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Gigs From History: 2009

Here's all the gigs we played in 2009. Click on the dates for further details.

Tuesday 13 January 2009
The Lamb, London
Totally Acoustic with Orange Nichole and Superman Revenge Squad



Tuesday 20 January 2009
The Camden Rock, London
Lovely night for Mr C Flower's birthday, with George Death, Cracktown and Leevilee.



Friday 6 February 2009
The Criterion, Leicester
My Exciting Life In ROCK SELLOUT show at the Leicester Comedy Festival.



Saturday 7 February 2009
The Criterion, Leicester
My Exciting Life In ROCK NEARLY sells out again at the Leicester Comedy Festival.



Thursday 19 February 2009
Komedia Brighton, Brighton
With The Lovely Brothers and The Bobby McGees.



Tuesday 24 February 2009
The Lamb, London
Totally Acoustic with 'Wiffle Lever To Full' author Bob Fischer and the lovely Tim Eveleigh.



Sunday 1 March 2009
The Salmon & Compass, London
Co-hosting the Pop Quiz with Mr S Hewitt - featuring Ukelele Intros!



Tuesday 10 March 2009
The Green Dragon, London
Dinosaur Planet The international world premier (sort of)



Friday 13 March 2009
The Boathouse, Cambridge
Slightly disappointing return to Cambridge.



Sunday 22 March 2009
The Salmon & Compass, London
My Exciting Life In ROCK at The Hangover Lounge



Saturday 28 March 2009
Private Function, Sheffield
Paul's birthday party



Sunday 29 March 2009
The Hope, Brighton
One audience member (Jimmy) and a GRATE set by The Fighting Cocks.



Tuesday 31 March 2009
The Lamb, London
Totally Acoustic with The Gresham Flyers and George Death



Friday 3 April 2009
The White Star, Stoke
My Exciting Life In ROCK hits Stoke!



Thursday 30 April 2009
The Lamb, London
Totally Acoustic with The Lime Chalks and The Fighting Cocks.



Sunday 3 May 2009
Bloomsbury Bowling Lanes, London
Singing 'Do You Remember The First Time' with the (Brit)PopArt Allstars.



Monday 4 May 2009
University of Sheffield Students' Union, Sheffield
Afternoon slot BATTLING girls dressed as sheep and BABIES.



Saturday 9 May 2009
The Fly, London
Validators Full Band Set Fantastic night launching 'Regardez, Ecoutez et Repetez' with Typewriter and The Kiara Elles.



Saturday 16 May 2009
Moulsecoomb Forest Garden and Wildlife Project, Brighton
My Exciting Life In ROCK coming to a fitting end, performing to juvenile delinquents in a Forest Clearing.



Friday 22 May 2009
Mother's Ruin, Bristol
Validators Full Band Set With The Brazen and Horowitz. And BIG JEFF.



Saturday 23 May 2009
The Criterion, Leicester
Validators Full Band Set Validators + Beer Festival = GOOD TIMES



Sunday 24 May 2009
click for larger versionThe Wilmington Arms, London
Validators Full Band Set LostMusic night with Their Hearts Were Full Of Spring and Royal Trumpets



Monday 25 May 2009
click for larger versionThe Packhorse, Leeds
Validators Full Band Set With The Pete Green Corporate Juggernaut and Bees Niece. Also, tasty Tetley Bitter?!?



Tuesday 26 May 2009
click for larger versionThe Stockroom, Sheffield
Validators Full Band Set Final night of the RER Tour, with The Rocky Nest and The Pete Green Corporate Juggernaut.



Friday 5 June 2009
click for larger versionThe Buffalo Bar Cardiff, Cardiff
Loose night, with Misty's Big Adventure and Brian Jacket Letdown.



Sunday 7 June 2009
An Attic, London
Lovely afternoon in a Steve Lamacq's attic!



Saturday 13 June 2009
click for larger versionSunflower Lounge, Birmingham
Validators Full Band Set An addendum to the official RER tour.



Thursday 18 June 2009
click for larger versionChinnery's, Southend
Anti-Folk night at the Southend Fringe



Friday 19 June 2009
The Lamb, London
My birthday party!



Friday 26 June 2009
The Flying Duck, Glasgow
Playing behind a pillar at The Pinups Festival, followed by DJ ACTION.



Saturday 4 July 2009
Enginuity, Shropshire
Craig and Gemma's wedding!



Thursday 9 July 2009
The Lamb, London
Totally Acoustic 'Dress Rehearsal' for 'Dinosaur Planet'



Thursday 16 July 2009
click for larger versionLee Rosy's Tea Room, Nottingham
Dinosaur Planet first proper preview!



Tuesday 21 July 2009
The Wilmington Arms, London
Dinosaur Planet Official Launch Gig with a co-headlining set by Chris T-T performing improvised piano instrumentals!



Thursday 23 July 2009
click for larger versionFirebug, Leicester
Indietracks warm-up, with The Crookes and Rose Elinor Dougall .



Sunday 26 July 2009
click for larger versionThe Midland Railway - Butterley, Derby
Hottest gig EVER in a RAMMED train carriage at Indietracks



Thursday 30 July 2009
click for larger versionThe Southside Cavern, Stockholm
My first Swedish gig, with Johan Hedberg and Let's Whisper.



Tuesday 4 August 2009
The Green Dragon, London
Dinosaur Planet An abbreviated version, alongside Liz Crawford and Superman Revenge Squad.



Friday 7 August 2009
click for larger versionMedina, Edinburgh
Dinosaur Planet First night at The Fringe - about 20 people including two very small children who enjoyed the evisceration then went to sleep and one Bright Young Lad who DEMANDED a sequel.



Saturday 8 August 2009
Medina, Edinburgh
Dinosaur Planet 8 people, some slight gabbling!



Sunday 9 August 2009
Medina, Edinburgh
Dinosaur Planet About 50 people in for the best one so far, MUCH LARFS!



Monday 10 August 2009
Medina, Edinburgh
Dinosaur Planet Nervous about the press for this one and ended up doing two songs the wrong way round. Needn't have worried so much - the teenager who came to see it doesn't seem to have bothered writing it up!



Wednesday 12 August 2009
Medina, Edinburgh
Dinosaur Planet One of the most precise, also SOBER performances, tho i got a bit distracted.



Thursday 13 August 2009
Medina, Edinburgh
Dinosaur Planet Disastrous missing out of TEN WHOLE MINUTES narrowly averted, otherwise lots of fun.



Friday 14 August 2009
Medina, Edinburgh
Dinosaur Planet First afternoon show with not many in and no drinking beforehand made it a bit heavy going.



Friday 14 August 2009
The Newsroom, Edinburgh
Lovely opportunity to do some non-Dinosaur songs in the middle of all this!



Saturday 15 August 2009
Medina, Edinburgh
Dinosaur Planet Saving the best for last, a GRATE night featuring The Space Dinosaur Hornpipe!



Sunday 23 August 2009
The Lexington, London
Dinosaur Planet Post-Edinburgh 'Lap Of Honour' at The Hangover Lounge.



Saturday 29 August 2009
Ray's Mum's Back Garden, Stourbridge
Dinosaur Planet HIBBETTFEST!



Tuesday 6 October 2009
The Lamb, London
Totally Acoustic with Gavin Osborn and Winston Echo



Thursday 8 October 2009
Phoenix FM, Essex
Interview and live session of The Mixtape with Mr Eddie Curry



Saturday 10 October 2009
click for larger versionBloomsbury Bowling Lanes, London
World International John Peel Day, with Tender Trap, Beatnik Filmstars and LOADS more playing all day.



Thursday 22 October 2009
Jamm, London
How Does It Feel Presents, with Tender Trap, Leaving Mornington Crescent and Hissing At Swans (feat. T Pattison on drums!)



Sunday 25 October 2009
Firebug, Leicester
Validators Full Band Set Very enjoyable 80% Validators gig as part of Oxjam.



Thursday 29 October 2009
The Shakespeare, Sheffield
Penny's leaving do



Friday 30 October 2009
click for larger versionBuffalo Bar, London
Pic'n'Mixx night with The Lovely Eggs, The School, The Grave Architects, and The Peryls



Tuesday 3 November 2009
The Green Dragon, London
Freedom of Expression, with Andy Glancy, Jenny Lockyer and Will Stevens



Friday 6 November 2009
The Queen Of Hoxton, London
Playing 'Glory Days' and... er... 'Boom Shake The Room' in a Bruce Springsteen Covers Band!



Thursday 12 November 2009
click for larger versionBang Bang Club, Berlin
First date of our German tour, with Michael Knight.



Friday 13 November 2009
click for larger versionOstpol, Dresden
Middle night of the tour with lots of dancing and singing along.



Saturday 14 November 2009
Kim's Bar, Berlin
Validators Full Band Set Final night, with a short solo set before a 'stripped down' Validators section. Then BEER.



Thursday 19 November 2009
click for larger versionThe Half Moon, London
A KRAZY night with San Leon, The Kabeedies, and The Television Personalities.



Tuesday 24 November 2009
The Green Dragon, London
Hosting at Freedom Of Expression for Mr T Eveleigh's birthday



Friday 27 November 2009
The Slaughtered Lamb, London
DJ Set at Scared To Dance, featuring insufficient Vampire Weekend.



Saturday 28 November 2009
The Windmill, London
A VERY rainy night briefly pretending to be George Michael at The Maps Magazine Christmas Party.



Tuesday 1 December 2009
The Lamb, London
Totally Acoustic with Simon Fox and Pete Green



Sunday 13 December 2009
The Hope & Anchor, London
Validators Full Band Set The PopArt Christmas Party, where Tim battled MANFULLY without a bass drum pedal and then we had a Christmas Curry!



Thursday 17 December 2009
The Wilmington Arms, London
Validators Full Band Set Damnably Christmas Party with Rob Airport Girl, Mordros, and Former Utopia.



Saturday 19 December 2009
click for larger versionThe Jericho Tavern, Oxford
Cold but fun end to the decade, with Superman Revenge Squad, Project Adorno and LOADS of others.




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