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Tom Robinson
Presented by: Green Mind Gigs| 0 | CAMBRIDGE: Green Mind @ The Portland Arms |
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| P | Thursday 12th October, 2017 |
| N | 7:00pm |
Event information
http://www.tomrobinson.com/
Born in Cambridge in 1950, Tom Robinson first became known in the late 1970s as a musician and LGBT activist with the Tom Robinson Band (TRB) who were early supporters of Rock Against Racism and Amnesty International. In 1977 their Top 5 debut release 2-4-6-8 Motorway became one of the landmark singles of the UK punk era. Other hits included Glad To Be Gay, Up Against The Wall and the band’s debut album Power In The Darkness which went gold in the UK and Japan.
As a solo artist Tom had further solo hits in 1983 with War Baby and Atmospherics: Listen To The Radio, and co-wrote songs with Peter Gabriel, Elton John and Dan Hartman. His 14th studio album Only The Now was released in 2015 featuring guests such as Billy Bragg, John Grant and Ian McKellen. Recent festival dates include Latitude, Green Man and headlining the Left Field stage at Glastonbury 2016.
As a radio broadcaster Tom hosts three shows a week on BBC Radio 6 Music, is a member of the Ivor Novello Awards committee and in 2016 was awarded a fellowship of LIPA to recognition his support for new music artists through BBC Introducing.
To mark the 40th anniversary of 2-4-6-8 Motorway in October 2017, Tom will be performing performing his entire Power In The Darkness album on tour in the UK. His first two shows shows at London’s legendary 100 Club sold out within 4 hours – a third date has just been added. In 2017 Tom’s incendiary live quartet features Faithless drummer Andy Treacey, Richard Ashcroft guitarist Adam Phillips and keyboard virtuoso Jim Simmons plus Tom himself on bass and lead vocals.
TR homepage: http://tomrobinson.com
TR on Twitter: http://twitter.com/freshnet
TR on YouTube: http://youtube.com/bothways
TR on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tomrobinsonmusic/
TR on YouTube: http://youtube.com/bothways
TR on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/freshonthenet/
Venue information
CAMBRIDGE: Green Mind @ The Portland Arms| 0 | 129 Chesterton Rd Cambridge CB4 3BA |
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| > | www.greenmind.co.uk |
| ! | 01223 357268 |
| ` | Unless otherwise stated, all our events at The Portland Arms are standing, with no seated areas. If you have accessibility requirements, please email website-queries@greenmind.co.uk |
