits 2468 Motorway, Glad To be Gay and War Baby. All 19 dates across UK and Ireland with box office links.
Wed 03 Oct NORWICH: Epic Studios
http://bit.ly/PITD2018Norwich
Thu 04 Oct GREAT TORRINGTON: Plough Arts
http://bit.ly/PITD2018Torrington
Fri 05 Oct LYME REGIS: Marine Theatre
http://bit.ly/PITD2018LymeRegis
Sat 06 Oct BRIGHTON - Brighthelm Centre
http://bit.ly/PITD2018Brighton
Tue 09 Oct BARTON ON HUMBER: Ropery Hall
http://bit.ly/PITD2018Barton
Wed 10 Oct BIRMINGHAM: Glee Club
http://bit.ly/PITD2018Birmingham
Thu 11 Oct MANCHESTER: Band On The Wall
http://bit.ly/PITD2018Manchester
Fri 12 Oct DUBLIN: Whelans
http://bit.ly/PITD2018Dublin
Sat 13 Oct BELFAST: Elmwood Hall
http://bit.ly/PITD2018Belfast
Tue 16 Oct LEEDS: Brudenell
http://bit.ly/PITD2018Leeds
Wed 17 Oct GATESHEAD: Sage
http://bit.ly/PITD2018Gateshead
Thu 18 Oct GLASGOW: King Tuts
http://bit.ly/PITD2018Glasgow
Fri 19 Oct LIVERPOOL: Philharmonic
http://bit.ly/PITD2018Liverpool
Sat 20 Oct SOUTHAMPTON: The 1865
http://bit.ly/PITD2018Southampton
Tue 23 Oct CANTERBURY: Festival
https://www.canterburyfestival.co.uk
Wed 24 Oct BRISTOL: The Fleece
http://bit.ly/PITD2018Bristol
Thu 25 Oct CARDIFF: The Globe
http://bit.ly/PITD2018Cardiff
Fri 26 Oct OXFORD: Bullingdon
http://www.wegottickets.com/event/431755
Sat 27 Oct LONDON: Shepherds Bush Empire
http://bit.ly/PITD2018London
The Tom Robinson Band’s debut album Power In The Darkness was first performed 40 years ago in Victoria Park, London in front of 80,000 people at Rock Against Racism’s Carnival Against The Nazis alongside Steel Pulse, The Clash and X-Ray Spex. The album was certified gold resulting in a major UK tour supported by Stiff Little Fingers in the Autumn of 1978
To mark the 40th anniversary of those landmark shows Tom will once again be performing Power In The Darkness on an 18-date UK tour – culminating in a headline show at Shepherd’s Bush Empire on Saturday October 27th. As ever his band features drummer Andy Treacey (Faithless), Adam Phillips (Richard Ashcroft), keyboard virtuoso Jim Simmons and Tom himself on bass and vocals.
Support on all shows is Mancunian soul singer Lee Forsyth Griffiths, whose first two albums were produced by Trevor Horn and Ian Grimble.
Tom Robinson first became known in 1977 as a musician, LGBT activist and anti-racist campaigner with the Tom Robinson Band (TRB) whose debut release 2-4-6-8 Motorway became one of the landmark singles of the UK punk era. Other well-known songs at the time included Glad To Be Gay, Up Against The Wall and Too Good To Be True.
Tom later co-wrote songs with both Peter Gabriel and Elton John and had further solo hits in 1983 with War Baby and Atmospherics: Listen To The Radio. His 15th studio album Only The Now (2015) included guest appearances by Billy Bragg, Nadine Shah, John Grant, Ian McKellen, TV Smith, Lisa Knapp and Martin Carthy.
As a radio broadcaster Tom hosts three shows a week on BBC Radio 6 Music, served for 10 years on the Ivor Novello Awards committee and was awarded a fellowship of LIPA in recognition of his support for new music with BBC Introducing.
[Photo by Mark Dyde at The 100 Club, London in 2017]](https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/s720x720/36898426_972934649541541_751133863891173376_o.jpg?_nc_cat=0&oh=48158b8024dcaec44402f997edb6eb50&oe=5BE8387D)
Rock on, TR. How can I get a t-shirt? :^) xoxo
I'm sorry -- what part of "the Chicago Theatre, USA" did you folks not understand?
No American shows?
I was fortunate to watch this show four times this year (Milton Keynes, Cambridge, Nell's London and Bewdley) and for any genuine fans of this album I urge you to book your ticket and enjoy the show. The songs are as well delivered and poingnant as the day they were written and underpinned by a great band that deliver them again with the same passion. Tom Robinson’s Power in the Darkness Live Tom Robinson Music Fresh On The Net
I was fortunate to watch this show four times this year (Milton Keynes, Cambridge, Nell's London and Bewdley) and for any genuine fans of this album I urge you to book your ticket and enjoy the show. The songs are as well delivered and as poingnant as the day they were written; and underpinned by a great band that deliver them again with the same passion. Tom Robinson’s Power in the Darkness Live Tom Robinson Music Fresh On The Net
If you need a support band for any future tours, look at the Skirt Patrol facebook page. Based in Corby Northants. Punk covers band.
How about a trip to Norway, You there in Trondheim in the late -70, great show....
Still hoping for an Edinburgh date....
We’re coming from Australia 🇦🇺. See you in Cardiff
Anthony BoyleBoyle I remember u loved these long long should . Hopefully u will come over then .
Gutted to miss King Tits last time. Deffo this time!! 😭
Im looking forward to wickham first 😎
Hey ,Tom do you need a support band for the Lyme Regis gig we have played together on stage at the 12 BAR Denmark Street I was in The Lance Riley Electric Band we played 2 4 6 8 Motorway, I used to being a baby with Richard Mazda ( Tours) Now with THE ELECTRIC SHAKES 👍
Can’t wait x
Wheres danny kustow these days?
As long as he does war baby love that sax
See you in Lyme
see you in Dublin
See you in Brizzle!!
Brilliant, I’m there ☺️ Norwich for me.
Yay ! Going to Norwich with Melissa Grayson - Birthday pressie for her old dad !!!!!
See you at The Sage gig.
Andrew?
Where in Canterbury. Website for festival not easy to navigate
Konrad, this just popped up on my facebook.... strange or what..
BRIGHTON SHOW SAT 6 OCT - thanks to the excellent Dictionary Pudding who have just announced this show, completing the full list of dates for our Power In The Darkness anniversary tour in October. Tickets: bit.ly/PITD2018Brighton
Going!
We’re going!
Any chance of Stiff Little Fingers doing support for old times sake ? 😎
