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Mermaid Ave 2 released ; more "Talking Woody" ; 1st appearance at Tolpuddle ;

 

January 12th Publication The Guardian, UK - Why York Should Be The Capital Of England
31st Publication The New Statesman, UK - Diary
March        Publication Soldier, UK - My Army: Billy Bragg
9th Gig Symphony Space, New York, NY, USA - "Talking Woody"
17th Gig WFUV Fordham University, New York, NY, USA
April 10th Publication The New Statesman, UK - Mass Culture Demands A Platform
May        Publication Ice, USA
1st Publication The New Statesman, UK - Why I Am Voting For Ken Livingstone
4th Television "Tonight With Trevor McDonald", ITV, UK - interview about Reclaim The Streets protests
6th Television "New Labour On Trial", Channel 4, UK - guest "witness" in a political debate
14th Radio "The Right Note", BBC Radio 4, UK - "The Greatest Protest Song" discussion (repeated 20th May)
27th Radio "Treasure Island", Galaxy Radio, UK - Billy reads the novel over a soundtrack mixed by Paul Oakenfold
28th Television Later With Jools Holland, BBC 2, UK - "My Flying Saucer"
29th Radio BBC London Live, Abbey Road Studios, London, England - interview and session
Radio "Music Live", HMS Belfast, BBC Radio 2, UK - interview and session
Radio "Why People Hate Tories", BBC Radio 4, UK - studio debate with Boris Johnson
30th Mermaid Avenue Vol 2 released in UK
June        Publication Vizine, USA
4th Gig Irish Music Hall Of Fame, Dublin, Ireland - "Talking Woody"
6th Gig Rolf Liebermann Studio, NDR, Hamburg, Germany - "Talking Woody"
10th Gig Fleadh, Finsbury Park, London, England - with The Blokes
13th Publication Washington Post, USA - Live Online webchat
Gig Baird Auditorium, Smithsonian Museum, Washington DC, USA
15th Television David Letterman Show, USA - "Secret Of The Sea" with Wilco
16th Gig Barnes & Noble, New York, NY, USA - instore session
23rd Television BBC 2, Glastonbury Festival, England - acoustic version of "Jabberwocky"
Television BBC2, Glastonbury Festival, England - visiting Glastonbury with Boris Johnson
24th Publication The Guardian, UK - Time To Move On Boys
29th Radio "Mystery Train Live", RTE Radio 2, Ireland - broadcast of "Talking Woody" set from 4th June
Gig "Talking Woody", Trinity United Church, Toronto, Canada - cancelled as Billy is suffering from back pain
July      Publication Total Guitar, UK - Billy, Wiggy And The "Dropped D Thing"
Publication Pulse, USA
1st Gig Battery Park, New York, NY, USA - with Ian McLagan
12th Gig Falun Folk Festival, Sweden - with The Blokes
16th Gig Tolpuddle Martyrs Festival, Tolpuddle, Dorset, England - with The Blokes
22nd Gig Vicar Street, Dublin, Ireland - with The Blokes
25th Gig de Montfort Hall, Leicester, England - with The Blokes
26th Gig The Garage, Glasgow, Scotland - with The Blokes
28th Gig Cambridge Folk Festival, Cambridge, England - with The Blokes
Gig BBC Radio 2, Cambridge Folk Festival, Cambridge, England
August      Publication Magnet, USA - On The Record
Publication Rolling Stone, Australia
10th Gig Sidmouth International Festival, Devon, England
September       Publication Total Guitar, UK - And For Once I'm Not Talking About Politics
14th Gig Teatro Clunia, Burgos, Spain
15th Gig Teatre Atlantida, Vic, Spain
16th Gig Luz de Gas, Barcelona, Spain
29th Gig Aladdin Theater, Portland, OR, USA - with The Blokes
30th Gig Moore Theater, Seattle, WA, USA - with The Blokes
October       Publication Red Pepper, UK - Billy's democracy V. Tony's cronies
Publication Red, UK - Inside The Mind Of Billy Bragg
1st Gig Vogue Theater, Vancouver, Canada - with The Blokes
3rd Gig Fillmore, San Francisco, CA, USA - with The Blokes
4th Gig The Knitting Factory, Los Angeles, CA, USA - with The Blokes
5th Television Late Late Show With Craig Kilborn, USA
6th Gig First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, USA - with The Blokes
7th Gig Park West, Chicago, IL, USA - with The Blokes
8th Gig Music Hall, Toronto, Canada - with The Blokes
10th Gig Somerville Theater, Somerville, MA, USA - with The Blokes
11th Gig Irving Plaza, New York, NY, USA - with The Blokes
12th Gig Irving Plaza, New York, NY, USA - with The Blokes
14th Gig Recher Theater, Towson, MD, USA - with The Blokes
15th Gig 9:30 Club, Washington, DC, USA - with The Blokes
16th Gig Theater of the Living Arts, Philadelphia, PA, USA - with The Blokes
23rd Awarded an honorary Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree by the University of East London
November 2nd Radio "World Cafe", Philadelphia, PA, USA
6th Gig Tavastia Club, Helsinki, Finland
8th Gig Söda Teatern, Stockholm, Sweden
9th Gig John Dee, Oslo, Norway
10th Gig Lille Vega, Copenhagen, Denmark
Mermaid Avenue 2 - Tour Of Germany
21st Gig Batschkapp, Frankfurt, Germany - with The Blokes
22nd Gig Hirsch, Nürnberg, Germany - with The Blokes
24th Gig Columbia Fritz, Berlin, Germany - with The Blokes
25th Gig Grosse Freheit, Hamburg, Germany - with The Blokes
26th Gig E-Werk, Cologne, Germany - with The Blokes
29th Publication London Evening Standard, UK - My London
Publication The Independent, UK - You Ask The Questions
December 1st Gig Bristol University, Bristol, England - with The Blokes
2nd Gig Barbican, London, England - with The Blokes
3rd Radio Pete & Geoff Show, Virgin Radio, UK - interview and acoustic session
4th Gig Opera House, Newcastle, England - with The Blokes
5th Gig The Liquid Rooms, Edinburgh, Scotland - with The Blokes
7th Gig Empire Music Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland - with The Blokes
8th Gig The Nerve Centre, Derry, Northern Ireland - with The Blokes
9th Gig Black Box, Galway, Ireland - with The Blokes
10th Gig Vicar Street, Dublin, Ireland - with The Blokes
12th Gig Concert Hall, Reading, England - with The Blokes
14th Gig Ancienne Belgique, Brussels, Belgium - with The Blokes
15th Gig Fairfield Halls, Croydon, England - with The Blokes
16th Gig Royal Court, Liverpool, England - with The Blokes
17th Gig Rock City, Nottingham, England - with The Blokes
18th Kirsty MacColl dies
19th Radio John Peel Show, BBC Radio 1, UK - interview and session
30th Gig Bottom Line, New York, NY, USA - early show
30th Gig Bottom Line, New York, NY, USA - late show
31st Gig Bottom Line, New York, NY, USA
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