JULY

17 LONDON Star of Kings Fundraiser for John Leach's RMT General Secretary election campaign https://www.facebook.com/events/553875644722525/
18 LATITUDE FESTIVAL http://www.latitudefestival.com/
24 SHOREHAM Ropetackle Centre GENTLE MEN Robb Johnson and Roy Bailey's brilliant First World War commemoration - I'll be reading my poem for my father http://ropetacklecentre.co.uk/events/the-gentle-men/
25 DEAL Lighthouse http://www.thelighthousedeal.co.uk/
26 LONDON 21st Century Marxism Social at the City Pride pub with my band Barnstormer and Robb Johnson & The Irregulars
https://www.facebook.com/events/716499495057437/
27 LONDON Stockwell The Grosvenor - last ever gig at this lovely pub - my dad grew up next door in the 1910s!
https://www.facebook.com/events/698853726864426/

AUGUST
1 AMSTERDAM Paradiso with my band Barnstormer
https://www.facebook.com/events/254190581371924/
2 AJZ PEINE 30th Anniversary Gig with Barnstormer https://www.facebook.com/events/679989215365692/
3 BONN BLA with Barnstormer https://www.facebook.com/events/282864401898146/
8-10 BLACKPOOL Rebellion Festival http://www.rebellionfestivals.com/
24 GUERNSEY Vale Earth Fair with Barnstormer
https://www.facebook.com/valeearthfair

SEPTEMBER

6 RAINWORTH (nr Mansfield) Miners Welfare Club with Barnstormer and The Hurriers - 30th anniversary strike commemoration gig details TBC
7 HULL Freedom Festival http://www.freedomfestival.co.uk/
10 BRUSSELS Magasin 4 Playing bass with Contingent supporting Sham 69..... party celebrating 20 years of the Magasin 4!
26 BRADFORD 1 in 12 Protag Fest - a celebration of the life of my old mate http://www.1in12.com/
27 DONCASTER Anti UKIP Fest (daytime) and LEEDS fundraiser for proper socialist Labour PPC Richard Burgon (evening) details TBC

OCTOBER
1st CHIDDINGLY Festival at the Six Bells http://chiddinglyfestival.co.uk/
2nd HASTINGS The Carlisle (celebrating 100 years of my favourite book, Robert Tressell's 'Ragged Trousered Philanthropists')
4th SHOREHAM Wordfest with Murray Lachlan Young http://www.shorehamwordfest.com/
5th LEICESTER Upper Brown Street Theatre (another 'Ragged Trousered Philanthropists' celebration)
9 LEEDS Fox & Newt 20th Anniversary Barnstormer gig with Blyth Power
10 SHEFFIELD The Shakespeare 20th Anniversary Barnstormer gig with Blyth Power
11 STOURBRIDGE Katie Fitzgerald’s with Barnstormer TBC
12 (1pm) BATH The Bell with Barnstormer
16 COLNE Jim's Cafe pmki@hotmail.co.uk
17 WHITBY Musicport Festival with The Hurriers http://www.musicportfestival.com/
22 ABERYSTWYTH The Druid http://www.goginan.com/druid-inn
23 CARMARTHEN Tangled Parrot https://www.facebook.com/theparrotmusicbar
24 SWANSEA LitFest details TBC
25 BRIGHTON The Hope - Barnstormer 20th Anniversary Gig with FEROCIOUS DOG from Nottingham
31 NEWPORT The Pub with Thee Faction commemorating the 175th Anniversary of the Chartist Uprising https://www.facebook.com/pages/Newport-Arts-Culture-and-Heritage-Association-NACHA/1386993061543942

NOVEMBER 5-16 BARNSTORMER 20th ANNIVERSARY GERMAN TOUR

5 ESSEN Anyway
6 OSNABRUCK SubsTanz
7 DUSSELDORF Linkes Zentrum
8 BERLIN Schokoladen
9 DARMSTADT Oettinger Villa
10 MAINZ Hafeneck
11 TUBINGEN Munzgasse
12 REGENSBURG venue TBC
13 KOBLENZ Jam Club
14 HAMBURG St. Pauli Fanraume
15 GOTTINGEN Juzi (with Stage Bottles)
16 VIERSEN Rockschicht

21 CAMBRIDGE Corner House

DECEMBER
5 KIDDERMINSTER Boar's Head
6 NOTTINGHAMSHIRE Dogfest
10 LONDON Borderline BARNSTORMER 20th ANNIVERSARY GIG with BLYTH POWER, TV SMITH, THEE FACTION and a little bit of OTWAY!
16 PETERSFIELD Square Brewery