Prog rock and avant-garde gigs in London

Prog rock, avant-garde and related gigs in London

v: Links to venues given below.

DATE ACT VENUE TIME/£ DETAILS

3 Aug Led Bib, Phronesis
Ronnie Scott's

4 Aug Empirical, The Jim Mullen Organ Quartet with Emma Smith
Ronnie Scott's

5 Aug Django Bates Beloved Bird, Brass Jaw
Ronnie Scott's

13 Aug
Dylan Howe/Will Butterworth Duo Vortex Jazz Club, 11 Gillett Street, N16 8JH
8:30pm
Playing Stravinsky's "The Rite of Spring" and "The Firebird Suite"

16 Aug Fish
The Peel, Kingston
Part of the FishHead Club Tour 2010

27-9 Aug
Airto Moreira & Flora Purim
Ronnie Scott's

31 Aug
Dylan Howe/Will Butterworth Duo
Crooked Billet, Henley On Thames

Playing Stravinsky's "The Rite of Spring" and "The Firebird Suite"

10-11 Sep Muse
Wembley Stadium

Support from Lily Allen

11 Sep
Gong
HMV Forum, Kentish Town

With Daevid Allen, Gilli Smyth, Steve Hillage, Miquette Giraudy, Chris Taylor, Dave Sturt (bass, temporarily replacing Mike Howlett) and Ian East (sax, flute, temporarily replacing Theo Travis). Support by Nik Turner's Space Ritual.

15 Sep Icebreaker with BJ Cole performing Brian Eno's Apollo
Southbank Centre

Performing Brian Eno's Apollo to NASA footage.

25 Sep
The Moody Blues
The O₂ Arena

The Day We Meet Again tour

6 Oct
Supertramp
The O₂ Arena

12 Oct The Anderson & Wakeman 360 Project
Fairfield Halls, Croydon

Jon Anderson and Rick Wakeman in a 2-man acoustic show, including Yes material and new songs

14 Oct
Porcupine Tree
Royal Albert Hall, South Kensington sold out

26 Oct Jeff Beck
Royal Albert Hall, South Kensington
Jeff Beck (guitar), Narada Michael Walden (drums), Rhonda Smith (bass), Jason Rebello (keyboards). In support of new album Emotion & Commotion.

31 Oct Dylan Howe/Will Butterworth Duo Anvil Arts Centre, Basingstoke

Playing Stravinsky's "The Rite of Spring" and "The Firebird Suite"

13 Nov The Tangent
The House of Progression @ The Peel, Kingston

15 Nov The Anderson & Wakeman 360 Project indigO₂ at The O₂
7pm
Jon Anderson and Rick Wakeman in a 2-man acoustic show, including Yes material and new songs

30 Nov
Steve Hackett
Shepherd's Bush Empire

11, 12, 14, 15 & 17 May 2011
Roger Waters
The O₂
Playing Pink Floyd's The Wall

DATE	ACT	VENUE	TIME/£	DETAILS
3 Aug	Led Bib, Phronesis	Ronnie Scott's
4 Aug	Empirical, The Jim Mullen Organ Quartet with Emma Smith	Ronnie Scott's
5 Aug	Django Bates Beloved Bird, Brass Jaw	Ronnie Scott's
13 Aug	Dylan Howe/Will Butterworth Duo	Vortex Jazz Club, 11 Gillett Street, N16 8JH	8:30pm	Playing Stravinsky's "The Rite of Spring" and "The Firebird Suite"
16 Aug	Fish	The Peel, Kingston		Part of the FishHead Club Tour 2010
27-9 Aug	Airto Moreira & Flora Purim	Ronnie Scott's
31 Aug	Dylan Howe/Will Butterworth Duo	Crooked Billet, Henley On Thames		Playing Stravinsky's "The Rite of Spring" and "The Firebird Suite"
10-11 Sep	Muse	Wembley Stadium		Support from Lily Allen
11 Sep	Gong	HMV Forum, Kentish Town		With Daevid Allen, Gilli Smyth, Steve Hillage, Miquette Giraudy, Chris Taylor, Dave Sturt (bass, temporarily replacing Mike Howlett) and Ian East (sax, flute, temporarily replacing Theo Travis). Support by Nik Turner's Space Ritual.
15 Sep	Icebreaker with BJ Cole performing Brian Eno's Apollo	Southbank Centre		Performing Brian Eno's Apollo to NASA footage.
25 Sep	The Moody Blues	The O₂ Arena		The Day We Meet Again tour
6 Oct	Supertramp	The O₂ Arena
12 Oct	The Anderson & Wakeman 360 Project	Fairfield Halls, Croydon		Jon Anderson and Rick Wakeman in a 2-man acoustic show, including Yes material and new songs
14 Oct	Porcupine Tree	Royal Albert Hall, South Kensington	sold out
26 Oct	Jeff Beck	Royal Albert Hall, South Kensington		Jeff Beck (guitar), Narada Michael Walden (drums), Rhonda Smith (bass), Jason Rebello (keyboards). In support of new album Emotion & Commotion.
31 Oct	Dylan Howe/Will Butterworth Duo	Anvil Arts Centre, Basingstoke		Playing Stravinsky's "The Rite of Spring" and "The Firebird Suite"
13 Nov	The Tangent	The House of Progression @ The Peel, Kingston
15 Nov	The Anderson & Wakeman 360 Project	indigO₂ at The O₂	7pm	Jon Anderson and Rick Wakeman in a 2-man acoustic show, including Yes material and new songs
30 Nov	Steve Hackett	Shepherd's Bush Empire
11, 12, 14, 15 & 17 May 2011	Roger Waters	The O₂		Playing Pink Floyd's The Wall

All details are to the best of my knowledge, but errors may creep in and arrangements change, so check with the venue. Full price tickets are given in the Bookings column: there may be concessionary tickets for less, and there may be booking fees on top.

Venue links:
The Barbican Centre, Silk Street
South Bank Centre (Royal Festival Hall & Queen Elizabeth Hall)
The Spitz, 109 Commercial St., Old Spitalfields Market, E1
The Klinker club @ The Sussex Pub, 107A Culford Road, N1 every Tuesday and Friday
Roundhouse, Chalk Farm Road, NW1 8EH

Contact tel. numbers:
Astoria (020) 7434 0403
Barbican Centre (bookings) (020) 7638 8891
Pizza Express Jazz Club (020) 7439 8722

Other pages with live listings:
CALYX (Canterbury music)
London Musicians' Collective
Cuneiform artists' tour news
Yes and Yes members' news
Prog-résiste Gig Agenda
Contemporary Music Network Tours
Oxford Contemporary Music

Local artists links:
The Progressive Rock MAP

Last updated: 26 Jul 10
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