*ANNOUNCES 19 DATE UK & EIRE TOUR PERFORMING HIS CLASSIC DEBUT LP “POWER
IN THE DARKNESS”*
*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 in the UK and Japan resulting in a major
28-date UK tour supported by *Stiff Little Fingers* in the Autumn of 1978
When Tom performed the entire *Power In The Darkness *LP at London’s 100
Club in 2017, all three shows sold out almost instantly. In October, to
mark the album’s 40th anniversary, Tom will once again perform it live on
tour in the UK – culminating in a special headline show at *Shepherd’s Bush
Empire *on Saturday October 27. As ever his incendiary band features
Faithless drummer *Andy Treacey*, guitarist *Adam Phillips* (Richard
Ashcroft Band), keyboard virtuoso *Jim Simmons* and Tom himself on bass and
vocals.
*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*.
Support on all shows is Mancunian soul singer *Lee Forsyth Griffiths*,
whose first two albums were produced by *Trevor Horn* and* Ian Grimble*.
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FULL LIST OF SHOWS
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Wed 03 NORWICH: Epic
https://bit.ly/PITD2018Norwich
Thu 04 Oct GREAT TORRINGTON: Plough Arts
https://bit.ly/PITD2018Torrington
Fri 05 Oct LYME REGIS: Marine Theatre
https://bit.ly/PITD2018LymeRegis
Sat 06 Oct BRIGHTON: Brighthelm Centre
https://bit.ly/PITD2018Brighton
Tue 09 Oct HUMBERSIDE: Ropery Hall
https://bit.ly/PITD2018Barton
Wed 10 Oct BIRMINGHAM: Glee Club
https://bit.ly/PITD2018Birmingham
Thu 11 Oct MANCHESTER: Band On The Wall
https://bit.ly/PITD2018Manchester
Fri 12 Oct DUBLIN: Whelan’s
https://bit.ly/PITD2018Dublin
Sat 13 Oct BELFAST: Elmwood Hall
https://bit.ly/PITD2018Belfast
Tue 16 Oct LEEDS: Brudenell
https://bit.ly/PITD2018Leeds
Wed 17 Oct GATESHEAD: Sage
https://bit.ly/PITD2018Gateshead
Thu 18 Oct GLASGOW: King Tut’s
https://bit.ly/PITD2018Glasgow
Fri 19 Oct LIVERPOOL: Philharmonic
https://bit.ly/PITD2018Liverpool
Sat 20 Oct SOUTHAMPTON: The 1865
https://bit.ly/PITD2018Southampton
Tue 23 Oct CANTERBURY – Festival
https://bit.ly/PITD2018Canterbury
Wed 24 Oct BRISTOL: The Fleece
https://bit.ly/PITD2018Bristol
Thu 25 Oct CARDIFF: The Globe
https://bit.ly/PITD2018Cardiff
Fri 26 Oct OXFORD: Bullingdon
https://bit.ly/PITD2018Oxford
Sat 27 Oct LONDON: 02 Shepherds Bush Empire
https://bit.ly/PITD2018London
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