Billy Bragg at Shank Hall

Billy Bragg - One Step Forward, Two Steps Back Tour After more than three decades of travelling around the world in a van, or spending all day flying vast distances to play a gig, Im looking forward to having some time to explore cities that I usually only get to see between the soundcheck and the show. And this three night stand format is a way of keeping things interesting, both for me and the audience. I tried it out in Auckland recently and had a lot of fun revisiting my back pages. Billy Bragg 2019In each town Bragg will perform three unique shows on consecutive nights.The first nights performance will feature Braggs current set, which ranges across his 35 year career...

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Billy Bragg - One Step Forward, Two Steps Back Tour After more than three decades of travelling around the world in a van, or spending all day flying vast distances to play a gig, Im looking forward to having some time to explore cities that I usually only get to see between the soundcheck and the show. And this three night stand format is a way of keeping things interesting, both for me and the audience. I tried it out in Auckland recently and had a lot of fun revisiting my back pages. Billy Bragg 2019In each town Bragg will perform three unique shows on consecutive nights.The first nights performance will feature Braggs current set, which ranges across his 35 year career. The second will see Bragg perform songs from his first three albums: his punk rock debut Lifes a Riot with Spy Vs Spy (1983), its similarly raw follow-up Brewing Up with Billy Bragg (1984) and Talking with the Taxman about Poetry (1986). The third performance will see Bragg perform songs from his second three albums: the positively jangled Workers Playtime (1988), the pop classic Dont Try This at Home (1991) and the back-to-basics William Bloke (1996).July 17 tickets - https://www.ticketweb.com/event/billy-bragg-shank-hall-tickets/10474445?pl=shankJuly 18 tickets - https://www.ticketweb.com/event/billy-bragg-shank-hall-tickets/10474475?pl=shank

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