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The Tom Robinson Band + Guests
October 25 @ 7:45 pm - 11:30 pm
The Pad Presents
Pleased to announce we are bringing the legendary Tom Robinson Band to Club 85 in Hitchin for the very first time on Friday 25th October.
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. In 2015 he released Only The Now – made with award winning producer Gerry Diver – with many guests including Billy Bragg, John Grant, Martin Carthy and Ian McKellen. It can be heard in full on Spotify, You Tube & Bandcamp.
As a radio broadcaster Tom hosts two shows a week on BBC Radio 6 Music. He has won two Sony Radio Academy awards and served as a member of the Ivor Novello Awards committee for 15 years. In 2016 he was awarded a fellowship of LIPA for his support of new music through hosting BBC Music’s Introducing Mixtape podcast and his Fresh On The Net music blog.
Tickets priced £25 are on sale from Monday 6th February from Seetickets, Bar 85, H Town Wax and Rags, Davids Music Letchworth
Ticket link: https://www.seetickets.com/event/tom-robinson-band/club-85/2938385
Doors: 7:45pm